CANDIDATES FILE FOR CITY SEATS

Interest High in 1st, 3rd, 6th, 12th Districts
Donovan, Davis Only Incumbents to Get a Free Pass

By Michael Horne

The City of Milwaukee Candidate Filings are before me, and the race is on. Of all elected city officials, only Ald. Bob Donovan of the 8th district and Joe Davis Sr. of the 2nd stand unopposed for re-election.[Davis had two announced opponents who failed to file papers. Ald. Ashanti Hamilton of the 1st district scored 5 opponents. Nine vie for the 3rd district seat vacated by Ald. Mike D'Amato, while a dozen have set their sites on the coveted 6th district seat held by Ald. Michael McGee, who submitted his papers from jail. Rosa Cameron's papers were not accepted since they lacked the minimum submission requirements. What notary would certify any document attesting to the truthfulness of her assertions? Nor was P. Elizabeth Coggs-Jones' name among those in the 6th, although her kin Milele A.Coggs turned in her papers. Ald. James Witkowiak (12th) faces five opponents, including Angel Sanchez, who plays Benjamin Harrison to his Grover Cleveland, being sandwiched as he is between Witkowiak's terms. But Harrison gave it up eventually, as I recollect. Other names you might have heard of include Bradley DeBraska in the 13th, and not a whole lot of others.
Primary Election Day is Tuesday, February 19th, 2008, but Alds. Robert Bauman (4th), James Bohl, Jr. (5th),Robert Puente (9th), the aforementioned Donovan and Council President Willie L. Hines, Jr. (15th) will face the electors on the date of the general election, Tuesday, April 1st, 2007.

People who made a noise about running, got their names in the paper, but did not file papers include Patricia Daugherty-Bergmanis (1st), Morris Allen, Jr. (2nd), Richard L. Michi (2nd), Andrew J. Twist (3rd), Andrew B. Haynes (6th)*, David D. King (6th), Ronald Hunter (12th), Victor Ray (12th), Andrew B. Haynes (15th)*, and Erick Scoglio, who wanted to be your mayor. They have aptly demonstrated that their future obscurity is well deserved.
*Yup. Same guy.
[Again, here are the filings for you to inspect. The yellow names are pending certification. The greenies have been certified, and the whiteys never submitted their papers. Thanks to the efficient City of Milwaukee Election Comminssion for providing this information in a timely fashion and in a coherent format. The County e-mailed me something from December 28th, which certainly will not do! The county has digital problems, which is no surprise when you consider where their digits are usually stuck over there. --Ed.]