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21st century American politician, Wisconsin State Assembly, Milwaukee City Council
JoCasta Zamarripa
Zamarripa in 2018
Member of the Milwaukee Common Council from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 21, 2020
Preceded byBob Donovan
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 8th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 4, 2021
Preceded byPedro Colón
Succeeded bySylvia Ortiz-Velez
Personal details
Born (1976-03-08) March 8, 1976 (age 48)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

JoCasta Zamarripa (born March 8, 1976) is an American politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. A Democrat, she represented the 8th assembly district for 10 years. She is now a member of the Milwaukee Common Council. Prior to winning elective office, Zamarripa worked as an outreach coordinator for Planned Parenthood.

Biography

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Zamarripa graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 2005. She was elected to the 8th Wisconsin State Assembly district in 2010. Previously, she had worked as an outreach coordinator at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. In the heavily Democratic 8th district, Zamarripa has never faced a significant challenge outside the Democratic primary election. In 2010, 2012 and 2014, she faced repeated unsuccessful challenges in that primary from Laura Manriquez. Otherwise, her only ballot opposition was a 2010 effort by independent Ramona Rivas (although Manriquez mounted a write-in campaign). In each election, Zamarripa won 83% or more of the general election vote.

In a July 2012 interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, she announced that she is bisexual. She was one of four openly LGBT members of the Wisconsin Legislature, alongside Senator Tim Carpenter (D–Milwaukee) and Representatives Mark Spreitzer (D–Beloit) and Todd Novak (R–Dodgeville). In 2014, she was included as part of the annual "40 under 40" list in The Advocate.

In 2017, Zamarripa attended Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.

References

  1. Sanders, Henry (January 27, 2016). "Wisconsin's 48 most powerful Latinos, part 2". On Milwaukee. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. Incumbents Who Have Filed a Notifications of Noncandidacy (EL-163) for the November 3, 2020 General Election (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. May 22, 2020. p. 2. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. Pabst, Georgia (2012-07-24). "State Rep. Zamarripa comes out as bisexual". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  4. Trudy Ring (19 August 2014). "40 Under 40: JoCasta Zamarripa and Carlos Menchaca Make Immigration a Local Issue". Advocate.com. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. "Victory Institute Announces 2017 Bohnett Leaders Fellowship Recipients" victoryinstitute.org accessed 12-20-2021

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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded byPedro Colón Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 8th district
2011 – 2021 		Succeeded bySylvia Ortiz-Velez
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