Jonathan Brostoff
Member of the Milwaukee Common Council from the 3rd District
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byNik Kovac
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 19th district
In office
January 3, 2015 (2015-January-03) – November 15, 2022
Preceded byJon Richards
Succeeded byRyan Clancy
Personal details
Born (1983-09-25) September 25, 1983
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Jonathan Brostoff (born September 25, 1983) is an American Democratic legislator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He represents the 3rd District of the Milwaukee Common Council, succeeding fellow Democrat Nik Kovac. Between 2015 and 2022, he represented the 19th district in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Background

Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Brostoff is the son of Alan and Phyllis Brostoff. His father is a retired attorney, mediator and arbitrator; his mother, a social worker and businesswoman in the home health care industry. He worked and volunteered at area non-profit organizations since the age of 14, and after high school did a stint with AmeriCorps. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he met and married Diana Vang-Brostoff and served as co-President of UWM's Campus Organization for Israel.[2] He graduated in 2011 with a degree in political science, having worked as an aide for U.S. Senator Tom Harkin in Washington, D.C.

Brostoff worked as a legislative aide to Milwaukee County Supervisor Jason Haas, before becoming District Director for State Senator Chris Larson.[3]

In 2022, Brostoff announced his intention to run for Milwaukee Common Council District 3's Aldermanic seat. Brostoff made the announcement after sitting Alderman Nik Kovac stepped down to assume the role of Budget and Management Director for the City of Milwaukee.[4] He was elected to the position on November 8, 2022.[5]

Electoral history

2014

In 2014, Richards announced that he was running for Attorney General of Wisconsin,[6] leaving the 19th Assembly District seat open. In a heavily contested race which heavy spending by multiple parties, Brostoff defeated Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic (endorsed by Milwaukee's Mayor Tom Barrett and Congresswoman Gwen Moore), defense attorney Dan Adams (supported by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele), and labor lawyer Sara Geenen in the Democratic primary for this heavily-Democratic district. Brostoff received 3,065 (35%) to Dimitrijevic's 2,817 (32%), Adams' 2,020 (23%) and Geenen's 796 (9%).[7] His opponent in the November 2014 general election, which includes the central campus of his alma mater the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was Joe Klein of the United States Pirate Party. Brostoff was considered the favorite to win the seat.[8] On November 4, 2014, Brostoff was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, with 18,054 (82.1%) of the vote, to Klein's 3,938 (17.9%).[9]

2016, 2018

Brostoff was unopposed in 2016 in both the primary and general elections;[10] likewise in 2018.[11]

2020

He was unopposed in the 2020 primary election; his opponent in the November 2020 general election was Helmut Fritz, of the Republican Party. Brostoff was again re-elected with 27,552 votes (78.52%) to Fritz's 7,535 (21.48%) votes.[12]

2022

In 2022, Brostoff ran unopposed for a seat representing the Third District of the Milwaukee Common Council replacing Nik Kovac who stepped down for a position Cavalier Johnson's mayoral administration. He was sworn into the Milwaukee Common Council on November 16, 2022.[13]

Personal life

Brostoff lives on the East Side of Milwaukee with his wife and three children.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "About Jonathan". Jonathan Brostoff for Assembly. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Waxman, Andrea (October 14, 2005). "UWM student devoted to Israel, local causes". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "About Jonathan". Votebrostoff.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rep. Brostoff Will Run for Aldermanic Seat".
  5. ↑ https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/08/wisconsin-midterm-election-2022-updates-how-to-vote-whos-on-ballot-polling-stations/69628225007/
  6. ↑ Stein, Jason. "Rep. Jon Richards enters race for Wisconsin attorney general". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Wisconsin 2014 fall primary election results". Jsonline.com. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  8. ↑ Bergquist, Lee. "Election 2014: Allen, Brostoff, Wanggaard, Bowen win legislative primaries" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel August 13, 2014
  9. ↑ "Election Results". Wisconsinvote.org. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ "2016 Fall General Election Results". Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ "2018 Fall General Election Results". Wisconsin Elections Commission. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Election Results". Wisconsinvote.org. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  13. ↑ https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2022/11/16/city-hall-chambers-brostoff-sworn-in-as-aldermen/
  14. ↑ https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2022/11/16/city-hall-chambers-brostoff-sworn-in-as-aldermen/
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