Gwendolynne Sophia Moore is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district since 2005. In 2016,Moore was elected to serve as caucus whip of the Congressional Black Caucus for the 115th United States Congress. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Her district is based in Milwaukee and as a result of the 2011 redistricting also includes some Milwaukee County suburbs:Bayside,Brown Deer,Cudahy,Fox Point,Glendale,St. Francis,South Milwaukee,West Milwaukee,Shorewood,and Whitefish Bay. Moore is the first woman to represent the district and the second woman after Tammy Baldwin and the first African American elected to Congress from Wisconsin.
Lena C. Taylor is an American lawyer,judge,and former politician serving as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County,since January 2024. She previously served 19 years as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 4th State Senate district from 2005 to 2024,and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for one term before that.
George Spencer Coggs is an American public administrator and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He is the current Milwaukee city treasurer,since April 2012,and previously served 10 years in the Wisconsin Senate and 20 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Milwaukee's west side. His uncle,Isaac N. Coggs,and cousin,Elizabeth M. Coggs,also served in the Assembly.
Timothy W. Carpenter is an American Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He has been a member of the Wisconsin Senate for more than 20 years,representing the Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district since 2003. His district comprises much of the south side of the city of Milwaukee. He previously served 18 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1985–2003).
Dawn Marie Sass is an American politician who served as the 33rd State Treasurer of Wisconsin from 2007 to 2011. She was the third female Treasurer in Wisconsin's history.
Barbara L. Toles is an American community organizer and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. She served eight years in the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing Wisconsin's 17th Assembly district from 2004 to 2012.
Sandra Pasch is an American politician and nurse. She served six years in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Democrat (2009–2015),representing north-central Milwaukee County.
Leah Vukmir is an American politician and nurse who served as a member of the Wisconsin Senate. A Republican,she represented Wisconsin's 5th Senate district. She previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly. Vukmir was the Republican nominee in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin,running unsuccessfully against incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin. In March 2019,Vukmir became vice president of state affairs at the National Taxpayers Union.
Christopher J. Larson is an American Democratic politician and a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing southeast Milwaukee County since 2011. He was Senate minority leader from 2013 through 2014,and currently serves as Senate Democratic caucus chair.
Elizabeth Monette "Beth" Coggs is an American community organizer and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. She served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 10th Assembly district from 2011 to 2013. She previously served 12 years on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors,from 1988 to 2010. Both of her parents,Isaac N. Coggs and Marcia P. Coggs,also served in the State Assembly. Her cousin,Spencer Coggs,also served in the Assembly and the Wisconsin Senate.
The 6th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in southeast Wisconsin,the district is entirely contained within central Milwaukee County. It includes parts of north,west,and downtown Milwaukee,and part of eastern Wauwatosa. It contains landmarks such as the Marquette University campus,Fiserv Forum,the Milwaukee Public Museum,historic Holy Cross Cemetery,and the Miller Brewing Company. The 6th Senate district is one of two majority-black Senate districts in Wisconsin.
Marcia Coggs was an American Democratic politician.
LaTonya Johnson is an American activist and Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing the 6th Senate district since 2017. Before her election to the Senate,she served two terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly,and was president of AFSCME Local 502.
The 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to determine the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It occurred concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
David Bowen is an American politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 10th Assembly district from 2015 through 2022. He previously served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.
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.
David C. Crowley is an American politician and the 7th County Executive of Milwaukee County,Wisconsin. He is the first African American to serve as the county's top official,and,at age 33,also the youngest. He previously represented Milwaukee as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,serving from January 2017 until June 2020.
The 2020 Milwaukee mayoral election was held on Tuesday,April 7,2020,concurrent with Wisconsin's Spring general election and presidential preference primary. Incumbent mayor Tom Barrett won his fifth four-year term as mayor of Milwaukee,receiving 62% of the vote against state senator Lena Taylor.
The 2022 Wisconsin fall general election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 8,2022. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election,as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats,and Wisconsin's eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The fall election also filled the seventeen odd-numbered seats in the Wisconsin Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 106th Wisconsin Legislature. The 2022 Wisconsin fall primary was held on August 9,2022.
The 2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election was held on April 5,2022,concurrent with Wisconsin's spring general election,to elect a new mayor of Milwaukee,Wisconsin,following the resignation of mayor Tom Barrett in December 2021. Acting mayor Cavalier Johnson,who had been president of the common council when Barrett resigned,won the election,receiving 71% of the vote and defeating alderman Bob Donovan. Johnson became the first African American elected mayor of Milwaukee.
