Jonathan Brostoff (born September 25, 1983) is an
American
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Democratic legislator from
Milwaukee
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,
Wisconsin
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. He represents the 3rd District of the Milwaukee Common Council, succeeding fellow Democrat
Nik Kovac. Between 2015 and 2022, he represented the 19th district in the
Wisconsin State Assembly
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.
Background
Born in
Milwaukee
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,
Wisconsin
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, Brostoff is the son of Alan and Phyllis Brostoff. His father is a retired
attorney,
mediator
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and
arbitrator; his mother, a
social worker
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and businesswoman in the
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industry. He worked and volunteered at area
non-profit organizations
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since the age of 14, and after high school did a stint with
AmeriCorps
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. He attended the
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
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, where he met and married Diana Vang-Brostoff and served as co-President of UWM's Campus Organization for Israel.
He graduated in 2011 with a degree in
political science
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, having worked as an aide for
U.S. Senator
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Tom Harkin
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in
Washington, D.C.
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Brostoff worked as a legislative aide to Milwaukee County Supervisor Jason Haas, before becoming District Director for
State Senator
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Chris Larson
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.
In 2022, Brostoff announced his intention to run for Milwaukee Common Council District 3's Aldermanic seat. Brostoff made the announcement after sitting Alderman
Nik Kovac stepped down to assume the role of Budget and Management Director for the City of
Milwaukee
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. He was elected to the position on November 8, 2022.
Electoral history
2014
In 2014, Richards announced that he was running for
Attorney General of Wisconsin
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, leaving the 19th Assembly District seat open. In a heavily contested race which heavy spending by multiple parties, Brostoff defeated
Milwaukee County
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Chairwoman
Marina Dimitrijevic
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(endorsed by Milwaukee's
Mayor
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Tom Barrett and
Congresswoman
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Gwen Moore
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),
defense attorney
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Dan Adams (supported by Milwaukee
County Executive
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Chris Abele
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), and
labor law
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yer Sara Geenen in the Democratic
primary
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for this heavily-Democratic district. Brostoff received 3,065 (35%) to Dimitrijevic's 2,817 (32%), Adams' 2,020 (23%) and Geenen's 796 (9%). His opponent in the November 2014
general election
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, which includes the central campus of his
alma mater the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was Joe Klein of the
United States Pirate Party
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. Brostoff was considered the favorite to win the seat. On November 4, 2014, Brostoff was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, with 18,054 (82.1%) of the vote, to Klein's 3,938 (17.9%).
2016, 2018
Brostoff was unopposed in 2016 in both the primary and general elections; likewise in 2018.
2020
He was unopposed in the 2020 primary election; his opponent in the November 2020
general election
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was Helmut Fritz, of the
Republican Party. Brostoff was again re-elected with 27,552 votes (78.52%) to Fritz's 7,535 (21.48%) votes.
2022
In 2022, Brostoff ran unopposed for a seat representing the Third District of the Milwaukee Common Council replacing Nik Kovac who stepped down for a position
Cavalier Johnson
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's mayoral administration. He was sworn into the Milwaukee Common Council on November 16, 2022.
Personal life
Brostoff lives on the East Side of Milwaukee with his wife and three children.
[https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2022/11/16/city-hall-chambers-brostoff-sworn-in-as-aldermen/]
References
External links
Brostoff's campaign website
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1983 births
Living people
Politicians from Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee alumni
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
21st-century American politicians