Marina Dimitrijevic
Marina Dimitrijevic (born 1981) is an American politician from
Early life and education
Dimitrijevic (
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.[3] In 2014, Dimitrijevic sought the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin State Assembly District 19.[4] She was endorsed by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and U.S. Representative Gwen Moore but was defeated by legislative aide Jonathan Brostoff.[5]
Dimitrijevic is considered a political opponent of former Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.[6][7]
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.[8]
In 2019, Dimitrijevic announced a bid for the Milwaukee Common Council. She was endorsed by Nikiya Dodd and outgoing incumbent Tony Zielinski and defeated challenger Jason Auerbach in the April general election[9] to become an alderwoman for Milwaukee's 14th District.[2]
References
- ^ "Marina Dimitrijevic, 4th District". Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Spicuzza, Mary (April 5, 2019). "Longtime County Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic launches bid for Milwaukee Common Council". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic". Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015.
- ^ Kaiser, Lisa (November 20, 2013). "Marina Dimitrijevic Will Run for Assembly". Shepherd Express. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ "Forward, Into the Past: With shady help, latest batch of camouflaged Republicans want Democrats to unwittingly vote for them". Uppity Wisconsin. August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ Bice, Daniel (July 20, 2014). "Abele cutting checks for Republican candidates". Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ Behm, Don (July 24, 2015). "Marina Dimitrijevic to step down as board chairwoman". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Meet Milwaukee's "Butterfly Guy"". OnMilwaukee.com. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.