Waukesha County Board Chairman Jim Dwyer announced today he is running for Waukesha County Executive, as expected. He promised to protect the County's bond rating, an issue that will surely electrify the voters.
Meanwhile, nine members of the County Board thought enough of Dwyer that they announced their endorsement of his opponent the same day Dwyer announced his candidacy. The Vrakas nine are: Dan Pavelko, Walter Kolb, Genia Bruce, Jean Tortomasi, Keith Harenda, Jeff Morris, Andrew Kallin, James Behrend, and Rodell Singert.
Also, County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus has scheduled the election to be held on October 18th, with a possible primary on September 20th. Candidates will have until August 23rd to file their nominating papers. That means that non-candidates only have eight days to announce they're not running in order to get a free mention in the newspaper.
And finally, blogger Jessica McBride, wife of State Attorney General candidate Paul Bucher, drinks the Vrakas Kool-aid and signs onto the campaign. (Waukesha DA Paul Bucher hasn't announced an endorsement.) She also details some of Jim Dwyer's flaws, such as his opposition to TABOR.
