Remember this posting from February?
"The prime candidate for support is a North Woods Democrat, Rep. Gary Sherman, of Port Wing, who was a co-sponsor of the concealed-carry legislation but then sided with Democrat Governor Doyle on the veto. His is a profile in courage. He voted to override even though he knew that he was courting trouble from the powerful gun lobby. But he felt that the Republicans were simply trying to embarrass his governor."
Well, he getting a challenger. It's the multi-term legislator he replaced. To send Barb Linton a contribution or other help, e-mail to .
Here is the scoop on her.
"New Challenger
By Mike Simonson
Thursday April 8, 2004
(UNDATED) A legislator who changed his vote in the concealed carry debate may have a challenger. A long-time legislator says she may come out of retirement.
Democratic Representative Gary Sherman of Port Wing co-sponsored the bill that would have made conceal and carry of weapons legal in Wisconsin. He later voted to uphold Governor Doyle’s veto. Now, former legislator Barb Linton may challenge him. She says she’s 99 percent sure she’ll run, but she’s not sure if she’ll switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican ticket.
Linton says she could run as a Democrat, a Republican or a Libertarian, so she says she’ll run where she feels very comfortable. She says at this point in time, she’s comfortable with the number of people in northern Wisconsin who are in the Republican Party.
Linton was a popular legislator from the Lake Superior region’s 74th District. She was often re-elected without opposition but quit six years ago. Sherman succeeded her in 1998, and has been re-elected easily since. However, he says the National Rifle Association, of which he is a member, has told him they want him out of office.
Sherman says that’s no surprise after the last legislative session that also included a proposed ban on gay marriage. He says it was an entire session about trying to divide people and doing nothing but trying to trade on people’s hate and fear in a desperate move from keeping this an overwhelmingly Democratic year.
Sherman is a Democratic floor leader in the Assembly, while Linton served on the powerful Joint Finance Committee."
"The prime candidate for support is a North Woods Democrat, Rep. Gary Sherman, of Port Wing, who was a co-sponsor of the concealed-carry legislation but then sided with Democrat Governor Doyle on the veto. His is a profile in courage. He voted to override even though he knew that he was courting trouble from the powerful gun lobby. But he felt that the Republicans were simply trying to embarrass his governor."
Well, he getting a challenger. It's the multi-term legislator he replaced. To send Barb Linton a contribution or other help, e-mail to .
Here is the scoop on her.
"New Challenger
By Mike Simonson
Thursday April 8, 2004
(UNDATED) A legislator who changed his vote in the concealed carry debate may have a challenger. A long-time legislator says she may come out of retirement.
Democratic Representative Gary Sherman of Port Wing co-sponsored the bill that would have made conceal and carry of weapons legal in Wisconsin. He later voted to uphold Governor Doyle’s veto. Now, former legislator Barb Linton may challenge him. She says she’s 99 percent sure she’ll run, but she’s not sure if she’ll switch from the Democratic Party to the Republican ticket.
Linton says she could run as a Democrat, a Republican or a Libertarian, so she says she’ll run where she feels very comfortable. She says at this point in time, she’s comfortable with the number of people in northern Wisconsin who are in the Republican Party.
Linton was a popular legislator from the Lake Superior region’s 74th District. She was often re-elected without opposition but quit six years ago. Sherman succeeded her in 1998, and has been re-elected easily since. However, he says the National Rifle Association, of which he is a member, has told him they want him out of office.
Sherman says that’s no surprise after the last legislative session that also included a proposed ban on gay marriage. He says it was an entire session about trying to divide people and doing nothing but trying to trade on people’s hate and fear in a desperate move from keeping this an overwhelmingly Democratic year.
Sherman is a Democratic floor leader in the Assembly, while Linton served on the powerful Joint Finance Committee."
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