Janet Bewley (Wisconsin politician)
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Janet Bewley is a 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...

-based American politician and legislator.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bewley graduated from Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...

. Being the first member of her family to graduate from college, she went on to earn a Master's in Academic Administration from the University of Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...

 in 1977. She 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 2010, replacing Gary Sherman
Gary Sherman (Wisconsin politician)
Gary E. Sherman is a jurist and legislator. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1998 to 2010 until he was appointed to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals....

 (who did not seek re-election). Before being elected to the Assembly, she served on the city council of her current hometown, Ashland Wisconsin. She is also a former Community Relations Officer for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA).

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