Wisconsin
Related: About this forumWe helped 86 progressive champions organize and run their campaigns, and, last night, 80% of them
won their races.
Both Kenosha and Kaukauna School Boards flipped from conservative to progressive.
Appleton City Council, which had been far too right for far too long, now can boast a progressive majority, including newly elected Sarah Garb and Kyle Lobner.
Claire Zautke, a true progressive champion, was elected to the Milwaukee School Board, unseating a conservative incumbent.
John Strasser, a strong progressive, unseated a 29-year incumbent, the longest on the Madison City Council.
New Mayor Tim Kabat will bring a progressive voice to La Crosse replacing a neo-conservative Scott Walker supporter.
The people of Fond du Lac elected their first LGBT city council member: Dan Manning.
We are excited to have them serving in Wisconsin and cant wait to hear more from them soon!
Here at Wisconsin Progress we are committed to working year-round to build our bench of progressive champions. We are the only organization in the state dedicated to this mission, and our work to support candidates for 2014 begins now!
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msongs
(67,193 posts)msongs
(67,193 posts)midnight
(26,624 posts)progressoid
(49,825 posts)idwiyo
(5,113 posts)siligut
(12,272 posts)Congrats and good work.
ewagner
(18,964 posts)maybe the pendulum is swinging back the other way.
dembotoz
(16,739 posts)tartan2
(314 posts)Your acomplishments give me hope and inspire me to continue working to elect progressives in my state. Keep up the great work.
hue
(4,949 posts)Now lets hope we have this kind of success in the 2014 Fall Elections for the State Legislature and Governor!