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Caleb Frostman
State:Wisconsin
Office:6th Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Term Start:January 7, 2019
Term End:September 18, 2020
Predecessor:Ray Allen
Successor:Amy Pechacek
Appointer:Tony Evers
Deputy:Robert Cherry, Jr.
State Senate1:Wisconsin
District1:1st
Term Start1:June 28, 2018
Term End1:January 7, 2019
Predecessor1:Frank Lasee
Successor1:André Jacque
Birth Date:22 November 1984
Birth Place:Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Residence:Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Education:Wisconsin School of Business
Party:Democratic
Website:Official bio

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]

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

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, June 12, 2018

| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 6, 2018

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisconsin State Senate . Senator Caleb Frostman . July 4, 2018 .
  2. Web site: Journal. Riley Vetterkind Wisconsin State. Tony Evers firing DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman over unemployment claim backlog. 2020-09-18. madison.com. en.
  3. Web site: Jonathan Anderson. Caleb Frostman melds progressive vision with business experience . Greenbaypressgazette.com . June 8, 2018 . June 13, 2018.
  4. Web site: Caleb Frostman resigns from Door County EDC, runs for state Senate . Greenbaypressgazette.com . April 17, 2018 . June 13, 2018.
  5. Web site: Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin District Trump Won Big | HuffPost . Huffingtonpost.com . June 12, 2018. June 13, 2018.
  6. Web site: Welter. Jonathan Anderson and Liz. Caleb Frostman defeats André Jacque in 1st Senate District special election. 2020-09-05. Green Bay Press-Gazette. en-US.
  7. News: Razavi . Justin . We Are Green Bay . Caleb Frostman Sworn In Thursday . July 4, 2018 .
  8. News: Welter . Liz . Andre Jacque wins Senate District 1 seat . November 11, 2018 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . November 11, 2018.
  9. Web site: January 3, 2019 . The Latest: Evers Says He Has 'No Intent' to Break Law . February 22, 2023 . U.S. News.
  10. News: Tony Evers firing DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman over unemployment claim backlog. Vetterkind. Riley. 18 September 2020. Wisconsin State Journal. 19 September 2020.