Shelia Stubbs, Black Candidate Campaigning in Wisconsin, Has Police Called on Her

A black legislative candidate in Madison, Wisconsin, had the police called on her while she was out campaigning for votes. Shelia Stubbs, who is on track to become the first black assemblywoman in the state’s 77th District, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Wednesday that she was confronted by Madison police officers while going door-to-door to speak with constituents. A resident of Madison’s west side had reportedly called 911 to report a “suspicious vehicle,” saying he believed the occupants were “waiting for drugs at the local drug house.” Stubbs’ 8-year-old daughter was accompanying her inside a vehicle as she campaigned, along with her 71-year-old mother.