New Dem candidate to vote for against Sensenbrenner

I just got word that a progressive young man from Port Washington (well, younger than me) is starting a write-in campaign for Congress in the 5th CD. His name is Doug Cvetkovich and he'd like us to vote for him in the primary tomorrow. More about him below.

Someone I respect has been urging that we cross over in the primary and vote for the Republican professor who is running against the hated Sensenbrenner. I've been uncomfortable with that because of the fact that if he should unseat S. (fairly unlikely) we'd be stuck with an incumbent who is a young, personable right-winger when our chance comes around again after redistricting and/or retirement of S. Now we have a choice to vote for instead of just passing over the Congress section of the ballot. I'm planning to write in Doug Kvetkovich. If you agree with me, copy his name down and take it to the polls to write into the space for Congress on the Democratic part of the ballot.

I've met Doug and like him. He stepped up to become an officer of the CD party when no one else wanted to do it, and he seems genuinely interested in helping the party and making a difference. He's obviously getting a late start, and running a write-in campaign with a rather hard-to-spell name won't be easy. But this is what it's all about--showing up and fighting in every district. Let's do what we can for him.

More information about Doug:

Doug is an exciting progressive candidate to take on the big money
establishment. He is pro-choice, for universal healthcare, supports
the Veteran for Peace and is against the Iraq War, passionate about
racial justice, pro-LGBT rights, an environmentalist, eager to
correct the erosion of our civil liberties and civil rights, pro-
union, and he supports the Barack Obama campaign.

Doug was born and raised in Milwaukee WI. His mother was a school
teacher in Milwaukee Public Schools, and a member of the Wisconsin
Education Association Council. His father was a factory worker, and a
member of the United Auto Workers Union.

After his parents passed away when he was a teenager, Doug enlisted
in the US Army from 1989 to 1992 as a Signals Intelligence Analyst,
and received two Army Achievement Medals during his years of service.

During that time, he volunteered at Camp Humphreys, Korea with the
community center on post, and also volunteered as a soccer coach
while stationed at Ft Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia. He fought for
the rights of his fellow soldiers, by trying to get approval for on
going training for the soldiers in his unit. He still views his time
serving in the Army and the volunteering that he did, as some of the
most fulfilling events of his life.

Since 1992, he has worked in the retail sector, volunteered for the
John Kerry campaign by registering voters in King County, Washington,
was a volunteer little league coach in Federal Way, Washington, and
is currently employed as a District Manager for a retail service
company.

After returning to Wisconsin to raise his family, Doug wasted no time
getting involved in the Democratic Party in Wisconsin. He volunteers
for several campaigns, and he currently serves as the Vice Chair of
the Fifth Congressional District for the Democratic Party of
Wisconsin.

Doug will be putting up a website soon, and I'll let you know when that happens.

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I found this on the Google:
http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/lnakamoto/2008/doug-cvetkovich-announces-his-candidacy-for-congress-opposing-sensenbrenner/

me if this person will be on the ballot in November?

He posted here on DU in this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=186x26454#26834

"No. I received less that 700 votes. Going in as a write in candidate in the General Election seems like too much of a long shot. I'm not done for good though."