Addressing violent crime, car thefts and racial disparities would be some of Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas’s priorities should voters elect him to be Milwaukee’s next mayor. Lucas said he wants to work with community members and get the police
Ieshuh Griffin would address a lack of community resources and opportunities she says is behind much of Milwaukee’s crime problem should she be elected mayor.. To address the city’s crime problem, the Milwaukee activist said she wants to offer additional
Addressing Milwaukee’s budget challenges and public safety concerns along with making sure formerly incarcerated people have resources they need to reenter the community are mayoral candidate Lena Taylor’s main priorities if she becomes the city’s next top leader. The current
Providing strong leadership, addressing public safety issues and improving on Milwaukee’s fiscal challenges would be former Ald. Bob Donovan’s top priorities if he’s elected the city’s next mayor. The 66 year-old who served as alderman for the 8th district on
Milwaukee mayoral candidate Cavalier Johnson was backed by a plurality of likely primary voters in a new poll that Leaders for a Better Community posted on its Facebook page. Forty-one percent of likely primary voters said they plan to support
Lena Taylor in a new ad for her mayoral campaign says her 18 years of experience in public service prepare her best to be the city’s next mayor. The Dem state senator in the ad says she loves Milwaukee and
Mayoral candidate Michael Sampson also in a new $2,000 social media ad campaign airing in the Milwaukee market says he’s ready to “bring an entrepreneurial mindset to city hall.” Sampson, businessman and founder of event planning company Swarmm, in the
Milwaukee mayoral candidate Cavalier Johnson in a new six-figure broadcast, cable and digital ad campaign calls for an end to rising violent crime. Johnson, currently serving as acting mayor of Milwaukee, in the 30-second ad says he has a plan
Milwaukee mayoral candidate Marina Dimitrijevic says she wants to invest in violence prevention, create a universal free driver’s education course and use federal COVID-19 relief dollars to address problems in Milwaukee. The 40-year-old south side alderwoman in a WisPolitics.com interview
Milwaukee mayoral candidate Cavalier Johnson wants to focus on improving economic opportunities for Milwaukee families, which he says would also help address major issues such as violent crime and racial disparities. In a WisPolitics.com interview, Johnson, who was became acting
Businessman Michael Sampson says he would look to Madison leaders for examples of how to increase Milwaukee’s population, businesses and available jobs if he becomes mayor. The 38-year-old owner of event planning company Swarmm in a WisPolitics.com interview said he
The seven candidates running for Milwaukee mayor have been invited to a Feb. 9 debate co-hosted by several media outlets and other organizations. The co-sponsors include: the Pabst Theater Group, the Milwaukee Press Club, WisPolitics.com, the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service,
A new poll in the primary race for Milwaukee mayor conducted by Public Policy Polling found the acting mayor in the lead. The primary is Feb.15. The poll was conducted for Milwaukee Works, a nonprofit policy organization that says it
In the first TV ad of his campaign, Cavalier Johnson says making Milwaukee safer is his No. 1 priority “as your new mayor.” Johnson’s campaign said the ad will run on Milwaukee broadcast TV as well as online. The campaign
Former Assembly candidate Ieshuh Griffin now will appear on the Milwaukee mayoral ballot, but election commissioners denied her challenges to nomination papers for Sen. Lena Taylor and acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson. Griffin is the seventh name added to the ballot
