Sandra "Sandy" Pasch (née Kawczynski; born May 19, 1954) is an American nurse and Democratic politician. She served six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (2009–2015), representing north-central Milwaukee County. Background Pasch was born Sandra Kawczynski in Milwaukee, on May 19, 1954. She graduated from Bay View High School in 1972; received a bachelor's degree in nursing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1976; a Master of Science in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing at the University of Rochester in 1981; and a Master of Arts in Bioethics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1999. She worked as an assistant professor at Columbia College of Nursing; as a clinical nurse specialist; and as a community health nurse. Elective office Pasch was elected to the assembly in 2008. After winning a four-way Democratic primary with a narrow plurality, she easily defeated Republican nominee Yash P. Wadhwa by 21,938 to 10,720. She was assigned to the standing committees on public health (serving as vice chair); on corrections and the courts; on criminal justice; on health and healthcare reform; and on housing. In 2009, Pasch's campaign records showed that she received two contributions totaling $125 on February 18, during budget negotiations. This violated a new rule, passed two weeks prior, which restricted lawmakers from soliciting or accepting campaign contributions until the state budget was voted into law. According to Pasch, the date was a typo, and she did not receive any contributions after the budget negotiations began. Sandy Pasch voted to pass the 2009 Wisconsin budget. Pasch voted against censuring State Representative Jeffrey Wood after being arrested for driving while intoxicated and being in possession of THC and drug paraphernalia. Pasch voted against requiring a two-thirds majority in the legislature in order to pass legislation to increase taxes. On May 6, 2011, Pasch announced that she would be running for the Wisconsin State Senate's 8th District against incumbent Republican Alberta Darling, who was the subject of a recall election. She won her primary against a "fake Democrat", Gladys Huber, with over 60% of the votes cast, but lost the general election by an 8% margin. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel PolitiFact rated claims that Pasch made regarding Paul Ryan's budget plan "Pants On Fire", which is its strongest rating for falsehoods, stating that she was "mixing false and ridiculous". PolitiFact rated claims that Pasch made on June 14, 2011, regarding State Sen. Darling's vote on