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 byDonna J. Seidel
Succeeded byDave Heaton
Personal details
Born (1977-06-07) June 7, 1977 (age 47)
Wausau, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWausau, Wisconsin
Alma materSt. Olaf College, Viterbo University
ProfessionPolitician & Teacher at Horace Mann Middle School

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. 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

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2014 Election for Wisconsin's 85th Assembly District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dave Heaton 11,167 50.19% +3.68 %
Democratic Mandy Wright 11,082 49.81% +0.06 %
Republican gain from Democratic
2012 Election for Wisconsin's 85th Assembly District
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Snyder 13,025 46.51% + 3.32%
Democratic Mandy Wright 13,930 49.75% −2.82%
Libertarian Jim Maas 1,047 3.74% − 0.5%
Democratic hold

Notes

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  1. ^ "Wright Wins 85th District Assembly Seat". Wisconsin Public Radio. Nov 9, 2012. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wisconsinvote.org-Mandy Wright". Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  3. ^ "Mandy Wright concedes tight Assembly race". Wausau Daily Herald. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.