Harvey L. Dueholm

Harvey L. Dueholm (January 29, 1910 – May 29, 1980) was an American dairy farmer and Democratic politician. He served 20 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Polk and Burnett counties.

Biography Born in the town of Bone Lake, Wisconsin, Dueholm received a high school education at Luck High School and spent nearly his entire life working on his family's dairy farm. He became associated with the Wisconsin Progressive Party, a breakaway faction from the Republican Party of Wisconsin which held significant power in the state during the 1930s and 1940s. But as the party began to dissolve in the late 1940s, Dueholm followed the majority of the progressives into the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

In 1945, he was elected town council chairman of Luck, Wisconsin, where he served for the next 14 years. He also became a member of the Polk County board of supervisors, and was chairman from 1957 to 1959.

In 1958, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the Polk and Burnett district.

Dueholm was known for his defense of the University of Wisconsin, when it came under right-wing attack in the midst of protests against the Vietnam War, and for his advocacy for civil rights.

Harvey Dueholm and his wife, Hazel, had four sons together. Their son Robert would also serve in the Wisconsin State Assembly in the same district his father once represented.

Dueholm battled cancer for over 20 years before his death in 1980. In May 1980, he underwent brain surgery to remove a tumor from his brain. He died from complications from the surgery a few days later, on May 29, 1980.

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Wisconsin Assembly, 28th district (1972–1976) Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality 1972 Primary Democratic 2,532 84.12% Dem. 478 15.88% 3,010 2,054 General Democratic 11,336 53.96% Rep. 9,672 46.04% 21,008 1,664 1974 General Democratic 9,161 64.41% Rep. 4,932 34.68% 14,223 4,229 Ind. 130 0.91% 1976 Primary Democratic 2,532 84.12% Dem. 775 23.00% 3,369 1,819 General Democratic 13,104 53.94% Rep. 11,191 46.06% 24,295 1,913