Finishing a distant second in fundraising, Milwaukee latecomer drops out of 1st CD primary

By: Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 378

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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A Milwaukee alder who had proclaimed that he would bring major fundraising power to the Democratic primary field in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District this week dropped his bid.

Peter Burgelis signaled in a statement Wednesday he would back emergency room nurse Mitchell Berman, whose fundraising report showed he had raised more than 10 times as much money.

The 1st CD has been in Republican hands since 1994 and the current incumbent, U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, …

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