Elections
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2019 Spring Election
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has announced candidate endorsements for the spring 2019 city elections, which include the mayor and all 20 Madison Common Council seats. As part of that process, the Chamber provided every council candidate the opportunity to answer several questions about city issues of importance to the business community. Click on candidate names to view their responses to the Chamber Questionnaire.
Contact Chamber Vice President Kevin Little to learn more about how you can support the Chamber’s endorsed candidates through our conduit.
*Candidates in bold received the Chamber’s endorsement
Mayor:
Paul Soglin (I)
District 1:
Barbara Harrington-McKinney (I)
District 2:
Patrick Heck Jim White
District 3:
Mike Cerro Lindsay Lemmer
District 4:
Michael Verveer (I)
District 5:
Shiva Bidar-Sielaff (I)
District 6:
Marsha Rummel (I)
District 7:
Badri Lankella Donna Moreland
District 8:
Matthew Mitnick Avra Reddy
District 9:
Paul Skidmore (I)
District 10:
Zachary Henak Kristin Johnson
District 11:
Arvina Martin (I)
District 12:
Syed Abbas Diane Farsetta
District 13:
Tag Evers David Hoffert
District 14:
Sheri Carter (I)
District 15:
Grant Foster Angela Jenkins
District 16:
Michael Tierney (I)
District 17:
Samba Baldeh (I) James Creighton Mitchell Jr.
District 18:
Rebecca Kemble (I)
District 19:
Keith Furman (I) Allison Martinson
District 20:
Christian Albouras Erica Janisch
2017 Spring Election
*Candidates in bold received the Chamber’s endorsement
District 1:
David Handowski Barbara Harrington-McKinney (I)
District 2:
Ledell Zellers (I)
District 3:
Amanda Hall (I)
District 4:
Michael Verveer (I)
District 5:
Shiva Bidar-Sielaff (I)
District 6:
Marsha Rummel (I)
District 7:
Steve King (I)
District 8:
John Terry, Jr. Zach Wood
District 9:
Paul Skidmore (I)
District 10:
Maurice Cheeks (I) Steve Fitzsimmons
District 11:
Bradley Campbell Arvina Martin
District 12:
Larry Palm (I)
District 13:
Sara Eskrich (I)
District 14:
Sheri Carter (I) Jose Eladio Rea
District 15:
David Ahrens (I)
District 16:
Denise DeMarb (I)
District 17:
Samba Baldeh (I)
District 18:
Rebecca Kemble (I)
District 19:
Mark Clear (I)
District 20:
Matt Phair (I)