Terri McCormick (born October 24, 1956) is a former Wisconsin State Representative. McCormick was born in

Waupun, Wisconsin Waupun is a city in Dodge and Fond du Lac counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 11,344 at the 2020 census. Of this, 7,795 were in Dodge County, and 3,549 were in Fond du Lac County. In Fond du Lac County, the Town of Waupun ...

on October 24, 1956. She began college at the two-year

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then attended the

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, where she graduated with a

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in political science. She obtained a

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in administrative leadership from

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in Fond du Lac. She also did post graduate work at the

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. After graduating she started working on education issues, and was involved with the Wisconsin Charter School Association. McCormick was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2000 and represented the 56th district in the northeastern part of the state until 2007. She was honored in 2003 by the Wisconsin Office of the Public Defender, and in 2004 by the Wisconsin Bar Association, for her efforts to expand eligibility for

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representation. She unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in Wisconsin's 8th congressional District in 2006, losing to John Gard. McCormick again failed to secure the Republican nomination in 2010, garnering 18% of the vote and losing to both

Roger Roth Roger J. Roth Jr. (born February 5, 1978) is an American politician from Wisconsin. A Republican, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2007 to 2011, and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate since 2015. He was the Republican nom ...

(32%) and the primary winner,

Reid Ribble Reid James Ribble (born April 5, 1956) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. Early life and education Ribble is a third generation Wisconsin resident. He was bo ...

(48%). She then opened a consulting firm.

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Terri McCormick's Blog
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