Caleb Frostman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caleb Frostman | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 6th Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development | |
| In office January 7, 2019 – September 18, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Tony Evers |
| Deputy | Robert Cherry, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Ray Allen |
| Succeeded by | Amy Pechacek |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office June 28, 2018 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Lasee |
| Succeeded by | André Jacque |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1984 Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Wisconsin School of Business |
| Website | Official website |
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]
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]