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Rick Banks (Born July, 1991) is an African-American, American community organizer and activist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Early life and education edit
Banks studied at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). While serving as President of the Black Student Union at UWM, Banks organized a "Rally for Trayvon Martin and the Fallen" to pay tribute to the victims of and bring attention to police brutality in the United States and locally..[1]
Banks graduated from the Associates in Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Program, a joint program of Marquette University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee School of Engineering and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation - Milwaukee that trains women and minorities on the real estate development process, in 2017.[2]
Career edit
In 2016, while working as a community organizer, Banks led efforts to organize a Neighborhood Improvement District in the Harambee neighborhood to provide home repair grants to homeowners.[3]
Starting in 2017 Banks served as Chair of the Riverwest & Harambee Credit Union (later renamed New Economy Credit Union) Organizing Committee as it launched its initial creation effort.[4] This initiative was later dissolved in 2019 after struggling to raise the necessary funds. [5]
In 2018, Banks made his first attempt to join the Wisconsin State Assembly, running for an open seat in the 16th Assembly District[6], being vacated by Rep. Leon Young, following his retirement after thirteen terms in office.[7] He placed 3rd out of 5, receiving 977 votes.
Banks served as Political Director for Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC), where he worked to increase turnout for Democratic Party candidates in the spring 2020 elections. While in this role, he met and knock doors in Milwaukee with then presidential candidates Cory Booker and Julian Castro[8]
In 2020, Banks co-founded MKE Black Incorporated, a non-profit that promotes Milwaukee's Black owned businesses through it's online database & mobile app.[9]
In 2024, Banks announced his second attempt to join the Wisconsin State Assembly[10], running for an open seat in Wisconsin's 11th Assembly District being vacated by Rep. Dora Drake after serving two terms in the Assembly. Rep. Drake announced her intention to run for Wisconsin State Senate in the 4th Senate District following the appointment of State Senator Lena Taylor to Circuit Court Judge by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers after five-terms in office.[11]
Electoral History edit
Wisconsin Assembly (2018) edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Primary, August 14, 2018 | |||||
| Democratic | Kalan Haywood | 2,324 | 37.35% | ||
| Democratic | Supreme Moore Omokunde | 2,079 | 33.41% | ||
| Democratic | Rick Banks | 977 | 15.70% | ||
| Democratic | Danielle McClendon-Williams | 454 | 7.30% | ||
| Democratic | Brandy Bond | 367 | 5.90% | ||
| Scattering | 21 | 0.34% | |||
| Plurality | 245 | 3.94% | |||
| Total votes | 6,222 | 100.0% | |||
Personal life and family edit
Banks is openly gay/same-gender loving and married his husband, Javon, in February 2020. [13]
References edit
- ^ "Rally at UW-Milwaukee remembers Trayvon Martin". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Next Generation of Real Estate Leaders". Urban Milwaukee. 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Effort to create Harambee Improvement District". Urban Milwaukee. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Credit Union Targets Riverwest-Harambee". Urban Milwaukee. 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "MPS Board Candidate Blames Richest 1% for Proposed Credit Union Failure=2021-04-01". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Rick Banks". Ballotpedia.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Leon Young from Milwaukee Calls it Quits, PLans to Retire to Job as Police Officer=2018-05-23". fox6now.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "In Milwaukee an inner city group tackles a key democratic need, turnout out Black voters". Washington Post. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Looking for black-owned businesses around Milwaukee? Here are more than 50 restaurants and shops in the metro area=2020-06-04". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "2024 Wisconsin Assembly Races". Wispolitics.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Open Milwaukee Senate Seat will have a primary - Rep Dora Drake Announces Run=2020-06-04". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2018 Partisan Primary - 8/14/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. August 31, 2018. pp. 43–44. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ Banks, Rick (2021-01-01). "2020 Year in Review Love & Marriage". Our Lives Wisconsin. Madison,WI: Patrick Farabaugh. pp. 26 & 32. Retrieved 2024-03-27.