Lori Ann Palmeri is an American urban planner, community organizer, and Democratic politician.
16 Facts About Lori Palmeri
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Lori Palmeri is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 54th Assembly district since January 2023.
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Lori Palmeri was previously known as Lori A Hoover and Lori A McCord.
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Lori Palmeri was born Lori Ann Clarke, in Takoma Park, Maryland, May 25,1967.
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Lori Palmeri had an extremely difficult childhood, and suffered abuse and homelessness before being placed in the foster care system.
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Lori Palmeri became pregnant at age 15, dropped out of school and got married.
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Lori Palmeri left her first husband and moved for some time to Indianapolis, Indiana, and was involved in litigation several times with her estranged husband over child support.
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Lori Palmeri soon returned to Wisconsin, where she worked in an IT job for ProVantage Health Services, and then moved to Kimberly, Wisconsin, where she worked for the Kimberly Clark Corporation.
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Lori Palmeri worked a number of jobs in the city of Oshkosh, and started her own consulting firm in 2015.
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Lori Palmeri went on to win re-election in 2021, defeating Kris Larson.
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Lori Palmeri did not face an opponent in the Democratic primary, but during the campaign news broke about her difficult upbringing and personal and legal difficulties, resulting in her addressing that period of her life for the first time in an interview with WHBY radio.
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Lori Palmeri was sworn into the Assembly in January 2023.
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Lori Palmeri did not run for re-election as mayor in 2023, and her term ended shortly after the start of the legislative session.
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Lori Palmeri Clarke took the last name McCord when she married Jeffrey McCord.
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Lori Palmeri was then involved in another abusive relationship before obtaining a restraining order, in 2003, against Barney Lynch.
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Lori Palmeri has two adult children from earlier relationships and two grandchildren.