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Ted Zigmunt is a former Democratic Party member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican ...
, representing the 2nd Assembly District after defeating incumbent
Frank Lasee Frank G. Lasee (born December 11, 1961) is an American businessman and Republican politician from Brown County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate for seven years, representing Wisconsin's 1st Senate district from 2011 to 2018. ...
in the November 2008 election.The State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2009-2010, Biographical Sketch of Ted Zigmunt, pg. 61


Career

In the Democratic primary Zigmunt narrowly won the nomination, with the initial counts having his lead at four votes. His closest primary opponent, Lee Brocher, requested a recount which expanded his lead to 7 votes. Zigmunt went into the general election as an underdog, and several pundits believed Lasee was the favorite to win, due in part to the partisan lean of the district and his personal style, as well as Zigmunt's support from the state teachers' union,
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. On November 2, 2010, Zigmunt was defeated by Republican nominee Andre Jacque. Zigmunt served as the Village President of
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from 2004 to 2018.


Electoral history


Wisconsin Assembly (2008, 2010)


References


External links

*''Follow the Money'' - Ted Zigmunt
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campaign contributions
Ted Zigmunt
campaign contributions at ''Wisconsin Democracy Campaign'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Zigmunt, Ted Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Living people 1951 births 21st-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature