Marvin Pratt

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"The RPP certification is designed to promote the use of city residents as part of a contractor’s or developer's workforce on certain city-funded construction and private development projects.  Contractors bidding on public works projects and development projects financed with public tax dollars must hire a percentage of RPP-certified City of Milwaukee residents to work on these projects." [4]

This program is still in effect today, and has been expanded to include private businesses.[ citation needed ]

In 2000, Pratt was elected the president of the Common Council: "...he was motivated to run after seeing so many vacant boarded up houses never changing in Milwaukee neighborhoods. The city was divided and the city workforce and federal departments didn't represent Milwaukee's population." [5]

When mayor John Norquist stepped down in 2004 three months before his term expired, Pratt became acting mayor. He was the first African-American to act as mayor of Milwaukee. Pratt ran in a primary election for the mayoral seat and finished first from a field of thirteen candidates during the primary. He lost his bid to Tom Barrett in the 2004 general election. [6]

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Pratt (left) with Lee Holloway in 2011

On February 4, 2011, Pratt was sworn in as interim Milwaukee County Executive. Appointed by County Board Chairman Lee Holloway, he filled the unexpired term of former Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, who was elected governor of Wisconsin, until the special Spring Election held on April 5, 2011. Upon being sworn in, Pratt became the first person to have acted as both Milwaukee Mayor and Milwaukee County Executive.[ citation needed ]

On April 5, 2011, Chris Abele defeated Republican challenger Jeff Stone, capturing over 61% of the vote and succeeded Pratt to serve out the remainder of then-County Executive Scott Walker's original term. [7]

Personal life

In October 2015, the Milwaukee Public School Board passed a resolution to rename Silver Spring Elementary after Pratt. [8] On July 15, 2016, the school was officially renamed Marvin E. Pratt Elementary School. [8]

Electoral history

See also

References

  1. "The Honorable Marvin Pratt | The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.org. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  2. "Journey from N. 3rd St. to King Drive was not a smooth ride". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  3. "Special Report: Residents Preference Program a promise unfulfilled | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service". milwaukeenns.org. October 24, 2016. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  4. "RPP". city.milwaukee.gov. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. Teich, Mitch. "Lessons On Service from Four Milwaukee Common Council Presidents". Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  6. Masse, Ryan. "Milwaukee mayor race reveals city's racial divide" Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , Badger Herald April 19, 2004; updated January 12, 2007
  7. Schultze, Steve (April 6, 2011). Abele defeats Stone for Milwaukee County executive. Journal Sentinel, April 6, 2011. Retrieved from http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/119299589.html Archived April 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine .
  8. 1 2 Tanzilo, Bobby (July 13, 2016). "MPS christens Marvin Pratt Elementary School on Friday". OnMilwaukee.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
Marvin Pratt
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Pratt in 2017
Interim Milwaukee County Executive
In office
February 4, 2011 April 25, 2011
Preceded by Mayor of Milwaukee
2004 (acting mayor)
Succeeded by