Thomas Seery

Thomas Seery (born February 19, 1945) is a lawyer and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Thomas Seery
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 4, 1993
Preceded byJoseph Czarnezki
Succeeded byDavid Cullen
Constituency7th District (1983-1985)
13th District (1985-1993)
Personal details
Born (1945-02-19) February 19, 1945
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Background

Seery was born on February 19, 1945, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] He graduated from Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, and in 1971 earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree from St. Francis Seminary.[2] He worked as field director for the Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin and as a Senior Citizen Advocate for the Family Service Association.[3]

Career

Seery was first elected to the Assembly in 1982 from the 7th Assembly district, which included the northwest corner of Milwaukee, which is also the northwest corner of Milwaukee County. He won a plurality in a four-way Democrat primary (the incumbent, fellow Democrat Michael G. Kirby, was [unsuccessfully] seeking nomination to the State Senate), and won the general election with 9,518 votes to 3,860 for Republican William R. Kerner.

References
  1. "Members of State Legislature". Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  2. "Seery, Thomas 1945". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  3. Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. The state of Wisconsin 1983-1984 Blue Book; Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1983-1984; p. 31
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