BIOGRAPHY

Brian Solomon was elected to his first term as 10th District Alder on April 3rd, 2007.  

He has lived in the 10th District for about eight years and has spent much of that time working to make our community a better place. Brian has been actively involved in the neighborhood (Chair of Transportation Committee, Vice President and President of Neighborhood Association), as an AIDS activist (co-founder of the Wisconsin AIDS Ride, AIDS Network Board of Directors, and nine time participant in the AIDS Ride), and in city issues (Study Circles on Race Relations, Verona Road / West Beltline Committee, Equal Opportunities Commission).  

Madison is one of the greatest cities in the world -- it is beautiful, active, alive, and engaged. Brian believes that it is the active involvement of our citizens and neighborhoods that make our community and city thrive. However, many citizens in the 10th district and throughout Madison do not enjoy the same quality of life or the same opportunities as the rest of us. Therefore, Brian is committed to quality economic development (attracting family supporting jobs) and equal opportunity for all Madisonians. Brian has been an active writer, speaker, and advocate for equal rights.  He is thrilled to continue this work as a member of the Madison Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC), the Community Services Commission (CSC), and the Allied Drive Task Force.  

Brian is very interested in transportation issues. He is the founder of the Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program (WETAP), which combined four state and federal funding sources into a single program to encourage municipalities to help their workers and employers overcome the spatial mismatches between where people work and live. As Co-chair of the Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Association (DMNA) Transportation Committee, Brian helped bring the "pedestrian crossing flags" to the City of Madison. Brian was also active in forming the "Friends of the Park and Pleasure Drive," a group which helped turn the Edgewood Park and Pleasure Drive from an auto throughway into a biking and pedestrian refuge. Brian is excited to continue this work as a member of the City's Transit and Parking Commission (TPC).

Brian's other passions include environmental protection, writing, travel, and spending time with his wife (Lynne), children (Kaiya and Tamirat), and dog (Taz). He is excited and honored to serve as 10th District Alder and continue his commitment to a better community and a better world.