Wisconsin

Ben Manski, Green candidate for WI legislature, puts ad on TV

By Ross Levin on October 5, 2010 9:54 PM

It’s rare for a third party candidate to get an ad on television, and even rarer for one to do so in a race that’s not for federal or even statewide office. …

Green Ben Manski endorsed by 20 local elected officials in race for state rep

By Ross Levin on September 30, 2010 9:01 PM

An email sent to supporters of Manski, who is running in Wisconsin’s 77th state legislative district:

“Get back in your box!”

That’s what my opponent –the coal lobbyist– is barking at Democrats, these days. …

Green candidate for state rep. in Wisconsin endorsed by former Democratic primary contender and mayor

By Ross Levin on September 25, 2010 12:58 PM

The following is a press release from the Ben Manski for state legislature campaign in Wisconsin:

MADISON – After the September 14th primary, Democratic assembly candidate and former Middleton Mayor Doug Zwank wasted no time announcing his strong support of Ben Manski for Wisconsin’s 77th Assembly District.…

Will Wisconsin voters be ‘partisan or progressive?’ Green Ben Manski hopes for the latter

By Ross Levin on September 20, 2010 8:52 PM

From the Capital Times, via Green Party Watch:

“People are probably telling him they like him and they like his ideas,” says Palmeri, who ran as a Green Party candidate in 2004 for a state Assembly seat in Oshkosh, earning 9 percent of the vote.

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Socialists Hold Organizing Conference

By on September 4, 2010 11:24 AM

Socialist Webzine:

The Socialist Party USA had an excellent National Organizing Conference (NOC) this year in Madison, Wisconsin. The three-day event featured music, speakers and workshops that offered practical skills to enhance our activism.…

Green Party Nominee in Wisconsin Legislative Race Endorsed by Teachers Union

By on August 27, 2010 11:07 AM

Ballot Access News:

Ben Manski, Green Party nominee for Wisconsin’s Assembly, 77th district, was recently endorsed by Madison Teachers, Inc., the union for public school teachers in Madison.…

Socialist Party USA update

By on July 30, 2010 8:49 PM

From City Beat via Third Party and Independent Daily:

OH: City Beat Profiles Dan La Botz, Socialist Party Candidate for US Senate

As Republicans and Tea Party members continue to throw around the term “socialist” as a sort of epithet, LaBotz, a Clifton resident, is one of just three national candidates from the Socialist Party, and the only one running for a Senate seat.…

Wisconsin Democratic Legislator Becomes an Independent, Will Run for Re-Election as an Independent

By on July 24, 2010 5:58 PM

Ballot Access News:

On June 22, Wisconsin Assemblymember Bob Ziegelbauer announced he was leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. He is running for re-election this year as an independent.…

Wisconsin Independent Candidate Files Federal Lawsuit Over Denial of Her Ballot Label

By on July 23, 2010 2:45 PM

Ballot Access News:

On July 22, independent candidate Ieshuh Griffin filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee, over the state elections office refusal to print her partisan label on the November ballot.…

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