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Maurice Cheeks
Maurice "Mo" Cheeks was the District 10 representative on the Madison Common Council in Wisconsin from 2013 to 2019. He did not seek re-election in 2019.
Although common council elections in Madison are officially nonpartisan, Cheeks was endorsed by the Democratic Party of Dane County.[1]
Biography
Cheeks earned a bachelor's degree in business from Eastern Illinois University.[2]
As of his 2017 run for re-election, Cheeks was vice president of business development for the data quality and analytics company MIOsoft. His professional experience included working as the director of the Wisconsin Innovation Network for the Wisconsin Technology Council, the director of sales and outreach for Filament Games, a membership development executive for the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, and a K-12 education sales account executive for Apple.[2]
Cheeks had also served as the technology committee chair for the Badger Rock Middle School planning team, a tutor at Memorial High School, and a member of the boards of directors of the Foundation for Madison's Public Schools, the Wisconsin Progress Institute, the National League of Cities, the Omega School, and the Madison chapter of the New Leaders Council. In 2015, he was named one of In Business magazine's 25 Most Influential People in Greater Madison and Madison365's 28 Most Influential African Americans in Wisconsin.[2][3]
Elections
2017
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held an election for common council on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 3, 2017.
All 20 common council seats were up for election in 2017. Incumbents ran for re-election in 19 of the 20 districts. They were unopposed in 15 of those races. Incumbent Maurice Cheeks defeated Steve Fitzsimmons in the general election for the District 10 seat on the Madison Common Council.[4]
| Madison Common Council, District 10 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Maurice Cheeks Incumbent |
83.82% | 2,864 |
| Steve Fitzsimmons | 16.07% | 549 |
| Write-in votes | 0.12% | 4 |
| Total Votes | 3,417 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election," accessed May 4, 2017 | ||
| Click [show] on the right for information about other elections in which this candidate ran. |
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2015The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on February 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 6, 2015.[5][6] In District 10, incumbent Maurice S. Cheeks ran unopposed.[7] |
Campaign themes
2017
Cheeks' campaign website highlighted the following priorities:
| “ | I'm running to ensure that our City Council continues to be a place dedicated to progressive policies, striving to help those in need, preserving our core public services, protecting our environment, defending civility and decency, and fighting for social justice. As national and state politics try to drive us into the past, I am committed to being your voice as I tirelessly work to ensure that Madison be a model city, where EVERYONE can thrive.[8] | ” |
| —Mo Cheeks' campaign website, (2017)[1] | ||
In a column for The Capital Times, Cheeks wrote:
| “ | Over my past four years on the City Council, I’ve focused on three key strategies I believe are critical to the future of our city:
Having a healthy community relationship with police is vital in a diverse and vibrant city. I believe it must be built with open conversation that fosters improvements. It is detrimental to community policing to create an us-versus-them attitude, which has been the cornerstone of my opponent’s campaign.[8] |
” |
| —Maurice Cheeks[9] | ||
Endorsements
2017
Cheeks received endorsements from the following in 2017:[1]
- The Capital Times
- Wisconsin State Journal[10]
- AFSCME PEOPLE
- Building Trades and Construction Council of South Central Wisconsin
- Democratic Party of Dane County
- Downtown Madison, Inc.
- Fire Fighters Local 311
- Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
- South Central Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
- Teaching Assistants' Association
- U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan
- Wisconsin Rep. Jimmy Anderson
- Wisconsin Rep. Dianne Hesselbein
- Wisconsin Rep. Lisa Subeck
- Wisconsin Rep. Chris Taylor
- Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney
- Dane County Supervisor Carousel Andrea Bayrd
- Dane County Supervisor Jenni Dye
- Madison Alder Shiva Bidar-Sielaff
- Madison Alder Mark Clear
- Madison Alder Denise DeMarb
- Madison Alder Sara Eskrich
- Madison Alder Amanda Hall
- Madison Alder Steve King
- Madison Alder Matthew Phair
- Madison Alder Marsha Rummel
- Madison Alder Zach Wood
- Madison Alder Ledell Zellers
- Former Dane County Supervisor Analiese Eicher
- Former Madison Alder Ken Golden
- Former Madison Alder Gary Poulson
2015
Cheeks received endorsements from the following in 2015:
2013
Cheeks received endorsements from the following in 2013:[13]
- Dane County Democratic Party
- Downtown Madison, Inc.
- Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
External links
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mo Cheeks, "Home," accessed March 31, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 LinkedIn, "Maurice Cheeks," accessed January 30, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison Common Council, "About Alder Cheeks," accessed January 30, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison City Clerk's Office, "Candidate Filings," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison, "Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison, "Campaign Finance and Candidate Information for 2015," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison Elections, "Filings-Spring 2015," accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Maurice Cheeks, District 10," March 26, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Our Endorsements for Madison City Council: Handowski, Wood, Cheeks, Campbell, Carter," March 31, 2017
- ↑ Downtown Madison, Inc. "Candidate Endorsements," March 6, 2015
- ↑ Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, "Chamber Announces Madison Common Council Endorsements," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Forward Lookout, "So Who Won?" April 3, 2013
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