Civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips has died at age 94 Site staff, April 19, 2018 2:30 AMCivil rights pioneer Vel Phillips, who helped lead open housing marches in Milwaukee in the 1960s and was the first black person elected to statewide office in Wisconsin, has died.
DFL candidate eyeing Paulsen's congressional seatMay 9, 2017 9:04 AMA businessman who's an heir to a major liquor company is planning a run for Congress.