Judy Schwiebert
{{Short description|American politician and educator}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Judy Schwiebert
| image = Judy Schwiebert by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| predecessor = Anthony Kern
| term_start = January 11, 2021
| term_end = January 13, 2025
| successor = Stephanie Simacek
| party = Democratic
| education = Arizona State University (BA)
University of Ottawa (MA)
| constituency = 20th District (2021-2023)
2nd District (2023-present)
| office = Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
}}
Judy Schwiebert is an American politician, educator, and a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 2nd district. Elected in 2020 to the 20th district, she assumed office on January 11, 2021. She ran for reelection in 2022 for the 2nd district, as a result of redistricting. In 2024, she ran for the State Senate, but lost in the general election.
Early life and education
Schwiebert was raised in Phoenix, Arizona.{{Cite web|last=Mercy|first=Sarah|date=2020-05-04|title=Judy Schwiebert {{!}} Sister District Project|url=https://sisterdistrict.com/candidates/judy-schwiebert/|access-date=2021-02-04|language=en-US}} She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education degree in English from Arizona State University and a Master of Arts in Education in library science from the University of Ottawa.{{Cite web|title=Judy Schwiebert|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Judy_Schwiebert|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
Career
For 27 years, Schwiebert worked as a teacher in the Glendale Union High School District and Peoria Unified School District. She is the co-founder of Theater Works, a non-profit education organization based in Glendale, Arizona.{{Cite web|title=2020 Judy Schwiebert|url=https://arizonalist.org/endorsed/judy-schweibert/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Arizona List}} Schwiebert was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2020. She assumed office on January 11, 2021, succeeding Republican incumbent Anthony Kern.{{Cite web|last=Baxter|first=Erasmus|date=2020-11-09|title=What Ever Happened To Them: Arizona Election Edition|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-election-roundup-smaller-races-irish-leach-kern-carmona-11510791|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Phoenix New Times}} In 2024, she ran for State Senate but lost in the general election to incumbent State Senator Shawnna Bolick.
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives
Category:University of Arizona alumni
Category:University of Ottawa alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Arizona
Category:Educators from Arizona
Category:Politicians from Phoenix, Arizona
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:20th-century American educators
Category:20th-century American women educators
Category:21st-century American educators
Category:21st-century American women educators
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Category:21st-century members of the Arizona State Legislature