What is Alvin Baldus?
[[File:AlvinBaldus.jpg|thumb|200px|Baldus in 1975]] '''Alvin James Baldus''' (April 27, 1926 &ndash; February 2, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1975 to 1981, as a member for [[Wisconsin]].<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1995-1996,' Biographical Sketch of Alvin Baldus, pg. 41</ref> He lost his re-election in 1980. Baldus was born in [[Garner, Iowa|Garner]], [[Iowa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alvin Baldus, Wisconsin Historical Society |url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2129&keyword=baldus |access-date=2016-02-07 |archive-date=2016-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408051539/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2129&keyword=baldus |url-status=dead }}</ref> He grew up in [[Elkton, Minnesota|Elkton]] and [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]] in [[Minnesota]]. He studied at [[Riverland Community College]]. Baldus died on February 2, 2017 in [[Menomonie, Wisconsin|Menomonie]], [[Wisconsin]], aged 90.<ref>[http://www.rhielfuneralhome.com/obituaries/1222/Baldus-Alvin-J Alvin J. Baldus-obituary]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{CongBio|B000083}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baldus, Alvin}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Politicians from Iowa]] [[Category:Politicians from Minnesota]] [[Category:United States representatives from Wisconsin]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}