20 Facts About Sheila Harsdorf

Sheila E Harsdorf was born on July 25,1956 and is an American dairy farmer and Republican politician from Pierce County, Wisconsin.

Sheila Harsdorf previously served ten years in the Wisconsin State Assembly and 17 years in the State Senate.

Sheila Harsdorf served as chair of the Pierce County Dairy Promotion Committee in 1986.

Sheila Harsdorf was a member of the Board of Directors of the Pierce-Pepin Holstein Breeders Association, was a graduate of the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program, and was involved in Pierce County 4-H as a member of the Dairy Committee and a coach of the Dairy Judging Team.

In 1988, Sheila Harsdorf ran for and won the seat of the 30th Assembly District in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Sheila Harsdorf won a total of five consecutive elections, finishing her last term in 1999.

Sheila Harsdorf served on the Legislative Advisory Committee on the Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission and on the Legislative Council Special Committee on Land Use.

In 2000, Sheila Harsdorf entered the 10th State Senate District race against Democratic Senator Alice Clausing, a two-term incumbent.

Sheila Harsdorf defeated Clausing and independent candidate Jim Nelson in the general election.

Sheila Harsdorf was re-elected in 2004, defeating challenger Gary Bakke, and 2008, defeating challenger Alison Page.

Sheila Harsdorf served as chair of the Senate Committee on State and Federal Relations and Information Technology and vice chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.

Sheila Harsdorf served as co-chair of the Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology, and as a member of the Joint Committee on Finance.

Sheila Harsdorf previously served as chair of the Higher Education and Tourism Committee, as the ranking Republican on the Agriculture and Higher Education Committee, and as a member of the Commerce, Utilities, Energy and Rail Committee and the Joint Legislative Council.

Sheila Harsdorf was a member of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission.

Sheila Harsdorf was subject to a recall effort as part of the 2011 Wisconsin protests.

Sheila Harsdorf defeated Moore, 58 percent to 42 percent in the recall election.

In November 2017, Sheila Harsdorf was appointed Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection by Governor Scott Walker.

Sheila Harsdorf is the first woman to head DATCP in the department's 88-year history.

Sheila Harsdorf is a past member of the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust Board and the Wisconsin Conservation Corps Board.

Sheila Harsdorf is a former president of the Wisconsin FFA Foundation Sponsor's Board.