Tag: Barbara Lawton

I was talking with Amy this morning about who might be a good candidate to replace Scott Walker and she suggested Barbara Lawton, the Lt. Governor under Jim Doyle.  She was originally slated to run against Walker in 2010 but dropped out of the race citing personal reasons.  I think…

A review of announced WI Gubernatorial candidates use of social media – blogs, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr.

On the Fourth of July, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Governor Jim Doyle and his staff failed to properly account for 145 travel expenses over two years, including a $5,200 business-class flight to Ireland and a $654-a-night stay in a London hotel. What’s more, the MJS reported that nearly three-fourths…

Here’s some baseline polling for the 2010 gubernatorial and senate elections here in Wisconsin, courtesy of Daily Kos: Jim Doyle (D-inc) 48 Scott Walker (R) 36 Undecided 16 Jim Doyle (D-inc) 49 Mark Neumann (R) 35 Undecided 16 Jim Doyle (D-inc) 45 Tommy Thompson (R) 47 Undecided 8 While Gov….

For those of you living in Milwaukee’s southern suburbs, be sure to attend a fundraiser for 21st Assembly District candidate Glen Brower on Wednesday, September 17th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Glen’s special guest will be non other than Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton. The fundraiser will be held at…

Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton will lead Wisconsin’s largest-ever observance of National Depression Screening Day, hosting events in Madison and Green Bay today. She will be joined by representatives of major employers and organizations to announce record-setting participation in employee depression screening. It’s estimated that as many as one million people…

I came across an interesting editorial in the Capital Times about Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton. Before I go any further, I have to admit I hadn’t really done a lot of reading on Lt. Governor Lawton, so I didn’t realize just what an asset she’s been as a part…