Three of Wisconsin’s sixteen super delegates – Gwen Moore, Tammy Baldwin and Russ Feingold.

Wisconsin Super Delegates Have Varied Backgrounds

Wisconsin has 16 “super delegates.” Some have familiar names. Others are not well known.

Governor Jim Doyle is a super delegate. Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl also are super delegates. Two are university students. Another is a Wausau party activist.

All will have a big say in picking the Democratic nominee for president.

“It is not a huge deal on campus,” said Jason Rae, a Marquette University student who has never voted for president before. “I’m just a normal student like everyone else. In my private life, I’m a super delegate.”

Rae told a reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he has pledged his support to Obama. So have Doyle and three Democratic U.S. congresspersons. Clinton has two supporters.

Five will not say who they support
Five of the 16 Wisconsin super delegates have not said who they will support.

Candidates Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are both lobbying hard to secure their backing. Rae has gotten calls from former President Bill Clinton and 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry.

Kerry called while Rae was driving to the grocery store with a friend. He urged Rae to support Obama.

“I said, ‘Hi, Senator Kerry, how are you?’” said Rae, noting his friend “looked at me, like, ‘Are you for real?’”

Here is how the super delegates say they will vote:

• Barack Obama (9): Gov. Jim Doyle; Rep. Gwen Moore; Rep. Dave Obey; Rep. Steve Kagen; Rep. Ron Kind; state party Chairman Joe Wineke; party officials Stan Gruszynski, Jason Rae and Melissa Schroeder.
• Hillary Rodham Clinton (2): Rep. Tammy Baldwin; party official Tim Sullivan.
• No endorsement: Sen. Herb Kohl; Sen. Russ Feingold; state Sen. Lena Taylor, the party’s vice chairwoman; party officials Paula Zellner and Awais Khaleel.

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel