Milwaukee Democrats Hold Gala
Gathering together in a jubilant spirit that may foreshadow election night celebrations, 400 members of the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County assembled at the Italian Community Center at 4 p.m. Sunday for its annual gala event, hosted by party chair Brett Timmerman.
Timmerman was chosen as last year’s Democrat of the Year, the group’s highest honor. As chair this year, he plans to:
- Move the party’s office from Bay View to “the heart of the Latino neighborhood.”
- Open a second location on the North Side.
- Hire a full-time staff member to take the pressure off volunteers.
The first two items are a concerted effort to increase voter participation in these majority-minority neighborhoods. The Latino Organizing Project data indicates that if turnout there could keep pace with voting elsewhere, Milwaukee’s votes could easily lead to victory for statewide candidates. The votes are there; they just aren’t cast, is the reasoning. This leads to Timmerman’s other imperative:
- Relationship Building,
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