Mary Mead | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Elisabeth Hansen June 21, 1935 Jackson, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1996 (aged 61) Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Mead (Divorced) Dick Steinhour (1995–1996) |
| Children | 3, including Matt |
| Relatives | Clifford Hansen (Father) |
| Education | University of Wyoming (BA) |
Mary Elisabeth Hansen Mead (June 21, 1935 – June 21, 1996) was an American rancher, businesswoman, and a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Wyoming. She was the daughter of Governor and U.S. Senator Clifford Hansen[1] and the mother of former Governor Matt Mead.
In 1990, Mead was the Republican nominee for governor, defeated in the general election by the incumbent Democrat Mike Sullivan of Douglas in Converse County in southeastern Wyoming. Sullivan prevailed with 104,638 votes (65.4 percent) to Mead's 55,471 ballots (34.6 percent). Mead polled only 4,311 more votes against Sullivan than she had received in her closed primary in August.[2]