Tom Barrett (Wisconsin politician)

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Tom Barrett
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Official ambassadorial portrait, 2022
United States Ambassador to Luxembourg
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 10, 2022
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Barrett in 2009

Mayor Barrett has enacted his vision for a greener Milwaukee through the formation of Milwaukee's Green Team the establishment of Milwaukee's Office of Sustainability. The Office of Sustainability promotes cost-effective environmental sustainability practices that meet Milwaukee's urgent environmental, economic and social needs while enhancing long-term economic growth. He is also one of the region's greatest champions for the Great Lakes and previously served as Co-Chair of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a binational organization of mayors and other local officials that works actively to advance the protection and restoration of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.

Response to the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Barrett took a number of actions. On March 23, 2020, citing concerns of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Barrett sent a letter to Governor Tony Evers, State Senate Majority Leader Scott L. Fitzgerald and Speaker of the State House Robin Vos, requesting that the April 7 elections (including the mayoral election, as well as Wisconsin's presidential primaries and others races) be conducted using mail-in ballots only. [27] Barrett lent his backing to a proposal authored by the Department of City Development under which business improvement districts would be allowed to spend money on assisting companies and property owners hurt by the pandemic without needing Common Council approval. [28] Barrett lobbied the United States Army Corps of Engineers to establish a care facility at the Wisconsin State Fair Park. [29]

Other matters

In April 2009, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle and Mayor Tom Barrett, joined by Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin Elizabeth Burmaster, announced a broad effort improve the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). The announcement followed the completion of a comprehensive independent review of the finances and non-instructional operations of MPS commissioned by the governor and mayor in October 2008. [30]

In 2013, he was one of nine mayors who established July 15 as Social Media Giving Day, encouraging citizens to support charities via social media. [31]

Barrett was an advocate for the construction of The Hop streetcar system. [32]

Mayor Barrett was involved in Milwaukee's successful bid to host the 2020 Democratic National Convention. [33] Before he left the mayor's office, Barrett started the city's bid for the 2024 Republican National Convention. [34] Milwaukee's bid was successful. [35]

U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg

On August 25, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Barrett to serve as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg. [36] [37] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on November 2, 2021. The committee favorably reported the nomination on December 15, 2021. The United States Senate confirmed him on December 16, 2021, by voice vote. [38] He was sworn in by Judge Lynn Adelman in Milwaukee on December 23, 2021, and arrived in Luxembourg on January 28, 2022. [39] On February 10, 2022, he presented his credentials to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg at the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City. [40]

Gubernatorial bids

2002

Barrett decided to run for governor in 2002 when he decided to leave Washington D.C. after nearly a decade of service in the U.S. House of Representatives. He did so as a means spend more time in Milwaukee and Wisconsin with his family. Additionally, Wisconsin had lost a seat after the 2000 Census, and the new map resulted in Barrett's district being merged with the 4th district on the other side of Milwaukee, represented by fellow Democrat Jerry Kleczka. While the merged district retained Kleczka's district number, it was geographically and demographically more Barrett's district. However, Barrett announced his candidacy for governor in 2001, effectively handing the merged 4th to Kleczka. [41]

In a heated Democratic primary, Barrett came in a close second to then-Attorney General Jim Doyle, who went on to win the general election. [42]

2010

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Barrett speaks with a Wisconsin dairy farmer

In August 2009, Doyle announced his decision to not seek reelection to a third term in 2010, leading many to believe Barrett would run for governor. [43] On August 25, a group named "Wisconsin for Tom Barrett" formed, encouraging Barrett to run. [44] On October 26, a website, TomForGovernor.com, was launched after Barbara Lawton, the Lieutenant Governor, backed out. [45] A story in The Politico reported that President Barack Obama's political director Patrick Gaspard met with Barrett on November 4, 2009, amid speculation that the White House wanted him to run for Governor of Wisconsin. [46]

Barrett ended months of speculation by officially announcing on November 15, 2009, that he would enter the race for governor. [47] Barrett's campaign raised more than $750,000 in its first seven weeks. In an e-mail thanking supporters, Barrett said his campaign had more than $1.5 million in the bank, a significant start given that he did not declare candidacy for the Democratic primary until November 15, 2009. [48] Barrett ultimately lost the election to Scott Walker. [49]

2010 election for Governor of Wisconsin [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Walker 1,128,941 52.3
Democratic Tom Barrett1,004,30346.5

2012 recall election

Barrett campaigns alongside former president Bill Clinton in May 2012 Bill Clinton and Tom Barrett react to applause at a rally in Milwaukee. (7316977998).jpg
Barrett campaigns alongside former president Bill Clinton in May 2012

After the contentious collective bargaining dispute, [51] Walker's disapproval ratings varied between 50 and 51%, while his approval ratings varied between 47 and 49% in 2011. [52] [53] In a survey of 768 Wisconsin voters conducted between February 24–27, 2011, during the 2011 Wisconsin budget protests, a poll by Public Policy Polling found that 52% of respondents said they would vote for Barrett if the election had been held then, while 45% said they would vote for Walker. [54] [55] Wisconsin law made Walker eligible for recall beginning January 3, 2012, and the Wisconsin Democratic Party had called it a "priority" to remove him from office, although the signatures on the petitions were not verified.

