Tag: Wisconsin State Assembly
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An Uber driver, a dairy farmer and a therapist walk into the Capitol: Many Wisconsin lawmakers have side gigs
It’s common for legislators, who make about $61,000 a year, to have a second job. The state Senate and Assembly each meet for only part of the year, allowing elected members to seek additional work.
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From one circus to another: Professional clown serving in Wisconsin Legislature
Freshman state Rep. Karen DeSanto spent years traveling the world with the Ringling Brothers. Now she’s representing a rural Wisconsin district in the state Assembly. The two jobs are very different, she says.
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Most expensive race for state Assembly (so far) is in western Wisconsin
Democrats have a serious chance to retake the Legislature’s lower chamber. The state party is using its massive fundraising advantage to boost its veteran Rep. Steve Doyle in the 94th Assembly District.
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Wisconsin’s Full-Time (Lite) Legislature
The Wisconsin State Legislature meets in full just a few days per year, but is considered – and paid like – a full-time legislative body. What’s up with that?
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MILLION DOLLAR CHECKS: Court decisions, law change divert rivers of campaign cash from ultrarich donors to political candidates in Wisconsin
Court decisions, law change create rivers of cash from ultrarich donors to candidates, as long as they flow through the party
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The Moderation Political Party of One
In this time of nasty partisanship, the candidate from The Moderation Party is realistic about his chances of winning a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly next month.
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Six members of Wisconsin State Assembly have declared personal bankruptcy
Thousands of dollars in debts to a Las Vegas resort and casino. Hundreds of thousands in back taxes owed to the state of Wisconsin. And huge credit card debt.
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Wisconsin state Rep. Kooyenga pleaded no contest in 2000 to punching teen
Dale Kooyenga tackled and punched a 17-year-old boy in 2000 during a dispute outside a summer party in Sheboygan. Now a 39-year-old Republican state representative from Brookfield, Kooyenga was 21 at the time police filed a criminal charge of disorderly conduct against him.
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Milwaukee state legislator pleaded guilty to 2nd drunk driving charge in 2014
Fields told police he had “a lot” to drink, according to the report, and officers found an open bottle of vodka in the van. He was later found to have a blood-alcohol level of .305, well over the legal limit of .08.
