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{{Short description|American politician (1934–2022)}}
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| name = Margaret Farrow
|name = Margaret Farrow
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|office = Member of the [[University of Wisconsin System|University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents]]
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| order1 = 42nd
| term_start = June 18, 2013
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| office = Member of the [[University of Wisconsin System|UW System Board of Regents]]
| term = June 18, 2013 - December 7, 2017
| term_end = December 7, 2017
| governor = [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]]
| appointer = [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]]
| predecessor = Judith Crane
| predecessor = Judith Crane
| successor =
| successor =
| office1 = Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
|order1 = 42nd
| term1 = May 9, 2001 – January 6, 2003
|office1 = Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
| governor1 = [[Scott McCallum]]
| term_start1 = May 9, 2001
| predecessor1 = Scott McCallum
| term_end1 = January 6, 2003
| successor1 = [[Barbara Lawton]]
| governor1 = [[Scott McCallum]]
| predecessor1 = Scott McCallum
| office2 = Member of the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] from the [[Wisconsin Senate, District 33|33rd]] District
| term2 = January 2, 1989 – May 9, 2001
| successor1 = [[Barbara Lawton]]
| predecessor2 = [[Susan Engeleiter]]
|state_senate2 = Wisconsin
| successor2 = [[Theodore Kanavas|Ted Kanavas]]
|district2 = [[Wisconsin's 33rd State Senate district|33rd]]
| term_start2 = January 2, 1989
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| office3 = Member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] from the [[Wisconsin State Assembly|99th]] District
| term3 = January 6, 1986 – January 2, 1989
| term_end2 = May 9, 2001
| predecessor3 = [[John M. Young]]
| predecessor2 = [[Susan Engeleiter]]
| successor3 = [[Frank Urban]]
| successor2 = [[Theodore Kanavas|Ted Kanavas]]
|state_assembly3 = Wisconsin
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|11|28}}
| birth_place = [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], U.S.
|district3 = [[Wisconsin's 99th Assembly district|99th]]
| term_start3 = January 5, 1987
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|03|08|1934|11|28}}
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| term_end3 = January 2, 1989
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| predecessor3 = [[John M. Young]]
| profession = Teacher, [[realtor]]
| successor3 = [[Frank Urban]]
| spouse = John Farrow
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| relations = [[Paul Farrow]] (son)
|birth_name = Margaret Ann Nemitz
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1934|11|28}}
|birth_place = [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], U.S.
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|death_date = {{death date and age|2022|03|08|1934|11|28}}
|death_place = [[Pewaukee, Wisconsin]], U.S.
|profession = Teacher, [[realtor]]
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|spouse = John Farrow
|children = [[Paul Farrow]]
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'''Margaret A. Farrow''' ({{nee|'''Nemitz'''}}) (November 28, 1934 – March 8, 2022) was an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician who was the [[List of lieutenant governors of Wisconsin|42nd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin]] (the first woman to hold the office) and also served in both houses of the state legislature.
'''Margaret Ann Farrow''' ({{nee|'''Nemitz'''}}; November 28, 1934 – March 8, 2022) was an American [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician from [[Wisconsin]]. She was the [[List of lieutenant governors of Wisconsin|42nd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin]] and the first woman to hold that office. She previously served twelve years in the [[Wisconsin Senate]] and two years in the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]]. Later in life, she also served as a member of the [[University of Wisconsin System|University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents]].


Her son, [[Paul Farrow]], also served in the state legislature and is county executive of [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin]].
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==Early life==

