Paul Offner

Paul Offner (August 7, 1942 – April 20, 2004) was an American economist, educator, public health expert, and Democratic politician.[1]

Paul Offner
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 3, 1977 – January 7, 1985
Preceded byMilo Knutson
Succeeded byBrian Rude
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 95th district
In office
January 6, 1975 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byLawrence R. Gibson
Succeeded byJohn Medinger
Personal details
Born(1942-08-07)August 7, 1942
Bennington, Vermont, U.S.
DiedApril 20, 2004(2004-04-20) (aged 61)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of deathCancer
Resting placeSaint Agnes Cemetery, Avon, New York
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMolly
Children1
Parent
Alma mater

Biography

Born in Bennington, Vermont, Offner was raised in Italy. Offner graduated from Amherst College in 1964. He received an M.P.A. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1966 and a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University in 1970 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "Labor force participation in the ghetto: a study of New York City poverty areas."[2] In 1974, Offner was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly from La Crosse, Wisconsin. Then in 1976, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate serving until 1984. After his legislative service, Offner worked in Ohio in public health. Then he worked for Daniel Patrick Moynihan as a legislative aide. Finally he worked for the Washington, D.C., government, was a professor at Georgetown University, and worked at the Urban Institute.[3][4]

Works
  • Offner, Paul (1970). Labor force participation in the ghetto: a study of New York City poverty areas. Princeton University.

References
  1. "Paul Offner *70". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. Offner, Paul (1970). Labor force participation in the ghetto : a study of New York City poverty areas.
  3. "Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Offner". Senate Joint Resolution No. 73 of 2003. Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  4. Wisconsin Historical Society-Paul Offner


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