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. In November 2012, Wright was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat. On November 4, 2014, Wright was defeated by Republican challenger David Heaton, losing by 84 votes out of over 20,000 cast 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
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 | |||||
| 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
References
"Wright Wins 85th District Assembly Seat". Wisconsin Public Radio. Nov 9, 2012. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020. https://www.wpr.org/wright-wins-85th-district-assembly-seat ↩
"Wisconsinvote.org-Mandy Wright". Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113071652/http://wisconsinvote.org/candidates/mandy-wright ↩
"Mandy Wright concedes tight Assembly race". Wausau Daily Herald. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020. https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/local/2014/11/11/mandy-wright-no-recount/18853563/ ↩