Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) has endorsed Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the state’s gubernatorial recall, as more elected officials line up behind Barrett in the Democratic primary.
Barrett’s major opponent in the primary is former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who has been endorsed by the major public employee unions, environmentalists and other liberal groups. The Democratic primary will be on May 8, and the general election against Gov. Scott Walker on June 5.
“Tom will fight for Wisconsin working and middle class families,” Moore said in a press release. “He will restore worker rights that were needlessly assaulted by Scott Walker. He will defend and strengthen education in Wisconsin, which Scott Walker cut so drastically. And with Tax Day just around the corner, Tom Barrett will restore tax fairness in Wisconsin by ending Walker’s big tax breaks to the rich and the big corporations, and restoring tax relief for seniors and the working poor that Walker slashed.”
