David W. Helbach (born December 8, 1948) is a retired American lobbyist and Democratic politician from Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
[1] Helbach was elected majority leader of the Senate for the 1991–1992 term; he was re-elected to continue as leader for the 1993 term, but Democrats lost their majority in April 1993 after losing two special elections.
[2] After leaving the legislature, Helbach worked for several years as public affairs director for Alliant Energy and made his primary residence in Middleton, Wisconsin.
[5] Helbach subsequently married Jennifer Jean Donnelly on December 8, 1990, in Madison, Wisconsin.
She worked for many years as a top aide to Tim Cullen, through his time as Wisconsin Senate majority leader, then secretary of Health and Social Services, and then as an executive at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Wisconsin.