Misty Buscher

Misty Buscher (born 1970/1971) is the mayor of Springfield, Illinois, the state capital and seat of Sangamon County. She is the second female mayor in the history of Springfield.

Early life
Buscher was born to Charles and Veronica Tozer in Carrolton, moved to Springfield in 7th grade, graduated from Rochester High School in 1988, and attended Lincoln Land Community College. She worked in the banking industry in Springfield for over 20 years, starting as a bank teller in 1988, and becoming a vice president of Marine Bank. Buscher is married to Mike Buscher, who unsuccessfully ran for Springfield city council in 2007, and is the sister in-law of former Springfield Deputy Chief of Police Cliff Buscher.

Political career
Buscher served two terms as the city treasurer. In her initial run for city treasurer in 2015 Buscher was endorsed by the Sangamon County Democratic Party, though in 2016 she moved from independent to Republican and spoke favorably of Donald Trump's candidacy. In the 2019 city treasurer race Buscher ran successfully against Jennifer Notariano. As treasurer, Buscher clashed with mayor Jim Langfelder over street parking meters.

She defeated incumbent Langfelder in his bid for a third term as mayor.