BIOGRAPHY

Alderperson Brenda K. Konkel was elected to represent the 2nd Aldermanic District on the Madison Common Council on April 3, 2001. She was re-elected to the Common Council in 2003, 2005 and 2007. She served as the Common Council President for the term 2004-2005 and has served on various committees (current committees and previous committees) during this time.


She has lived in the 2nd District since 1991 and purchased a home there in 1997.  She is one of the former Presidents of the Old Market Place Neighborhood Association (now the James Madison Park Neighborhood Association).  She has helped with gardening in James Madison Park and loves living in the downtown area.


She is employed full-time at the Tenant Resource Center and has been involved with that organization since 1991.  She has served as a volunteer, a part-time volunteer coordinator, a board member and has been the Executive Director since May 1995.  Prior to that she had her own solo law practice after graduating from UW-Madison Law School in 1993.  She has a degree in Criminal Justice with an English minor from UW-Platteville.


Hobbies and interests include; gardening, camping and enjoying live shows of local and national bands with her boyfriend of 15 years, Rob Bloch. 

Her political interests include working to make this a community that everyone can afford to live in and enjoy and have a great quality of life.  Helping to ensure that we have affordable housing and childcare options, good jobs, decent public transportation options and clean, open, accessible government are top priorities for her service to the City of Madison.