Eighty-nine-year-old Wisconsin Senator Fred Risser was re-elected to his 17th term.

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EIGHTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD WISCONSIN SENATOR FRED RISSER (D) WAS RE-ELECTED TO HIS 17TH TERM in the Wisconsin Legislature Nov. 8. A World War II veteran, he is the longest serving legislator in the nation. First elected to the Assembly in 1956, he moved to the Senate in a special election in 1962, and has been reelected every four years since then. Risser served as Senate president, president pro tern, minority leader and...

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