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Marci Francisco

American politician

Summary

American politician

Field	Value
name	Marci Francisco
state_senate	Kansas
district	2nd
term_start	January 10, 2005
predecessor	Mark Buhler
birth_date
birth_place	Prairie Village, Kansas, U.S.
party	Democratic
spouse	Joe Bickford
education	University of Kansas (BA, BArch)

Marci Francisco (born April 22, 1950) is an American politician who currently serves as the Kansas State Senator from the 2nd district, a position she has held since 2005.

Early career

She was a city commissioner of Lawrence, Kansas, from 1979 to 1983, and served as mayor from 1981 to 1983. She was a space analyst at the University of Kansas.

Political career

In 2004, she defeated Mark Buhler, the appointed Republican incumbent, with 49% of the vote, versus 43% for Buhler. Jim Mullins of the Reform party finished third, with 7%. In 2008, she defeated Republican Scott Morgan, 21,069 to 12,540 votes. In 2012, her margin was 64.5% over Republican Ron Ellis 35.4%. In 2016, her margin was 66.1% over Republican Meredith Richey's 33.8%.

Francisco was the Democratic nominee for Kansas State Treasurer in 2018, finishing second, with 42.26% of the vote.

References

"Marci Francisco, 2015-2016". Kansas State Legislature.
"Past Mayors 1981-2010".
[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2004/nov/03/former_mayor_defeats/ Former mayor defeats Buhler in Senate race], ''[[Lawrence Journal World]]'', Dave Ranney, November 3, 2004. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
[https://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/16elec/2016_General_Election_Official_Results.pdf 2016 General Election Official Results], ''Kansas Secretary of State'', November 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
[http://www.sos.ks.gov/elections/18elec/2018_General_Election_Official_Votes_Cast.pdf 2018 General Election Official Votes Cast], ''[[Kansas Secretary of State]]'', November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.

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