Adam Sopko is a staff attorney at the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Before joining the Initiative, he clerked for Chief Justice Stuart J. Rabner on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Sopko attended Manhattan…
Chris Trebilcock is an attorney who represents clients in the Detroit, Michigan area, recognized by peers and selected to Rising Stars for 2008 – 2009, 2011 – 2014. Trebilcock litigates labor and employment disputes in federal and state courts and…
Rex VanMiddlesworth is a 2023 Fellow in the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative and the Senior Democracy Editor for the Harvard Social Impact Review, VanMiddlesworth’s focus is on addressing threats to American democracy. Prior to becoming an ALI Fellow, he was…
John W. Vaudreuil served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin from 2010 to 2017. He served as an Assistant US Attorney starting in 1980 and over the years handled thousands of criminal cases. In 2002…
Robert Yablon is an Associate Professor of Law and the Co-Director of the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. With research interests spanning across political and election law, constitutional law, and statutory interpretation, he brings…
Marge Bostelmann was elected Green Lake County Clerk in January of 1993. She served as clerk for 24 years until retiring. After retirement Bostelmann was appointed to the Wisconsin Election Commission by Governor Tony Evers. Bostelmann has been a member…
David Bowen served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2015 through 2022. He previously served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, as one its youngest representatives and on the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Violence Prevention Initiative Steering Committee. Bowen…
Joseph J. Czarnezki was born and raised in Milwaukee. Joseph served as a Wisconsin State Legislator from 1981-1993. He also served 8 years as the County Clerk of Milwaukee County as well as various positions with the City of Milwaukee.…
Lee, a native of La Crosse, is the Executive Director of LeaderEthics-Wisconsin. He served as President of Western Technical College from 1989 to 2017. Throughout his career, he has actively promoted leadership development, continuous improvement, economic development and sustainability at…
Kevin Reilly served as President of the University of Wisconsin System from 2004-2013, and as Chancellor of UW-Extension from 2000-2004. He is currently Senior Fellow with the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. His four grandparents, Irish immigrants,…