Dismas Becker
Dismas Becker | |
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| Majority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office January 7, 1985 – January 5, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Gary K. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas A. Hauke |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office January 7, 1985 – January 3, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Seery |
| Succeeded by | Gwen Moore |
| Constituency | 7th Assembly district |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Michael G. Kirby |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Seery |
| Constituency | 13th Assembly district |
| In office November 7, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Peter J. Tropman |
| Succeeded by | James M. Stewart |
| Constituency | 32nd Assembly district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Vincent Becker September 16, 1936 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | September 19, 2010 (aged 74) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
E. Fay Anderson
(m. 1975–2010) |
| Children |
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| Education |
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| Profession | Catholic priest, nonprofit director, politician |
Dismas Becker (born Paul Vincent Becker; September 16, 1936 – September 19, 2010) was an American Democratic politician, civil rights activist, and former Discalced Carmelite friar and Catholic priest from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He represented the near-west side of the city of Milwaukee for 12 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from 1977 to 1989, and served as majority leader during the 1985–1986 term. His chief legislative accomplishment was the 1980 expansion of Wisconsin's fair housing laws to prevent discrimination based on sex, race, religion, age, marital status, national origin, or handicap. Before joining the Legislature, he was a social justice activist and was a leader of the protest which occupied the Wisconsin State Capitol in 1969.