Marci Francisco

Marci Francisco (born April 22, 1950) is an American politician who currently serves as the Kansas State Senator from the 2nd district, a position she has held since 2005.^[1]

Marci Francisco
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2005
Preceded by	Mark Buhler
Personal details
Born	(1950-04-22) April 22, 1950 (age 75) Prairie Village, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Joe Bickford
Education	University of Kansas (BA, BArch)

Early career

She was a city commissioner of Lawrence, Kansas, from 1979 to 1983, and served as mayor from 1981 to 1983.^[2] She was a space analyst at the University of Kansas.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

In 2004, she defeated Mark Buhler, the appointed Republican incumbent, with 49% of the vote, versus 43% for Buhler. Jim Mullins of the Reform party finished third, with 7%.^[3] In 2008, she defeated Republican Scott Morgan, 21,069 to 12,540 votes. In 2012, her margin was 64.5% over Republican Ron Ellis 35.4%. In 2016, her margin was 66.1% over Republican Meredith Richey's 33.8%.^[4]

Francisco was the Democratic nominee for Kansas State Treasurer in 2018, finishing second, with 42.26% of the vote.^[5]