Anna Wishart was born on January 2,1985 and is an American politician who served in the Nebraska Legislature from the 27th district from 2017 to 2025.
12 Facts About Anna Wishart
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Anna Wishart grew up in the 27th district in Lincoln, Nebraska, the same district that she now represents, which covers the majority of southwest Lincoln.
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Anna Wishart is an alumna of Middlebury College in Vermont where she graduated with a degree in Film Studies in 2007.
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Anna Wishart is married to former Lincoln Police office Joe Coleman who she met while attending Lincoln Southeast High School.
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Anna Wishart moved back to Nebraska after college and in 2011 was elected to the Lincoln Airport Authority where she served as chair of the board for 5 years.
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Anna Wishart is a former legislative aid to state Senator Rick Kolowski of Omaha.
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Anna Wishart is a registered Democrat but supports the nonpartisan Unicameral Legislature in Nebraska.
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Anna Wishart was first elected to office in 2016 and won reelection in 2020.
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Anna Wishart led and supported the initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska, and is open to future legalization of recreational marijuana in the state as well.
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Anna Wishart has stated that she struggles with the idea of abortion, but she believes that it should be the woman's decision to make about her own body.
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Anna Wishart cites this in part because of her involvement as a foster parent.
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Anna Wishart was in favor of legislation to protect LGBT workers from being discriminated against in the workplace, saying "I don't think anybody should be fired based solely on who they love".