Tag: Julie Lassa

According to a press release issued yesterday by Democratic State Sens. Julie Lassa and Chris Larson and State Rep. Sandy Pasch, Republican legislators Paul Farrow and Ed Brooks are prepared to “drop the bomb” on private sector unions in the form of legislation that would allow employers to reduce the…

The “Wisconsin 14” – the 14 Democratic State Senators who fled Wisconsin in order to slow down passage of the budget “repair” bill proposed by Gov. Scott Walker and supported by legislative Republicans – still haven’t returned to Wisconsin, but according to Democratic State Senator Julie Lassa, an agreement could…

This is gonna leave a mark: It’s worth noting Sean Duffy also resigned as Ashland County District Attorney before the end of his term.

The New York Times published a blog that shows two Sean Duffy ads. The one Zach published earlier this week and a counter ad from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. From the blog: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, meanwhile, is trying to use Mr. Duffy’s television fame against him in…

I haven’t spent a lot of time talking about Democratic State Senator Julie Lassa, who’s vying for the 7th Congressional District seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Dave Obey, but she’s got her first ad up, and I figured it was worth taking a look at. Here’s the ad, titled…

6:51 p.m. Jeff Hall just finished speaking….talked about how Tom Barrett has the right message for Wisconsin. Lots of fired up delegates here in the convention hall. Next up is State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass. 6:55 p.m. Dawn Marie Sass speaking now; she’s touting her record. Set a record for…

At the risk of losing my “street cred” as a loyal Democrat, I chuckled when I read this press released issued by the Republican Party of Wisconsin: According to a report from WisPolitics, Rick Fromberg is the frontrunner to become Julie Lassa’s new campaign manager in the race for Wisconsin’s…

Joe Reasbeck is running as a Democrat for the seat currently held by Rep. Dave Obey in the 7th Congressional district. Reasbeck announced his decision to run earlier this week, and while I certainly think primaries are a great idea, I can’t help but wonder why Reasbeck is running as…

State Rep. Annette Polly Williams, who has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 1980, has announced she won’t seek another term in office. I’m a firm believer that the Milwaukee delegation in the State Senate and State Assembly is in need of new leaders with fresh ideas, so hopefully…

Xoff over at Uppity Wisconsin and Mike H over at Letters in Bottles have excellent writeups on the race in the 7th Congressional district. As xoff notes, Democrats are trying hard to hand the Democratic nomination to State Sen. Julie Lassa, and he notes that while we’re not likely to…