Ivan Arnold Nestingen (September 9, 1921 – April 24, 1978) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Madison, Wisconsin.
He served as United States Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson and played an important role in the design and passage of Medicare.
Around that time, Nestingen first began receiving statewide notoriety as a leader of the "Joe Must Go" movement—an unsuccessful attempt to recall U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy.
[3] In 1954, a new redistricting plan for the state legislature went into effect and Dane County's Assembly delegation grew from three representatives to five.
Hobbins topped the nonpartisan primary, but Nestingen easily surpassed Haas, winning a place on the general election ballot.
[13] Shortly after arriving in Washington, Nestingen began advocating for a federal program of medical coverage for older Americans.
[15] After briefly returning to Madison, Nestingen moved his law practice back to Washington, D.C., where he remained for most of the remainder of his life.