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Jeannette Lois Bell (née Jeske; born September 2, 1941) is an American Democratic politician and social worker from Wisconsin.

Early life and education

Bell was born on September 2, 1941, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her parents are Harold Arthur Jeske and Luella Ruth Jeske (née Block). She graduated from Rufus King International High School and received her bachelor's degree in legal studies from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1988. She worked in a nursing home as an activities coordinator and as the supervisor of a youth employment program.

Political career

From 1983 until 1997, Bell served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. In 1996, Bell resigned from the Wisconsin State Assembly to serve as Mayor of West Allis, Wisconsin until her retirement in 2008.

Personal life

She married Chester Robert Bell and they have three children: Chester III, Colleen and Edith.

Notes

1. ^ Dolling, Yolanda, ed. (1991). Who's Who of Women in World Politics. London: Bowker-Saur. p. 23. ISBN 0-86291-627-5.
2. ^ Barish, Lawrence S., ed. (1995). State of Wisconsin 1995 – 1996 Blue Book (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 31.
3. 2007 Wisconsin Assembly Joint Resolution100-Mayor Jeannette Bell

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