Mary Lou Munts

Mary Lou (Rogers) Munts (August 21, 1924 – December 22, 2013) was an American Democratic politician[1] and lawyer from Wisconsin.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Munts graduated from Swarthmore College. She received her masters in economics from the University of Chicago and then her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. From 1973 until 1985, Munts served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from Madison, Wisconsin.[2][3] Munts was instrumental in securing the passage of Wisconsin's Marital Property Act (1986). In 1992, Munts was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board.

In 1984, Munts was appointed to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission and became chairman of the commission in 1986. Munts died on December 22, 2013 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.[4]

Notes
  1. "Political Women: Canned Isn't Enough". York Daily Record. December 7, 1983. p. 7. Retrieved May 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Mary Lou Munts, Wisconsin Historical Society
  3. Mary Lou Munts Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Mary Lou Munts-As A Wisconsin Legislator, Mary Lou Munts was "queen of consensus," Milwaukee Sentinel Journal, Jan Ubelherr, January 9, 2014.


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