Leah Vukmir

Leah Vukmir
Vukmir in 2012
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 5th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019
Preceded byJim Sullivan
Succeeded byDale Kooyenga
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 14th district
In office
November 5, 2002 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byScott Walker
Succeeded byDale Kooyenga
Personal details
Born
Leah Papachristou

(1958-04-26) April 26, 1958 (age 66)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGeorge Vukmir
Children2
EducationMarquette University (BSN)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (MSN)
WebsiteOfficial website

Leah Vukmir (née Papachristou; born April 26, 1958) is an American politician and nurse who served as a member of the Wisconsin Senate. A Republican, she represented Wisconsin's 5th Senate district. She previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly.[1] Vukmir was the Republican nominee in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin, running unsuccessfully against incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin. In March 2019, Vukmir became vice president of state affairs at the National Taxpayers Union.[2]

  1. ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. State of Wisconsin 2009-2010 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, 2009, p. 29.
  2. ^ Glauber, Bill (March 6, 2019). "Former Wisconsin legislator Leah Vukmir joins conservative National Taxpayers Union". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 1 April 2019.