CRAIG RAKOWSKI, president and CEO of Wauwatosa’s James Craig Builders, will serve as chairman of Gov. SCOTT WALKER’s new Commission on Waste, Fraud and Abuse. State Sen. CHRIS LARSON, D-Milwaukee, was also among those appointed to the commission, which met for the first time this week. See more: http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=222788.
Ozaukee Co. Supervisor JAKE CURTIS, R-Grafton, announced his candidacy for the upcoming special election in the 60th Assembly District after Rep. MARK GOTTLIEB, R-Port Washington, resigned to serve as state Transportation Secretary. See the announcement: http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=222853.
State Sen. LENA TAYLOR, D-Milwaukee, has been appointed chair of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District’s Policy, Finance, & Personnel Committee. See more: http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=222539.
Rep. FRED KESSLER, D-Milwaukee, marked the 50th anniversary of his first inauguration to the state Assembly on Tuesday, also his 71st birthday. See the press release: http://wispolitics.com/1006/110107_Kessler_50th.pdf.
With the inauguration of ELIZABETH COGGS to the Assembly, the Coggs family became the first in Wisconsin history in which the father, mother and daughter all served in the Legislature. Elizabeth Coggs’ parents are former state Reps. ISAAC COGGS and MARCIA COGGS. Elizabeth Coggs replaced retired Rep. ANNETTE POLLY WILLIAMS, who was the longest-serving woman in the history of the Assembly. Read the press release:
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=221835.
A memorial service was held Saturday for VELMA L. COGGS at Calvary Baptist Church in Milwaukee. Coggs is the mother of Milwaukee Ald. MILELE COGGS, the sister of state Sen. SPENCER COGGS and cousin of Reps. ELIZABETH COGGS and LEON YOUNG. She died following a long illness Jan. 3 at age 64. Read the obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jsonline/obituary.aspx?n=velma-l-coggs&pid=147605751&fhid=12987.
