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The “Maryann Zimmerman for Wisconsin State Assembly” campaign has announced that its candidate will be running for the open seat within District 31.
According to information released by the campaign, “The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s reversing its previous decision to use the Republican district map instead of the map submitted by the Governor Evers’ administration resulted in Maryann Zimmerman (Republican), a first-time state candidate becoming ineligible for the Senate race in the 15th district.
“Rather than give up, Zimmerman changed gears.”
“I am a public servant and I know I have the expertise, work ethic and fortitude to serve my community well in the State Legislature,” Zimmerman was quoted as saying in the announcement.
The release continued: “Zimmerman is no stranger to serving her community, since moving here eight years ago, she has served as a member of the Whitewater Unified School District School board and a State of Wisconsin Parent2Parent Advocate. (Zimmerman’s) role as a Parent to Parent Advocate includes acting as an advocate, mentor and friend to parents of children with special needs. (Zimmerman) is also a member of the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Disability Rights Commission for the City of Whitewater. Professionally, Zimmerman has been the director of the Walworth County Food and Diaper Bank, a compliance officer for a local manufacturer as well as presenting at a national conference on poverty and basic needs for women. Zimmerman is also a certified six-sigma black belt. She and her husband are small business owners.”
According to the release, Zimmerman lives with her family on a hobby farm in the town of Whitewater. She is one of eight siblings who grew up in Milwaukee and Glendale.
She is excited to travel to the communities within the 31st district to meet constituents gathering the needed signatures to be featured in the August primaries, the release stated.
Within the release, Zimmerman said: “I love to interact with people so please come and say, ‘Hi’ when I am in your area. I truly have an open-door policy and welcome your input, feedback and ideas.”
Outlining her view of the district in an email, Zimmerman wrote: within the district there are struggling small businesses; school districts that are struggling to make their budgets work; a housing shortage; a need for more manufacturing and agricultural jobs, and “assurance that our freedoms will be protected regardless of emergency situations.”
Under goals, she listed: introducing bills for SMART grants to our public school systems; supporting universal school choice; promoting racial unity; drafting bills that give tax breaks to new small businesses and foster strong relationships with community; and developing educational and business leaders to attract and keep citizens in the community.
Zimmerman wrote in her announcement that, would she be elected to the Assembly, she does not plan to step down from her position as a school board member in Whitewater, stating: “Serving on my local school board has been an amazing experience. I have learned a lot and being allowed to serve my fellow neighbors, friends and parents has been an honor.”
The 31st Assembly District includes Elkhorn, Whitewater, Darien, Clinton, Parts of the city of Beloit and the town of Beloit and up to Burlington, along with rural areas, the release noted.
For more information, visit: www.maryann4assembly.com, or call: 262-753-1063.
Maryann Zimmerman
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