Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 3:09PM

I know many of you have seen the recent literature mailed out by my opponent.

To be clear, prior to deciding to run for Assembly in 2012, I was a non-partisan Mayor and fairly non-partisan in my personal politics – voting for the person and not the party and I had over the years supported both Republicans and Democrats.  On election night 2010, I attended both the Barrett/Democrat (Milwaukee) and Walker/Republican (Waukesha) election night parties.  Besides being related to my job as mayor and my full-time job which requires I work in a bi-partisan fashion, I was also on the League of Municipalities Resolution Board (which is comprised of one Mayor/Village President from each State Senate District) and I was also part of the League’s volunteer government relations group comprised of local elected officials at this time and was encouraged to attend these events for both parties if possible.  So yes, I was certainly there (as were countless representatives of various unions and other groups from throughout the state who obviously had no idea what this administration had planned with regards to Act 10).  I suspect if someone did some digging there are also pictures of me at the Barrett/Democrat event earlier in the evening.  For the record, I did sign the recall petition and voted for Barrett.

My opponent also makes a point about the fact I serve on a state commission created by Gov. Walker in the state budget.  Also serving with me are former Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and former Kenosha Mayor and State Rep. John Anteramian (both also former Mayors and Democrats).  The three of us were asked to serve as former Mayors and our focus (sub-committee work) has been on local roads, mass transit, and bike/pedestrian issues. Hardly any conspiracy here.  The other points made by my opponents regarding my service on the City of Monona Community Development Authority and my employment are incoherent and frankly laughable.

Your choice in this election is pretty clear.  Sandy Bakk put out this information in hopes of confusing voters and somehow peeling off support.  Some bloggers has decided to take her bait and that is unfortunate.  On the night of the recall when asked about the results, Sandy Bakk told The Isthmus that “This is what democracy really looks like.”   Sandy Bakk supports voucher schools, called the War on Women “fictitious”, believes government should make the health care decisions for women even in the case of rape, incest and when the health of the mother is at risk, opposes embryonic stem cell research, believes consenting adults should be precluded from accessing and using contraception, wants to pass a law empowering local officials to arrest any federal official trying to implement ObamaCare, supports Right to Work and supported Act 10 which eliminated collective bargaining rights for public employees.  The choice is pretty clear and pretty stark.

Robb Kahl
Democratic Candidate for the 47th Assembly District

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