Milwaukee replaces top election official six months before presidential vote

Claire Woodall, the then executive director of the City of Milwaukee election commission, teaches a class to poll workers in October 2022 in Milwaukee. Photograph: Morry Gash/AP

Milwaukee will replace its top election official with just under six months until the presidential election, the city’s mayor announced on Monday.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson appointed Paulina Gutiérrez to take over as executive director of the Milwaukee election commission, replacing Claire Woodall who had served as the director since July 2020.