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Farrow was born and raised in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]] after her family moved there from Chicago. She was the daughter of William C. Nemitz, who was vice president of manufacturing at Snap-On Tool Corporation, and Margaret [[Née|(née]] Horan) who was a corporate executive assistant. Her grandparents were immigrants, maternal from Ireland and paternal from Germany.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Krause |first=Marilyn |date=9 March 2022 |title=Frontlines: An unwavering trailblazer |url=https://www.badgerinstitute.org/Diggings/Fall-2019/Frontlines-An-unwavering-trailblazer.htm |journal=Diggings |volume=Fall 2019 |via=Badger Institute}}</ref> She attended [[St. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin)|St. Catherine's High School]] in Racine, as it was the only Catholic High School in the area at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Samantha |date=9 March 2022 |title=Former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow passes away |url=https://us.blastingnews.com/news/2022/03/former-wisconsin-lieutenant-governor-margaret-farrow-passes-away-003444166.html |access-date=9 March 2022 |website=Blasting News}}</ref> She then attended [[Dominican University of Illinois|Rosary College]] in [[River Forest, Illinois]], for one year before receiving her B.A. from [[Marquette University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marquette.edu/universityhonors/honors_farrow.shtml|title=Margaret A. Farrow – University Honors – Marquette University|website=www.marquette.edu|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2163&search_term=farrow |title=Farrow, Margaret A. 1934 |publisher=Wisconsinhistory.org |accessdate=January 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611145659/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2163&search_term=farrow |archivedate=June 11, 2011}}</ref> While attending Marquette, she met her husband, John Farrow. He was an engineer in the Navy, and the couple moved several times before settling in Elm Grove in 1967.<ref name=":0" /> Together, they raised 5 sons, which included a set of twins.<ref name=":0" />
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==Early and personal life==
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Farrow was born and raised in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]. She was the daughter of William Nemitz, who worked at Snap-On Tool Corporation, and Margaret ([[née]] Horan) who was a corporate executive assistant. She attended [[St. Catherine's High School (Racine, Wisconsin)|St. Catherine's High School]] in Racine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Krause |first=Marilyn |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Frontlines: An unwavering trailblazer |url=https://www.badgerinstitute.org/Diggings/Fall-2019/Frontlines-An-unwavering-trailblazer.htm |journal=Diggings |volume=Fall 2019 |via=Badger Institute}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spencer |first=Samantha |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow passes away |url=https://us.blastingnews.com/news/2022/03/former-wisconsin-lieutenant-governor-margaret-farrow-passes-away-003444166.html |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=Blasting News}}</ref> She then attended [[Dominican University of Illinois|Rosary College]] in [[River Forest, Illinois]], for one year before receiving her B.A. from [[Marquette University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marquette.edu/universityhonors/honors_farrow.shtml|title=Margaret A. Farrow – University Honors – Marquette University|website=www.marquette.edu|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2163&search_term=farrow |title=Farrow, Margaret A. 1934 |publisher=Wisconsinhistory.org |accessdate=January 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611145659/http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2163&search_term=farrow |archivedate=June 11, 2011}}</ref> Farrow was married and had five children.<ref name=":0"/>


==Career==
==Career==


===Elected office (1971–2003)===
===Elected office (1971–2003)===
Farrow served on the [[Elm Grove, Wisconsin]] Board of Appeals from 1971–1974 and the Village Board from 1976–1987, spending the last five years of her tenure as president. After her time with the Village Board, Farrow was elected to the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], and later the [[Wisconsin State Senate]], from a district comprising most of [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&id=WI.WIBlueBk1987&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1987.p0101&q1=farrow|title=The State: The state of Wisconsin 1987–1988 blue book: Biographies and pictures|website=digicoll.library.wisc.edu|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wpr.org/people/margaret-farrow|title=Margaret Farrow|website=Wisconsin Public Radio|date=August 27, 2013|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref> The first female lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, Farrow was appointed to the position after then-Lieutenant Governor [[Scott McCallum]] was elevated to the office of governor upon the departure of Gov. [[Tommy Thompson]] to join the administration of [[George W. Bush]] in January 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://urbanmilwaukee.com/people/margaret-farrow/|title=Margaret Farrow|publisher=Urban Milwaukee |accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref>
Farrow served on the [[Elm Grove, Wisconsin]] Board of Appeals from 1971 to 1974 and the Village Board from 1976 to 1987, spending the last five years of her tenure as president. After her time with the Village Board, Farrow was elected to the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]], and later the [[Wisconsin State Senate]], from a district comprising most of [[Waukesha County, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&id=WI.WIBlueBk1987&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1987.p0101&q1=farrow|title=The State: The state of Wisconsin 1987–1988 blue book: Biographies and pictures|website=digicoll.library.wisc.edu|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wpr.org/people/margaret-farrow|title=Margaret Farrow|website=Wisconsin Public Radio|date=August 27, 2013|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref> The first female lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, Farrow was appointed to the position after then-Lieutenant Governor [[Scott McCallum]] was elevated to the office of governor upon the departure of Gov. [[Tommy Thompson]] to join the administration of [[George W. Bush]] in January 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://urbanmilwaukee.com/people/margaret-farrow/|title=Margaret Farrow|publisher=Urban Milwaukee |accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref>


