Category: Milwaukee Politics

Evan Goyke has served as a public defender and Wisconsin assembly man. He has the experience and demeanor required to right the ship that is the City Attorney’s office. The incumbent has created a total shambles in the office, driving out competent experienced attorneys, a bit of cronyism, rumors of…

David Crowley is just completing his first term as Milwaukee County Executive. As a life long county resident he is very familiar with the issues facing the county, the cities within the county, and the region in general. Before being elected County Exec, Crowley served in the Wisconsin State Assembly…

Cavalier (Chevy) Johnson was elected Mayor of Milwaukee in a special election a few years ago to replace Mayor Tom Barrett who had been tapped by President Biden to be the ambassador to Luxembourg. I have known Chevy since 2011 as we met at Democratic Party functions and I donated…

Since I am on most of the state and local Democratic mailings lists, it should come as no surprise that this past week I got an invite to a ‘birthday party’ fundraiser for US Representative Gwen Moore. I have addressed this issue before, in November of 2020 in fact, when…

Everyone including Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) admit that the state revenue sharing formula isn’t working. I discussed this a bit a few weeks ago. Milwaukee now has a new generation of leadership and they don’t have the divisive political baggage of their predecessors. So Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson…

Following a Milwaukee Bucks NBA playoff game in Milwaukee, 21 people were shot and injured in three separate shooting incidents near the basketball arena and the neighboring entertainment district. This made big noise in Milwaukee and would have reached the national news as well, except, the Buffalo shootings that killed…

from Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s Twitter feed this evening: Bring it on!!! I’ll host!!

Former City of Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan evacuated the city after retiring from the Common Council. He moved to Greenfield WI. But ever the opportunist, when there was the open mayoral seat to run for, he found his way back to Milwaukee just in time to have his hat handed…

I have posted a number of long form campaign finance reform blogs in the past. Here’s an oldie from 2015 and an update from 2019. But as we roll into the 2022 mid-terms, here’s the short form. The only people who can contribute to a campaign are those who are…