Former Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton Endorses Tom Barrett In Wisconsin Recall

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s campaign announced another big endorsement Tuesday, in the Democratic primary race for the state’s gubernatorial recall election: Former Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton.

Lawton said in a campaign press release: “With this election, we have a historic opportunity to undo the damage Walker has done to our state. Tom Barrett is a leader we can trust, he’s our best and strongest candidate to defeat Scott Walker, and he will stop the Walker’s right-wing assault on Wisconsin values.”

Lawton was first elected lieutenant governor on the ticket with Gov. Jim Doyle in 2002, and the two were re-elected in 2006. (In Wisconsin, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor normally run separately in the primary, and then together in the general election — though this June’s recall involves wholly separate elections for each post.)

Lawton briefly ran in 2009 for the open gubernatorial seat, but withdrew from the race citing personal reasons. Shortly afterward, the party united around Barrett, who lost to Scott Walker by 52%-47% in the 2010 Republican wave.

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