PA Bill Number: HB2235
Title: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ...
Description: Providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; ... ...
Last Action: Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Last Action Date: Apr 25, 2024
Anti-Gunners Donated $500k+ to Defeat Pro-Gun Sheriff David Clarke in Election, He Won Anyway :: 08/13/2014
As we previously reported, outside interests, including former New York City Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun super PAC, donated hundreds of thousands of dollars in an effort to unseat Sheriff David Clarke Jr, an outspoken Second Amendment supporter.
However, those efforts proved to be in vain as Clarke won the Democratic primary for sheriff handily.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. edged Milwaukee police Lt. Chris Moews early Wednesday in a Democratic primary race that drew national attention and more than $600,000 in outside spending.
With all but 6,000 city of Milwaukee absentee ballots counted, Clarke led by more than 4,700 votes. Moews would need nearly 5,400 of those absentee ballots to fall his way, which experts quickly dismissed as impossible.
Shortly before midnight, Moews refused to concede. And shortly thereafter, Clarke told supporters he felt good about his chances but would not declare victory until all ballots were counted.
"We like where we're standing right now," he said.
Keep spending your money Mike. It seems to be doing a lot of good.
"Without the air support of talk radio, this would have been very difficult to do," Clarke said.
"In the end elections are about voters. They're about people. They're not about special interests. They're not about political parties. They're about people. They demonstrated their support for me tonight."
He thanked supporters, including Chris Cox of the National Rifle Association, and said he would have more to say on later Wednesday.
Interest in the race grew after former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's political action committee put up more than $150,000 to try to defeat Clarke and his pro-gun stance.
In all, outside groups spent more than $550,000 to try to defeat Clarke in what became a political battle of gun control forces vs. Clarke, who received support from the National Rifle Association and other groups.
Faced with an avalanche of outside campaign dollars, Clarke said just days before the election: "I trust the voters. The voters can't be bought."
Clarke is all but assured of victory in November, because there is no Republican opposition and a little-known independent candidate, Angela Walker, running.
Although the sheriff's race started off fairly low-key, it soon took on national dimensions when Clarke, a favorite of the tea party and conservative talk radio, received support and a solicitation for campaign funds from the NRA.
"Make no mistake: Sheriff Clarke is fighting the re-election battle of his life right now because he dared to stand on principle by standing up for you, me and NRA," wrote Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action.
And Clarke received a great deal of campaign funds - $20, $50 and $100 — from many out-of-town contributors.
Then earlier this month, the ad war began when a Madison group called the Greater Wisconsin Committee purchased more than $400,000 worth of broadcast ads to oppose Clarke and support Moews. Although it's not clear who contributed to the committee, some speculate it could be Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, a multimillionaire who has clashed with Clarke.
And last week Bloomberg's political action committee, Independence USA, bought more than $150,000 in television ads and took aim at Clarke and his pro-gun stance that encourages residents to arm themselves for their own protection.
