10 Facts About Lisa Subeck

Lisa B Subeck was born on June 17,1971 and is an American political organizer and Democratic politician from Madison, Wisconsin.

Lisa Subeck is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the west side of the city of Madison since January 2015.

Lisa Subeck began her career after college working on programs for children and young mothers.

Lisa Subeck became a Dane County program director for the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, and helped launch Hope House, a Madison-based housing program for young mothers of infants and toddlers.

Lisa Subeck was defeated by Jed Sanborn, who was one of a number of Democratic Party candidates backed by a coalition of realty and development interests.

Lisa Subeck continued her involvement in local affairs, and was a member of Madison's Community Services Committee, Equal Opportunities Commission, and Madison's Southwest Neighborhood Plan Committee.

In 2013, Lisa Subeck worked with the Mayor to lead an effort to pass new campaign finance disclosure rules that exceed what is required by state law, requiring corporations and other entities making independent expenditures to disclose not only their campaign spending but their donors who contributed to expenditures for or against a candidate in a city election.

Subsequent to her election to the City Council, Lisa Subeck became involved in the project to recall Governor Scott Walker, and, in 2012, she was hired as Executive Director of United Wisconsin, an independent political action committee organized to facilitate that recall.

Lisa Subeck was unopposed in the 2014 general election, and was sworn in January 2015.

Lisa Subeck currently serves on the Assembly committees for Review of Administrative Rules, on Campaigns and Elections, on Energy and Utilities, on Health, and on Rules, and serves on the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.