Mary Lou Munts


Mary Lou Munts was an American Democratic politician and lawyer from Wisconsin.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Munts graduated from Swarthmore College. She received her masters in economics from the University of Chicago and then her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School. From 1973 until 1985, Munts served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from Madison, Wisconsin. Munts was instrumental in securing the passage of Wisconsin's Marital Property Act. In 1992, Munts was elected to the Common Cause National Governing Board.
In 1984, Munts was appointed to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission and became chairman of the commission in 1986. Munts died on December 22, 2013 in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.