Cavalier Johnson
In 2016, Johnson ran for 2nd District Alderman on the Milwaukee Common Council, winning a five-way primary with 38 percent of the vote and winning the general election with 4,307 votes (52 percent).
Johnson was re-elected without opposition in 2020 and was also elected by his peers in a 8–7 vote to serve as the Milwaukee Common Council president.
Johnson became acting mayor of Milwaukee upon the resignation of Tom Barrett to assume the ambassadorship of Luxembourg, on December 22, 2021. He is acting mayor until the 2022 Milwaukee mayoral special election. The Milwaukee mayor's office is non-partisan. Johnson is a candidate in the special election. The day before assuming the role, Johnson announced his top priority would be combating reckless driving to create safe streets.
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“After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”
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In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.”
The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.”
In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.”
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Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
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“In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the…