As Lieutenant Governor, she served as chair of the Governor's Work-Based Learning Board, co-chair of the Governor's Task Force on Invasive Species, and chair of the Wisconsin's Women's Council. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/uw-platteville-welcomes-uw-system-board-regents-member-farrow|title=UW-Platteville welcomes UW System Board of Regents member Farrow|publisher=|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref> Farrow also served on the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rightwisconsin.com/perspectives/224145971.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=November 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107215424/http://www.rightwisconsin.com/perspectives/224145971.html |archivedate=November 7, 2014 }}</ref>
As Lieutenant Governor, she served as chair of the Governor's Work-Based Learning Board, co-chair of the Governor's Task Force on Invasive Species, and chair of the Wisconsin's Women's Council. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/uw-platteville-welcomes-uw-system-board-regents-member-farrow|title=UW-Platteville welcomes UW System Board of Regents member Farrow|publisher=|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref> Farrow also served on the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail.<ref>{{cite book |title=The State of Wisconsin Blue Book {{!}} Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail |date=1999 |publisher=Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales |page=296 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D0JWAAAAMAAJ&dq=Farrow++%22Blue+Ribbon+Task+Force+on+Passenger+Rail%22&pg=PA296 |access-date=March 13, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


McCallum and Farrow ran for a full four-year term in 2002, but their [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ticket lost the race to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Jim Doyle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/06/elec02.wi.g.hotrace/|title=CNN.com – Doyle wins Wisconsin governor's race – Nov. 6, 2002|website=edition.cnn.com|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/James_Doyle_(Wisconsin)#2002|title=James Doyle (Wisconsin) – Ballotpedia|publisher=|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref>
McCallum and Farrow ran for a full four-year term in 2002, but their [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ticket lost the race to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Jim Doyle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/11/06/elec02.wi.g.hotrace/|title=CNN.com – Doyle wins Wisconsin governor's race – Nov. 6, 2002|website=edition.cnn.com|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/James_Doyle_(Wisconsin)#2002|title=James Doyle (Wisconsin) – Ballotpedia|publisher=|accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref>
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Farrow was publicly touted by [[Mark Neumann]] as the best candidate to take on Democrat [[Russ Feingold]] in 2004. Without putting her name forward for consideration, she won a [[straw poll]] at the 2003 Republican State Convention.<ref>Ruth Conniff. "[http://www.isthmus.com/isthmus/article.php?article=34912 July 4, 2003: The Patriot]". ''The Isthmus'', October 13, 2011. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref> During the 2008 campaign, she was a member of the "[[Sarah Palin|Palin Truth Squad]]" for the [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|McCain Campaign]].<ref>Associated Press: [http://www.twincities.com/alllistings/ci_10423549?source=rss Madison / Farrow named to 'Palin Truth Squad']. September 10, 2008.</ref>
Farrow was publicly touted by [[Mark Neumann]] as the best candidate to take on Democrat [[Russ Feingold]] in 2004. Without putting her name forward for consideration, she won a [[straw poll]] at the 2003 Republican State Convention.<ref>Ruth Conniff. "[http://www.isthmus.com/isthmus/article.php?article=34912 July 4, 2003: The Patriot]". ''The Isthmus'', October 13, 2011. Accessed February 9, 2015.</ref> During the 2008 campaign, she was a member of the "[[Sarah Palin|Palin Truth Squad]]" for the [[John McCain 2008 presidential campaign|McCain Campaign]].<ref>Associated Press: [http://www.twincities.com/alllistings/ci_10423549?source=rss Madison / Farrow named to 'Palin Truth Squad']. September 10, 2008.</ref>


