Mandela Barnes Announces Key Community Endorsements
Key Community Leaders and More Progressive Organizations Endorse New Leadership They Can Count On
MILWAUKEE – Today, Wisconsin State Representative Mandela Barnes (D – Milwaukee) – candidate for the Wisconsin State Senate in the 4th District – announced another round of remarkable endorsements from local community leaders around the 4th Senate District, in addition to more progressive organizations, leading up to the August 9th primary:
Andrew Franklin – Treasurer, Glendale-River Hills School Board
Annie Woodward – Director, Milwaukee School Board
Bryan Kennedy – Mayor, City of Glendale
Fred Kessler – Wisconsin State Representative, 12th Assembly District
Larry Miller – Director and Vice-Chair, Milwaukee School Board
Marcelia Nicholson – Supervisor, Milwaukee County Board
Nik Kovac – Alderman, Milwaukee Common Council
Sandy Pasch, Campaign Treasurer – former State Representative and Assistant Democratic Leader
Sarah Noble, Honorary Campaign Chair – former Managing Director at Reproductive Justice Collective
Vel Phillips – civil rights and community pioneer, former Wisconsin Secretary of State
Reverend Willie Brisco – President, Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998
American Federation of Teachers – Wisconsin
Grassroots Northshore
“I am so proud to have earned the trust and support of so many leaders in our community,” said Rep. Barnes. “Together, we will fight for a better future for Milwaukee by bringing better-paying jobs to our community, raising wages for hardworking families, investing in our public schools, and ending the epidemic of gun violence.”
These endorsements come in addition to the following organizations that the Barnes campaign announced last week:
American Federation of Teachers Local 212
Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association
Service Employees International Union Local 1 Wisconsin
United Automobile Workers Southeastern Wisconsin Area CAP Council
Wisconsin Education Association Council
Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
Wisconsin Jobs Now
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
Wisconsin Working Families Party
Mandela is serving his second term as State Representative for Wisconsin’s 11th Assembly District, which includes the City of Milwaukee’s north side and parts of the City of Glendale. As a community organizer, Mandela has experienced the greatness of the Milwaukee area and also understands its most complex challenges, which has compelled him to run for elected office in the Wisconsin State Legislature.
The primary election for the 4th Senate District is on August 9, 2016.
Mandela Barnes for State Senate
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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