Donna Rozar

Donna M. Rozar
Donna M. Rozar
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the 69th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 4, 2021
Preceded by	Bob Kulp
Member of the Board of Supervisors of Wood County, Wisconsin, from the 2nd district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 2000
Preceded by	Donald Olson
Personal details
Born	Donna Kay Mummau; February 9, 1950 (age 74); Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Grady Edward "Ed" Rozar Jr. (m. 1975; died 1993); Micheal J. Masanz (m. 1997; ann. 2002);
Children	5
Residence(s)	Marshfield, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater	Virginia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing; University of Tennessee (B.S.N.); Viterbo University (M.S.N.);
Profession	nurse, politician
Website	Campaign website;

Donna Mummau Rozar (née Mummau; born February 9, 1950) is an American politician, businesswoman, and nurse. A Republican, she represents the 69th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 69th assembly district comprises most of the city of Marshfield, along with rural eastern Clark County, northwest Wood County, and southwest Marathon County. She was elected in the 2020 general election. Rozar is also a member of the Wood County Board of Supervisors, serving since 2000.

Early life and career

Donna Rozar was born Donna Kay Mummau in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and moved with her parents to Orange County, Virginia, where her father had purchased a farm.^[1] She grew up on the farm and graduated from Orange County High School in 1968.^[2] In 1971, she earned her nursing diploma from the Virginia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, in Lynchburg, Virginia. She then worked a year as an emergency room nurse at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, where she earned her nurse practitioner certificate. For the next five years, she worked as a nurse practitioner at Norfolk General Hospital, where she met her future husband, Dr. Ed Rozar.^[1]^[2] Donna Rozar held a certificate as a nurse practitioner from 1971-1977 in Virginia, and has never held prescriptive authority.^[3] Her nursing license expired in Wisconsin in 2022 and she no longer holds an active nursing license.^[4]

She married Rozar in 1975 in Orange, Virginia,^[5] and moved with him to Knoxville, Tennessee. There she attended the University of Tennessee and earned her bachelor's degree in nursing in 1981. The couple moved frequently, living in Dallas, Texas, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Morgantown, West Virginia, over the next decade, adopting children along the way. They finally moved to Marshfield, Wisconsin, in 1988, where Ed was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1989.^[1] Ed, a cardiothoracic surgeon, chose to retire from his practice to avoid accidentally exposing anyone else to the virus.^[1]

Following Ed's diagnosis, the Rozars appeared on The TODAY Show and Good Morning America to share their story; after Ed's death in 1993, Donna Rozar became a national speaker on AIDS awareness.^[1]

In the 1990s, she also owned and operated Town & Country Ventures LLC, through which she invested in and managed a number of commercial and residential properties.

Political career

Aside from AIDS awareness, Rozar became an outspoken supporter of pro-life causes, which led her into Republican Party politics in Wisconsin in the 1990s.

Rozar first ran for elected office in 1994, when she challenged 20-year incumbent Democratic state representative Donald W. Hasenohrl for his seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Hasenohrl prevailed in the general election, but the margin—667 votes—was his closest contest since 1978.^[6]

Less than four months later, in February 1995, Rozar jumped into another campaign, running in the special election in the 24th State Senate district to replace state senator David Helbach, who resigned unexpectedly at the beginning of the 1995–1996 term.^[7]^[8] Again, Rozar was defeated, taking just 43% of the vote in the May 1995 special election.^[6]

In 1996, Rozar made another attempt at elected office, once again challenging state representative Donald Hasenohrl in the 70th assembly district. In November, Rozar fell short again, this time winning just 39% of the vote.^[9]

After 1996, Rozar took a brief pause from seeking elected office, but remained active politically as an officer in the Republican Party of Wood County and as president of the Marshfield Woman's Club. Additionally, Rozar served on state and local commissions by appointment. Governor Tommy Thompson appointed her to the state Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Geologists, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Land Surveyors in 1996;^[10] the Marshfield City Council appointed her to the local Cable Committee in 1997.^[11] She also became associated with a local organization known as People Interested in Clean Air, which pressed the city of Marshfield for a ban on smoking in restaurants.^[12]

