John Donald Medinger (born April 26, 1948) is an American teacher, businessman, and Democratic politician from La Crosse, Wisconsin.
[1] Medinger was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1976, as a Democrat, representing the 95th district and served in that post for 16 years.
In December 2012 Medinger announced he would run again for La Crosse mayor in the spring of 2013,[4] but dropped out of the race a few days later.
[5] Then he was hired to be United States Senator Tammy Baldwin's La Crosse's area representative.
[8] John was names Marshal of the 133rd La Crosse Labor Day Parade and Festival held on Monday, September 2, 2024, in recognition of his lifelong commitment to working families in the Coulee Region and beyond.