Mandy Wright

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	(1977-06-07) June 7, 1977 (age 48) Wausau, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Wausau, Wisconsin
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	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