Carlos Lemar Dixon, an independent write-in candidate for Wisconsin governor, appears in a video posted Monday removing multiple “Crowley for Governor” yard signs from private property in Milwaukee.
The footage, shared by former Republican primary candidate Andy Manske, shows Dixon walking up to a residential lawn, pulling blue Crowley signs from the ground, and carrying them away. Dixon then speaks directly to the camera.
Dixon has a documented history of the same behavior. In May, he posted multiple videos of himself removing campaign signs belonging to then-Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong and state Rep. Ryan Clancy in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood. He described the signs as “hostages” held for “ransom” and said he was motivated by opposition to capitalism, Zionism, and the Democratic Socialists of America. He also stated he planned to take Tom Tiffany signs and that he had “never had any regard for law enforcement or the laws of an imperial nation.”
Wisconsin law makes it illegal to remove, deface, or destroy a legally placed political sign on private property. Milwaukee police previously said they had received no calls for service related to Dixon’s earlier videos. Neither Hong’s nor Clancy’s campaigns pressed charges at the time.
Manske, who finished far behind Tom Tiffany in the Republican primary, used the new video to question Democratic nominee David Crowley’s leadership in Milwaukee County. Manske noted Dixon’s activity pattern and suggested it reflected broader problems with crime and enforcement in the city.
Dixon has previously said he does not expect to win the governor’s race and has described himself as part of the “lumpen proletariat.” He continues to operate under the “Wisconsin Rebuild” banner.
Removing political signs from private property remains a misdemeanor under state statute regardless of the candidate or the political views of the person taking them.
