Uppity Wisconsin

Breaking - State Rep. Pedro Colón Beats Ballot Nomination Challenge In Unanimous Win

Wed, 07/16/2008 - 11:32am | GlobalGirl

Update: Esperanza Unida's - whose chair and atty tried to remove two opponents from the ballot - payroll problems continue under Miranda's administration

The Government Accountability Board (GAB) has unanimously affirmed the candidacy of progressive state Rep. Pedro Colón (D-Milwaukee), rejecting a bad-faith attempt to remove Colón from the ballot from his opponent, Laura Manriquez.

Yah!

Pedro Colon Is Truly a Citizen’s Representative

Mon, 09/17/2007 - 3:12pm | mal contends

State Representative Pedro Colon kicked off his campaign for Milwaukee City Attorney “from the same southside community center where he learned to box as a young man.”

I was very happy to read this.

I don’t care for most elected officials. Most seem to be out for themselves; the same with most prosecutors and, frankly, with most people in government generally. They forget the service in public service.

But Pedro Colon is different; he’s one of those people who actually believe in public service in the great tradition of “Fighting Bob,” Robert M. La Follette Sr.

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