The watch party for David Crowley, the Democratic nominee for governor, is at Landmark Credit Union Live, a concert venue across the street from Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Crowley, a Milwaukee native, would be Wisconsin’s first Black governor if he defeats Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, who is holding his watch party in Wausau. By 8:30 p.m., national news outlets had already declared victories for the first Black governors of Georgia and Florida, only the fourth and fifth elected Black governors in U.S. history.
Potentially witnessing history at the Crowley event wasn’t lost on Kenya Perry, 38, an east side Milwaukee resident.
“I think it’ll be great, not just for us minorities, but for everyone, because he not only represents us, but he’s representing everybody,” Perry said. “It doesn’t matter what color you are, what’s your background, what ethnicity or your religion or anything like that. He wants to come in and represent all people, not just one party.”
Crowley became the first Black and youngest elected Milwaukee County executive in 2020.
The Crowley party started at 7 p.m. By 8:30 p.m., no one had taken the microphone to speak. Many guests were on the venue’s upper level, away from the stage and news media.
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