Pedro Colon

After the history-making election hammering the economic negligence and divisions of the past eight years, the Wisconsin State Assembly will be led by a team of legislators whose dedication to the people of Wisconsin matches the grave challenges facing our fellow citizens.

Wisconsin families will be hearing the names: Grigsby, Sheridan, Pocan and Colón very often in the near future, and none too soon.

Pedro will serve as vice co-chairman of the powerful Joint Finance Committee, it was announced yesterday.

The Joint Finance Committee is known as the budget-writing committee and is regarded as a powerful post from which to help Wisconsin citizens.

Joining Pedro on the Committee will be fellow Milwaukee legislator, Rep. Tamara Grigsby (D-Milwaukee).

Assembly Speaker-elect Mike Sheridan (D-Janesville) also announced that Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Madison) will serve as the committee's co-chair after 10 years of dedicated service to Wisconsin families.

Rep. Sheridan, a former autoworker in Janesville and a past president of a United Auto Workers local, is in a uniquely valuable position to lead our Assembly as the auto industry and the American economy have seen nothing less than devastation wrought upon an untold number of American families.

We need solutions.

As the national economy has tanked the last several years, the national debt has swelled, our retirement savings have dissipated, and Wisconsin’s budget faces the resulting shortfall, important budget decisions will be made.

One thing is clear: The way forward must be guided by the concerns of Wisconsin citizens, and not special interests.

Pedro is proud to join an extraordinary group of legislators who—like Wisconsin citizens have done throughout history—will meet today’s challenges without fear and with hard work and allegiance to our families.