the protests in Wisconsin, Carpenter, along with the 13 other Democratic State Senators, left the state to deny the State Senate a quorum on Governor Scott Walker's controversial "Budget Repair" legislation. Based on the revelations from a prank phone call on Gov. Walker, detailing plans to pass his bill, Carpenter called upon Gov. Walker to resign. 2020 protests On June 23, 2020, Carpenter was recording a protest near the Wisconsin state capitol when he was assaulted by BLM (Black Lives Matter) protesters. A short time later he collapsed and was taken to the hospital for a suspected concussion. Running for other offices 2004 U.S. House campaign In 2004, Carpenter unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for United States House of Representatives in the 4th congressional district, losing the primary election to fellow state senator Gwen Moore. Milwaukee City Treasurer In February 2012, Carpenter was one of two State Senators (the other being fellow Democrat Spencer Coggs) to win a place on the ballot for Milwaukee City Treasurer in the Spring 2012 election, defeating former State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass and Socialist Rick Kissell in the non-partisan primary. Coggs polled 13,559 votes; Carpenter 12,880; Sass 5,089 and Kissell 2,241. In the general election, Coggs won 35,096 votes to Carpenter's 34,293. Milwaukee Common Council In 2015, Carpenter ran in a special election for the Milwaukee Common Council on August 18, 2015. A primary took place on July 21, 2015. Carpenter advanced in the primary along with Mark Borkowski, who ended up winning with 50.7% of the vote. Personal life Carpenter is gay, and is one of three openly LGBT members of the Wisconsin Legislature. He is a member of the Sierra Club; Jackson Park Neighborhood Association; Story Hill Neighborhood Association; and the Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home Advisory Council. Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly, 20th district (1984–1990) Wisconsin Assembly, 9th district (1992–2000) Wisconsin Senate (2002–2018) References External links Profile at the Wisconsin Senate Senator Tim Carpenter (archive) at the Wisconsin State Legislature constituency site (archive) Tim Carpenter official campaign site 3rd Senate District, Senator Carpenter in the Wisconsin Blue Book (2005–2006) 1960 births City and town treasurers in the United States Gay politicians LGBT state legislators in Wisconsin LGBT people from Wisconsin Living people Politicians from Milwaukee University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators 21st-century American politicians Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs alumni Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin