edited by: Chris Liebenthal,
Wisconsin Editor
Republican Jim Reseburg of Beloit announced his candidacy for the 45th State Assembly seat today. Reseburg, a former City of Beloit Fire Chief and Beloit Board of Education member, says job creation is his foremost priority. "I want to see the 45th Assembly District fulfill its history and promise of" [...]
Congratulations to Sachin Chheda, who was elected as chair of the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County.
Thanks also to Tyrone Daniels for his candidacy, and to Martha Love for her many years of service. [...] Apparently GOP leaders are circulating a list of ten principles amongst themselves that one must adhere to in order to get party funding for your candidacy. Fail 3 or more of these items: No soup for you. I think it’s fascinating. Here’s the list (with my commentary, natch).
(1) We [...]
In an email this hour from Robert Chappell, former communications director for Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton, we learn that Henry Sanders, Jr. has announced his candidacy for the seat being vacated by Lawton. Sanders previously ran against incumbant State Assembly [...]
I've been asked by some people to write down my thoughts on the WI-08 GOP Primary, but I won't for a while. First off is I don't know if this is all the candidates we are going to see yet. Rumors about a possible candidacy by former Green Bay Mayor' [...]
From my emailbox comes news Greg Kowalski, a blogger and community leader, has announced his candidacy for the 1st District Aldermanic seat in Franklin. Here’s the text of his press release:
COMMUNITY LEADER GREG KOWALSKI JUMPS INTO RACE FOR 1ST DISTRICT ALDERMAN
PROMISES TO MAKE FRANKLIN GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT
(Franklin, WI)—As families [...]
Today is November 16. On this date in 1938 LSD is first synthesized by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.
* MJS: Madison executive makes it official: Will not run for governor
* FOX6: Republican candidate Scott Walker reacts to Barrett's candidacy
* DC:
Posted: Nov. 15, 2009 2:44 p.m.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett made it official Sunday, announcing his candidacy to become Wisconsin’s governor in 2010.
With his family at his side, Barrett stood in front of his west side home and declared, “I’m [...]
Reacting to the news of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s candidacy for governor, Scott Walker said, “Tom Barrett is a nice guy, but in the end he’s spent his entire career in the Legislature, in the Congress and now as mayor raising taxes.”
That’s ironic and more than a little hypocritical [...]
UPDATE Sunday 4pm:For those interested, the Barrett for Governor web site is at [www.barrett4wisconsin.com] I expect it’s in the process of being expanded as we speak.
So at long last, the months of speculation are over and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will be officially announcing his candidacy to become the [...]
