Steven Olikara’s next act: A Senate bid

A former Klezmer guitarist, jazz lover and political bridge-builder is challenging more experienced Democrats in Wisconsin

MADISON, WISC. — Steven Olikara, a 31-year-old political activist from Milwaukee, is likely the only Democratic candidate in Wisconsin’s crowded Senate primary who once played guitar in a Klezmer band — a personal tidbit that, on first glance, may...

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