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Mandela Barnes
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 2019 to 2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mandela Barnes (born December 1, 1986) is an American politician and community organizer. Barnes was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 2019 to 2023.[1] He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 to 2017.[2]
Mandela Barnes | |
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45th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin | |
In office January 7, 2019 ā January 3, 2023 | |
Governor | Tony Evers |
Preceded by | Rebecca Kleefisch |
Succeeded by | Sara Rodriguez |
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 11th district | |
In office January 7, 2013 ā January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Jason Fields |
Succeeded by | Jason Fields |
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Born | Jesse Mandela Barnes (1986-12-01) December 1, 1986 (age 37) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Working Families |
Education | Alabama A&M University (BA) |
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Website | Campaign website |
Barnes was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in the 2018 election running alongside Tony Evers and they won the general election in November 2018.[3]
In July 2021, Barnes announced his candidacy for United States Senate in the 2022 election running against Republican Senator Ron Johnson.[4] If elected, he would be the first Black person to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate.[5] In August 2022, he won the Democratic nomination.[6] He narrowly lost the election to Johnson in November 2022.
Barnes voted for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States in the 2016 and 2020 Wisconsin presidential primaries.[7]