He resumed his education later in life, enrolling in the University of Wisconsin Law School after his defeat in the 2018 primary; he earned his J.D. in 2021.
Political career
In 2009, Leiber became president of the parks and recreation commission in the village of Caledonia, Wisconsin, and was then employed as a legislative aide in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 through 2016. During these years, he was active in the Republican Party of Racine County, and worked on behalf of the Caledonia school secession movement—an unsuccessful movement that sought to separate Caledonia's schools from the Racine Unified School District.[3]
Leiber ran for office again in 2022, seeking the Republican nomination for Wisconsin State Treasurer.[2][3] He defeated Orlando Owens with 67% of the vote in the Republican primary[6] and went on to narrowly defeat the Democratic candidate, Aaron Richardson, in the general election.[7] He was sworn into office on January 3, 2023.[8]
Personal life and family
John Leiber is one of three children born to ThomasF. Leiber and Sharon Lynn Charbogian-Leiber of Racine. Before her marriage, his mother was a personal secretary to U.S. representative Henry C. Schadeberg in Washington, D.C.[9] All of John Leiber's maternal great-grandparents were Armenian American refugees who fled to America during the Armenian genocide.[10][11]
