Tag: Julie Meyer

Nearly two weeks after her loss to incumbent Democratic State Rep. Christine Sinicki, Julie Meyer has continued to accuse Sinicki of attacking Meyer and her family, asserting “Rep. Sinicki has continued to punish her primary opponent’s family and supporters. Beyond the restraining order, Rep. Sinicki has also attempted to use…

Yesterday Randy Bryce of the excellent Iron Stache blog posted a piece questioning why Julie Meyer decided to challenge incumbent Democratic State Rep. Christine Sinicki in the 20th Assembly district. In his piece Bryce pointed out the many positive things Rep. Sinicki has done during her time in office, but…

This week the normally progressive Shepherd Express decided to throw their endorsement in the Democratic primary in the 20th Assembly district to Julie Meyer, the challenger to incumbent State Rep. Christine Sinicki. The Shepherd Express’ endorsement is particularly surprising given the fact that it chose to pass on endorsing a…

Julie Meyer, the MPS schoolteacher challenging incumbent State Rep. Christine Sinicki in the Democratic primary in the 20th Assembly district, has tried really really hard to make Rep. Sinicki out to be some anti-public education bogeywoman, despite the fact that Rep. Sinicki has been endorsed by the largest teachers unions…

Julie Meyer, the MPS schoolteacher challenging incumbent State Rep. Christine Sinicki in the Democratic primary in the 20th Assembly district, seems to me to have begun courting the support of conservatives. If I had to guess, I’d say Meyer is seeking the support of conservatives because she knows she’s not…

Julie Meyer, an MPS schoolteacher challenging incumbent State Representative Christine Sinicki in the Democratic primary for the 20th Assembly district, wants voters to believe she’s willing to listen to their viewpoints, even if those viewpoints disagree with Meyer’s. According to Meyer’s website (see below), “We may not always agree, but…

Earlier today, incumbent Democratic State Rep. Christine Sinicki announced on Facebook her campaign had received the endorsement of both the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) and the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC). While neither endorsement is surprising given Rep. Sinicki’s strong support for public educators and the public education system,…

From the files of, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched” comes this gem of a Facebook post from the Facebook page of Julie Meyer, the Democrat challenging incumbent Democratic State Rep. Christine Sinicki in the 20th Assembly district. Meyer’s excitement at being the only candidate on the ballot in…

As I’m sure many of you know, Milwaukee attorney Verona Swanigan is challenging incumbent Democratic District Attorney John Chisholm this fall. Swanigan has been the subject of several articles in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel pointing out her difficulties in a particular case as well as her decision to file eviction…

Yesterday Julie Meyer, a middle school teacher, announced she’s going to be challenging incumbent Democratic State Rep. Christine Sinicki in the 20th Assembly district. Oddly enough, Meyer chose to announce her candidacy at a venue outside the 20th Assembly district (and at a meeting of a governmental body no less),…