Reino A. Perala (1915-2002) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Perala was born on August 28, 1915, in Maple, Wisconsin. He was blind and graduated from the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired before attending the University of Wisconsin–Superior and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Perala died on February 25, 2002. Career Perala received his bachelor's degree and law degrees from University of Wisconsin–Madison. He practiced law and owned a hotel in Superior, Wisconsin. He was a justice of the peace. Perala was a member of the Assembly from 1953 to 1968. He was a Democrat. References People from Douglas County, Wisconsin Politicians from Superior, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly American politicians with disabilities American blind people Blind politicians Wisconsin state court judges University of Wisconsin–Superior alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Wisconsin Law School alumni Wisconsin lawyers Businesspeople from Wisconsin 1915 births 2002 deaths 20th-century American judges 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American lawyers