Madison Common Council


Madison Common Council is a city council: the legislative branch of the government of the City of Madison in Wisconsin. The Madison Common Council consists of 20 alderpersons elected from 20 wards who serve two-year terms. The Common Council considers ordinances and resolutions whose subject matter includes traffic codes, taxes and housing regulations, among other issues. The Mayor of Madison chairs the council meetings.

DistrictMemberFirst Term
1st Barbara McKinney2015
2nd Patrick Heck2019
3rd Lindsay Lemmer2019
4th Mike Verveer ^1995
5th Shiva Bidar-Sielaff *2009
6th Marsha Rummel ^2007
7th Donna V. Moreland2019
8thMax Prestigiacomo2020
9th Paul Skidmore2005
10th Zachary Henak2019
11th Arvina Martin2017
12th Syed Abbas2019
13th Tag Evers2019
14th Sheri Carter2015
15th Grant Foster2019
16th Michael J. Tierney2018
17th Samba Baldeh ^2015
18th Rebecca Kemble2015
19th Keith Furman2018
20th Christian A. Albouras2019

*= Common Council President
^ = Former Common Council President

Salary

Council Members currently receive $12,692 a year in base salary, the Council Vice President receives $13,692, and the Council President receives $15,444.