She achieved an easy plurality, with 43% of the vote, in a field which included a former Milwaukee Area Technical College Board member with UAW ties, and an aide to State Representative Elizabeth Coggs.

She had easily defeated two opponents (local government lobbyist Thomas Harris and Milwaukee School Board member Michael Bonds) in the August Democratic primary,[9] and was unopposed in the general election.

Despite the urgency of the situation, Lily's case did not meet the strict criteria for an Amber Alert, leaving her family and community feeling helpless and prompting a public outcry for change.

[13] In October 2023, the case of 5-year-old Prince McCree from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, brought national attention to the limitations of the existing Amber Alert system.

Prince went missing while at home, and despite efforts from his family and the Milwaukee Police Department to issue an Amber Alert, the request was denied due to the lack of information on a suspect.

This legislation, which passed both the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly in February 2024, aims to ensure that every missing child receives immediate and widespread attention.

[20] Others came to her defense, including Wisconsin journalist Dan Shafer, who wrote "I grew up in the suburbs and live in the city and it’s incredible how misconstrued and flat-out wrong suburban perceptions of Milwaukee can be.