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Mandela Barnes on Principles & Values
Parents valued working hard, fighting for opportunity
Mandela's story is a uniquely American story. He was born in Milwaukee, in one of the most impoverished and incarcerated Zip codes in the state. His mom was a Milwaukee school teacher for 30 years. His dad worked 3rd shift at the General Motors plant.
They were both active union members organizing for better wages and defending workers' rights. Their example showed him the importance of working hard and fighting for opportunity for everyone.
Hit for overdue property taxes & unpaid parking tickets
He has made missteps. Barnes weathered criticism about overdue property taxes, unpaid parking tickets and an increase in security costs as lieutenant governor. The Republican Party of
Wisconsin raised some of those issues in a statement that said: " 'Make-it-up Mandela' Barnes has neither the maturity nor the temperament to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate."
We have to lead with our values and vision: change the game
In a video Barnes is shown running through Milwaukee while advocating for family-supporting jobs, access to education, support for family farms, lowerhealthcare costs, climate change solutions and voter rights. "We can't be satisfied
to just get through another election cycle; we have to look toward the future," Barnes said in his announcement. "Defeating Ron Johnson is only Step One. We have to lead with our values, we have to lead with our vision, and change the game."
Source: The Capital Times on 2022 Wisconsin Senate race
, Jul 20, 2021
Questions conservative Christian ideology link to hate
[On gay rights]: "How many people have been driven to hate and act violently towards the LGBT community by 'conservative Christian' ideology?" Barnes tweeted. "I said that to say that there is a very anti-LGBT sentiment that exists in a lot of people
who misinterpret their faith, be it Christianity, be it Judaism, be it Islam. But I can't say that about Judaism because I'm not Jewish. I can't say that about Islam because I'm not Muslim. I can speak to that because I am a Christian," Barnes said.
Source: The Capital Times on 2022 Wisconsin Senate race
, Jun 15, 2016
