Tag: Kelda Roys

It’s no wonder Kelda Roys’ campaign has gotten so negative over the past week… State Representative Mark Pocan’s campaign to represent the 2nd Congressional District raised $250,000 in the last full quarter before the August 14th primary, out-pacing the nearest opponent, Kelda Helen Roys, whose campaign raised $128,000. Pocan accepted…

Kelda Roys comes under fire again, this time on LGBT issues. Democrat Tammy Baldwin raises $2.2 million for U.S. Senate campaign, outraising all her Republican opponents combined. Democratic Senator Al Franken keep comedy in check – most of the time. The rising price of a seat in the House of…

What follows is an open letter from yours truly to Rick Coelho, the campaign manager for Kelda Roys’ Congressional campaign. Dear Rick: I understand you’re a really busy guy, what with the Congressional campaign you’re managing for Kelda Roys, but I wanted to take a minute to share some thoughts…

On Monday Democratic State Rep. and 2nd District Congressional candidate Mark Pocan released his campaign’s first TV ad, titled “Lessons.” In a press release announcing the release of the ad, Rep. Pocan issued the following statement. “My mom and dad were small business owners, and they taught me the value…

This morning Democratic State Rep. Kelda Helen Roys held the first official press conference of her campaign for Congress to outline her tax reform plans. Here’s the details: Roys focused on three elements of tax reform that will move us towards a 21st century tax policy – one that works…

As first reported on WTDY’s “Sly In The Morning” on June 22, progressive Democrat Kelda Roys, who’s running to replace Rep. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin’s second Congressional district, attended a fundraiser in New York City on June 21. Notable about the fundraiser is that it was held at the offices…

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, it appears 98 state legislators – 60 Republicans, 37 Democrats and 1 independent – will be attending Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s “brat summit” tomorrow. According to Gov. Walker, he really REALLY wants to be all bipartisan and stuff, despite the fact that he’s never…

From Playground Politics: Democrats need to spend more time cultivating future leaders in the legislature and less time turning the place over to retreads like Peter Barca, Fred Kessler, Jim Holperin, and Tim Cullen. Now Joe Wineke may well be on his way back, which would be a huge benefit…

Earlier today EMILY’s List, the largest organization dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women, announced it has fully endorsed the campaign of Democratic State Rep. Kelda Roys, who is hoping to win the U.S. House of Representatives seat currently held Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin’s second Congressional district. “Kelda knows…

Earlier today Democratic State Rep. Kelda Roys sent letters to the three other Democratic candidates in the race to replace Rep. Tammy Baldwin in the 2nd Congressional District proposing a series of 7 debates to be held across the district from late June through early August. In her press release,…