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Dick Skare Kicks Off Door, Kewaunee and Brown County Campaigns For Wisconsin’s 1st Assembly District Seat

Staff Reporter — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:37:20 +0000

Candidate Dick Skare launches campaign for Wisconsin Assembly.

Dick Skare

With a pledge to campaign in every village and township in Wisconsin’s First Assembly District, candidate Dick Skare invites voters to attend his campaign kick-off events in Door and Kewaunee Counties. Both events welcome supporters and interested individuals from throughout the District – including eastern Brown County where Skare announced his campaign last week.

“The First District needs and deserves more effective leadership…” Skare says. “Legislation being debated in Madison affects every single resident of the First District and their children and their children’s children. We cannot afford more of the same-old politics-before-all-else, heels-dug-in excuses for doing nothing.”

The Door County event will be held Monday, November 9, from 5:30 – 7 pm at the historic Andre’s Supper Club and Opera House, 23 W. Oak Street (just off Madison St.) in Sturgeon Bay.

The Kewaunee County event will take place on Wednesday, November 11, from 5:30 – 7 pm at S and K Food and Spirits, 7551 County D (at Highway 54) 2.5 miles west of Algoma.

Both events will have food and cash bars. For more information call campaign manager Allin Walker at 920-493-2912.

Democrats Sweep Door County Elections…

Stephen Kastner — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:51:17 +0000

Barack Obama, Steve Kagen and Dick Skare have all won the top spots in their respective campaigns in Door County. However, Garey Bies (R) narrowly held on to the 2nd District seat in the Wisconsin Assembly by winning Kewaunee County, for an overall 850 vote lead or 51% vs 49% . See the complete and official Door County vote tally as reported by the County Clerk. The Gibraltar School District Funding Referendum also passed with a wide majority, 2732 yes to 1429 no. In Door County, Obama pulled 58.02% of the vote vs. McCain’s 40.68%.

Democratic Rep. Steve Kagen won re-election in the 8th Congressional District beating Republican John Gard, earning 54% of the vote vs Gard’s 46%.

Letters, we get letters…

Staff Reporter — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:28:35 +0000

Letter to the Editor:

On Wednesday, October 22 the Door County League of Women Voters and Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools sponsored a Public Listening Session with the Candidates for District 1 Assembly, Garey Bies and Dick Skare, on the topic of School Funding in Wisconsin.

Thanks to candidates Garey Bies and Dick Skare for attending to listen to the information and the views of school representatives and community members present, as well as for sharing how, if elected, they would support legislation to provide relief for school financial stressors.

Our thanks are also extended to the school administrators and board members who participated on a panel to share information and concerns of the public schools in Door County including Stephen Seyfer – Gibraltar, Dick Weidman & Mark Herrell – Sevastopol, Joel Kitchens & Tom Olsen – Sturgeon Bay, Susan Churchill-Chastan– Washington Island, and Joe Innis – Southern Door.

Our thanks to community members who attended, asked critical questions, and offered their views.

The listening session was video taped. It will be aired on local cable channels and is available at the Door County Public Library and the District Offices of each public school.

Shirley Senarighi
Door County League of Women Voters