Mae Schunk

Mae Schunk
45th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
In office
January 4, 1999 – January 6, 2003
GovernorJesse Ventura
Preceded byJoanne Benson
Succeeded byCarol Molnau
Personal details
Born
Mae A. Gasparac

(1934-05-21) May 21, 1934 (age 90)
Greenwood, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyIndependence (from 2000)
Other political
affiliations
Reform (until 2000)
SpouseWilliam Schunk
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
ProfessionTeacher

Mae A. Schunk (née Gasparac; born May 21, 1934) is an American politician and educator from Minnesota who served as the 45th lieutenant governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003. Elected on the same ticket as Jesse Ventura in the historic upset election of 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election, she became the first Reform Party member elected as lieutenant governor of any state.