Barrett ended months of speculation by officially announcing on March 30, 2012, that he would enter the race for governor. [56] The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the Wisconsin Education Association Council, which already supported another Democrat who had announced, had met with Barrett in late December 2011 and tried unsuccessfully to keep him from entering the race. [57] On May 8, Barrett won the Democratic primary for the recall election. [58]

A Marquette Law School Poll released on May 30 (mirroring other polling outlets) had Barrett trailing Walker 52% to 45% among likely voters. The results represent a six-point increase for Walker over Barrett since Marquette's earlier poll in late April. The poll's margin of error for likely voters was plus or minus 4.1 percentage points. [59] Odysseas, a contributor to the progressive blog Daily Kos, had questioned if the Marquette University Law school poll oversampled "right wingers." For example, a poll by Public Policy Polling conducted May 11–13 gave Republicans a 7% edge over Democrats in terms of likely voters, unlikely given Wisconsin voter registration patterns. However, in retrospect the Marquette poll accurately reflected the Wisconsin electorate's vote. [60] [61] However, the same poll showed President Obama holding a lead over Mitt Romney 51–43. On May 21, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel endorsed Scott Walker over Barrett arguing "[there is] no reason to remove Walker from office." The Journal-Sentinel had previously endorsed Walker over Barrett in 2010. [62] Walker defeated Barrett in the June 5 recall election by garnering 53.2%-46.3%, [63] a similar margin to the 2010 election. Walker thus became the first governor in US history to survive a recall election. [58]

2012 recall election for Governor of Wisconsin [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Scott Walker (incumbent) 1,335,585 53.08% −0.79%
Democratic Tom Barrett1,164,48046.28%−0.24%
Independent Hariprasad Trivedi14,4630.57%N/A
n/a Write-ins1,5370.06%+0.06%
Total votes2,516,065 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

Personal life

Barrett and his wife still live in Milwaukee's Washington Heights neighborhood, blocks away from his childhood home, where they raised their four, now adult, children Tommy, Annie, Erin and Kate, who all attended Milwaukee German Immersion School. [5]

2009 Wisconsin State Fair attack

Barrett was the subject of national news headlines when he was attacked outside the Wisconsin State Fair on August 15, 2009, by a man wielding a pipe. Barrett and some family members were leaving the fair when he responded to a woman's cries for help. They encountered a man and a woman in a heated confrontation. While the mayor called the police, the man, 20-year-old Anthony J. Peters, attacked him with a pipe. Barrett was hospitalized after the incident and again later for reconstructive surgery for his hand. [65] Governor Jim Doyle visited Barrett in the hospital the next morning and said he "found him to be in good spirits and looking good considering what happened... The mayor's heroic actions clearly saved a woman and others from harm", Doyle said in a statement. Peters was arrested the next day. [65] Both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden telephoned Barrett in the hospital to inquire as to his condition; Obama told Barrett that he went above the call of duty and said he was proud of Barrett's actions. Barrett's injuries included broken teeth, a permanently damaged hand, as well as blows to the head where he was struck with the pipe. [66] Peters pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison and a further 10 years of supervision. [67]

Electoral history

U.S. House of Representatives

YearWinning candidatePartyPctOpponentPartyPct
1992 Tom Barrett Democratic 57%Donalda Ann Hammersmith Republican 43%
1994 Tom Barrett (inc.)Democratic58%Stephen HollingsheadRepublican42%
1996 Tom Barrett (inc.)Democratic67%Paul D. MelotikRepublican33%
1998 Tom Barrett (inc.)Democratic73%Jack MelvinRepublican27%
2000 Tom Barrett (inc.)Democratic72%Johnathan SmithRepublican28%

Mayor of Milwaukee

Milwaukee Mayoral Election (General Election)
YearWinning candidatePartyPctOpponentPartyPct
2004 Tom BarrettDemocratic54% Marvin Pratt Democratic46%
2008 Tom Barrett (inc.)Democratic79%Andrew Shaw Independent 20%
2012 Tom Barrett (inc.)Democratic70%Edward C. McDonald Independent 29%
2016 Tom Barrett (inc.)Democratic70%Robert Donovan Republican 30%
2020 Tom Barrett (inc.)Democratic63% Lena Taylor Democratic 37%

Gubernatorial bids

2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election (Democratic primary)
Winning candidatePartyPctOpponentPartyPctOpponentPartyPct
Jim Doyle Democratic38%Tom BarrettDemocratic34% Kathleen Falk Democratic27%
Winning candidatePartyPctOpponentPartyPct
Tom BarrettDemocratic91%Tim JohnDemocratic10%
2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election (general election)
Winning candidatePartyPctOpponentPartyPct
Scott Walker Republican52%Tom BarrettDemocratic47%
2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election (Democratic primary)
Winning candidatePartyPctOpponentPartyPct
Tom BarrettDemocratic58% Kathleen Falk Democratic34%
2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election (general election)
Winning candidatePartyPctOpponentPartyPct
Scott Walker (inc.) Republican53%Tom BarrettDemocratic46%

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