Candidates In Crowded 77th Assembly District Primary Seek To Fill Spencer Black's Very Large Shoes

Spencer Black was not my state Representative; I live two blocks south of the 77th District boundary.  However, for many years Spencer's been my go-to guy in the Assembly on any number of issues.  We've worked together to pass good legislation for cable subscribers and to stop legislation that was bad for telephone customers. My Waxing America salute post is here. Barbara Quirk had a nice tribute column in the Cap Times today. Spencer Black's shoes will be very hard to fill.

The Democratic primary is crowded with five serious and connected candidates: Brett Hulsey, Dianne Hesselbein, Doug Zwank, John Imes and Fred Wade.   Hulsey and Hesselbein have County Board service to their credit, Zwank was mayor of Middleton, and Imes and Wade have been active in many local government and community groups. Four of them have been heavily working the Westside Community Market at the Hill Farms DoT parking lot at Segoe and Sheboygan on Saturday mornings, where the highest concentration of 77th District voters can be found, and where I'm a regular volunteer vegetable seller.

At this point who Spencer endorses will be key.

- Barry Orton