Английская Википедия:Dora Drake
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Dora Elizabeth Drake (born March 1993) is an American community advocate and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 11th Assembly district since 2021.
Early life and education
Dora Drake was born and raised in the Graceland neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was accepted into Marquette University's Educational Opportunities Program and graduated with her bachelor's degree in Social Welfare and Justice in 2015.[1] Shortly after graduating, she was employed by JusticePoint, a nonprofit organization promoting reforms to the criminal justice system and supporting people through their interactions with the justice system.[2]
Political career
Through her involvement in her community, she became involved in local politics and was employed as campaign manager for the 2019 school board campaign of Shyla Deacon.[1] Deacon ultimately fell 27 votes short of her opponent in the spring election.[1][3]
Following the campaign, Drake was employed at the Center for Self Sufficiency, which assists formerly incarcerated people with family support and reentry services.[1] But a year after the end of the Deacon campaign, Drake announced her own candidacy for Wisconsin State Assembly in the 11th district with the support of Emerge Wisconsin, an organization which recruits, trains, and supports Democratic women running for office in Wisconsin.[4][5] The 11th district had been represented by Democrat Jason Fields, who had run for Milwaukee city comptroller in the spring election. He announced after losing that election that he would not run for re-election in the Assembly.[6][7] Three other candidates ultimately also ran in the Democratic primary for this seat, with Drake prevailing with 47% of the vote.[8][9] Drake prevailed by a wide margin in the general election over Republican candidate Orlando Owens.[10] She was one of 16 new assemblymembers elected in the 2020 election.[11]
In February 2024, Drake announced she would run for Wisconsin Senate in the 4th Senate district, following the resignation of five-term incumbent Lena Taylor.[12]
Personal life and family
Dora Drake is the oldest of eight children. She is a worship singer at Milwaukee's New Horizons Integrated Ministries.[1]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Assembly (2020)
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References
External links
- Шаблон:CongLinks
- Шаблон:Ballotpedia
- Campaign website
- JusticePoint
- Center for Self Sufficiency
- New Horizons Integrated Ministries
- Emerge Wisconsin
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