She was chairman of the board of directors of [[WisconsinEye]] Public Affairs Network, Inc., which produces the Wisconsin equivalent of [[C-SPAN]].<ref name="wiseye.org">{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://wiseye.org/about/board-of-directors/ |website=wiseye.org |publisher=WisconsinEye |access-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705200221/https://wiseye.org/about/board-of-directors/ |archive-date=5 July 2017 |format=web.archive.org |date=5 July 2017}}</ref> In 2010, WCAN (Waukesha County Action Network), the advocacy organization 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. Farrow also served on the Board of Directors as well as the Policy Board of the Waukesha County Business Alliance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://waukesha.org/pages/BoardofDirectors |title=Waukesha County Business Alliance Board of Directors {{!}} 2010-2011 Board of Directors |website=waukesha.org |access-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121202901/http://waukesha.org/pages/BoardofDirectors |archive-date=January 21, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
She was chair of the board of directors of [[WisconsinEye]] Public Affairs Network, Inc., which produces the Wisconsin equivalent of [[C-SPAN]].<ref name="wiseye.org">{{cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=https://wiseye.org/about/board-of-directors/ |website=wiseye.org |publisher=WisconsinEye |access-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705200221/https://wiseye.org/about/board-of-directors/ |archive-date=July 5, 2017 |format=web.archive.org |date=July 5, 2017}}</ref> In 2010, WCAN (Waukesha County Action Network), the advocacy organization 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. Farrow also served on the Board of Directors as well as the Policy Board of the Waukesha County Business Alliance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://waukesha.org/pages/BoardofDirectors |title=Waukesha County Business Alliance Board of Directors {{!}} 2010–2011 Board of Directors |website=waukesha.org |access-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121202901/http://waukesha.org/pages/BoardofDirectors |archive-date=January 21, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2013, she became the inaugural winner of the annual [[Margaret Thatcher]] Award, which honored her contributions, courage, and leadership as one of "Wisconsin's Iron Ladies".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rightwisconsin.com/perspectives/224145971.html |title=Margaret Farrow Named Winner of Margaret Thatcher Award |website=Right Wisconsin |date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |accessdate=November 7, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107215424/http://www.rightwisconsin.com/perspectives/224145971.html |archivedate=November 7, 2014 }}</ref>
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Farrow later resided in [[Pewaukee, Wisconsin]] with her husband. Her son [[Paul Farrow]] was elected Waukesha County Executive in 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Election 2015: Farrow elected Waukesha County exec; incumbent judge ousted |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/paul-farrow-elected-waukesha-county-exec-van-de-water-out-as-judge-b99474597z1-298995701.html/ |access-date=13 March 2022 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel Journal |last1=Behm |first1=Dan |date=April 7, 2015 |location=www.jsonline.com |language=en}}</ref> and previously served in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jesse Garza |url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/106586248.html |title=Farrow wins in 98th Assembly District |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=November 2, 2010 |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, she was appointed by Governor [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]] to serve on the [[University of Wisconsin System]] Board of Regents.<ref>Wendy Strong. "[http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2013/06/11/governor-walker-makes-three.html Farrow among Walker appointments to UW Board of Regents]". ''Milwaukee Business Journal'', June 11, 2013.</ref> On December 7, 2017, she announced her immediate retirement from the UW System Board of Regents, stepping down before her term expired in 2020.<ref name="retire">{{cite news |last1=Herzog|first1=Karen|title=Former Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow, 83, retiring from UW System Board of Regents|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2017/12/07/former-lt-gov-margaret-farrow-83-retiring-uw-system-board-regents/932313001/|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=December 7, 2017 |accessdate=December 7, 2017}}</ref>


