Terri McCormick

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Terri McCormick (born October 24, 1956) is a former Wisconsin State Representative.

McCormick was born in Waupun, Wisconsin on October 24, 1956. [1] [2] She began college at the two-year University of Wisconsin–Fond du Lac [3] then attended the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science. [3] She obtained a master's degree in administrative leadership from Marian University in Fond du Lac. She also did post graduate work at the University of Windsor. [2]

After graduating she started working on education issues, and was involved with the Wisconsin Charter School Association. [4]

McCormick was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2000 and represented the 56th district in the northeastern part of the state until 2007. [5] She was honored in 2003 by the Wisconsin Office of the Public Defender, [6] and in 2004 by the Wisconsin Bar Association, for her efforts to expand eligibility for public defender representation. [7]

She unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in Wisconsin's 8th congressional District in 2006, losing to John Gard. [8] McCormick again failed to secure the Republican nomination in 2010, garnering 18% of the vote and losing to both Roger Roth (32%) and the primary winner, Reid Ribble (48%). [9] She then opened a consulting firm. [3]

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  2. 1 2 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, ed. (2005). State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization. p. 57.
  3. 1 2 3 "Meet Our Alumni". University of Wisconsin–Fond du Lac. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
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