New Milwaukee Caucus chair hopes to unify members

State Rep. Sandy Pasch recognizes that some out-state legislators view Milwaukee with a skeptical eye, as a burden emitting “a giant sucking sound” that drains resources from the rest of the state.
“It shouldn’t be that way,” Pasch, D-Whitefish Bay, said in a recent interview with WisPolitics.
In December, Pasch was elected leader of the Milwaukee Legislative Caucus, a group that has in the past found it difficult to find unity and flex its political muscle. Pasch aims to change that.
“I think if you want unity, you’re going to have to bring people together to talk and exchange ideas, and we just didn’t do that enough,” she said. “We need to look at what we bring politically, the strength that we have, and we need to develop that and grow that.”
The problems Milwaukee is struggling with are the same as those faced across Wisconsin, only in greater concentration, she said.
“On the other hand we have great solutions,” said Pasch, a nurse who is in her second term representing the 22nd District. “We have universities, we have MATC, we have a great workforce, we have resources. I think it’s time we have to start working together to grow our resources to solve our problems and share our resources with the rest of the state.”
 – WisPolitics.com