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J. Mandela Barnes is an American politician who served as the 45th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the state representative for Wisconsin's
Barnes in 2022
Barnes in 2013
Barnes (at rear) with other elected officials at a 2018 March For Our Lives event
Barnes being sworn in as lieutenant governor in 2019
The 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin. The party primaries were held on August 9, 2022. Incumbe
Mandela Barnes
…district from 2013 to 2017. Barnes was the first African American to serve as Wisconsin's lieutenant governor. Barnes was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin, losing to incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson. He also ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin in 2026, dropping out two weeks…
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