Mandy Wright | |
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Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 85th district | |
In office January 7, 2013 –January 5, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Donna J. Seidel |
Succeeded by | Dave Heaton |
Personal details | |
Born | Wausau,Wisconsin | June 7,1977
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Wausau,Wisconsin |
Alma mater | St. Olaf College,Viterbo University |
Profession | Politician and educator |
Mandy Wright (born June 7,1977) is an American educator and politician.
From Wausau,Wisconsin,Wright graduated from St. Olaf College and earned her master's degree in education from Viterbo University. Wright was a 6th grade teacher in Wausau,at Horace Mann Middle School. In November 2012,Wright was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat. [1] [2] On November 4,2014,Wright was defeated by Republican challenger David Heaton,losing by 84 votes out of over 20,000 cast [3] She ran again in 2016 and lost to Patrick Snyder,her Republican opponent from the first election. Wright currently (2018) has three children;Ruby,Sylvia,and Lucy. In 2017 Wright began working at Marathon Venture Academy,a public charter school.
Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
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2012 | General [4] | Nov. 6 | Mandy Wright | Democratic | 13,930 | 49.70% | Patrick Snyder | Rep. | 13,025 | 46.47% | 28,026 | 905 |
Jim Maas | Ind. | 1,047 | 3.74% | |||||||||
2014 | General [5] | Nov. 4 | Dave Heaton | Republican | 11,167 | 50.19% | Mandy Wright | Dem. | 11,082 | 49.81% | 22,249 | 85 |
2016 | General [6] | Nov. 8 | Patrick Snyder | Republican | 14,722 | 53.35% | Mandy Wright | Dem. | 12,837 | 46.52% | 27,594 | 1,885 |