Sharon Kay Metz was a former member of the

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Biography

Metz was born on September 13, 1934, in

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. She graduated from high school in

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, before graduating from the

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. Metz was married and had four children. Sharon Kay Metz died on June 19, 2020, in Oshkosh.

Career

Metz was elected to the Assembly in 1974. In 1986, she was a candidate for

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. She ran on the Democratic gubernatorial ticket with incumbent

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. They lost to the Republican ticket made up of future

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and future

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References

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