Sandy Pasch: “If politicians aren’t responsible to the public, they should go.”

Eugene Kane of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel dissects the nasty racial divisions of the recently concluded primary in the 10th Assembly district, a primary that featured soon-to-be retired Democratic State Rep. Elizabeth Coggs encouraging voters to vote for someone who looked like them, an obvious reference to the fact that…

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Tomorrow is primary day!

Tomorrow is primary day for the fall elections here in Wisconsin, and I’d like to encourage each of you to do your civic duty and cast your votes for the candidates of your choosing. However, if you’re undecided or just plain uncertain of who to cast your vote for, here’s…

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Dent and Coleman Can but Pasch Can’t?

While any number of African American leaders and candidates in Milwaukee have been highly critical of Rep. Sandy Pasch’s (currently representing the 22nd Assembly District) campaign for the Assembly in the predominantly African American 10th Assembly District…there has been stone silence about someone in their local community essentially doing exactly…

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Sandy Pasch announces new wave of endorsements

Earlier today Democratic State Rep. Sandy Pasch, who’s running in the newly-configured 10th Assembly District, announced a spate of new endorsements of her candidacy. Here’s the full list of Pasch endorsers: State Senator Chris Larson State Representative Tamara Grigsby State Representative Jon Richards State Representative Christine Sinicki State Representative JoCasta…

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So who’s really promoting a racial divide in 10th AD race? Hint: it’s not Sandy Pasch.

Earlier today Harriet Callier, one of the four Democratic candidates vying to serve as the next Representative for the 10th Assembly District, issued a press release announcing her withdrawal from that race. In her press release, Callier encouraged her supporters to support Millie Coby and asserted State Rep. Sandy Pasch…

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County Supervisor Nikiya Harris on State Rep. Elizabeth Coggs

From my email this afternoon: Another elected official has questioned Rep. Elizabeth Cogg’s suggestion that African American voters in Milwaukee should “Vote for someone that looks like you.” Milwaukee County Supervisor and State Senatorial Candidate opposing Rep. Coggs, Nikiya Harris emailed this to her friends and supporters: Dividing People by…

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State Rep. Elizabeth Coggs to voters: “vote for someone that looks like you.” (UPDATED)

This is absolute garbage. State Rep. Elizabeth Coggs, the Milwaukee Democrat running in the August primary for state senator, urged a gathering of mostly black voters Saturday to “vote for someone that looks like you.” The remark by Coggs, who is African-American, evoked both cheers and shouts of protest from…

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Pasch reelection campaign announces first wave of endorsements

On Friday Democratic State Rep. Sandy Pasch announced the first wave of endorsements of her re-election campaign in Wisconsin’s new 10th Assembly District. Here’s a list of those endorsements: State Senator Chris Larson State Representative Tamara Grigsby State Representative Jon Richards State Representative Christine Sinicki State Representative JoCasta Zamarripa Milwaukee…

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VIDEO: Darling Voters for Pasch

Earlier today the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America, joined by MoveOn.org, started airing a new ad here in southeastern Wisconsin. The ad highlights one voter who’s voted Republican in the past – having voted for Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, George W. Bush, and Alberta Darling –…

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Just a quick note to all those political candidates out there…

…when choosing a campaign treasurer, it’s probably a good idea to pick someone who isn’t already the treasurer for a third-party political group: Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Treasurer, Jackie Boynton Sandy Pasch for Senate, Treasurer, Jackie Boynton Gah.

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