East Side Neighborhood Associations to Host 3rd Aldermanic District Election Candidate Forum
East Side neighborhood associations host second candidate forum in election to fill the vacant Common Council seat.
Day: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 6:30–8 p.m.
Place: St. Mark’s Church, 2618 North Hackett Avenue
Alex Brower and Daniel Bauman will face off on April 1 in a general election to replace the late Jonathan Brostoff as Third District Alderman on the Milwaukee Common Council. Brower and Bauman were the top two of eight candidates to advance out of the primary election held on February 18. Just 46 votes separated the two candidates.
The forum will provide the 3rd District community with the opportunity to learn more about the candidates running for the Common Council seat and where they stand on the issues important to voters in the district.
The in-person forum will run for approximately 90 minutes. Pre-selected questions will be presented to each candidate by moderator Bruce Murphy of Urban Milwaukee, with candidates having timed responses. Only the candidates and the moderator can speak during the event. There will be an opportunity to meet the candidates after the forum concludes.
Questions for the candidates will address topics important to 3rd District voters such as city services, quality of life issues, zoning and development including the Milwaukee’s Growing MKE zoning initiative, reckless driving and traffic calming, crime and safety, taxes and city budget concerns and affordable housing projects.
Community Co-sponsors for the Event Include:
Murray Hill Neighborhood Association, Historic Water Tower Neighborhood, Cambridge Woods Neighborhood Association, Mariners Neighborhood Association MKE, East Bank Neighborhood Association and Greenwich Friends.
The non-partisan special election was called after the death of alderman and former state representative Brostoff, who won the seat in a special election in November 2022.
The 3rd District includes the East Side from Edgewood Avenue to the north, Pleasant Street to the South and the eastern half of Riverwest to Lake Michigan.
The nonpartisan position is a powerful post in city politics. Council members are responsible for approving the city budget, reviewing zoning changes to enable new development and setting city policy on initiatives like reckless driving.
Virtual Option to Attend Forum
Residents can join the forum virtually using this Microsoft Teams link.
Parking is available on the street and at the Downer Avenue parking garage.
More information about the forum and how to attend virtually will be provided to members and residents by the co-sponsoring neighborhoods through emails and news releases.
For more information contact
Kevin Walzak, President, MHNA
414-881-1870
kevin@walzak.com