# Paul Offner
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{{Short description|American politician (1942–2004)}}
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|name = Paul Offner
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|state = Wisconsin
|state_senate = Wisconsin
|district = [32nd](/source/Wisconsin_Senate%2C_District_32)
|term_start = January 3, 1977
|term_end = January 7, 1985
|predecessor = [Milo Knutson](/source/Milo_Knutson)
|successor = [Brian Rude](/source/Brian_Rude)
|state_assembly1 = Wisconsin
|district1 = [95th](/source/Wisconsin_Assembly%2C_District_95)
|term_start1 = January 6, 1975
|term_end1 = January 3, 1977
|predecessor1 = [Lawrence R. Gibson](/source/Lawrence_R._Gibson)
|successor1 = [John Medinger](/source/John_Medinger)
|party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
|birth_date = {{birth date|1942|8|7}}
|birth_place = [Bennington, Vermont](/source/Bennington%2C_Vermont), U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2004|4|20|1942|8|7}}
|death_place = [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), U.S.
|death_cause = [Cancer](/source/Cancer)
|resting_place = Saint Agnes Cemetery, {{nowrap|[Avon, New York](/source/Avon%2C_New_York)}}
|father = [Richard Offner](/source/Richard_Offner)
|spouse = Molly
|children = 1
|alma_mater = {{unbulleted list
| [Amherst College](/source/Amherst_College) {{small|([B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))}}
| {{nowrap|[Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) {{small|([M.P.A.](/source/Master_of_Public_Administration), [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy))}}}}
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'''Paul Offner''' (August 7, 1942{{spaced ndash}}April 20, 2004) was an [American](/source/Americans) economist, educator, [public health](/source/public_health) expert, and [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) politician.[{{cite magazine |url= https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/paul-offner-70 |title= Paul Offner *70 |magazine= [Princeton Alumni Weekly](/source/Princeton_Alumni_Weekly) |accessdate= February 6, 2021 }}]
==Biography==
Born in [Bennington, Vermont](/source/Bennington%2C_Vermont), Offner was raised in Italy. Offner graduated from [Amherst College](/source/Amherst_College) in 1964. He received an M.P.A. from the [Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs](/source/Woodrow_Wilson_School_of_Public_and_International_Affairs) at [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) in 1966 and a [Ph.D.](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) in economics from Princeton University in 1970 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "[Labor force participation](/source/Unemployment) in the ghetto: a study of [New York City](/source/New_York_City) poverty areas."[{{Cite book|last=Offner|first=Paul|url=https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/1487991|title=Labor force participation in the ghetto : a study of New York City poverty areas|date=1970|language=English}}] In 1974, Offner was elected to the [Wisconsin State Assembly](/source/Wisconsin_State_Assembly) from [La Crosse, Wisconsin](/source/La_Crosse%2C_Wisconsin). Then in 1976, he was elected to the [Wisconsin State Senate](/source/Wisconsin_State_Senate) serving until 1984. After his legislative service, Offner worked in [Ohio](/source/Ohio) in public health. Then he worked for [Daniel Patrick Moynihan](/source/Daniel_Patrick_Moynihan) as a legislative aide. Finally he worked for the [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), government, was a professor at [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University), and worked at the [Urban Institute](/source/Urban_Institute).[{{cite act|url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2003/related/proposals/sjr73 |title= Relating to: the life and public service of Paul Offner |year= 2003 |legislature= [Wisconsin Legislature](/source/Wisconsin_Legislature) |type= Senate Joint Resolution |index = 73 |accessdate= February 6, 2021 }}][[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term=view&term_id=1866&search_term=1886 Wisconsin Historical Society-Paul Offner]]
==Works==
* {{Cite book|last=Offner |first= Paul |url= https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/1487991 |title= Labor force participation in the ghetto: a study of New York City poverty areas|year= 1970 |publisher= [Princeton University](/source/Princeton_University) |language=English}}
==References==
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{{s-ttl|title = {{nowrap|Member of the [Wisconsin State Assembly](/source/Wisconsin_State_Assembly)}} {{nowrap|from the [95th](/source/Wisconsin_Assembly%2C_District_95) district}} |years= January 6, 1975{{spaced ndash}}January 3, 1977 }}
{{s-aft|after = [John Medinger](/source/John_Medinger) }}
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{{s-bef|before = [Milo Knutson](/source/Milo_Knutson) }}
{{s-ttl|title = {{nowrap|Member of the [Wisconsin Senate](/source/Wisconsin_State_Senate)}} {{nowrap|from the [32nd](/source/Wisconsin_Senate%2C_District_32) district}} |years= January 3, 1977{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 1985 }}
{{s-aft|after = [Brian Rude](/source/Brian_Rude) }}
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Category:1942 births
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Category:Politicians from Bennington, Vermont
Category:Politicians from La Crosse, Wisconsin
Category:Politicians from Washington, D.C.
Category:Amherst College alumni
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Category:Georgetown University faculty
Category:Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
Category:20th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
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