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Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee, Jr. has apparently discovered that jail can stop his political machine.

Milele Coggs defeated him in the race for the Sixth Aldermanic Seat in the Milwaukee Common Council in one of the key races in Tuesday's general election.

"With a lot of hard work, a lot of volunteers and a lot of community support, we were able to pull it off," said Coggs.

"It got so much media attention, so much coverage, that it was expected for that to be a big thing.  I'm running for the future of the sixth district, so I'm hoping that now, we can turn the page."

Coggs also denied malicious feelings toward McGee.  "My whole campaign has been about the future of the sixth district.  I've chosen not to speak negatively about my opponant at all," she said.

Though she's relatively young, at age 30, Coggs believes that she has the experience to do the job well.  "I've learned a lot in the system, as well as just growing up in a political family."  She has been a legislative aide for the Milwaukee County Supervisor James White, worked in several departments in Milwaukee County, and served as an intern for former state Senator Gwen Moore.

McGee currently remains behind bars on federal extortion and bribery charges, and state charges of bribery and conspiracy.

If he's convicted in federal court, he could get 20 years for each extortion charge and 10 years on each bribery charge.

Longstanding Claims of Tainted Race

Back in February, McGee won the primary race against a large collection of opponents in a race that one of his competitors called tainted.

"This is totally inaccurate," said ViAnna Jordan, one of eight opponents to Michael McGee, Jr. in that February primary.

Jordan claimed Coggs isn't exactly an opponent.

"She proclaimed her ties with McGee, saying that she grew up with him, and she knows him, and she's so fond of him," states Jordan.

In fact, Jordan accused the McGee camp of flooding the primary with enough candidates to water down the field and make sure McGee could get to a general election.

"Everyone knows they put all those candidates in that machine in order to water down the vote," says Jordan.

But if a judge convicts McGee in either his federal or state trials, he has to give up his seat anyway.

"With those kind of charges, no one's stupid. We expect another election sooner or later, even if they let that hypocrisy stand."