Happ, Schimel Make Last-Minute Campaign Moves Before Tuesday

The candidates for Wisconsin attorney general are making a last bid for votes in Tuesday’s election.

Democrat Susan Happ — the district attorney in Jefferson County, halfway between Madison and Milwaukee — seemed to be focusing her final push in Milwaukee and Madison. She started Sunday campaigning at a few African-American churches in Milwaukee.

Outside Tabernacle Community Baptist, Happ said she reminded church-goers that they do not need a photo ID to vote. Happ has also talked about the high incarceration rate for African-American males, and said more alternatives to jail time are needed.

“We don’t want to be filling up our prisons with nonviolent offenders,” said Happ. “But we also want to make sure that offenders are held accountable … Diversion programs are a great way to do that.”

Happ said the battle for alternative programs will be with the Legislature to get more funding.

Happ also hopped on her motorcycle and rode to Madison to kick off a get-out-the-vote effort.

Happ planned two stops in Milwaukee Monday. Her opponent Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel did not respond to a question about his campaign locations, though a Milwaukee newspaper website said Schimel joined Walker at an event in Kenosha.