Wisconsin State Assembly - 77th District

I know Ben Manski. We were on the “Protect the Earth Journey” in 1998. You don’t spend 21 days, 24 hours a day through wind, cold, storms, heat and hills without getting to know what kind of person someone is. He’s the kind of guy who would push a guy in a wheelchair up a five-mile hill without a second thought. Someone who thinks more about the needs of the planet and the people over himself alone. That tells me he’s better qualified for the Assembly than most, because he can think beyond “What do I have to do to keep this job?”

I always say that the best way to tell where a person is going is to look at where they’ve come from—at the choices they’ve made in their life. Ben Manski has always served the powerless, not the powerful. The choice could not be clearer.

I think Ben will be an excellent representative of the people in the 77th – my friends, and neighbors – we couldn’t ask for a more committed person.

Ben's dedication to the people of Wisconsin and the 77th district is unquestionable. As someone who, like Ben, graduated from West High and the UW, and who worked with him to defend public education funding, I know what he is made of. He knows the west side's issues and people both in their history and their changing demographics.

Ben is one of the most remarkable and driven students I have ever taught. His work over the years on behalf of educators has been equally impressive. It will be great to see his intelligence and determination in the Assembly.