What if tom barrett wins

Barrett's longevity in public office, and his near lock on the mayor's office in recent years, somewhat camouflages a career that has its share of victory and defeat. Barrett first ran for public office in when, at age 28, he lost a bid for the state Assembly.

He ran again two years later and won, staying in the Assembly for two terms. In , he won a special election to the state Senate. In , Barrett ran successfully for Congress in Wisconsin's 5th District, and subsequently was reelected four times. Barrett ran unsuccessfully for Wisconsin governor three times, losing the Democratic primary in to then-Attorney General Jim Doyle and losing to Republican Scott Walker in and again in a recall election.

He had weighed another run against Walker in but decided against it. Barrett has been Milwaukee's mayor since he was elected in , most recently winning another four-year term in against challenger state Sen.

Lena Taylor. Barrett is also eligible for state and federal pensions from his time in Madison and Washington, D. With only a two-year absence from to , Barrett has been continuously in government office since , when he was Norquist exited to become president at the Congress for the New Urbanism in Chicago. But Pratt was defeated in the April spring election by Barrett, who had left Congress two years earlier to make that first run for governor.

Green has held a series of posts in international affairs since then, and is currently president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington. Once Barrett steps down, Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be acting mayor until a special election that under state statute must be held 62 to 77 days after the Milwaukee Common Council calls for a special election to be held, according to the city clerk's office.

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The White House on Wednesday announced its intentions to nominate Barrett, 67, to the position.