Common Council

Hello There

Hello to everyone in District 3! 

The Common Council has appointed me to fill in for the remainder of Alder Lemmer's term, and I'm humbled and honored to do so. Alder Lemmer has been doing a fantastic job for us the past three years, and I'll do my best to meet the standard she set. I want to thank her for all of the help she's been giving me to try to come up to speed on everything involved with serving in this position. 

I wanted to tell you just a bit about myself. I live with my husband Ben and our sweet old black lab Tip on the far east side of the district, right next to Grandview Commons North. We've lived here for 7 years, but I've lived in Madison for over 25 years. I have a common Madison story: I moved here to be a freshman at the UW-Madison, and just never left. I got a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the UW in Computer Sciences, and work (from home) as a software developer. 

I took my oath of office a bit over a week ago, and it's been a whirlwind of onboarding since then, and all sorts of firsts. I'm working my way through a huge set of folks for introductory meetings - other Alders, neighbors, city staff, police, and key community partners, and it's going to take ?me a few weeks to get to everyone, but I'm enjoying getting to know everyone and to learn about what their priorities are, and to think about things we can do together. 

I do have a full-time job during the day, so email is the best way to get ahold of me - I'm district3@cityofmadison.com. You can also give me a call or text me at 608 628 0288.

I look forward to working with you all!

Yours,

-Erik