Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Abele Elected Milwaukee County Executive

Chris Abele

State Supreme Court race between JoAnne F. Kloppenburg and David T. Prosser Jr. too close to call, most likely a recount.

By H. Nelson Goodson
April 6, 2011

Milwaukee - On Tuesday, Christ Abele, 44, defeated Republican Jeff Stone from Greendale with 134,848 votes, 61% of the total vote in the Milwaukee County. Stone who received 87,913 votes, 39% with 100% of precincts reporting conceded shortly after 10:05 p.m. He was seen as a Governor Scott Walker (R) clone and who supports a similar Arizona anti-immigrant law for Wisconsin. He publically endorsed Walker's budget repair bill and the elimination of bargaining collective rights for most state workers. Stone is currently a State Representative.
Milwaukee County Executive elect Abele supported union bargaining rights, was opposed to a similar Arizona immigration enforcement law for Wisconsin and campaigned for people to work together.
Abele won the special election and will served one year that was left after former Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker left the position to run for Governor. Walker was elected Governor.
The race for State Supreme Court between David T. Prosser Jr., the incumbent since 1998 and challenger JoAnne F. Kloppenburg was too close to call. Most likely a recount will take place.
For most Wisconsin voters, the race focused on the Walker's union busting bill (Act 10), which was signed by Governor Walker. The Act 10 became stalled in a Dane County court, when the process in which it passed was challenged. The case will most likely end up in the State Supreme Court.
Prosser was seen as a Republican conservative and Kloppenburg as non-partisan, according to her campaign. But Republicans have labeled her as a liberal for her judicial philosophy.
Kloppenburg jumped on the lead with 400 votes ahead of Prosser with 7 precincts left to report.
Republican endorsed candidates have paid a heavy price for their support of Walker's initiative to end collective union bargaining rights. With the election results, it looked like a referendum against Governor Walker's union busting bill and serves as a wakeup call for him.
More than 1.6 million demonstrators had gathered in protest against Walker's union busting bill for weeks in Madison. Walker and the Republican controlled legislature ignored them and had also ignored a temperary restraining order to stop implementation of Act 10, They finally complied with the court order, after they were threaten with contempt and fines by Judge Maryann Sumi.
Walker had remained confident that the silent majority around the state was supporting his policies, but as it turned out on Tuesday, they weren't. Walker will face a recall in November, according to recall organizers, Democrats and unions.
State Senator Chris Larson (D) said, the people of Wisconsin have rejected Governor Walker's policies and divisiveness. The Republicans should be paying attention because recalls will continue around the state. State Republican Senator Dan Kapanke was the first one to face a recall, more than 21,000 signatures were filed compared to 15,000 needed for a recall.
Pedro Colón won re-election defeating Christopher R. Lipscomb Sr.

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