Judy Nerat

Judith Kaczmarczyk Nerat (August 12, 1948 – December 23, 2012)[1] was a Democratic politician and member of the Michigan State House of Representatives.

Nerat was born to Leo and Irene Kaczmarczyk in Daggett, Michigan, located in Menominee County, on August 12, 1948.

Leo Kaczmarczyk was a marine shipyard worker in Marinette, Wisconsin, and a member of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Union.

[2] In August 2009, Nerat was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of cancer which affects plasma cells.

In 2006 she announced her intention to run as a Democrat against incumbent Republican State Representative Tom Casperson in the 108th district in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.