District 2 candidate Ledell Zellers
District 2 alder candidate Ledell Zellers would focus on preserving the Langdon neighborhood’s character, growing local businesses and investing in public transportation if elected to city Council Tuesday, according to her website.
Zellers has served on several city committees, including a city zoning code advisory committee following an appointment from the mayor in 2008 and is currently the chair of the Downtown Coordinating Committee.
Zellers said on her website her previous work with the city is part of a long-term development plan for Madison, and she’s running to increase her involvement in the community.
“I am campaigning for Alder of District 2 because I want to make a great place to live even better,” she said.
District 2 candidate Bryan Post
University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni, Data and Analytics Consultant for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and District 2 alder candidate Bryan Post said on his website increasing safety and affordable housing would be his top priorities if elected to the city Council Tuesday.
Post served on the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association Council and said if elected he would revive the currently latent Housing Committee to help increase affordable housing, which he considers an important part of Madison’s culture.
“Development on the isthmus is about fulfilling Madison’s progressive tradition,” Post said on his website.
Post said he supports smart development because it will bring down rental rates and decrease migration out of the city.
District 13 candidate Sue Ellingson
Incumbent Ald. Sue Ellingson, District 13, is up for re-election Tuesday and said if elected for a second Common Council term she would continue working to increase bicycle and pedestrian safety as well as make funding for the fine arts a top priority.
District 13 begins at Regent Street on the south side of the campus area and extends to include the Greenbush and Regent neighborhoods.
Ellingson was first elected to the city Council in 2011 and has also served on the boards of the Dane County Democratic Party and Friends of Lake Wingra.
She said if re-elected, she would make the Overture Center for the Arts a top priority in future city budgets.
District 13 candidate Zach Madden
City government newcomer and Edgewood College student Zach Madden said expanding affordable housing while enforcing transparency of the development process would be his primary focus if elected to the city Council Tuesday.
Madden, who moved from Sheboygan Falls to Madison in 2011 to study political science said he would be an accessible representative who wants to bring more community input into the city decision-making process.
“I want to know what you’re thinking about the issues and that will be what drives my vote,” Madden said on his website.
Madden is currently the president of Edgewood College Democrats and said on his website he believes he has “a fresh perspective, investigative style, and the willingness and passion” to serve Madison.
