Mike Tate

Mike Tate
Chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Incumbent
Assumed office January 30, 2009
Preceded by	Joe Wineke
Personal details
Born	March 8, 1979 (1979-03-08) (age 32) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Amy Lensing (2007-Present)
Alma mater	BA in Political Science from University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Profession	Politician, Community organizer, Campaign Director

Michael Tate (born March 8, 1979) is an American politician, currently serving as the Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.^[1]

Early life

Tate was born on March 8, 1979 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in December 2005.^[2]

Political experience

Tate served as the Deputy State Director of America Coming Together in 2004. He was hired as the State Director of Dean for America. He served as the Regional Political Director for AFSCME Council 40, and was the State Field Director for Falk for Governor. He was a Statewide Student Organizer for the 2000 Democratic Coordinated Campaign. Directly prior to assuming the role of chair of the state party, he served as the Executive Director of Fair Wisconsin and then the Executive Director of Advancing Wisconsin.^[3]

Chair

In March 2009, Tate announced that he was running to be elected state Democratic Party chairman at the party's June convention. He gained the endorsement of outgoing two-term party chair, Joe Wineke. On June 13, 2009 at the State Party Convention, Tate was elected the new chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin,^[4] and at the age of 30, was now the youngest state chair in the country.^[5]

See also

• Democratic Party of Wisconsin

References

1. ^ http://www.wisdems.org/index.asp Mike Tate Contact Information
2. ^ http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/061201tate.html
3. ^ http://www.democrats.org/a/2009/06/meet_the_wiscon.php
4. ^ https://www.libertysecure.net/wisdems/index.asp
5. ^ http://uppitywis.org/tags/mike-tate

External links

• WisPolitics E-Profile of Mike Tate
• Democratic Party of Wisconsin Official Website.
• Mike Tate Contact Information from the DPW Official Website.
• Mike Tate's Victory Speech
• Mike Tate Introduction

Party political offices
Preceded by Joe Wineke	Chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin June 13, 2009 – Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Tate, Mike
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Date of birth	March 8, 1979
Place of birth	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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