William A. Steiger

William A. Steiger, around 1972

William Albert "Bill" Steiger (born May 15, 1938 in Oshkosh , Wisconsin , †  December 4, 1978 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1967 and 1978 he represented the state of Wisconsin in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Steiger attended Rose C. Swart Campus School and then Oshkosh High School . Until 1960 he studied at the University of Wisconsin . He then became president of the Steiger-Rathke Development Co. and a board member of Oshkosh Motor Lodge Inc. Politically, Steiger became a member of the Republican Party . From 1959 to 1961 he headed their youth organization in the school sector. Between 1960 and 1967 he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly . In 1968 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach , where Richard Nixon was nominated as the party's presidential candidate.

In the 1966 congressional elections , Steiger was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the sixth constituency of Wisconsin, where he succeeded the Democrat John Abner Race on January 3, 1967 . After six re-elections, he was able to remain in Congress until his unexpected death from a heart attack on December 4, 1978 . He had only been elected to a new legislative period a few weeks earlier, which he could no longer run. Steiger campaigned for tax cuts to stimulate the economy. He also supported some environmental protection measures. During his time as Congressman, the Vietnam War ended . In 1973 and 1974, the work of Congress was also shaped by the events of the Watergate affair .

Web links

• William A. Steiger in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William A. Steiger in the database of Find a Grave (English)