Political opponents unite in defeat
Voters take down two fighters on Madison city council
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Incumbent Alds. Rebecca Kemble and Paul Skidmore both lost to challengers in the April 6 election.
The city councilâs staunchest backer of the police was defeated in the April 6 election. So was one of the cityâs most progressive reformers.Â
Political newcomer Nikki Conklin ousted 10-term incumbent Paul Skidmore with 56 percent of the vote in a contentious and expensive race on the cityâs far west side. Skidmore was strongly backed by the Madison police union which in a February press release called him âthe undisputed leaderâ on the council for âworking to meet the needs of public safety in Madison.â Skidmore leaned hard into a pro-police message in his campaign literature; one piece features a quote from former Madison police Chief Mike Koval â âDefunding the Police Plans are putting you and me in dangerâ â and a photo of a
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