Wisconsin's Senator Fred Risser.

• Position: PEOPLE & POLITICS - Brief article

WISCONSIN'S SENATOR FRED RISSER (D) is a powerful force. The longest serving legislator in the nation, Risser, 85, has a family legacy of service. His father and grandfather served in the Wisconsin Legislature, as did his great-grandfather following the Civil War. He was first elected to the Assembly in 1956, then to the Senate in 1962, where he served as Senate president in 1979 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009 - 2011. He helped pass collective bargaining 50 years ago, and...