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Ben DeSmidt
Profile
Ben DeSmidt is an American educator, small business owner, and Democratic politician currently serving as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 65th district. He assumed office in 2025 after winning the general election. Prior to his legislative career, he served as an associate professor emeritus of classics and great ideas at Carthage College and has been a trustee of Gateway Technical College since 2022. Additionally, he is a small business owner in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he operates two local bars.
Details
- Born
- August 4, 1973 · 52 years old
- Birth place
- Wisconsin, United States
- Education
- University of Chicago (Bachelor's degree); Columbia University (M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.)
- Career
- Educator, associate professor emeritus of classics and great ideas at Carthage College, small business owner
