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Wisconsin State Assembly

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Election Preview: Wisconsin 10th State Assembly District

Democrat Sandy Pasch is unopposed in general election for newly drawn Assembly seat

Incumbent Democrat Sandy Pasch is facing no opposition in her bid for the 10th State Assembly District seat on the Nov. 6 ballot. Pasch has served in the State Assembly since 2009, in the 22nd District. She is currently Assistant Assembly Democratic Leader and chair of the Milwaukee Democratic Legislative Caucus. She is a nurse. Pasch defeated several other Democratic candidates in the primary for the 10th District seat, which was vacated by state Rep. Elizabeth Coggs, who decided to run for State Senate. Pasch ran for the 10th District after Republicans changed her old district's boundaries, making it more conservative. Pasch previously lost a heated recall battle against State Sen. Alberta Darling. The 10th District's new boundaries came…

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Primary Election Preview: Wisconsin State Assembly, 10th District and State Rep. Sandy Pasch Wins 10th Assembly District Seat

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

New District Lines Spark Contentious 10th Assembly District Race

With no Republican candidate on the ticket, four Democrats are vying for the newly shaped state Assembly seat representing Shorewood and parts of Milwaukee.

Three of the four candidates for the new 10th Assembly District focused on central-city issues — primarily the economy and poverty — on Monday night at a forum hosted by the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce. Rep. Sandy Pasch of Whitefish Bay, Millie Coby of Shorewood, Ieshuh Griffin of Milwaukee and Harriet Callier of Milwaukee are Democrats vying for the seat held by Rep. Elizabeth Coggs of Milwaukee. Coggs plans to run for her cousin Spencer Coggs’ Senate District 6 seat, and with no Republican on the 10th District ballot, the winner of the Aug. 14 primary earns the seat. Callier did not attend the event at Coffee Makes You Black. The Republican Party’s new state Legislature’s redistricting maps tilted the political makeup of the …

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GOP Redistricting Plan Would Reshape North Shore, Sandy Pasch Will Run for Assembly Seat Representing Shorewood, Milwaukee, and Pasch Weighs Political Options After Redistricting

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CowDung

1:28 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Considering that the village of Shorewood measures about 18 blocks wide and 18 blocks tall, is that 18 blocks really a 'micro-increment'?   more ›

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