Monthly Archives: April 2011

Today is election day, and I humbly ask for your vote, as I seek to serve a second term as your alderman.

That said, no matter who you vote for, I hope you get to the polls today and do your civic duty.

Your vote always counts!

All four of the city’s polling locations are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, and all 4th District residents vote at Rawson Elementary School. Key races, of course, include those for Milwaukee County executive and state Supreme Court.

The race for 1st District alderman is also contested, as incumbent Mike Karbowski faces challengers Craig Maass and Mike Moeller.

Learn more on the city’s website. The Milwaukee County Election Commission also has voting information.

And check back here later tonight for local vote totals and perspective.

See you at the polls!

(You can check out my campaign website at www.brooks4alderman.com. And here is a copy of the document I have been using during my door-to-door campaigning this winter and spring.)

Update: Be sure to weigh in on this issue by voting in the poll question on the right-hand side of this page.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an interesting story about the changing landscape of local politics — or, as the story puts it, how “what was red is now blue, and vice-versa.”

Check out the story here. From it:

In recent decades, the North Shore suburbs that were once bedrock Republican have grown steadily more liberal and Democratic-leaning.

The suburbs in southern Milwaukee County once dominated by blue-collar and union Democrats have grown increasingly Republican.

What was red is now blue, and vice-versa.

That is the case in South Milwaukee.

A chart in the story above shows 61 percent of South Milwaukeeans voted Democratic for governor in 1966. In 2010, that figure stood at 47 percent, a 14-percentage-point swing that is in line with changes in Greenfield, Cudahy, St. Francis, West Allis, Oak Creek and Franklin.

For further proof, consider local results from the spring primary and the November gubernatorial election.

What do you think of this data? Is South Milwaukee blue, red or somewhere in between? My take: We’re purple, somewhere between liberal and conservative, somewhere in the middle, somewhere like where I am.

Post your comments below.

Of course, Tuesday is election day, and I would appreciate your support as I run for a second term as 4th District alderman.

While my race is technically uncontested — only my and David Bartoshevich’s names will appear on the ballot for two seats — there is plenty of intrigue around the Milwaukee County executive and state Supreme Court races. And there is a contested aldermanic race in District 1.

So please do your civic duty and get out and vote. Your vote does make a difference … and you need not look any further than to what’s happening in Madison these days to see why.

Please note that all 4th District residents now vote at Rawson Elementary. Can’t make it to the polls on Tuesday? Residents can actually vote at City Hall during regular business hours through end of day Monday.

To learn more about that and other important election information — including regulations around voter ID — check out the Election Information page on the city’s website. Access a sample District 4 ballot here.

Also, check back to my blog on Tuesday night for complete local election results, and some perspective.

You can learn more about my campaign on my campaign website: www.brooks4alderman.com.