Eugene Hahn
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Eugene Hahn is an Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 politician.

Hahn was born in Milwaukee, but was raised in the Town of Springvale
Springvale, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Springvale is a town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 550 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.0 square miles , of which, 41.0 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of...

, near Cambria, Wisconsin
Cambria, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 792 people, 307 households, and 195 families residing in the village. The population density was 752.0 people per square mile . There were 339 housing units at an average density of 321.9 per square mile...

. He graduated from Cambria High School, and attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences from 1947 to 1948. He worked as a farmer for most of his life.

Hahn first became involved in politics in 1957, when he was elected assessor for the Town of Springvale
Springvale, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Springvale is a town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 550 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.0 square miles , of which, 41.0 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of...

. He served as assessor until 1961. In 1972, Hahn was elected to the Board of Supervisors for Columbia County
Columbia County, Wisconsin
-Unincorporated communities:*Anacker*Belle Fountain*Durwards Glen*East Friesland*Harmony Grove*Ingle*Keyeser*Lake Wisconsin*Leeds*Lowville*Marcellon*North Leeds*Okee*Otsego-External links:***...

, where he served until 1991. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....

in 1990, and served there until his retirement in 2008.
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