Tom Ament was Milwaukee County Executive from 1992-2002. He resigned in the wake of an uproar over the approval of significant pension benefit changes. He was succeeded in office by Scott Walker.

Ament was born on November 17th, 1937.

• Murphy’s Law: The Mystery of Sanfelippo’s Taxicab Empire

  Why is Rep. Joe Sanfelippo the registered agent for all of his brother’s many companies? - Apr 30th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy



• Murphy’s Law: Myths About a New NBA Arena

  In their zeal to build new, publicly-funded arena, proponents are misleading the community. - Apr 16th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy



• Murphy’s Law: Why Republicans Are Wrong About Recalls

  The bill to restrict recalls is a naked attempt by political officials to protect their jobs. - Apr 11th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy



• Back in the News: County Backdrops

  Unions have filed suit to protect the infamous backdrops, which made many county employees wealthy. - Apr 4th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy



• Data: Richest Public Pensions in State History

  Here are the backdrop payments received by 1,712 county employees. 255 collected anywhere from $255,000 to $1 million -- plus a monthly pension. - Mar 25th, 2013 by Jeramey Jannene



• Murphy’s Law: Why We Need a Part-Time County Board

  For 125 years, the board was part-time. Then Tom Ament and company nudged it up to full-time. Why? - Jan 9th, 2013 by Bruce Murphy



• Murphy’s Law: The High Cost of the County Board

  We could save millions and improve efficiency by cutting the county board and its huge staff. - Nov 14th, 2012 by Bruce Murphy



• Murphy’s Law: The Mighty County Board

  A doormat a decade ago, the board is now far more powerful -- much to Chris Abele’s chagrin. - Sep 25th, 2012 by Bruce Murphy



• Murphy’s Law: The Anti-Recall Patriots

  Suddenly it’s become patriotic to oppose recalls. Wouldn’t Tom Ament be surprised. - May 14th, 2012 by Bruce Murphy



• Murphy’s Law: Karen Ordinans’ Role in Shaping the Pension Plan

  One of the remarkable stories in local government is the continuing survival of County Board chair Karen Ordinans. - Apr 21st, 2002 by Bruce Murphy



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