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Milwaukee
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Alex Brower

Alderman, District 32025-04-04 to 2028-04-01 (start 2025-04-04 per Legistar OfficeRecord; month-level end: April 2028 per Legistar OfficeRecord end 2028-04-17)

About

Alex Brower's campaign focused heavily on public utilities and energy independence for Milwaukee, notably advocating for the city to establish its own municipal electric utility to replace We Energies. His platform centers around public control of essential services and community empowerment.

Campaign promises (1)

  • infrastructure
    Advocate for the city to form its own municipal electric utility to replace We Energies.

At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Apr 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
56
Total speaking time
7:41:14
Avg per meeting
8:14
Segments
6211

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Top issues during term (20)(Development)

high↑Oct 2026[53]

Healthy Food Establishment Fund / Feed the Change MKE

Speakers asked for $1 million in the 2027 budget for the fund.

high↑Jul 2026[44]

Amani Homeownership Initiative — 95 new homes

Details not stated on the floor; the project is financed through TID No. 136.

critical↑May 2026[27]

Occupancy and vacant unit turnaround

Long-vacant units lose federal subsidy, and HACM spends about $100,000 a year maintaining vacant lots it owns.

medium↑Oct 2026[25]

Accessory dwelling unit design packages

No cost to the city; the Hoan Foundation pays licensing fees.

high↑Jun 2026[22]

Homes MKE program concludes and seeks 2027 continuation funding

About $21.9 million in federal grant funding for 2027, slightly down from prior years.

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

Walker's Point Innovation District funding

Up to $75,000 in city funds would be authorized if the hold is lifted.

high↓Sep 2026[20]

Zenith condo tower at Kilbourn and Van Buren

Roughly $150 million in new construction value on parcels currently assessed at about $2.1 million.

high↓Aug 2026[20]

Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub

Private investment in a long-disinvested neighborhood; no direct city expenditure cited.

medium↑Oct 2026[20]

Neighborhood services and public housing investment

Testimony claimed public housing generates millions in annual revenue at one-third the cost.

medium↑Nov 2026[19]

Zenith residential development downtown

high↑May 2026[19]

Recertification confusion and eviction risk for voucher families

HUD is funding only half an FSS coordinator position this year, and the shortfall blocks new voucher leasing.

medium↑Sep 2026[18]

Bank with drive-through ATM at Southgate Marketplace

New bank investment at a key commercial corner; the demolition removes an existing restaurant business.

medium→Sep 2026[17]

BID #27 appointments and 2027 operating plan held

BIDs collected $12.5 million and NIDs $1.1 million in assessments in 2026; 2027 plans set next year's spending.

medium↑Oct 2026[15]

Municipal Services Building Replacement

$10 million in borrowing proposed for 2027; total project estimated at $44 million versus $73 million to stay put.

high↑Jun 2026[15]

Homeownership and housing programs

Continuation of existing housing assistance programs under the Mayor's proposed budget.

high↑Sep 2026[15]

2026-27 Youth Council Priorities

high↑Sep 2026[15]

Bay View mixed-use revival at 2841 South Howell Avenue

Returns a vacant commercial building to productive use, adding business activity to the Howell Avenue corridor.

critical↑Jul 2026[12]

HUD failure-to-comply letter and October 31 corrective deadline

The cost of corrective actions, a forensic audit, and outside consulting is not fully quantified, but continued noncompliance could cost the agency control of its own operations.

high↑May 2026[12]

Raze and Revive new-construction pilot

$2.8 million committed for roughly 25 Revive units, with TID funds potentially adding 4-8 more.

medium↓Aug 2026[10]

Board Self-Evaluation Survey

Decisions during term (9)

Recorded while Brower was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (0)(Development)

No votes found matching Development.