Patricia Strachota

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Pat Strachota
Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
In office
March 4, 2014 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byBill Kramer
Succeeded byJim Steineke
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 58th district
In office
2005–2015
Preceded byGlenn Grothman
Succeeded byBob Gannon
Personal details
Born (1955-06-29) June 29, 1955 (age 66)
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Political partyRepublican
Children4
ResidenceWest Bend, Wisconsin
Alma materSt. Mary's College, South Bend, Indiana
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

Patricia "Pat" Strachota (born June 29, 1955) is a Wisconsin politician and legislator. A Republican, she was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2005 to 2015, representing central Washington County. She was majority leader from March 2014 through January 2015.

Biography[]

Born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Strachota graduated from St. Mary's College, South Bend, Indiana. She served on the Washington County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors from 1986 to 2002. She worked for the Washington County Department of Human Resources as a personnel/safety analyst. She served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2005 to 2015.[1][2][3]

In February 2014, Strachota announced she would not seek reelection.[4] A few weeks later, Republican Assembly majority leader Bill Kramer was accused of harassing two women during a trip to Washington, D.C. The Republican caucus held an emergency meeting and voted to remove him from leadership and replace him with Strachota for the remainder of the term.[5]

While serving in the legislature, she was a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council.

References[]

  1. ^ Votesmart.org. Pat Strachota's Biography.
  2. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2009, p. 59.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin 2005-2006 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2005, p. 59.
  4. ^ "Rep. Pat Strachota, R-West Bend, will not seek re-election". The Daily Cardinal. February 9, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Associated Press (March 4, 2014). "Wisconsin Assembly majority leader loses position; Strachota elected to replace Kramer". The Post-Crescent. Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 58th district
January 2005 – January 5, 2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Wisconsin Assembly
March 4, 2014 – January 5, 2015 		Succeeded by


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