Mandy Wright
American educator and politician
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Mandy Wright (born June 7, 1977) is an American educator and politician.
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 |
| Alma mater | St. Olaf College, Viterbo University |
| Profession | Politician and educator |
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
Wisconsin Assembly (2012–2016)
| Year | Election | Date | Elected | Defeated | Total | Plurality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Primary[4] | Aug. 14 | Mandy Wright | Democratic | 1,626 | 60.74% | Jeff Johnson | Dem. | 1,050 | 39.22% | 2,677 | 576 |
| General[5] | 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[6] | Nov. 4 | Dave Heaton | Republican | 11,167 | 50.19% | Mandy Wright | Dem. | 11,082 | 49.81% | 22,249 | 85 |
| 2016 | General[7] | Nov. 8 | Patrick Snyder | Republican | 14,722 | 53.35% | Mandy Wright | Dem. | 12,837 | 46.52% | 27,594 | 1,885 |
