7 – 1 9 0 9 , ▁and ▁great - gre at - grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁Robert ▁Con nor . ▁They ▁have ▁two ▁adopted ▁sons , ▁G us ▁and ▁G abe , ▁a ▁daughter - in - law ▁Car rie , ▁a ▁grand son ▁Asia h , ▁and ▁grand d augh ters ▁L ily ▁and ▁Lucy . ▁ ▁Early ▁political ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Do yle ▁returned ▁to ▁Mad ison , ▁Wisconsin , ▁and ▁served ▁three ▁terms ▁as ▁D ane ▁County ▁District ▁Att orney , ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁After ▁leaving ▁that ▁office , ▁he ▁spent ▁eight ▁years ▁in ▁private ▁practice . ▁Do yle ▁was ▁elected ▁Wisconsin ▁Att orney ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Att or ne ys ▁General . ▁During ▁his ▁twelve ▁years ▁as ▁att orney ▁general , ▁Do yle ▁was ▁considered ▁t ough ▁on ▁crime , ▁but ▁not ▁uns ym path etic ▁to ▁its ▁causes . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁gained ▁recognition ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁several ▁successful ▁law su its ▁against ▁to b acco ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Camp aign s ▁for ▁governor ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁g ubern atorial ▁election ▁Do yle ▁ran ▁against ▁Republican