Vernon W. "Vern" Holschbach (October 17, 1926 – April 28, 2014) was an American construction worker and Democratic politician from Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
[1] In 1980, four-term Democratic incumbent state representative Francis J. Lallensack announced he would not run for re-election.
Holschbach benefited from his decade of service on the county board, his union allies, and deep connections in the community.
He went on to win the general election with 57% of the vote, defeating fellow county board supervisor Charles W.
[5][6] After the 1982 elections, Democrats held full control of state government and passed a new redistricting act to supersede the court-ordered plan.
He also authored a law ahead of its time, which protected workers from employment discrimination based on genetic tests.
[14] His son, Todd Holschbach sought to succeed him in the 1992 Democratic primary, but was defeated by Bob Ziegelbauer, who went on to win the general election.
He died at age 87, at Aurora Health Care Center, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.