WI AFL-CIO: Statement on Joe Biden being elected 46th President of The United States

10 electoral votes of Wisconsin: “Joe Biden has won more votes than any presidential candidate in history, including 60 percent of union households. He has now won the Electoral College, flipping multiple states from Trump, and is the next President of the United States of America. The bedrock of our American democracy is that the voters, not the candidates, get to decide who our next leaders are. Union members voted in historic numbers for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris because they’ll rebuild our American middle class with pro-worker policies like the PRO Act, investments in infrastructure and

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U.S. Rep Moore: Statement on the election of President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris

“I am so thrilled that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the election. The American people had their say. This election reflects the voice of every American voter and was conducted fairly and with transparency. Decency, honesty, integrity, and competency will now be in the White House. And we will end the chapter of the cruel, callous, and corrupt Trump administration. The nightmare is finally over. We are experiencing tough times and are in serious need of national leadership. I am confident that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will lead us through this pandemic and economic recession and will help heal our divided country. I

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Rep. Myers: Rebukes Assembly Speaker’s call for election investigation

MADISON – Representative LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) sharply criticized Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ directive to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections to use their subpoena power to investigate alleged election impropriety in Milwaukee County. Myers stated, “I am dismayed at the statement given by Rep. Vos earlier this evening.  The Wisconsin Elections Commission, and the seventy-two county elections directors and their staffs performed at the highest level possible, ensuring that Wisconsin’s vote tallies were completed with the utmost professionalism and transparency.  While Rep. Vos praised election workers in one breath, his words became a dagger when he suggested that Milwaukee’s central

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Milwaukee DSA: Whether Biden or Trump is decided the winner, we will organize

Milwaukee, WI – Saturday, November 7, 2020, We are still waiting for results of the 2020 Presidential Election. Our Wisconsin votes have been calculated. However Trump may be allowed to challenge the count if his and Biden’s votes are within 1% of each other. Other parts of the nation are still counting. It is clear that things may not be settled even if they have been tallied. What does that mean for Milwaukee? “As residents of Milwaukee and Wisconsinites, we have seen the strength of the opposition to Trump here. The outcome of this election is not surprising to us,

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IBEW Local 494: Working families speak loudly with election of Joe Biden

MILWAUKEE – The following statement was released by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 494 Business Manager Dean A. Warsh in response to Tuesday’s election results: “Voters in Wisconsin spoke loudly and clearly on Tuesday with the election of Joe Biden as our new President, bringing to a close four years of attacks on working families under Donald Trump.” “Voters said we are tired of the assault on our jobs.  We want legislators in Washington, D.C. who will reflect the great potential of our country and work to get things done.” “We are looking forward President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to deliver

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Rep. Myers: Rebukes Assembly Speaker’s call for election investigation

MADISON – Representative LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee) sharply criticized Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ directive to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections to use their subpoena power to investigate alleged election impropriety in Milwaukee County. Myers stated, “I am dismayed at the statement given by Rep. Vos earlier this evening.  The Wisconsin

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IBEW Local 494: Working families speak loudly with election of Joe Biden

MILWAUKEE – The following statement was released by International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 494 Business Manager Dean A. Warsh in response to Tuesday’s election results: “Voters in Wisconsin spoke loudly and clearly on Tuesday with the election of Joe Biden as our new President, bringing to a close four years

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