Mary Lazich

Mary Lazich
Mary Lazich
President of the Wisconsin Senate
	In office; January 5, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Michael Ellis
Succeeded by	Roger Roth
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 28th district
	In office; April 1998 – January 2, 2017
Preceded by	Lynn Adelman
Succeeded by	Dave Craig
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the 84th district
	In office; January 1993 – April 1998
Preceded by	Marc Duff
Succeeded by	Mark Gundrum
Personal details
Born	October 3, 1952 (age 71); Loyal, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Mary Lazich (born October 3, 1952) is a politician who was a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 28th District since a special election in April 1998. She was elected as president of the Wisconsin Senate in January 2015, the first female ever elected to that position. She was previously a member of the Wisconsin Assembly from 1992 through 1998.

On March 21, 2016, Lazich announced that she would not run for re-election in 2016.^[1]

Personal life

Lazich received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, graduating summa cum laude. She was a New Berlin city councilwoman from 1986 through 1992, and a Waukesha County Board supervisor from 1990 through 1993.

In 2004, Lazich was criticized for lying about her vote for Senate Majority Leader.^[2]

Electoral history

Wisconsin State Senate District 28 election, 2000^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Mary Lazich	61,366	67.48%
Democratic	Kathleen S. Arciszewski	29,519	32.46%
	Scattering	60	.06%

Wisconsin State Senate District 28 election, 2004^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mary Lazich	73,899	99.27%
		Scattering	544	.73%

Wisconsin State Senate District 28 election, 2008^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mary Lazich	74,951	99.24%
		Scattering	571	.76%

Wisconsin State Senate District 28 election, 2012^[6]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Mary Lazich	60,854	63.4%
Democratic	Jim Ward	35,053	36.5%
	Scattering	103	.1%

2011 recall attempt

Senator Lazich was the subject of a recall attempt as part of the 2011 Wisconsin protests due to her support of Governor Scott Walker's budget repair bill that repeals collective bargaining on benefits for public employees.^[7] However, the recall attempt failed to get enough signatures to be put on the ballot.^[8]

References

^ White, Laurel (March 21, 2016). "Wisconsin Senate President Mary Lazich Won't Seek Re-Election". Wisconsin Public Radio News.
^ Masse, Ryan (November 16, 2004). "Senator admits to lying about vote". The Badger Herald. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
^ "Fall General Election – 11/07/2000; State Senate, District No. 28". Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 30, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
^ "Fall General Election – 11/02/2004; State Senate, District No. 28". Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
^ "Fall General Election – 11/04/2008; State Senate, District No. 28". Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
^ "Fall General Election – 11/06/2012; State Senate, District No. 28" (PDF). Ballotpedia. November 30, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
^ "Committee to Recall Lazich". Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. March 9, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
^ Tolan, Tom (May 2, 2011). "Grothman, Lazich recall efforts fall short on signatures". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved March 21, 2016.

External links

Senator Mary Lazich at the Wisconsin State Legislature
- constituency site
Profile at Vote Smart
28th Senate District, Senator Lazich in the Wisconsin Blue Book (2005–2006)

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[1] White, Laurel (March 21, 2016). "Wisconsin Senate President Mary Lazich Won't Seek Re-Election". Wisconsin Public Radio News.

[2] Masse, Ryan (November 16, 2004). "Senator admits to lying about vote". The Badger Herald. Retrieved April 21, 2011.

[2000results-3] "Fall General Election – 11/07/2000; State Senate, District No. 28". Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 30, 2000. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.

[2004results-4] "Fall General Election – 11/02/2004; State Senate, District No. 28". Wisconsin State Elections Board. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.

[2008results-5] "Fall General Election – 11/04/2008; State Senate, District No. 28". Wisconsin State Elections Board. November 24, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.

[2012results-6] "Fall General Election – 11/06/2012; State Senate, District No. 28" (PDF). Ballotpedia. November 30, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2016.

[7] "Committee to Recall Lazich". Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. March 9, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.

[8] Tolan, Tom (May 2, 2011). "Grothman, Lazich recall efforts fall short on signatures". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved March 21, 2016.

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