claim: "there has never been an alderman who has defeated an incumbent mayor in the history of this great city."
author: bob donovan
evidence_1: may 14, 2017 ... it was a stunning loss for a polished leader who had developed a ... elected as  the new mayor, defeating a three-term incumbent. a big part of the reason was  support of the challenger by the city's ... "i'm a human being who never professed  to be perfect," johnson told aldermen and a crowd at the meeting.
evidence_2: "since 2015, the city of milwaukee has spent more than $22 million on  settlements with litigants accusing police of misconduct." ... "there has never  been an alderman who has defeated an incumbent mayor in the history of this  great city.".
evidence_3: oct 28, 2018 ... but board of aldermen meetings have been contentious at times. mcqueen says  there has been too much fighting, and cutrer says ... and the new mayor inherited  a town government that had been run lavigne's way for decades. ... the existing  plant has been in operation since 1987 and has never been ...
evidence_4: "there has never been an alderman who has defeated an incumbent mayor in  the history of this great city." — politifact wisconsin on wednesday, august 6th, ...
evidence_5: mar 7, 2018 ... an incumbent alderman has not lost a bid for re-election in ... since that year,  there have been just three changes on the common council. ... the last person in  the community to have defeated an incumbent candidate in a city election. ...  related: no race for mayor in brookfield, but april 3 ballot in rest of ...