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Fred Risser's Watchful Eye: Reflections on Legislative Service Attorney and state Senator Fred Risser retires next month after 64 years of legislative service. This glimpse can only begin to recount the remarkable career of the longest serving state legislator in both Wisconsin and U.S. history. But, we'll give it a try.
Longest-serving state legislator to retire Reid Wilson © Getty Images Longest-serving state legislator to retire The longest-serving state legislator in American history and the last veteran of World War II to hold office will retire next week after more than six decades. Wisconsin state Sen. Fred Risser (D), 93, has represented his Madison-area district since 1956, when President Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House. He served under 13 governors, and he never missed a roll call vote. Risser served as both Senate minority leader and as president of the state Senate, thr...