Never a "Dull" Moment in the Schick Campaign

By Basil Ryan and Fred Keller

District 3 Alderman Candidate Bob Schick, who lost his bid to unseat incumbent Alderman Kristen Wilhelm, has another campaign problem on his hands. Although the general election is over, THE FRANKLIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL has discovered that the Milwaukee District Attorney's Office is investigating Schick for possible electioneering violations. Schick has been accused of distriuting campaign literature which did not provide the required disclaimer, "Authorized and paid for by [NAME OF CANDIDATE.]"  The guidelines explaining these requirements are distributed to all candidates and elected officials prior to running for elected office. THE FRANKLIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL has verified with Franklin's City Clerk that Schick received this information. Also of interest is the fact that Schick's campaign literature was distributed in a clear plastic bag along with campaign literature for candidate for County Executive Jeff Stone.  No endorsement was made by Stone of either District 3 candidate and Stone was unaware that his literature was contained in the same clear plastic bag as that of Schick.

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District Attorney Investigates Third District Aldermanic Candidate Bob Schick

By Basil Ryan and Fred Keller

It has come to the attention of THE FRANKLIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL that a complaint has been filed with the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office against Robert Schick, Jr., an aldermanic candidate for District 3. We have learned that Mr. Schick failed to disclose on his City of Franklin Financial Statement filed on December 28, 2010, his relationship with Waste Management. The complaint alleges that Mr. Schick is an employee of Waste Management, and as such, should have disclosed that fact. The City of Franklin Financial Statement requires that candidates must disclose their relationship with any businesses that deal with Franklin. Waste Management owns and operates the landfill in Franklin.

THE FRANKLIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL reached Mr. Schick at his home and asked him to comment on the investigation. He stated he could not talk about the DA's involvement. When asked if he worked for Waste Management, he stated he was not an employee but did work for them. When pressed with further questions, he stated that the conversation was over. He did not wish to comment any further.

This story is still developing so check with THE FRANKLIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL for future developments.

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