David Sigman
David Sigman was an American trade union staff member from Two Rivers, Wisconsin who served three terms as a Republican, then a [Wisconsin Wisconsin Progressive Party|Progressive Party|Progressive] member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 2nd Manitowoc County district.
Background
Born in 1905 in Brest-Litovsk, Poland, Sigman was the youngest of six children born in Poland before his family immigrated to the United States. Sigman graduated from Two Rivers High School and the University of Wisconsin. When elected in 1930, he had been a resident of Two Rivers for 24 years.Public office
He was still in law school when first elected to the Assembly in 1930 from the 2nd District as a self-described "Progressive Republican", with a plurality over three challengers in the Republican primary. He won the general election with 3,458 votes to 2,911 for Democrat Henry Goedjen. Sigman was assigned to the standing committees on elections and engrossed bills, and to a special joint committee for investigation of the Memorial Union.In 1932, Sigman defeated two challengers in the Republican primary, only to go down to defeat in the 1932 landslide Democratic victory, being unseated by Democrat Raymond J. Scheuer. In 1934, Sigman reclaimed his seat, first by winning a three-way Progressive Party primary, then by defeating Democratic and Republican nominees in the general election. He was re-elected in 1936, after facing a challenge from one Everett La Fond or Lafond first in the Progressive primary, then again as an "Independent Progressive" in the general election.
In 1938, Sigman ran for the 1st State Senate District, losing in the primary.