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Donald J. Hanaway (December 25, 1933September 7, 1995) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican politician from De Pere, Wisconsin. He was the 40th attorney general of Wisconsin, serving from 1987 to 1991, and subsequently served the last four years of his life as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Brown County. Earlier in his career, he was the 27th mayor of De Pere (1972–1974) and served eight years in the Wisconsin Senate (1979–1987).
Before being elected Attorney General, Hanaway served as a Brown County Assistant District Attorney from 1962 to 1964, and later as a special prosecutor in Brown County from 1967 to 1968. He also served concurrently as the De Pere city attorney from 1965 to 1972, and again from 1976 to 1979. In between those stints as city attorney, he served as mayor of De Pere from 1972 to 1974.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1989-1990,' Biographical Sketch of Donald Hanaway, pg. 6
Hanaway was elected as a Republican in a special election to the Wisconsin State Senate in July 1979. He was re-elected to the State Senate's 2nd District in 1980, and again in 1984. He served as an minority leader from 1981 to 1982.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1989-1990,' Biographical Sketch of Donald Hanaway, pg. 9
In 1986, Hanaway ran for attorney general, defeating incumbent Bronson La Follette. He served one term, being defeated for re-election by Jim Doyle in 1990. Hanaway, Donald J. 1933
Hanaway went on to serve as a Brown County Circuit Judge from 1991 until his death in 1995.'Wisconsin Blue Book 1991-1992,' Judicial Branch, pg. 960 Hanaway died from cancer at a hospital in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Jo Ann, had four children.'Donald J. Hanaway-obituary,' Wisconsin State Journal, September 9, 1995, pg. 4BFormer attorney general Don Hanaway dies from cancer,' Wisconsin State Journal, September 9, 1995, pg. 3B
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