Incumbent
Wisconsin Supreme Court winner?
$138.1K
APR 14, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Overview
Current roleJudge
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderFemale
LocationWisconsin
BackgroundJudge
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EducationMount Mary College — B.A. (1986)
Notable personal detailsMaria S. Lazar is a Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge (District II), elected in 2022 after serving as a Waukesha County Circuit Court judge (elected 2015 and 2021). She previously worked as an assistant attorney general for the Wisconsin Department of Justice (2010–2015) and spent years in private practice as a civil litigation attorney. She earned a bachelor's degree from Mount Mary College (1986) and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center (1989).
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Positions
Healthcare
No clear, comprehensive public position on health care system policies (ACA, Medicare for All, public option, privatization) is available in campaign materials or news statements. Reporting and past record show she, as a Wisconsin assistant attorney general, defended state laws that restricted abortion access, but broader health‑policy positions are not articulated.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports maintaining Wisconsin’s current legal framework that allows abortion with a restriction after 20 weeks and emphasizes exceptions for medical emergencies; she says her personal views oppose abortion but that, as a judge, she will follow and not attempt to change the law.
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Public Safety & Guns
The candidate has a record of rulings described as supportive of Second Amendment rights and has been endorsed by law-enforcement groups, and her campaign emphasizes being tough on crime and supporting law-and-order approaches. Her campaign materials focus on judicial impartiality rather than proposing new gun restrictions.
News
Maria Lazar lost the Wisconsin Supreme Court election to Chris Taylor, who won by about 20 points and roughly 60% of the vote. The result expands the court’s liberal majority from 4-3 to 5-2 when Taylor is sworn in. The race drew heavy attention because of its impact on the court’s balance and future rulings on issues like abortion and redistricting.
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