Sondy M. Pope (born April 27, 1950) is a

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politician and former

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staff member from Madison,

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, currently serving as a member of the

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, having represented the 80th Assembly District from 2002. The district had been the 79th Wisconsin Assembly until redistricting after the 2010 census.

Early life and family

Pope was born in Madison; she graduated from River Valley High School in Spring Green and attended

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and

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. Prior to election to the Assembly, she was a staff member for the Foundation for Madison's Public Schools. She is married with one daughter.
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Legislative career

Pope first ran for the Assembly to represent the 79th district (western parts of Madison and Middleton, Wisconsin, Middleton, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains, Fitchburg,

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, Springdale,

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, and

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) in 2000 against

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Rick Skindrud, but lost by 13,765 to 18,510 for Skindrud and 887 for

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Bob Menamin. She was re-nominated in 2002, and unseated Skindrud, with a vote of 12,311 to Skindrud's 10,865. She was assigned to the

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s on aging and

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;

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; rural affairs; and small business.Barish, Lawrence S., ed. ''State of Wisconsin 2003-2004 blue book'' Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2004; pp. 73, 930.
/ref> She was re-elected in 2004, after an unsuccessful challenge in the Democratic primary election from Manamin; re-elected in 2006 (without opposition), 2008 and 2010; and as of 2011 is ranking minority member of the Assembly's standing committee on

, and a member of the committees on

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, and on children and

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References

External links

Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Sondy Pope
''official government website''

''official campaign website'' * * ''Follow the Money'' - Sondy Pope-Roberts
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campaign contributions
Campaign 2008
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