Susan Lyn "Suzi" Wizowaty (born January 6, 1954) is an American writer and politician from Burlington, Vermont. A Democrat, she was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing the Chittenden-6-5 district in Burlington from 2009 to 2015. First elected in 2008, she did not run for re-election in 2014.
Suzi Wizowaty | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-6-5 district | |
| In office January 2009 – January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Keogh (D) |
| Succeeded by | Mary Sullivan (D) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1954 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Joan Robinson |
| Residence(s) | Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) Goddard College (MA) |
| Profession | Writer |
| Website | suziwizowaty.com |
Biography
editBorn in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wizowaty grew up in Europe, Texas and Connecticut, and graduated with an A.B. in anthropology from Princeton University in 1977 after completing a 91-page long senior thesis titled "Apple Days Delilah: A Justification for Fiction in Anthropology."[1] She then received a M.A. from Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont .. She lived in San Francisco, Chicago, and New Jersey before moving to Burlington in 1985.[2]
Wizowaty has worked as a bookseller, librarian, newspaper reporter and editor, also having experience in the non-profit sector with the Vermont Humanities Council and Vermont Works for Women. A published author, she has written three novels: The Round Barn (Hardscrabble, 2002) A Tour of Evil (Philomel, 2005), and The Return of Jason Green (Fomite, 2014).
In 2008, Wizowaty ran for the Vermont House of Representatives in the two-member Chittenden-3-5 district. She faced two incumbents in the Democratic primary but was the top vote-getter, beating Rep. Johannah Leddy Donovan, who finished in second place and Rep. Bill Keogh, who came third.[3] In the general election held on November 4, the Democratic nominees – Wizowaty and Donovan – ran unopposed. She was re-elected to the House on November 2, 2010. Following redistricting, she was elected to represent the Chittenden 6-5 district in 2012. She did not seek re-election in 2014 and was succeeded by Mary Sullivan.
In 2013, Wizowaty founded the non-profit Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, which she ran for four years before stepping down in July, 2017.
References
edit- ^ Wizowaty, Susan Lyn (1977). Apple Days Delilah: A Justification for Fiction in Anthropology (Thesis). Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Vermont Secretary of State: General Assembly Members, 2009". Retrieved 2008-12-29.
- ^ "No indy for Keogh". The Burlington Free Press. 2008-09-12. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2008-12-29.