13 Facts About Margaret Farrow

Margaret Ann Farrow was an American Republican politician from Wisconsin.

Margaret Farrow was the 42nd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and the first woman to hold that office.

Margaret Farrow previously served twelve years in the Wisconsin Senate and two years in the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Margaret Farrow was the daughter of William Nemitz, who worked at Snap-On Tool Corporation, and Margaret who was a corporate executive assistant.

The first female lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, Margaret Farrow was appointed to the position after then-Lieutenant Governor Scott McCallum was elevated to the office of governor upon the departure of Gov.

Margaret Farrow authored and served as vice chair of the SAVE Commission and was appointed by Governor Tommy Thompson to serve on the Governor's Blue-Ribbon Commission on State-Local Partnerships for the 21st Century.

Margaret Farrow served on the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail.

McCallum and Margaret Farrow ran for a full four-year term in 2002, but their Republican ticket lost the race to Democrat Jim Doyle.

Margaret Farrow was publicly touted by Mark Neumann as the best candidate to take on Democrat Russ Feingold in 2004.

Margaret Farrow was chair of the board of directors of WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, Inc.

In 2010, WCAN, the advocacy organization Margaret Farrow had created, combined with the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce to create the Waukesha County Business Alliance, a county-wide chamber of commerce representing over 1,100 member businesses in southeastern Wisconsin.

Margaret Farrow served on the Board of Directors as well as the Policy Board of the Waukesha County Business Alliance.

Margaret Farrow died on March 8,2022, at the age of 87 at her home in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.