Facts: - profession: businessman - residence: french island , wisconsin - preceded: mark meyer - party: republican - state senate: wisconsin - spouse: ruth - district: 32nd - term end: august 9 , 2011 - succeeded: jennifer shilling - term start: january 3 , 2005 - state: wisconsin - name: dan kapanke - birth date: 21 august 1947 - birth place: la crosse , wisconsin - religion: lutheran - alma mater: university of wisconsin -- la crosse Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dan kapanke .
daniel e. kapanke is a former republican member of the wisconsin senate , representing the 32nd district from 2005 until losing his seat to jennifer shilling in the 2011 recall elections .