Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard | |
|---|---|
| 6th Executive of Dane County, Wisconsin | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jamie Kuhn (interim) Joe Parisi (elected) |
| Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate | |
| In office January 3, 2023 – December 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Janet Bewley |
| Succeeded by | Dianne Hesselbein |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office January 4, 2021 – January 6, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mark F. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Ratcliff |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 48th district | |
| In office January 7, 2013 – January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Samba Baldeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Melissa Kristen Agard March 28, 1969 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Justin Sargent
(m. 1997; div. 2019) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS) |
| Signature | |
| Website | Campaign website |
Melissa Kristen Agard (born March 28, 1969) is an American small business owner and Democratic politician from Madison, Wisconsin. She is the county executive of Dane County, Wisconsin, since November 2024. She previously served four years in the Wisconsin Senate, from 2021 to 2025, and served as minority leader in 2023. Before that, she served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, when she was primarily known by her married name Melissa Sargent.