In April 2000, Rozar achieved her first elected office when she was elected to the Wood County Board of Supervisors, though she did not face an opponent in the race.^[13] A month later, at the Republican congressional district caucuses, Rozar was elected as a delegate supporting George W. Bush for the 2000 Republican National Convention.^[14]^[15] Rozar ran for a seat on the Marshfield Common Council in 2001, but fell 100 votes short of her opponent.^[16]

In 2003, the 24th senate district became vacant again when state senator Kevin Shibilski was appointed Secretary of Tourism in the newly inaugurated administration of Governor Jim Doyle.^[17] Rozar again sought the seat, but was once again defeated, this time receiving less than 30% in the April special election.^[18]^[19]

Following her loss in 2003, Rozar returned to nursing full time in 2003, working as a cardiac medical-surgical nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and then at Marshfield Medical Center. She also pursued her master's in nursing from Viterbo University, completing the degree program in 2008.^[2] She served as an instructor at the Marshfield satellite campus of University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, but retired in 2020.^[2]

In 2020, state representative Bob Kulp announced he would not seek another term in the Assembly in 2020.^[20] In April 2020, after winning reelection to her 11th term on the Wood County Board, Rozar announced she would be a candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly in the 69th district.^[21] She faced a crowded Republican primary field, but prevailed over her three opponents with 53% of the primary vote.^[22]^[23]^[24] In the general election she faced Brian Giles, a truck driver and first-time candidate.^[25] In November, she won 65% of the vote and, on her fifth attempt, was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature.^[26]

After the 2024 redistricting, Rozar was drawn out of her 69th Assembly district seat. Under the new plan, she faced an incumbent-vs-incumbent primary election against John Spiros in the new 86th Assembly district. Spiros prevailed in the primary with 43% of the vote, with a third candidate, Trine Spindler, receiving 25%.^[27]

Personal life and family

Donna Kay Mummau took the last name Rozar when she married Dr. Ed Rozar in 1993. Together they adopted five children who are now grown. Ed was a medical doctor and contracted HIV from a patient sometime in the mid 1980s. He died of AIDS-related complications in 1993.^[2]

Donna remarried in December 1997 to Michael J. Masanz, but the marriage was annulled five years later.^[28]^[29]

She is a member of the Wisconsin Nursing Association, the American Nursing Association, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing.^[2]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1994)

Wisconsin Assembly, 70th District Election, 1994^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
General Election, November 8, 1994
	Democratic	Donald W. Hasenohrl (incumbent)	8,193	51.01%
	Republican	Donna M. Rozar	7,526	46.86%
	Constitution	Wayne Wiedeman	341	2.12%
Plurality			667	4.15%
Total votes			16,060	100.0%	-2.77%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Senate (1995)

Wisconsin Senate, 24th District Special Election, 1995^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Special Election, May 2, 1995
	Democratic	Kevin Shibilski	15,923	57.00%
	Republican	Donna M. Rozar	12,011	43.00%
Plurality			3,912	14.00%
Total votes			27,934	100.0%	-44.87%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Assembly (1996)

Wisconsin Assembly, 70th District Election, 1996^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican Primary, September 10, 1996
	Republican	Donna M. Rozar	2,273	63.65%
	Republican	Thomas M. Liebe	1,298	36.35%
Plurality			975	27.30%
Total votes			3,571	100.0%
General Election, November 5, 1996
	Democratic	Donald W. Hasenohrl (incumbent)	12,957	60.96%	+9.94%
	Republican	Donna M. Rozar	8,298	39.04%	−7.82%
Plurality			4,659	21.92%	+17.77%
Total votes			21,255	100.0%	+32.35%
	Democratic hold

Marshfield Common Council (2001)

