American politician

MaryAnn T. Lippert (born December 21, 1953) is a Wisconsin health educator, health administrator, and Republican politician who served one term as a member of the Wisconsin State *embly. She is currently retired from formal employment, but still active with strategies to move rural communities forward.

Contents

• 1 Background
• 2 *embly
• 3 After the legislature
• 4 Personal life
• 5 References

Background

Born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Lippert graduated from Pittsville High School. She received aB.S. from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in 1976 and an M.S. from the same university in 1980. She worked for many years as a health educator.

*embly

In 1998, she challenged fellow Pittsville resident and Democratic in*bent Donald W. Hasenohrl for the 70th *embly District (portions of Portage and Wood counties) seat, coming close to defeating him (8,906 for Hasenohrl to 8,386 for Lippert) with $38,708 in campaign expenditures. Hasenohrl chose not to run for re-election in 2000, and Lippert defeated Democrat Amy Sue Vruwink by 104 votes (12,068 to 11,964 ) in the 2000 general election, after spending $114,563.

Lippert served on the *embly's Committees on Children and Families and Public Health (on both of which she served as Vice-Chair), as well as the Committees on Aging and Long-Term Care; Economic Development; Health; and Transportation.

In 2002, she chose not to run for re-election due to the health of her husband, Jerry, who was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, caused by Alpha-1 An*rypsin Deficiency . She was succeeded by Vruwink.

After the legislature

After leaving the *embly, Lippert went back to work in community health improvement. In February 2011, she was appointed as Executive *istant to Eloise Anderson, the new Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, as part of the administration of incoming governor Scott Walker. In December 2012, she was named as the Governor's Northern Director. In that role she traveled throughout Northern Wisconsin serving as a direct link between rural communities and the Governor's Administration.

Personal life

Lippert is a mother of three children and is a long-term resident of Pittsville, Wisconsin. She served as a member of the Pittsville School District board of education.

References