Michael Elconin

Michael Elconin (born June 20, 1953) is an American politician, investor, and technology consultant. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the part of the north side of the city of Milwaukee during the 1970s. He was later executive secretary to Wisconsin Governor Martin J. Schreiber. Until 2019, he was the youngest member ever elected to the Wisconsin Legislature, and was just 19 years old when sworn in in January 1973.

Michael Elconin
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 16th district
In office
January 1, 1973 – November 14, 1977
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byWilliam B. Broydrick
Personal details
Born (1953-06-20) June 20, 1953
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Elconin was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, as a Democrat, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1972, serving from 1973 to 1977.[1] Elconin was elected to the Wisconsin State Legislature at age nineteen, defeating a 10-year incumbent, Joseph E. Jones, in the Democratic primary on September 12, 1972, and winning the general election on November 7, 1972. He is to this day the youngest person ever to be elected to the Wisconsin Legislature.[2] He was re-elected twice (1974, 1976) and in his final term chaired the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, the Joint Committee on Court Reorganization, and the Milwaukee Caucus.

Elconin resigned the legislative seat in November 1977 to become executive secretary to Wisconsin Governor Martin J. Schreiber.[3] He later was elected to the Milwaukee School Board and served from 1979 to 1983.

Elconin founded a software company named Software Banc, Inc., based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The privately held company was acquired by Physician's Computer Network (ticker: PCN) in 1997.

He is currently an investor and technology consultant in San Diego, California. He served as President of the San Diego Tech Coast Angels[4] from 2007 to 2009.[5]

References
  1. ""Barstow and the Balance"". Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  2. "Site Search". Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  3. "November 16, 1977" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Assembly Journal. Wisconsin Legislature. Eighty-Third Regular Session: 2587. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  4. "Tech Coast Angels". Techcoastangels.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. "EcoElectron Ventures - Providing Cash and Management Expertise to Very Early Stage Clean Energy Ventures in San Diego, CA". Ecoelectron.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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