Marshfield Common Council, 2nd Ward Election, 2001^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
General Election, April 3, 2001
	Nonpartisan	Brad Parks	269	61.42%
	Nonpartisan	Donna M. Rozar	169	38.58%
Plurality			100	22.83%
Total votes			438	100.0%

Wisconsin Senate (2003)

Wisconsin Senate, 24th District Special Election, 2003^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Special Election, April 29, 2003
	Democratic	Julie Lassa	12,787	62.03%
	Republican	Donna M. Rozar	6,118	29.68%
	Independent	Jesse J. Higgins	972	4.72%
	Green	Jo Seiser	720	3.49%
		Scattering	16	0.08%
Plurality			6,669	32.35%
Total votes			20,613	100.0%	-44.87%
	Democratic hold

Wisconsin Assembly (2020)

Wisconsin Assembly, 69th District Election, 2020^[24]^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Republican Primary, August 11, 2020
	Republican	Donna M. Rozar	3,040	52.97%
	Republican	Tim Miller	1,550	27.01%
	Republican	Michael V. Smith	906	15.79%
	Republican	Matthew F. Windheuser	240	4.18%
		Scattering	3	0.05%
Plurality			1,490	25.96%
Total votes			5,739	100.0%
General Election, November 3, 2020
	Republican	Donna M. Rozar	18,568	65.85%	−25.43%
	Democratic	Brian Giles	9,606	34.07%	+25.73%
		Scattering	23	0.08%
Plurality			8,962	31.78%	-51.16%
Total votes			28,197	100.0%	+49.15%
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Scarborough, Mark (October 12, 1996). "Rozar says she offers voters a choice". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "About". Donna Rozar - Wisconsin Assembly. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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^ www.nursys.com https://www.nursys.com/LQC/LQCTerms.aspx. Retrieved 2024-03-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Mummau-Rozar". The Atlanta Constitution. December 15, 1974. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E., eds. (1995). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1995–1996 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 919, 923. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ Mayers, Jeff (February 17, 1995). "Helbach resigns from Senate". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Steffes, Sara (February 25, 1995). "Rozar will seek Senate seat". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 15. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1997). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 901, 905. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ "Rozar appointed to state board". Marshfield News-Herald. July 31, 1998. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pay increases, budget overdraft on Council slate". Marshfield News-Herald. December 9, 1997. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fuelleman, Sarah; Gerretsen, Thom (October 29, 1999). "Smoking ban put out". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Laack, Troy (April 5, 2000). "5 lose Wood County Board seats". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Gerretsen, Thom (May 2, 2000). "Rozar GOP convention delegate". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Scarborough, Mark (August 19, 2000). "Rozar in heart of excitement at GOP convention". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Bowen, Amy E. (April 4, 2001). "Parks, Norberg claim Common Council wins". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Chronis, Paul (December 18, 2002). "Race begins for Shibilski's seat". Stevens Point Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hicks, Allen (January 28, 2003). "Rozar to vie for Senate seat". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Results of Special General Election - 04/29/2003 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 5, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ Schmidt, Mitchell (January 10, 2020). "Democratic Sen. Dave Hansen, GOP Rep. Bob Kulp, announce plans to retire at end of year". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ "Rozar campaign: Announces candidacy for 69th State Assembly District seat". Donna Rozar - Wisconsin Assembly (Press release). April 14, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020 – via Wispolitics.com.
^ Hovorka, Alan (August 4, 2020). "Four Republicans seek nomination in bid to replace state Rep. Bob Kulp in 69th Assembly District". Marshfield News-Herald. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ Hovorka, Alan (August 12, 2020). "Donna Rozar wins 69th Assembly race; Calvin Callahan could succeed Mary Felzkowski in the 35th Assembly District". Stevens Point Journal. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Canvass Results for 2020 Partisan Primary - 8/11/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2020. p. 42. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
^ Siegler, Melissa (September 23, 2020). "69th Assembly District candidates Rozar, Giles discuss COVID-19 response, racial injustice". Marshfield News-Herald. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 24. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
^ "Spiros beats Rozar in 86th AD GOP primary". Wispolitics.com. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ "Masanz/Rozar". Marshfield News-Herald. December 27, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wood County Case Number 2000FA000478 Donna M. Rozar v. Michael J. Masanz". Wisconsin Circuit Court Access. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

