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Mary E. Panzer
Mary E. Panzer
Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
	In office; January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Russ Decker (acting co-leader); Fred Risser (acting co-leader)
Succeeded by	Dale Schultz
Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
	In office; January 25, 2000 – January 6, 2003
Preceded by	Michael Ellis
Succeeded by	Jon Erpenbach
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 20th district
	In office; September 30, 1993 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Donald K. Stitt
Succeeded by	Glenn Grothman
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; January 4, 1993 – September 30, 1993
Preceded by	Michael A. Lehman
Succeeded by	Glenn Grothman
Constituency	59th district
	In office; January 7, 1985 – January 4, 1993
Preceded by	Cletus J. Vanderperren
Succeeded by	Carol Owens
Constituency	53rd district
	In office; January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1985
Preceded by	Patricia A. Goodrich
Succeeded by	Marlin Schneider
Constituency	72nd district
	In office; February 6, 1980 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	James R. Lewis
Succeeded by	Cletus J. Vanderperren
Constituency	53rd district
Personal details
Born	September 19, 1951 (age 73); Waupun, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Parent	Frank E. Panzer (father);
Residence	West Bend, Wisconsin
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA)
Profession	banker

Mary E. Panzer (September 19, 1951) is an American banker and politician. A Republican, she served 25 years in the Wisconsin Legislature, including 11 years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1993–2005) and 14 years in the State Assembly (1980–1993). Her father, Frank E. Panzer, was also a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Born in Waupun, Wisconsin, Panzer was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, after which she was a banker and worked in the Wisconsin State Legislature.

In 1980, Panzer was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in a special election to replace fellow Republican James R. Lewis (who had been convicted of perjury). (She had almost defeated then-incumbent Lewis in the 1974 Republican primary.) She served until 1993, when she was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in another special election.^[1] Panzer eventually rose to be the majority leader of the senate.

In the Republican primary election in September 2004, Panzer was herself defeated for renomination by her successor in the state assembly, Glenn Grothman, who alleged that she was not sufficiently conservative for the modern-day Republican Party.^[2] Grothman won with a vote of 79% to 21% for Panzer.^[3]

References

^ ""Barstow and the Balance"". Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
^ "Grothman makes rare defeat".
^ Wisconsin State Elections Board, Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/14/2004, p. 17.

External links

Profile at Vote Smart
20th Senate District, Senator Panzer in the Wisconsin Blue Book (2003–2004)

Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by James R. Lewis	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 53rd district February 6, 1980–January 3, 1983	Succeeded by Cletus J. Vanderperren
Preceded by Patricia A. Goodrich	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 72nd district January 3, 1983–January 7, 1985	Succeeded by Marlin Schneider
Preceded by Cletus J. Vanderperren	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 53rd district January 7, 1985–January 4, 1993	Succeeded by Carol Owens
Preceded by Michael A. Lehman	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 59th district January 4, 1993–September 30, 1993	Succeeded by Glenn Grothman
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Donald K. Stitt	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 20th district September 30, 1993–January 3, 2005	Succeeded by Glenn Grothman
Preceded by Michael Ellis	Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate January 25, 2000–January 6, 2003	Succeeded by Jon Erpenbach
Preceded by Russ Decker (acting co-leader) Fred Risser (acting co-leader)	Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate January 6, 2003–January 3, 2005	Succeeded by Dale Schultz