Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Racine is located 22 miles south of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city had a population of 78,860, making it the fifth-largest city in Wisconsin. Its median home price of $103,625 makes it one of the most affordable cities in Wisconsin to buy a home. In January 2017, it was rated "the most affordable place to live in the world" by the Demographia International Housing Affordability survey.
Bernard John Gehrmann was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Charles Jonas was a Czech journalist, linguist and political activist, who became a Wisconsin journalist and politician.
Cory D. Mason IV is a Democratic Party politician and the Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin. From 2007 to 2018, Mason served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the city of Racine and eastern Racine County.
Kimberly Plache is an American Democratic politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Tom Weatherston is an American industrial engineer and Republican politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 through 2019, representing the northern half of Racine County.
Henry Dorman was an American lawyer and politician. He served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1965 through 1979.
Earl W. Warren was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
James F. Rooney is a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Martin H. Herzog was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1939 to 1940. He was a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party.
Racine County Jane Doe was a young white woman whose body was discovered in 1999 in the town of Raymond, Racine County, Wisconsin. The victim was aged 18 to 35 years at the time of her death, which had occurred after her enduring several weeks of extreme neglect and both physical and sexual abuse. New developments in the case have emerged after her body was exhumed on October 16, 2013. It is not known how successfully these leads have been followed.
John L. Sieb was an American politician and barber.
Joseph C. Hamata was an American businessman and politician.
John T. Dickert is an American Democratic politician and was the 57th mayor of Racine, Wisconsin. He now works as the executive director of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. He was elected mayor in a 2009 special election and was re-elected twice, in 2011 and 2015. He resigned in 2017 to assume his current role.
John Dixon was an American politician and businessman.
P. Walter Petersen was an American businessman, politician and Danish diplomat.
A recall election in the state of Wisconsin is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the eight U.S. Representatives from the state of Wisconsin, one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The Wisconsin Partisan Primary was held on August 14, 2018, with the governor, U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, odd-numbered Wisconsin State Senate seats, and all Wisconsin Assembly seats on the ballot.
Robert Otto Wittke, Jr. is an accountant and Republican politician. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 62nd district, representing the northern half of Racine County.
