Tamara Grigsby
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Tamara Grigsby is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 18th District since 2004.
Grigsby currently works as an ad hoc professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a program manager for Wisconsin Council Children and Families.
She is a member of a number of organizations, including the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Felmers Chaney Advisory Board, Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Wisconsin Women in Government Board.[1]
Issue positions
Grigsby did not provide answers to the 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Committee membership
- Finance
- Children and Families (Chair)
- Joint Committee on Finance
- Special Committee on High-Risk Juvenile Offenders
- Special Committee on Justice Reinvestment Initiative Oversight
- Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families
Sponsored legislation
Legislation sponsored in 2009:[3]
- AB-22 Discrimination in housing because of certain arrest or conviction record prohibited, felony and mortgage provisions; discrimination in employment because of arrest or conviction record made a felony;
- AB-61 Drug violation re Uniform Controlled Substances Act: court or DOT may suspend motor vehicle operating privilege
- AB-249 Election and voting law changes re deceptive election practices and voter intimidation, suppression, and protection; voter's bill of rights, GAB duties, report, and penalty provisions;
- AB-353 Right to vote lost only while incarcerated for a disqualifying offense, voting permitted while on parole or extended supervision; voter registration revisions; Corr.Dept, GAB, and Director of State Court duties specified
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Grigsby's 2008 campaign:[4]
- 1. Federation of Teachers Local 212 $500
- 2. Wisconsin Dental Assoc $500
- 3. Kris for Wisconsin $500
- 4. WI Laborers District Council $500
- 5. Northwestern Mutual Life $500
External links
- Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Tamara Grigsby
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
- State Surge - legislative and voting track record
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