The secretary of the Host Committee for the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee resigned Thursday in the wake of reports raising questions about the work his nonprofit had done with Milwaukee Public Schools funds.
“Gerard Randall resigned from all his Host Committee positions and duties,” according to a statement from the MKE 2024 Host Committee.
The resignation comes two weeks after Milwaukee Public Schools cut ties with Randall’s non-profit, the Milwaukee Education Partnership. School board members found it was unclear what work he had done with MPS funds, and Wisconsin Public Radio reported he appeared to falsely claim prominent officials were on his leadership team.
Randall’s organization won contracts from MPS totaling more than $1.2 million since 2012. Several officials listed on his board of directors, including state Superintendent Jill Underly and Medical…
