Caleb Frostman

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Caleb Frostman (born November 22, 1984) is an American politician from the state of Wisconsin. He was Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development in the administration of Governor Tony Evers from 2019 until his resignation on September 18, 2020. A Democrat, he previously served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate representing the 1st district.[1][2]

Appointed byTony Evers
DeputyRobert Cherry, Jr.
Preceded byRay Allen
Succeeded byAmy Pechacek
Quick facts 6th Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Appointed by ...
Caleb Frostman
6th Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
In office
January 7, 2019  September 18, 2020
Appointed byTony Evers
DeputyRobert Cherry, Jr.
Preceded byRay Allen
Succeeded byAmy Pechacek
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 1st district
In office
June 28, 2018  January 7, 2019
Preceded byFrank Lasee
Succeeded byAndré Jacque
Personal details
Born (1984-11-22) November 22, 1984 (age 41)
PartyDemocratic
EducationWisconsin School of Business
WebsiteOfficial website
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Biography

Frostman is a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He worked for banks in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area and moved to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in 2016, where he worked for the Door County Economic Development Corporation as their executive director.[3] After Lasee, a Republican, resigned his seat in the Wisconsin Senate, Frostman resigned from his job to run in the special election to fill the vacancy.[4] On June 12, Frostman defeated André Jacque to win the seat.[5][6] He was sworn in on June 28, 2018.[7] He was later defeated by Jacque in November 2018, losing the chance of being elected for a full four-year term.[8] Governor Tony Evers appointed him as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, though he remained secretary-designee until the Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate approved his appointment at the start of 2020.[9]

On September 18, 2020, Evers asked for Frostman's resignation, due to long-term issues involving the approval of payment of benefits to applicants during the COVID-19 pandemic which dated back to before the state's first stay-at-home order. Frostman tendered his resignation soon after.[10]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Senate (2018)

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Year Election Date Elected Defeated Total Plurality
2018

(special)

Special[11] Jun. 12 Caleb Frostman Democratic 14,606 51.38% André Jacque Rep. 13,801 48.55% 28,427 805
2018 General[12] Nov. 6 André Jacque Republican 47,826 54.50% Caleb Frostman (inc) Dem. 39,414 45.43% 86,768 7,875
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