Penny Bernard Schaber

Penny was a Progressive Majority endorsed candidate in 2006, when she received 46.8% of the vote against a 10-year incumbent who had never faced a challenger. With the incumbent's unexpected retirement earlier this year, Penny was well positioned to win election to the State Assembly, District 57. Penny works as a physical therapist and has practiced in hospitals, private homes, nursing homes, and currently works in the local schools (an NEA member). Penny is also a former chair of the John Muir Chapter of Sierra Club, where she has worked on conservation issues for more than 20 years. Since the 2006 election, Penny has remained active and has continued to grow the 200-person volunteer army that she built in her first campaign. Penny has completed further campaign training, including graduating from Emerge Wisconsin. Penny won the endorsements of the local firefighters' union, United Steelworkers, the Sierra Club and progressive U.S. Senator Russ Feingold.