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Farrow later resided in [[Pewaukee, Wisconsin]] with her husband. Her son [[Paul Farrow]] was elected Waukesha County Executive in 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Election 2015: Farrow elected Waukesha County exec; incumbent judge ousted |url=https://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/paul-farrow-elected-waukesha-county-exec-van-de-water-out-as-judge-b99474597z1-298995701.html/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=Milwaukee Sentinel Journal |last1=Behm |first1=Dan |date=April 7, 2015 |location=www.jsonline.com |language=en}}</ref> and previously served in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jesse Garza |url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/106586248.html |title=Farrow wins in 98th Assembly District |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=November 2, 2010 |accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, she was appointed by Governor [[Scott Walker (politician)|Scott Walker]] to serve on the [[University of Wisconsin System]] Board of Regents.<ref>Wendy Strong. "[http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2013/06/11/governor-walker-makes-three.html Farrow among Walker appointments to UW Board of Regents]". ''Milwaukee Business Journal'', June 11, 2013.</ref> On December 7, 2017, she announced her immediate retirement from the UW System Board of Regents, stepping down before her term expired in 2020.<ref name="retire">{{cite news |last1=Herzog|first1=Karen|title=Former Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow, 83, retiring from UW System Board of Regents|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2017/12/07/former-lt-gov-margaret-farrow-83-retiring-uw-system-board-regents/932313001/|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=December 7, 2017 |accessdate=December 7, 2017}}</ref>
Margaret Farrow’s public and community work includes:


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Farrow died on March 8, 2022, at the age of 87 at her home in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite news |title=First Female Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin Has Died |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2022-03-08/first-female-lieutenant-governor-of-wisconsin-has-died |access-date=March 8, 2022 |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|agency = [[Associated Press]] |date=March 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.krausefuneralhome.com/obituary/margaret-ann-farrow/ Margaret Ann Farrow] obituary</ref>
League of Women Voters, Wisconsin Women’s Council, University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Sojourner Truth House, Junior Achievement, Elmbrook Memorial Hospital, Aerospace States Association, Glass Ceiling Commission, co-founder of Waukesha County Action Network (WCAN), chair of the Archdiocesan Priest Review Board and chair of the WisconsinEye Board.<ref name=":0" />

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Farrow died on March 8, 2022, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite news |title=First Female Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin Has Died |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2022-03-08/first-female-lieutenant-governor-of-wisconsin-has-died |access-date=March 8, 2022 |publisher=[[U.S. News and World Report]]|agency = [[Associated Press]] |date=March 8, 2022}}</ref>


==See also==
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==External links==
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Margaret Farrow
Member of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents
In office
June 18, 2013 – December 7, 2017
Appointed byScott Walker
Preceded byJudith Crane
42nd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office
May 9, 2001 – January 6, 2003
GovernorScott McCallum
Preceded byScott McCallum
Succeeded byBarbara Lawton
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
January 2, 1989 – May 9, 2001
Preceded bySusan Engeleiter
Succeeded byTed Kanavas
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 99th district
In office
January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1989
Preceded byJohn M. Young
Succeeded byFrank Urban
Personal details
Born
Margaret Ann Nemitz

(1934-11-28)November 28, 1934
Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMarch 8, 2022(2022-03-08) (aged 87)
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJohn Farrow
ChildrenPaul Farrow
ProfessionTeacher, realtor

Margaret Ann Farrow (née Nemitz; November 28, 1934 – March 8, 2022) was an American Republican politician from Wisconsin. She was the 42nd lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and the first woman to hold that office. She previously served twelve years in the Wisconsin Senate and two years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Later in life, she also served as a member of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.

Her son, Paul Farrow, also served in the state legislature and is county executive of Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Early and personal life

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Farrow was born and raised in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of William Nemitz, who worked at Snap-On Tool Corporation, and Margaret (née Horan) who was a corporate executive assistant. She attended St. Catherine's High School in Racine.[1][2] She then attended Rosary College in River Forest, Illinois, for one year before receiving her B.A. from Marquette University.[3][4] Farrow was married and had five children.[1]

Career

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Elected office (1971–2003)

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Farrow served on the Elm Grove, Wisconsin Board of Appeals from 1971 to 1974 and the Village Board from 1976 to 1987, spending the last five years of her tenure as president. After her time with the Village Board, Farrow was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, and later the Wisconsin State Senate, from a district comprising most of Waukesha County, Wisconsin.[5][6] The first female lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, Farrow was appointed to the position after then-Lieutenant Governor Scott McCallum was elevated to the office of governor upon the departure of Gov. Tommy Thompson to join the administration of George W. Bush in January 2001.[7]

