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Darrin Madison
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 10th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded by David Bowen
Personal details
Born 1996 (age 27–28)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Socialists of America
Residences Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Education Howard University (BA)

Darrin Brian Madison Jr. (born 1996) is an American justice activist and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 10th Assembly district since January 2023.

Biography

Darrin Madison Jr. was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At a young age, he was introduced to activism through the "Young Scientist" program at Milwaukee's Urban Ecology Center. At age 14, he participated in the mass protests against 2011 Wisconsin Act 10—the Budget Repair Bill which abolished collective bargaining rights for public employees. Later that year, he joined Urban Underground, a youth-led social justice organization in Milwaukee. .....

He graduated from Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School in 2015 and went on to earn his bachelor's degree from Howard University. While in Washington, D.C., he worked on political campaigns in Maryland, D.C., and Alaska. After earning his degree, he returned to Milwaukee as an AmeriCorps Public Allies volunteer, returning to the Urban Ecology Center and working with Milwaukee's Environmental Collaboration Office.

Political career

In the 2020 general election, incumbent Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors member Supreme Moore Omokunde was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly and therefore had to vacate his county board seat. A special election was called for the following spring election, and Madison was one of five candidates vying for the seat. Madison came in second in the nonpartisan primary and faced Priscilla Coggs-Jones in the general election. He ultimately fell just 12 votes short of Coggs-Jones in the April 2021 general election.

Later that year, Wisconsin State Assembly incumbent David Bowen announced he would run for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin rather than seek another term representing the 10th Assembly district. Madison entered the race for the Democratic Party nomination and defeated Glendale mayor Bryan Kennedy in the primary. Madison faced no opponent in the general election in the overwhelmingly Democratic district.

Electoral history

Milwaukee County Board (2021)

Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, 10th District Election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Primary, February 23, 2021
Nonpartisan Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones 725 42.32%
Nonpartisan Darrin B. Madison Jr. 475 27.73%
Nonpartisan Danielle McClendon 193 11.27%
Nonpartisan Aleyah Anderson 165 9.63%
Nonpartisan James M. Ferguson II 146 8.52%
Scattering 9 0.53%
Total votes 1,713 100.0%
General Election, April 6, 2021
Nonpartisan Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones 1,545 50.02%
Nonpartisan Darrin B. Madison Jr. 1,533 49.63%
Scattering 11 0.36%
Plurality 12 0.39%
Total votes 3,089 100.0%

Wisconsin State Assembly (2022)

Wisconsin Assembly, 10th District Election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Primary, August 9, 2022
Democratic Darrin Madison 5,069 58.20%
Democratic Bryan L. Kennedy 3,621 41.57%
Scattering 20 0.23%
Plurality 1,448 16.62%
Total votes 8,710 100.0%
General Election, November 8, 2022
Democratic Darrin Madison 20,730 98.79%
Scattering 254 1.21%
Total votes 20,984 100.0% -6.48%
Democrat hold
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