Carolyn Blanchard Allen

Biography

Allen was born on June 13, 1921 in Cambridge, Wisconsin. She would graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her first husband, David, was Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. After his death, she was remarried to Malcolm V. Allen.

Career

Allen was first elected to the Assembly in 1963 in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her first husband. She was the first Wisconsin woman to be elected via a special election. Allen was later re-elected in 1964, 1966 and 1968. She is a Republican.