WI AJR67

Wisconsin Assembly Joint Resolution honoring Representative Richard Allan Flintrop, who passed away on May 13, 2023, at age 77

Flintrop served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1973 to 1983, becoming the first Democrat elected to represent Oshkosh since the 1930s

Chaired the Education Committee (1977-1982) and led passage of a historic revision of Wisconsin's Children's Code establishing the legal framework for juvenile justice

Cosponsored Wisconsin's "Consenting Adults Bill" in 1983, demonstrating early support for LGBTQ+ rights when such advocacy was rare among elected officials

Prior to legislative service, worked as a congressional aide to U.S. Senator William Proxmire; later worked at the Center for the Study of Social Policy and as policy director at Healthy Families/Thriving Communities Collaborative Council