MADISON— Today, 27 Madison-area elected officials endorsed Lieutenant GovernorMandela Barnes for the United States Senate.
“I’m so proud to have the strong support of these Madison-area community leaders in our campaign to change the game in the United States Senate,” said Mandela Barnes. “With their help, I know we can beat Ron Johnson and take our message of opportunity for all to Washington, D.C. In the Senate, I will never back down from the challenges we face and will work relentlessly to make Wisconsin a state that does big and bold things again.”
FULL LIST OF MADISON-AREA ELECTED OFFICIALS ENDORSING MANDELA BARNES FOR SENATE:
- Dane County Executive Joe Parisi
- Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell
- Madison Common Council President Syed Abbas
- Madison Alder Brian Benford
- Madison Alder Jael Currie
- Madison Alder Tag Evers
- Madison Alder Yannette Figueroa Cole
- Madison Alder Barbara Harrington-McKinney
- Madison Alder Charles Myadze
- Madison Board of Education President Ali Muldrow
- Madison Board of Education Member Savion Castro
- Madison Board of Education Member Nicki Vander Meulen
- Madison Board of Education Member Ananda Mirilli
- Dane County Supervisor Yogesh Chawla
- Dane County Supervisor Michele Doolan
- Dane County Supervisor Anthony Gray
- Dane County Supervisor Patrick Miles
- Verona Mayor Luke Diaz
- Verona Alder Chad Kemp
- Fitchburg Alder Joe Maldonado
- Monona Alder Kristie Goforth
- McFarland Village President Carolyn Clow
- Middleton-Cross Plains School District school board member Simrnjit Seerha
- Former Fitchburg Mayor Frances Huntley-Cooper
- Former Madison Common Council President Shiva Bidar
- Former Madison Board of Education President Gloria Reyes
- Former Madison Alder Mo Cheeks
The endorsements come as Mandela Barnes continues to build a diverse, statewide coalition to beat Ron Johnson in the opening weeks of his campaign. They join Congresswoman Gwen Moore, over a dozen state legislators throughout the state, mayors from across Wisconsin, Collective PAC, Democracy for America, MoveOn, People for the American Way, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, and the Working Families Party in their endorsement of Barnes. |