Mary Lazich
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| Mary Lazich | ||
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| Wisconsin State Senate District 28 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 1999 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2013 | ||
| Years in position | 13 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $49,943/year | |
| Per diem | $88/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 4, 2008 | |
| First elected | 1998 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly | ||
| 1993-1998 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | 10/03/1952 | |
| Place of birth | Loyal, WI | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
Contents |
Lazich attended University of Wisconsin, Waukesha; and earned a BA from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lazich has been appointed to these committees:
- Joint Committee on Legislative Audit
- Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs
- Joint Committee on Legislative Council
- Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Vice Chair
- Transportation and Elections, Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lazich served on these committees:
- Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue
- Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection Committee, Wisconsin Senate
- Audit Committee, Wisconsin Senate
- Joint Committee on Legislative Audit
- Legislative Council Select Committee on Clean Energy
Issues
2011 unemployment bill
Lazich was one of three Republican state senators, including Glenn Grothman and Rich Zipperer, who voted no on the Wisconsin State Senate's version of an unemployment bill in July 2011.
The bill, which could eliminate a newly instituted one-week waiting period on the receipt of unemployment benefits, passed in the Senate with a vote of 30-3. State officials said the one-week waiting period is a crucial part of the effort to root out fraud, but the bill works to eliminate it.
Democratic Senator Robert Jauch called the one-week waiting period “a 55 million dollar highway robbery of workers."[2]
Elections
2011 recall
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin began a recall campaign targeting Lazich and 7 of her Republican colleagues in the Wisconsin State Senate in March 2011.[3],[4] Organizers were unable to collect the necessary 20,973 signatures by the May 2 deadline to force a recall, falling about 2,000 short.[5]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Mary Lazich won re-election to the Wisconsin State Senate, District 28. She was unopposed. [6]
Mary Lazich raised $57,326 for her campaign [7]
| Wisconsin State Senate, District 28 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Mary Lazich (R)
| 74,951 | |||
Sponsored legislation
Recent legislation sponsored or co-sponsored by Sen. Lazich includes:[8]
- A bill revising child abuse/neglect laws[9]
- A bill creating penalties for companies that employ illegal immigrants[10]
- An amendment allowing decreases to the salaries of public officers during their elected term[11]
Campaign donors
Some of the top donors to Sen. Lazich's 2008 campaign, according to the National Institute on Money in State Politics:[12]
- James R. Klauser, Christine Krsko, Scott D. Newcomer, R. Jay Hintze, Jeffrey Durski
Health interests were his largest donor group.
In 2008, Lazich collected $57,326 in donations.
Listed below is the top contributor to her campaign. [13]
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| James Klauser | $1,000 |
External links
- Sen. Lazich's Wisconsin State Legislature website
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Campaign contributions: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
Personal
Lazich is married and has three children.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart - Senator Lazich
- ↑ "Amended Unemployment Bill Could Hamper Fraud Detection Efforts," MacIver News Service, July 20, 2011
- ↑ "Recall the Republican 8" website
- ↑ AOL News, "Wisconsin Election Recall Reality Check", February 23, 2011
- ↑ Patch, "Efforts to Recall Mary Lazich Appear to Have Fallen Short," May 2, 2011
- ↑ Wisconsin State Election Results, 2008
- ↑ Follow the Money 2008
- ↑ Legislation
- ↑ Bill 79
- ↑ Assembly bill 53
- ↑ Assembly resolution 32
- ↑ 2008 campaign contributions
- ↑ 2008 contributors to Mary Lazich
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| Preceded by ' | Wisconsin State Senate District 28 1998–present | Succeeded by NA |
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