Biography

Notestein was born on April 14, 1949 in Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

. She is a graduate of Whitefish Bay High School

Whitefish Bay High School

Whitefish Bay High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the village of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Approximately 950 students attend the school from September through June, in grades 9 through 12...

 in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Whitefish Bay is a village in Milwaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 13,508 as of the 2005 census.-Geography:Whitefish Bay is located at ....

, as well as Beloit College

Beloit College

Beloit College is a liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA. It is a member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, and has an enrollment of roughly 1,300 undergraduate students. Beloit is the oldest continuously operated college in Wisconsin, and has the oldest building of any college...

 and the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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. Notestein would become a social worker. She is Jewish. Later, Notestein would become executive director of Safe&Sound, a crime prevention organization.

Political career

Notestein was elected to the Assembly in 1984. Later, she became Assistant Majority Leader. She was a Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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