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Candidate Profile:

Office:
Governor
Party:
Democrat
Address:
777 N. Jefferson St. ,
Milwaukee WI 53202
Phone:
(414) 273-2010

Opponents:
Tom Barrett
James James
Jim Langer
Mark W Neumann
Scott S Paterick
Scott Walker

Campaign Web site:
www.timjohnforgovernor.com/

Biography

Home: Oconomowoc, Waukesha County (Lived in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and West Allis)

Personal: Married, five children, grandfather of one

Born: Milwaukee

Professional Experience: Owner and president of Blue Mound Graphics, Inc., a national publishing company; and author

Past President and Board Member of Santa Fe Communications, Inc. (Nationwide non-profit organization that broadcasts and distributes programs of a spiritually uplifting and religious nature)

Education: St. Anthony of Padua Parish Grade School (now St. Vincent Pallotti), Marquette University High School, B.A. from Marquette University, M.A. in History from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Heritage: Great grandson of Frederick J. Miller, founder of the Miller Brewing Company, now MillerCoors; Great Grandfather, Frederick J. Miller, Grandmother, Elise K. John, and Father, Harry G. John, Jr. were all presidents of the Miller Brewing Company; and two great uncles, Ernest and Fred A. Miller, also presidents, developed Miller High Life, the number one beer in brewing history

Religion: Roman Catholic

Political Affiliation: Democratic

Author: The Miller Beer Barons; currently completing a book on Milwaukee’s three rivers: the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic

Memberships: Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Milwaukee County Historical Society, Milwaukee County Anti-Racism Committee, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Riveredge Nature Center, Milwaukee Art Museum, Discovery World, Pabst Mansion, Old World Wisconsin, and United Nations Association of U.S.A.

Past Service: Board Member of the Milwaukee Catholic Charities, Indian Summer Education Committee, Mother of Good Counsel Parish Athletic Board, Bodyguard in Japan for Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Bread for the World, Marquette University Club Football - captain 2 years, played 4 years, coached 4 years, coached soccer and basketball at Mother of Good Counsel Parish School and track and basketball at Prairie Hill Waldorf School, protected ocean treasure salvage ship against piracy, yearly stays at the Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Mission in South Dakota, and built a wigwam at the Waswagoning Ojibwe Indian Village on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation

Volunteer Service: Brazil, Ghana, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru

Hobbies: Traveling, writing, kayaking, playing and coaching soccer and basketball

Wisconsin Public Radio & Television coverage

Listen to Tim John on Joy Cardin
Listen to Tim John on At Issue with Ben Merens

Related Wisconsin News Headlines

Feingold targeting Ron Johnson (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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Editorial--On declaring wars: Ron Johnson agrees with Russ Feingold (Capital Times)

Johnson makes his pitch in Madison (Wisconsin Radio Network)