Michael Elconin is an American

United States

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 politician, investor, and technology consultant. .

Born in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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, Elconin was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly

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, as a Democrat

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, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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, in 1972 serving from 1973-1977. Elconin was elected to the Wisconsin State Legislature at age nineteen, defeating a 10 year incumbent, Joseph E. Jones

Joseph E. Jones

Joseph E. Jones was an American Democratic legislator.Born in Antigo, Wisconsin, Jones went to business school and was a machinist. He served in the United States Army during World War I. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1963-1971 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin...

, in the Democratic primary on September 12, 1972, and winning the general election on November 7, 1972. He is to this day the youngest person ever to be elected to the Wisconsin Legislature. He was re-elected twice (1974, 1976) and in his final term chaired the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, the Joint Committee on Court Reorganization, and the Milwaukee Caucus.

Elconin resigned the legislative seat in late 1977 to become Chief Staff to Wisconsin Governor Martin J. Schreiber

Martin J. Schreiber

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. He later was elected to the Milwaukee School Board and served from 1979 to 1983.

Elconin founded a software company named Software Banc, Inc., based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The privately held company was acquired by Physician's Computer Network (ticker: PCN) in 1997.

He is currently an investor and technology consultant in San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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. He served as President of the San Diego Tech Coast Angels

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from 2007 to 2009.