Dan Cody and David Cullen: definitely NOT bffs!

So it looks like Democratic State Rep. David Cullen might be considering a run in Milwaukee County’s 15th supervisory district, a seat currently held by retiring County Supervisor Lynne DeBruin. No doubt Cullen’s decision to consider a run for the County Board is due in large part to Republican redistricting…

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A couple of endorsement-related notes

Just a couple of endorsement-related tidbits that caught my eye: Milwaukee County Supervisor Chris Larson, who’s running to unseat fellow Democrat Jeff Plale in 7th Wisconsin Senate District, received another endorsement of his candidacy by a fellow County Supervisor, with County Supervisor Gerry Broderick endorsing Larson’s candidacy. Broderick’s district includes…

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Sanders wins WisPolitics straw poll at DPW convention

Despite his campaign’s cautious optimism that he’d win the Lt. Governor straw poll conducted by WisPolitics.com at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s 2010 Convention, Democratic Lt. Governor candidate Henry Sanders Jr. won the straw poll by nearly a 2 to 1 margin. State Assembly Majority Leader Tom Nelson finished a…

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News & notes on the Democratic Lt. Governor race

Yesterday I wrote that State Assembly Majority Leader Tom Nelson (D-Kaukauna) is running for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor, and at the time I noted Nelson’s presence (or rumored presence, as it were) in the race had caused Milwaukee Alderman Tony Zielinski to drop out of the race, and…

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Nelson to run for Lt. Governor

As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Assembly Majority Leader Thomas Nelson, a Democrat from Kaukauna, has filed paperwork to get in the race for lieutenant governor. Nelson’s presence in the race (or rumored presence, as of a few days ago) shook up the race, with Milwaukee Alderman Tony Zielinski…

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