Tag: Chris Larson
Chris Larson named Senate Minority Leader
Congratulations to Democratic State Senator Chris Larson, the new Senate Minority Leader! Democrats in the state Senate elected 32-year-old freshman Sen. Chris Larson of Milwaukee as minority leader on Tuesday — a surprise decision that Republicans instantly cheered. Larson was first elected to the Senate in 2010 after beating a…
State Sen. Chris Larson: End the Nightmare Now
October 25, 2012 End the Nightmare Now It’s a scary time of year, isn’t it? I don’t just mean the ghouls and goblins of Halloween. The dire state of public education in Wisconsin is more frightening than any costume you’ll see this weekend. Last week, the Department of Public Instruction…
Time for a Milwaukee County Caucus in Madison!
We all remember Tommy Thompson’s ‘Stick it to ’em’ quote about Milwaukee back in 1995 or more recently Governor Walker’s recall speech ‘We don’t want to be like Milwaukee’. And several of our progressive candidates during the recent state primaries voiced the concern that we weren’t being adequately represented in…
Help Nikiya Harris GOTV tomorrow
From my email inbox… With the primary election next week it is time to pull out all the stops and hit the pavement hard. County Supervisor Nikiya Harris is just days away from clinching the 6 District State Senate seat, and she needs our help to push her across the finish line. …
Chris Larson: Nikiya Harris a “proven leader”
From my email inbox comes this. Who we elect matters. As you know, we won my senate seat by beating an incumbent in a primary election just two years ago. At the time, I took a lot of heat from party insiders and the stagnant powers that fund the status…
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…
Why is Democratic State Rep. Jason Fields taking money from disgraced Republican Scott Jensen?
On Saturday Ed had an excellent writeup about the bevy of challengers to African-American Democratic elected officials in Milwaukee and the negative reaction of at least one of those elected officials (State Rep. Jason Fields) as well Stephanie Findley, the chairperson of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Black Caucus, to…
Chris Larson to hold town hall meeting Thursday, June 28
From my email inbox comes news of an upcoming town hall meeting held by State Sen. Chris Larson. EAST SIDE TOWN HALL MEETING Date: Thursday, June 28 Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: Urban Ecology Center (MAP) 1500 E. Park Place Milwaukee, WI 53211 Topic: Issues important…
Milwaukee Democrats Playing Badly
Many of you probably know that the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has an ongoing conversation on how to select candidates for public office. One group prefers selecting a single Democratic candidate and going all in to support that candidate and avoiding a primary. We saw a bit of this when…
CRG, Grandsons of Liberty attack Chris Larson for trying to be a good dad
On Tuesday, conservative groups Citizens For Republican Responsible Government (CRG) and the GrandSons of Liberty (GoL) issued a joint press release attacking Democratic State Sen. Chris Larson for Larson’s unwillingness to attend Gov. Walker’s “bipartisan” brat and beer summit (or, more fittingly, brats, beer, and bullshit: a festive farce). In…
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