External links

Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by Bob Kulp	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 69th district January 4, 2021 – present	Incumbent

[1996bio-1] Scarborough, Mark (October 12, 1996). "Rozar says she offers voters a choice". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[web2020-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "About". Donna Rozar - Wisconsin Assembly. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[3] www.nursys.com https://www.nursys.com/LQC/LQCTerms.aspx. Retrieved 2024-03-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] www.nursys.com https://www.nursys.com/LQC/LQCTerms.aspx. Retrieved 2024-03-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[5] "Mummau-Rozar". The Atlanta Constitution. December 15, 1974. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[1995elex-6] Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E., eds. (1995). "Elections in Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin 1995–1996 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 919, 923. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[7] Mayers, Jeff (February 17, 1995). "Helbach resigns from Senate". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Steffes, Sara (February 25, 1995). "Rozar will seek Senate seat". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 15. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[bb1997-9] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1997). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S. (ed.). State of Wisconsin 1997-1998 Blue Book (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin. pp. 901, 905. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[10] "Rozar appointed to state board". Marshfield News-Herald. July 31, 1998. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Pay increases, budget overdraft on Council slate". Marshfield News-Herald. December 9, 1997. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] Fuelleman, Sarah; Gerretsen, Thom (October 29, 1999). "Smoking ban put out". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] Laack, Troy (April 5, 2000). "5 lose Wood County Board seats". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] Gerretsen, Thom (May 2, 2000). "Rozar GOP convention delegate". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] Scarborough, Mark (August 19, 2000). "Rozar in heart of excitement at GOP convention". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[marsh2001-16] Bowen, Amy E. (April 4, 2001). "Parks, Norberg claim Common Council wins". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[17] Chronis, Paul (December 18, 2002). "Race begins for Shibilski's seat". Stevens Point Journal. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[18] Hicks, Allen (January 28, 2003). "Rozar to vie for Senate seat". Marshfield News-Herald. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[2003spc-19] Results of Special General Election - 04/29/2003 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 5, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[20] Schmidt, Mitchell (January 10, 2020). "Democratic Sen. Dave Hansen, GOP Rep. Bob Kulp, announce plans to retire at end of year". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[21] "Rozar campaign: Announces candidacy for 69th State Assembly District seat". Donna Rozar - Wisconsin Assembly (Press release). April 14, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020 – via Wispolitics.com.

[22] Hovorka, Alan (August 4, 2020). "Four Republicans seek nomination in bid to replace state Rep. Bob Kulp in 69th Assembly District". Marshfield News-Herald. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[23] Hovorka, Alan (August 12, 2020). "Donna Rozar wins 69th Assembly race; Calvin Callahan could succeed Mary Felzkowski in the 35th Assembly District". Stevens Point Journal. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[2020pri-24] Canvass Results for 2020 Partisan Primary - 8/11/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 26, 2020. p. 42. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

[25] Siegler, Melissa (September 23, 2020). "69th Assembly District candidates Rozar, Giles discuss COVID-19 response, racial injustice". Marshfield News-Herald. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[2020gen-26] Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. p. 24. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

[27] "Spiros beats Rozar in 86th AD GOP primary". Wispolitics.com. August 13, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.

[28] "Masanz/Rozar". Marshfield News-Herald. December 27, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[29] "Wood County Case Number 2000FA000478 Donna M. Rozar v. Michael J. Masanz". Wisconsin Circuit Court Access. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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Donna Rozar

Early life and career

Political career

Personal life and family

Electoral history

Wisconsin Assembly (1994)

Wisconsin Senate (1995)

Wisconsin Assembly (1996)

Marshfield Common Council (2001)

Wisconsin Senate (2003)

Wisconsin Assembly (2020)

References

External links

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