Madison Common Council is a

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of the legislative branch of the government of the City of Madison in

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

. The Madison Common Council consists of 20 alderpersons elected from 20

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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 Council's presiding officer is the Mayor of Madison, who chairs meetings. *= 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.

Notable former members

Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer serving since 2013 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States senator from Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party (United Stat ...

Paul Soglin Paul R. Soglin (born April 22, 1945) is an American politician and former three-time Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, having served a total of 22 years in that office 1973-79, 1989-1997, and 2011-19. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a candida ...

* Lisa Subeck * Samba Baldeh * Susan J. M. Bauman * Albert G. Schmedeman * John B. Heim

References

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External links

City of Madison Common Council

City of Madison Common Council Aldermanic District Map
Madison CommonCouncil City councils in the United States