DMI Endorsements in 2021 Spring Election

The 2021 Spring Election is taking place on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. The City of Madison Common Council candidates below in bold have been endorsed by the DMI Board of Directors. These endorsements signify the importance the Common Council has on our entire community and the impact the policies and decisions made by local elected officials have on the health and vitality of downtown Madison.

DMI encourages you to use these endorsements as a guide for supporting candidates in the 2021 Spring Election. We believe these candidates best align with DMI’s vision, priorities and goals for downtown Madison. For information on where and how to vote and a sample ballot, click here.

Your financial support is also important at this time. We encourage you to write a check and send it directly to the candidate of your choice. The DMI Board asks that you give special consideration to supporting the DMI endorsed candidates.

City of Madison Common Council Candidates

BOLD=Endorsed by DMI
ITALICS=Did not seek endorsement or did not respond

District 1: Barbara Harrington-McKinney (I)

District 2: Patrick Heck (I)     Benji Ramirez Gomez

District 3: Lindsay Lemmer (I)     Charly Rowe

District 4: Mike Verveer (I)

District 5: Regina Vidaver

District 6: Brian Benford

District 7: Nasra Wehelie (I)

District 8: Dual Endorsement: Juliana Bennett     Ayomi Obuseh

District 9: Dual Endorsement: Paul Skidmore (I)     Nikki Conklin

District 10: Yannette Figueroa Cole     Mara Eisch

District 11: Arvina Martin (I)

District 12: Syed Abbas (I)     Tessa Wyllie de Echeverria

District 13: Tag Evers (I)

District 14: Sheri Carter (I)     Brandi Grayson

District 15: Grant Foster (I)

District 16: Matt Tramel     Jael Currie

District 17: Gary Halverson

District 18: Rebecca Kemble (I)     Charles Myadze

District 19: Keith Furman (I)     Aisha Moe

District 20: Christian Albouras (I)     Erica Janisch

I=Incumbent

All candidates for the City of Madison Common Council Spring Election were contacted with the opportunity to participate in an endorsement interview with members of the DMI Board of Directors and/or Government Relations Committee.  The interview questions and discussion were based on the DMI Civic Agenda.

If you have questions regarding the DMI endorsements or process, please contact DMI President, Jason Ilstrup at 608-512-1330 or jilstrup@downtownmadison.org. There are many important races on the ballot, so be sure to vote!