What's on the ballot? - August 18, 2015
August 18, 2015
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| Elections on August 18, 2015 |
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Tim Carpenter and Mark Borkowski are facing off in a nonpartisan special election on August 18 to determine who will fill the seat in Milwaukee's 11th Aldermanic District. The seat was formerly held by Joe Dudzik, who died in a motorcycle accident on May 22, 2015.[1][2]
Carpenter is serving his fourth term as a Democrat in the Wisconsin State Senate. He previously served in the state assembly from 1985 to 2003.[3] Borkowski, who considers himself a conservative, is currently in his sixth term as Milwaukee County Supervisor, serving District 11.[2][4]
The candidates see eye-to-eye on several issues: they both oppose Milwaukee's $124 million streetcar and contend the Bucks arena financing arrangement is a bad deal for taxpayers, believing the city's $47 million part of the arrangement should be amended via legislation.[2]
The two have taken swipes at each other as well. Borkowski has described Carpenter as "tax-and-spend," while Carpenter has criticized Borkowski for his vote on a controversial 2001 pension plan that increased benefits for county employees.[2]
Note: Click on the links below for more details about each race and election results.
Wisconsin
Municipal government
- Special election for District 11 of the Milwaukee Common Council
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ WISN, "Milwaukee alderman killed in crash," May 22, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Mark Borkowski, Tim Carpenter face off Tuesday in aldermanic election," August 16, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Milwaukee County, "Supervisor Mark Borkowski, 11th District," accessed August 18, 2015
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