I have been posting the Progressive Majority endorsed candidates in Wisconsin's Spring elections. Well the election was yesterday and today the results are in. This is the statement from Progressive Majority on their big win:

Yesterday in Wisconsin, Progressive Majority's candidates won 11 of 13 local elections. This proves again that progressive values are winning values! From the cities of Kenosha, Racine and Beloit to Winnebago and Dane counties, progressive candidates won their spring elections.

We're really excited about changing not one, not two, but three school boards from conservative control to progressive control!

In Kenosha, all three of our school board candidates won and elected a progressive majority on the Kenosha School Board. Carl Bryan, who has been a Progressive Majority Farm Team member since he was a senior in high school, won his election by beating an incumbent. Pam Stevens and Mary Snyder also won there to secure the majority.

In Racine, Kim Plache beat an incumbent to win her election, and Gretchen Warner won her re-election, solidifying a progressive majority on the Racine School Board.

And in Beloit, Tia Johnson also beat an incumbent to give progressives control of the Beloit School Board.
 more this way»

This is a remdiner for our Wisconsin readers to vote today, April 7, 2009.

Here is a list of candidates running today who have been endorsed by Progressive Majority:

Dorothy Lenard
Candidate for La Crosse Mayor (Challenger)

Dorothy Lenard has been a Progressive Majority farm team member for almost 4 years and was one of the first candidates we helped elect to the La Crosse City Council. Dorothy has served one term on the City Council and is challenging Mark Johnsrud, the current conservative mayor. Johnsrud has drawn much opposition, and Dorothy will have to run a strong race to emerge victorious in a seven-way primary. Dorothy is a professor at Viterbo University and is well respected throughout La Crosse as being pragmatic and a consensus builder. We met several times with Dorothy as she started assembling her campaign in October and November.

Kathleen Falk
Candidate for Dane County Executive (Incumbent)

 more this way»

Here is the slate of candidates endorsed by Progressive Majority for the April 7, 2009 Spring elections in Wisconsin:

Kathleen Falk
Candidate for Dane County Executive (Incumbent)

Kathleen Falk is currently serving as Dane County Executive. Kathleen is the first woman ever to hold this position and has emerged as a leader in the progressive community. During her time as County Executive, Kathleen has been an innovative leader in drug treatment in lieu of incarceration, on land use and planning, and on environmental issues. Kathleen has worked hand in hand with Progressive Majority in the recruitment of and assistance in developing other women candidates to run for office. This election, Kathleen faces a tough challenge from a conservative woman. Dane County over the past four years is trending more conservative, making this race a critical protect. She is mounting an aggressive campaign. Kathleen is a top protect this cycle in order to hold this progressive seat.

Click here to support and learn more about Kathleen.

Mark Harris
 more this way»

Well, I think 21 states is about my limit. Was considering trying to put together West Virginia and Oklahoma pages, but I think the following are all I can do before election day rolls over us. Look for your state. I cover whatever caught my attention from school board and port authority up to Governor and Senate races. It is compiled from Progressive Majority, INDN List, Daily Kos efforts and my own research. The only controversial one I endorsed was in Washington State, and you can see the contrary comment in that section (from a Republican with a chip on his shoulder, but still with a valid point). So here they are, the 2008 Culture Kitchen Twenty-One State Endorsement Roundup:

NORTH CAROLINA ENDORSEMENTS

MINNESOTA ENDORSEMENTS

ALASKA ENDORSEMENTS

MONTANA ENDORSEMENTS

OREGON ENDORSEMENTS

COLORADO ENDORSEMENTS

WYOMING ENDORSEMENTS

VIRGINIA ENDORSEMENTS

NEVADA ENDORSEMENTS

OHIO ENDORSEMENTS

IOWA ENDORSEMENTS

PENNSYLVANIA ENDORSEMENTS

WISCONSIN ENDORSEMENTS

MICHIGAN ENDORSEMENTS

WASHINGTON STATE ENDORSEMENTS

MISSOURI ENDORSEMENTS

NEW JERSEY ENDORSEMENTS

CALIFORNIA ENDORSEMENTS

ILLINOIS ENDORSEMENTS

ARIZONA ENDORSEMENTS

TEXAS ENDORSEMENTS

Please forgive me if I skipped your state or skipped candidates in your state. I am just one person!

Here are some candidates endorsed by Progressive Majority: (Progressive Majority candidates win about 50% of the time in Wisconsin elections...so these people have a good shot)

Jessica King
Candidate for Wisconsin State Senate - District 18 (Challenger)
Oshkosh, East Winnebago County

Progressive Majority in Wisconsin helped Jessica win election to the Oshkosh City Council in 2007, where she ran an aggressive race that unseated an incumbent. During that race she impressed us with her work ethic; she raised over $11,000 for her race and knocked thousands of doors. Jessica is now looking to move up and challenge Carol Roessler, a conservative member of the State Senate. This seat is one of our top targets for 2008 because an additional victory will bolster the one-seat majority in the State Senate. Jessica has attended Planned Parenthood and It's Up to Us training and is a recent graduate of Emerge - an intense, eight month leadership development program for Democratic women. Jessica is a practicing attorney and is active on numerous community boards including the Grand Opera House Foundation, the City Energy and Environment Committee, Transit Committee, and United Way.
 more this way»

Mere days after I discussed the breaking of a levee in Iowa being another example of deliberate Republican neglect of our national infrastructure (the same kind of neglect that led to the flooding of New Orleans after Katrina), Wisconsin gets hit by the same kind of neglect. An embankment holding back a man-made lake in Wisconsin has broken, flooding yet another Midwest town: (from Salon.com)

The swollen Kickapoo River engulfed nearly the entire town Monday morning, forcing about 150 people to evacuate. By evening, the village was a grid of canals with cars submerged up to their windows and parking lots looking like lakes, just as it was in August...

An engineer assessment team from the Wisconsin National Guard was headed to Lake Delton on Tuesday to determine what would be needed to begin repairs on an embankment along the man-made lake that gave way, releasing a powerful current.

The 267-acre lake emptied into the nearby Wisconsin River on Monday, washing out part of a highway, sweeping away three homes and tearing apart two others...
 more this way»