Spring 2021 PEOPLE-Endorsed Candidates Victories

This Spring, AFSCME PEOPLE-endorsed candidates won big at the ballot box! AFSCME PEOPLE committees across the state interviewed dozens of candidates, mobilized for Election Day, and educated their coworkers and families about what was at stake.

Together, we helped elect pro-worker candidates, across Wisconsin, who'll value essential workers' labor and the high-quality services we provide our communities. Thank you for doing your part to this election! 

Our Spring 2021 AFSCME PEOPLE electoral victories:

  • JILL UNDERLY, STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 
  • JOE PARISI, DANE COUNTY EXECUTIVE 
  • PATRICK HECK, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 2
  • LINDSEY LEMMER, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
  • MICHAEL VERVEER, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 4
  • BRIAN BENFORD, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 6
  • NASRA WEHELIE, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
  • JULIANA BENNETT, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 8
  • NICKI CONKLIN, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 9
  • YANNETTE FIGUEROA COLE, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 10
  • ARVINA MARTIN, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 11
  • TAG EVERS, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 13
  • GRANT FOSTER, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 15
  • JAEL CURRIE, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 16
  • GARY HALVERSON, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 17
  • CHRISTIAN ALBOURAS, MADISON COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT 20
  • LARRY PALM, DANE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 12
  • KATIE KEGEL, MILWAUKEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE BRANCH 3
  • JOHN RICHARD, MILWAUKEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE BRANCH 30
  • REYNA MORALES, MILWAUKEE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE BRANCH 42
  • JILLY GOKALGANDHI, MILWAUKEE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5
  • XELA GARCIA, MILWAUKEE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 6
  • HENRY LEONARD, MILWAUKEE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 7
  • GINGER KEYMER, STEVENS POINT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3
  • MELEESA JOHNSON, STEVENS POINT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5
  • MARY KNEEBONE, STEVENS POINT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7
  • POLLY DALTON, STEVENS POINT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 9
  • SHAUN MORROW, STEVENS POINT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 11
  • JEFF COLE, RACINE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1
  • MELISSA KAPRELIAN, RACINE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 
  • NATALIA TAFT, RACINE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 13
  • JULIE MCKENNA, RACINE UNIFED SCHOOL DISTRICT 4
  • AUNTAVIA JACKSON, RACINE UNIFED SCHOOL DISTRICT 5