Former Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan on polarization, Vos, partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin

Mike Sheridan, the last Democrat to serve as the Wisconsin state Assembly speaker, predicts a decline in Republican influence following the introduction of new electoral maps and said he won’t be ruling out another future run for office. Sheridan spoke with The Daily Cardinal to discuss a surge in political polarization, new legislative maps and voter turnout ahead of the 2024 election. Sheridan represented the 44th Assembly District from 2005-11 and served as speaker from 2009 until the end of his term. Sheridan was Jeff Fitzgerald and later current Speaker...