Sondy Pope

Sondy M. Pope (born April 27, 1950) is a retired American nonprofit executive and Democratic politician from Dane County, Wisconsin. She served 20 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from 2003 through 2022. She represented the 79th Assembly district for the first 10 years, then represented the 80th district after the 2011 redistricting.

Sondy Pope
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 7, 2013 – January 2, 2023
Preceded byJanis Ringhand
Succeeded byMike Bare
Constituency80th Assembly district
In office
January 6, 2003 – January 7, 2013
Preceded byRick Skindrud
Succeeded byDianne Hesselbein
Constituency79th Assembly district
Personal details
Born (1950-04-27) April 27, 1950
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseReed Van Gordon
Residence(s)Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, U.S.
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and family

Pope was born in Madison; she graduated from River Valley High School in Spring Green and attended Madison Area Technical College and Edgewood College. Prior to election to the Assembly, she was a staff member for the Foundation for Madison's Public Schools. She is married with one daughter.[1]

Legislative career

Pope first ran for the Assembly to represent the 79th district (western parts of Madison and Middleton, Blue Mounds, Cross Plains, Fitchburg, Mount Horeb, Springdale, Vermont, and Verona) in 2000 against Republican incumbent Rick Skindrud, but lost by 13,765 to 18,510 for Skindrud and 887 for independent Bob Menamin.[2]

She was re-nominated in 2002, and unseated Skindrud, with a vote of 12,311 to Skindrud's 10,865. She was assigned to the standing committees on aging and long-term care; education; rural affairs; and small business.[3]

She was re-elected in 2004, after an unsuccessful challenge in the Democratic primary election from Manamin; re-elected in 2006 (without opposition), 2008 and 2010; and as of 2011 is ranking minority member of the Assembly's standing committee on education, and a member of the committees on housing, and on children and families.[1]

References
  2. Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E., eds. State of Wisconsin 2001-2002 blue book Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2002; p. 930
  3. Barish, Lawrence S., ed. State of Wisconsin 2003-2004 blue book Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2004; pp. 73, 930.
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