Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, which makes it the state's List of cities in Illinois, seventh-most populous cit ...
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Sangamon County
Sangamon County is a county located near the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 196,343. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, the state capital.
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. She is the second female mayor in the history of Springfield.
Early life
Buscher was born to Charles and Veronica Tozer in Carrolton, moved to Springfield in 7th grade, graduated from Rochester High School in 1988, and attended
Lincoln Land Community College
Lincoln Land Community College is a public community college in Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States ...
. She worked in the banking industry in Springfield for over 20 years, starting as a bank teller in 1988, and becoming a vice president of Marine Bank. Buscher is married to Mike Buscher, who unsuccessfully ran for Springfield city council in 2007, and is the sister in-law of former Springfield Deputy Chief of Police Cliff Buscher.
Political career
Buscher served two terms as the
city treasurer The municipal treasurer is a position of responsibility for a municipality according to the locally prevailing laws.
The treasurer of a public agency is elected In her initial run for city treasurer in 2015 Buscher was endorsed by the Sangamon County Democratic Party, though in 2016 she moved from independent to Republican and spoke favorably of Donald Trump's candidacy. In the 2019 city treasurer race Buscher ran successfully against Jennifer Notariano. As treasurer, Buscher clashed with mayor Jim Langfelder over street parking meters.
She defeated incumbent Langfelder in his bid for a third term as mayor in an upset.