Tuesday, November 13, 2012
State Rep. Sandy Pasch was re-elected to the post by her colleagues in the Assembly during a Democratic caucus on Tuesday.
Democrat state Rep. Sandy Pasch (D-Shorewood) has been tapped again to serve as assistant minority leader in the state Assembly. “I am honored and privileged to have again earned the support of my colleagues for this important position within our caucus," Pasch said in a statement Tuesday. "I am energized now more than ever to serve our caucus and use our diverse experiences, ideas, and skills to preserve and promote Wisconsin’s core values and priorities." Pasch was re-elected to the post by her colleagues in the Assembly during a Democratic caucus on Tuesday. As assistant minority leader, her job is to help guide the mission and message of Assembly Democrats. Pasch recently won election to the newly drawn 10th Assembly District, which …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
The Democrat from Whitefish Bay beat out three other Democrats to win the primary and the seat; she plans to move to Shorewood or Milwaukee in order to live in the new district.
After a hard-fought race filled with racial overtones and barbs aimed in her direction, Democrat Sandy Pasch will return to the state Assembly next year after defeating three other Democratic challengers in Tuesday's primary election for the newly drawn 10th Assembly District. "They came after her with nasty attack ads, but in true Sandy fashion, she rose above it, and we were able to succeed and we were able to win," said Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee) to the crowd at Pasch's victory party at Art Bar in Riverwest Tuesday night. By 10 p.m., with 17 percent of precincts reporting, Pasch had declared victory. No Republicans ran for the seat, so the Democratic primary winner will take office. Pasch defeated African-American Democratic women…
Monday, July 30, 2012
More than 50 people attended the Grassroots Shorewood forum Monday at the library. The primary election is Aug. 14.
Candidates vying to represent the 10th Assembly District, newly drawn to include Shorewood with neighborhoods in Milwaukee's inner city, spoke passionately Monday night at the Shorewood Public Library about ways to address the needs of two demographically diverse places now politically bound together. "I’m not as familiar with Shorewood as I am with Milwaukee, and if Shorewood was isolated, I wouldn’t really know how to approach you because you all don’t really see the problems that we have," candidate Ieshuh Griffin of Milwaukee said during the forum, organized by Grassroots Shorewood. "I’ve never really seen a boarded up home in Shorewood. I’ve never really seen homeless people in Shorewood. But I understand Shorewood has issues as well…
Bob McBride
10:18 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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