A Democrat who served one term representing southeast Wisconsin in Congress in the 1990s before going on to become a leader in the Assembly and state revenue secretary announced Thursday that he’s running for Congress again.
FILE - Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., speaks before President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the Waukesha County Airport Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Waukesha, Wis. On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Peter Barca announced his bid against Steil, who is seeking a fourth term. – A Democrat who represented southeast Wisconsin in Congress in the 1990s before going on to become a leader in the Assembly andPeter Barca announced his bid against Republican U.S. Rep.
Steil was elected in 2018 by 12 percentage points, and won reelection by 19 points in 2020 and 9 points in 2022. He was elected again to the Assembly in 2008 and served as Democratic minority leader from 2011 to 2017.over collective bargaining rights. While his Democratic colleagues in the Senate fled to Illinois in an attempt to block passage of a bill that effectively ended collective bargaining for public workers, Barca helped organize a filibuster in the Assembly that lasted more than 60 hours.
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