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Fifteen elected members comprise the Common Council in Milwaukee. Each Council member is elected to a 4-year term and represents a district of about 40,185 persons (U.S. Census Bureau estimate, 2006).
Ashanti Hamilton 1st District
Cavalier Johnson 2nd District
Nicholas Kovac 3rd District
Robert Bauman 4th District
Nikiya Dodd 5th District
Milele A. Coggs 6th District
Khalif J. Rainey 7th District
JoCasta Zamarripa 8th District
Chantia Lewis 9th District
Michael J. Murphy 10th District
Mark A. Borkowski 11th District
José G. Pérez 12th District
Scott Spiker 13th District
Marina Dimitrijevic 14th District
Russell W. Stamper, II 15th District
Click your district on the map to access your Common Council member's page. OR click here to locate your district and polling place.