Mandy Wright
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Mandy Wright | |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 7, 1977 |
| 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.
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]Wisconsin Assembly (2012–2016)
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
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