Mandela Barnes

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Mandela Barnes
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 11th district
In office
January 7, 2013 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by Jason Fields
Succeeded by Jason Fields
Personal details
Born (1986-12-01) December 1, 1986 (age 38)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party Democratic
Residence Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Alma mater Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Occupation State Representative
Religion Christianity

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Jesse Mandela Barnes (born December 1, 1986) is an American far-left communist politician who is the current Lieutenant governor of Wisconsin and the Democrat candidate for the 2022 Wisconsin U.S. Senate election, challenging incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson. He previously served as the state representative for the 11th district from 2013 to 2017.

The first African American to serve as Wisconsin's lieutenant governor, he self-identifies as a progressive and is also affiliated with the Working Families Party, a minor Marxist political party.

Background

Barnes was born in Milwaukee on December 1, 1986,[1] the son of a public school teacher and a United Auto Workers member. He attended Milwaukee Public Schools, including John Marshall High School; and graduated from Alabama A & M University. He worked for various political campaigns, and in the office of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; and eventually became an organizer for M.I.C.A.H., a Milwaukee-based interfaith coalition that advocates social justice.

Assembly race

Barnes' campaign made major issues of Fields' support for the school voucher program, and Fields’ opposition to limiting interest rates charged by payday loan companies, whose charges can exceed a 500% annual percentage rate.[2][3] His win was seen as a loss for the pro-voucher American Federation for Children, which pumped over $100,000 into primaries in greater Milwaukee to support candidates, none of whom won.[4]

He was considered the presumptive winner, since there was no opposition candidate filed against him for the November general election.[5] He received 16,403 votes to 201 scattered votes for others in the November election.[6]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ http://elections.wispolitics.com/2012/08/progressives-pull-off-series-of-wins-in.html
  3. ↑ Marley, Patrick and Alison Bauter. "Longtime state legislators Fields, Krusick lose in primaries" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 15, 2012
  4. ↑ Bauter, Alison. "Mandela Barnes unseats incumbent Jason Fields in District 11" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 14, 2012
  5. ↑ [Richmond, Todd. "13 Wis. incumbents survive legislative primaries" RealClearPolitics August 15, 2012]
  6. ↑ "G.A.B. Canvass Reporting System; County by County Report; 2012 Presidential and General Election" Wisconsin Governmental Accountability Board (Report Generated - 11/21/2012 1:57:46 PM); p. 11

External links

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