Barbara Lorman


Barbara Lorman is a former member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Lorman was born on July 31, 1932 in Madison, Wisconsin. She graduated from Madison West High School before attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Lorman is married with three children and has been an active participant with Rotary International and the Boy Scouts of America.

Career

Lorman was elected to the Senate in a special election in 1980 and continued to be a member until 1994. She was the first female member of the Republican Party to be elected to the Wisconsin State Senate and the first female senator to win re-election.