Wisconsin

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Congressional Delegation 3 State Government 4 Wisconsin Cities & Counties 5 Elections 6 Wisconsin News, Etc 7 Wisconsin Hot-Buttons 8 Political Blogs 9 See also

Introduction

Wisconsin became the 39th state on May 29, 1848. Madison is the state capital and Milwaukee is Wisconsin's largest city.

In the last five presidential contests, Wisconsin has supported the Democrats. Wisconsin was considered a "swing" state during the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, its residents being divided equally between Democrats and Republicans. Al Gore in 2000 won by about 5,700 votes, and John Kerry won by 14,000 in 2004. Republicans are concentrated in the eastern and north-central parts of the state, especially in the suburban counties around Milwaukee.

Congressional Delegation

• Senate
  • Senior Senator: Herb Kohl (D-Milwaukee)
  • Junior Senator: Russ Feingold (D-Middleton)

• House of Representatives
  • WI-01 Rep.: Paul Ryan (R-Janesville)
  • WI-02 Rep.: Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison)
  • WI-03 Rep.: Ron Kind (D)
  • WI-04 Rep.: Gwen S. Moore (D-Milwaukee)
  • WI-05 Rep.: James Sensenbrenner (R-Menomonee Falls)
  • WI-06 Rep.: Tom Petri (R-Fond du Lac)
  • WI-07 Rep.: Dave Obey (D-Wausau)
  • WI-08 Rep.: Steve Kagen (D-Oneida)

• US Congressional Delegations from Wisconsin (Wikipedia)

State Government

• Executive Branch
  • Governor: Jim Doyle (D)
  • Lt.Gov: Barbara Lawton (D)
  • Secretary of State: Doug La Follette (D)
  • Treasurer : Dawn Marie Sass (D)
  • Attorney General: J.B. Van Hollen (R)
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Elizabeth Burmaster (nonpartisan)

• Legislative Branch
  • Wisconsin State Legislature

• Judicial Branch
  • Wisconsin Judiciary

• State Constitution
  • Wisconsin State Constitution

Wisconsin Cities & Counties

• Wisconsin County Selection Map (U.S. Census)
• Counties (National Association of Counties}

Elections

• Wisconsin State Elections Board
• Election Results (Wisconsin State Elections Board)
• 2008 Elections
  • Wisconsin elections, 2008
• 2006 Elections
  • Wisconsin U.S. Senate election, 2006
  • Wisconsin U.S. House election, 2006
  • Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2006
  • Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2006
  • Wisconsin State House elections, 2006
• Wisconsin election results
• see U.S. elections

Wisconsin News, Etc

• Newspapers (NewsLink.org)
• Newspapers and News Media Guide(ABYZ News Links)
• Politicians On The Issues (OnTheIssues.org)

Wisconsin Hot-Buttons

• TABOR--(Taxpayers' Bill of Rights)
• Property Tax Freeze
• Governor's Task Force on Educational Excellence
• Wisconsin Defense of Marriage Amendment referendum

Political Blogs

• Badger Blues
• Blue
• Take
• Doc's Home
• Ed Schultz Show
• E-Pluribus-Unum (Oshkosh)
• Folkbum's rambles and rants
• GarveyBlog (Madison)
• to Midwestern Culture
• Circumstance
• Jef Hall
• Madison: Go West and Turn Left (Madison)
• Mike Plaisted
• Side of My Mouth
• Nation
• Esenberg
• In Effect - politics from Milwaukee
• Thoughtful Conservative
• Watchdog Milwaukee
• Paul Soglin: Waxing America
• The Wheeler Report
• Wisopinion - A collection of editorials from around the state

See also