The tilts the political makeup of the 22nd Assembly District from purple to red, leading incumbent to announce Monday she will run for the new 10th Assembly District representing Shorewood and part of Milwaukee.
After two terms serving North Shore communities in the state Assembly, Pasch said if she wins the election she would move to Milwaukee or Shorewood. That 10th District seat is held by Milwaukee Democratic Rep. Elizabeth Coggs, who is believed to be running for state Senate. Kristopher Rowe, the organizer of the , has his intentions to run for that Assembly seat.
Pasch said she talked with Rowe about the seat a while ago, but she wanted to wait to see if the redistricting plan would withstand legal challenges. She said Coggs' decision to run for Senate also motivated her to run. Patch has not verified with Coggs that she plans to run for Senate.
Calling the redistricting plan "unconstitutional, secretive, and highly partisan," Pasch said it would have been impossible for her to remain in the 22nd District, which now stretches into Republican-heavy Waukesha and Washington counties. Her current district includes Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Fox Point and River Hills. Whitefish Bay, Fox Point, and Bayside are now included in Assembly District 23, which is currently represented by Republican Rep. Jim Ott.
"The Republicans’ redistricting plan is one of the most revolting instances of a session full of partisan power grabs and extreme overreaches," she said. "They severely fractured communities of interest in the Milwaukee area and redrew my current district a great distance from the Milwaukee communities I have had the honor to represent.”
A Milwaukee native and a graduate of Milwaukee Public Schools, Pasch said she has worked on Milwaukee issues since she was elected in 2008. In her first term, she authored and co-sponsored bills relating to infant mortality and access to health care and mental health services. In the last session, she worked on creating transitional jobs, Medicare access and a bill removing the civil statute of limitations in sex assault and rape cases involving children.
She said she will be a strong voice for Milwaukee, a voice she said she has demonstrated in her role as the Assistant Assembly Democratic Leader and chair of the Milwaukee Democratic Legislative Caucus.
"I know Milwaukee and Shorewood very well," she said. "I've been working on Milwaukee issues, such as health care access, decreasing incarceration rates, strengthening education and creating family-sustaining jobs."
(This story was updated at 11:37 a.m. Tuesday.)
Given her relative silence of late, Hoffa wasn't even aware that she still lived in Wisconsin, let alone the 10th District. Oh wait, what's that - she doesn't actually live in the 10th District? Well, details never did matter much to Democrats, did they?
You don't have a clue what true solidarity is, so Hoffa suggests discontinuing the use of that word until you get a clue!
You should toss your hat into this race - you'd make a much more formidable candidate than Pasch, and you're actually from the District!
@Keith - Less than two months until Walker wipes the floor with the Dems yet again and Hoffa will be collecting $50 from you! I hope you're thinking about where you'd like to meet up to present Hoffa with his winnings ;-)
WisPolitics, where she posts routinely. But Hoffa would rather cry and say she has been silent. ........... James R Hoffa 10:13 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012 And once again, Pasch emerges from relative obscurity when she smells blood in the water. Is anyone honestly surprised by this? Given her relative silence of late, Hoffa wasn't even aware that she still lived in Wisconsin, let alone the 10th District. Oh wait, what's that - she doesn't actually live in the 10th District? Well, details never did matter much to Democrats, did they?
................... James R Hoffa 10:16 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012 @morninmist - You don't have a clue what true solidarity is, so Hoffa suggests discontinuing the use of that word until you get a clue!
Bob, I'll say something so you can say something. You are so thin skinned you must be saving money on X-Rays.
So, really, she either has the choice of moving to Menomonee Falls to stay in the 22nd, stay in WFB and run in a different district or move to Shorewood/Milwaukee and represent the 10th.
Looks like a carpetbagger, smells like a carpetbagger, sounds like a carpetbagger = must be a carpetbagger!
While your comparison of Walker to Nixon is in deed flattering, as I truly LOVED Nixon, I'm not quite sure that linking to a propagandist presentation is going to get you anywhere with this crowd. Don't you have some original material to offer us? Oh, that's right, I forgot that you guys on the left are totally into the whole lemming mentality. I guess that this is just your own special way of participating in a 'human megaphone,' isn't it?
I love Fowler! He was a guest lecturer in one of my philosophy classes. He took on the persona of Nietzsche for an entire 1 1/2 hour class period and took on people that tried to question his idea of "the overman."
Here is a beautiful pic of Solidarity. Enjoy We Are Wisconsin @WeRWisconsin Solidarity! RT @afscme31: 3,000+ said no to @GovWalker in Springfield today! #WIunion #recallwalker http://pic.twitter.com/oXTSHjsE #Wirecall https://twitter.com/#!/afscme31/status/192289622926176256/photo/1
What's the deal with nearly all wearing orange? And what the heck are those orange noodle looking things that they're all holding. Was the orange apparel and noodles all made in the USA by union labor? Wanna bet that a majority probably either rode or drove in non-union built vehicles to this event? Not to mention that many probably still use Verizon cellular phone services and shop at WalMart on a regular basis. Solidarity my BUTT! Try again!
You will grant that privilege, won't you, since you feel so keen on yourself?
Must be the economy.
Jim Sensenbrenner lives in the Falls and comes home every weekend. The amount of townhalls that he holds in his district are legendary.
Most know the significance of wearing orange. I bet even you or your sidekick Hoffa can remember--give it a try. ...................... James R Hoffa 5:15 pm on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 @morninmist - What's the deal with nearly all wearing orange?......