In 1956 , Kasik ( described as a " conservative Republican " ) served as an Eisenhower delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention . He ran for the Republican nomination for the 4th Wisconsin State Senate district , losing narrowly ( 8803 to 8903 ) to eventual winner Kirby Hendee in a three-way primary race in which he carried the rest of the district , but lost by a hefty margin in Hendee 's home village of Shorewood . Kasik was succeeded by fellow Republican Jerris Leonard
1956 Republican National Convention
1956 Republican National Convention
William Kasik