Marina Dimitrijevic

Marina Dimitrijevic (born 1981) is the executive director of the Wisconsin Working Families Party and the former chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Dimitrijevic served as board chairwoman from 2012 to 2015 and continues to represent Milwaukee County's 4th district on the board.

Life and career

The youngest person elected to the Board, Dimitrijevic has served as a county supervisor since 2004, when she was elected to represent District 4, centered on the Bay View neighborhood.[1] In 2014, Dimitrijevic sought the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin State Assembly District 19.[2] She was endorsed by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and U.S. Representative Gwen Moore but was defeated by legislative aide Jonathan Brostoff.[3]

Dimitrijevic is considered a political opponent of Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.[4][5]

Tapped to lead the Wisconsin branch of the Working Families Party, Dimitrijevic announced on July 24, 2015 that she would resign as board chairwoman effective July 30.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic". Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.
  2. ↑ Kaiser, Lisa. "Marina Dimitrijevic Will Run for Assembly". Shepherd Express. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "FORWARD, INTO THE PAST: With shady help, latest batch of camouflaged Republicans want Democrats to unwittingly vote for them". Uppity Wisconsin. 8/11/2014. Retrieved 2015-01-25. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ↑ Bice, Daniel (2014-07-20). "Abele cutting checks for Republican candidates". Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  6. ↑ Behm, Don (24 July 2015). "Marina Dimitrijevic to step down as board chairwoman". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 24 July 2015.


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