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Wisconsin's 6th State Senate District
The 6th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is contained in north-central Milwaukee County. It includes parts of north, west, and downtown Milwaukee, as well as eastern Wauwatosa. It contains landmarks such as the Marquette University campus, Fiserv Forum, the Milwaukee Public Museum, historic Holy Cross Cemetery, and the Miller Brewing Company. Current elected officials La Tonya Johnson is the senator representing the 6th district. Now in her second term, she was first elected in the 2016 general election, after the previous senator, Nikiya Harris Dodd, declined to seek re-election. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 6th Senate district comprises the 16th, 17th, and 18th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 16: Kalan Haywood (D–Milwaukee) * Assembly Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalan Haywood
Kalan Haywood II (born June 5, 1999) is an American politician serving as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He represents Wisconsin's 16th Assembly district, comprising areas of downtown Milwaukee. Born in 1999, Haywood is the youngest person serving in the Wisconsin Assembly and one of the youngest legislators in the country. Early life and education Haywood was born on June 5, 1999, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the Rufus King International High School and is currently attending Cardinal Stritch University to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. Haywood's father, Kalan Haywood Sr., is the founder of a real estate development firm and an influential man in Milwaukee. Career Haywood served as president of the City of Milwaukee Youth Council. He also worked as a non-profit consultant and was a member of the City of Milwaukee Restorative Justice Advisory Committee. Haywood was 19 years old when he won the Democratic primary electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Wisconsin Legislature
The First Wisconsin Legislature convened from June 5, 1848, to August 21, 1848, in regular session. Members of the Assembly and Senate were elected after an election on February 1, 1848, that ratified the proposed state constitution. Major events * May 8, 1848: Nelson Dewey elected Governor of Wisconsin. * May 29, 1848: Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th State. * June 7, 1848: Inauguration of Nelson Dewey as the first Governor of Wisconsin. * June 8, 1848: The Wisconsin Legislature, in joint session, elected Henry Dodge and Isaac P. Walker as United States Senators. * November 7, 1848: Zachary Taylor elected President of the United States. Wisconsin's electoral votes went to his opponent, Lewis Cass. Major legislation * June 21, 1848: Joint resolution relative to free territory1848 Joint Resolutions p.285* June 21, 1848: Act concerning the Attorney General1848 Acts pp.10-11* June 29, 1848: Act to prescribe the duties of the State Treasurer1848 Acts pp.13-15* June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party in the United States during the middle of the 19th century. Alongside the slightly larger Democratic Party, it was one of the two major parties in the United States between the late 1830s and the early 1850s as part of the Second Party System. Four presidents were affiliated with the Whig Party for at least part of their terms. Other prominent members of the Whig Party include Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Rufus Choate, William Seward, John J. Crittenden, and John Quincy Adams. The Whig base of support was centered among entrepreneurs, professionals, planters, social reformers, devout Protestants, and the emerging urban middle class. It had much less backing from poor farmers and unskilled workers. The party was critical of Manifest Destiny, territorial expansion into Texas and the Southwest, and the Mexican-American War. It disliked strong presidential power as exhibited by Jackson and Polk, and preferred Congressional dominance in lawma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. While in his twenties, Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. In 1978, Bush unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball before he was elected governor of Texas in 1994. As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the nation. In the 2000 presidential election, Bush defeated Democratic incum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1848 WI Sen 06
1848 is historically famous for the wave of revolutions, a series of widespread struggles for more liberal governments, which broke out from Brazil to Hungary; although most failed in their immediate aims, they significantly altered the political and philosophical landscape and had major ramifications throughout the rest of the century. Ereignisblatt aus den revolutionären Märztagen 18.-19. März 1848 mit einer Barrikadenszene aus der Breiten Strasse, Berlin 01.jpg, Cheering revolutionaries in Berlin, on March 19, 1848, with the new flag of Germany Lar9 philippo 001z.jpg, French Revolution of 1848: Republican riots forced King Louis-Philippe to abdicate Zeitgenössige Lithografie der Nationalversammlung in der Paulskirche.jpg, German National Assembly's meeting in St. Paul's Church Pákozdi csata.jpg, Battle of Pákozd in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Events January–March * January 3 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in, as the first president of the inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