As Lieutenant Governor, she served as chair of the Governor's Work-Based Learning Board, co-chair of the Governor's Task Force on Invasive Species, and chair of the Wisconsin's Women's Council. 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.[8] Farrow also served on the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail.[9]

McCallum and Farrow ran for a full four-year term in 2002, but their Republican ticket lost the race to Democrat Jim Doyle.[10][11]

Post-Lieutenant Governor

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Farrow was publicly touted by Mark Neumann as the best candidate to take on Democrat Russ Feingold in 2004. Without putting her name forward for consideration, she won a straw poll at the 2003 Republican State Convention.[12] During the 2008 campaign, she was a member of the "Palin Truth Squad" for the McCain Campaign.[13]

She was chair of the board of directors of WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, Inc., which produces the Wisconsin equivalent of C-SPAN.[14] In 2010, WCAN (Waukesha County Action Network), the advocacy organization 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. Farrow also served on the Board of Directors as well as the Policy Board of the Waukesha County Business Alliance.[15]

In 2013, she became the inaugural winner of the annual Margaret Thatcher Award, which honored her contributions, courage, and leadership as one of "Wisconsin's Iron Ladies".[16]

Farrow later resided in Pewaukee, Wisconsin with her husband. Her son Paul Farrow was elected Waukesha County Executive in 2015[17] and previously served in both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature.[18] In 2013, she was appointed by Governor Scott Walker to serve on the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.[19] On December 7, 2017, she announced her immediate retirement from the UW System Board of Regents, stepping down before her term expired in 2020.[20]

Farrow died on March 8, 2022, at the age of 87 at her home in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.[21][22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Krause, Marilyn (March 9, 2022). "Frontlines: An unwavering trailblazer". Diggings. Fall 2019 – via Badger Institute.
  2. ^ Spencer, Samantha (March 9, 2022). "Former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow passes away". Blasting News. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "Margaret A. Farrow – University Honors – Marquette University". www.marquette.edu. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Farrow, Margaret A. 1934". Wisconsinhistory.org. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "The State: The state of Wisconsin 1987–1988 blue book: Biographies and pictures". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Margaret Farrow". Wisconsin Public Radio. August 27, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Margaret Farrow". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "UW-Platteville welcomes UW System Board of Regents member Farrow". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  9. ^ The State of Wisconsin Blue Book | Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Passenger Rail. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales. 1999. p. 296. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "CNN.com – Doyle wins Wisconsin governor's race – Nov. 6, 2002". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "James Doyle (Wisconsin) – Ballotpedia". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  12. ^ Ruth Conniff. "July 4, 2003: The Patriot". The Isthmus, October 13, 2011. Accessed February 9, 2015.
  13. ^ Associated Press: Madison / Farrow named to 'Palin Truth Squad'. September 10, 2008.
  14. ^ "Board of Directors". wiseye.org. WisconsinEye. July 5, 2017. Archived from the original (web.archive.org) on July 5, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "Waukesha County Business Alliance Board of Directors | 2010–2011 Board of Directors". waukesha.org. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  16. ^ "Margaret Farrow Named Winner of Margaret Thatcher Award". Right Wisconsin. September 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  17. ^ Behm, Dan (April 7, 2015). "Election 2015: Farrow elected Waukesha County exec; incumbent judge ousted". Milwaukee Sentinel Journal. www.jsonline.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  18. ^ Jesse Garza (November 2, 2010). "Farrow wins in 98th Assembly District". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  19. ^ Wendy Strong. "Farrow among Walker appointments to UW Board of Regents". Milwaukee Business Journal, June 11, 2013.
  20. ^ Herzog, Karen (December 7, 2017). "Former Lt. Gov. Margaret Farrow, 83, retiring from UW System Board of Regents". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  21. ^ "First Female Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin Has Died". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  22. ^ Margaret Ann Farrow obituary
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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
2002 		Succeeded by
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 99th district
1986 – 1989 		Succeeded by
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 33rd district
1989 – 2001 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
2001 – 2003 		Succeeded by
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