Debi Towns (born February 12, 1956) is an

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politician from

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. Born in

Sycamore, Illinois Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 18577 at the 2020 census, up from 17,519 at the 2010 census. Sycamore is the county seat of De ...

, Towns received her master's degree from the

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and her doctorate from

Cardinal Stritch University , mottoeng = To value the better things , established = 1937 ( years ago) , type = Private university , religious_affiliation = Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi (Roman Catholic) , endowment ...

in Milwaukee. Towns served in the

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2003-2007 and was defeated for reelection in 2006.

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People from Sycamore, Illinois Cardinal Stritch University alumni University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh alumni Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Women state legislators in Wisconsin 1956 births Living people 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-stub