+Number of superintendents of public instruction of Wisconsin by party affiliationPartySuperintendentsNone9Republican6Democratic5Unknown Party3Liberal Republican1National Union1Independent1
This is a list of people who have held the position of Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin. Partisan affiliation is indicated by shading for superintendents elected prior to 1902, when partisan elections for this office were ended. Since 1902, state superintendents have been elected on a nonpartisan basis with no affiliation on the ballot; thus, a state superintendent is not allowed to affiliate with a political party during his or her time in office. However, an individual elected or appointed to the office of state superintendent may be a member of a political party before and after their time in office. For example, Herbert J. Grover and Charles P. Cary both held prior partisan legislative or county office whereas Tony Evers ran for and won a partisan governor's race.
# Superintendent Party Enteredoffice Leftoffice Notes 1 Independent 2 Democratic 3 Democratic Died in office. --Vacant-- 4 Democratic Appointed by Governor William A. Barstow. 5 Democratic 6 Republican Resigned. --Vacant-- 7 National Union Appointed by Governor James T. Lewis, then elected in 1864 & 1865. 8 Republican Died in office. 9 ? Appointed by Governor Lucius Fairchild, then elected in 1871. 10 Liberal Republican 11 Republican 12 Republican 13 Republican 14 Democratic 15 Republican 16 Republican 17 None 18 None 19 None 20 None Resigned. 21 None Appointed by Governor Warren P. Knowles, then elected in 1969. 22 None 23 None Resigned. - Republican Appointed by Governor Tommy Thompson to oversee the Department of Public Instruction. 24 None 25 None 26 None Resigned after election as governor of Wisconsin. 27 None Appointed by Governor Tony Evers. 28 None --Current--
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