Theodore Lipscomb, Sr. is a

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politician and the chairman of the

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. Lipscomb was first elected to the County Board in 2008, representing Milwaukee County's 1st district.

Life and career

Lipscomb is the son of former state legislator Mark Lipscomb, Jr., a Democrat and unicameralist known for his attempt to sit in both the

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. The younger Lipscomb graduated from

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and from the

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School of Architecture and Urban Planning before working for an architectural firm and in the nonprofit sector.

Public office

In April 2008, Lipscomb challenged County Supervisor James G. White in a write-in candidacy; White also ran as a write-in candidate, having failed to meet statutory requirements to be listed on the ballot. Lipscomb defeated White and was reelected to the County Board in 2012. Lipscomb was considered a progressive and a political opponent of moderate County Executive

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. Upon the resignation of County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic in July 2015, Lipscomb entered the race to replace her. He was elected board chairman on July 30, defeating County Supervisor Willie Johnson, Jr. Lipscomb did not seek re-election in 2020, but ran for Milwaukee County Executive, losing the non-partisan primary on February 18, with 19,252 votes to 42,154 for

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, 39,757 for eventual winner David Crowley, and 14,217 for Purnima Nath. He left office on April 20, 2020.

After the County Board

In July 2020, he became Executive Director of the local office of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a

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management organization.Lipscomb's profile
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; accessed February 18, 2022

References

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