Marina Dimitrijevic (born 1981) is an American politician from Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Common Council member for the 14th Aldermanic District, serving since 2020. Previously, Dimitrijevic served on the

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from 2004 to 2020, including as board chairwoman from 2012 to 2015. A Democrat, Dimitrijevic has also worked as the executive director of the Wisconsin Working Families Party.

Early life and education

Dimitrijevic ( sr, Марина Димитријевић / ''Dimitrijević'') is the daughter of

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immigrants. She is a graduate of Bay View High School and holds master's degree in nonprofit management from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

Career

The youngest person elected to the Board, Dimitrijevic has served as a county supervisor since 2004, when she was elected to represent District 4, centered on the Bay View neighborhood. In 2014, Dimitrijevic sought the

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nomination for Wisconsin State Assembly District 19. She was endorsed by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and U.S. Representative

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but was defeated by legislative aide

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. Dimitrijevic is considered a political opponent of former Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. Tapped to lead the Wisconsin branch of the Working Families Party, Dimitrijevic announced on July 24, 2015 that she would resign as board chairwoman effective July 30. In 2019 Marina Dimitrijevic had announced her bid for the Milwaukee Common Council. She was endorsed by

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and outgoing incumbent

Tony Zielinski Anthony Zielinski is an American politician. He was replaced as Milwaukee's Fourteenth District Alderman on the Milwaukee Common Council by Marina Dimitrijevic. Early life and education Alderman Zielinski attended St. John's Northwestern Militar ...

and defeated challenger Jason Auerbach in the April general election as an alderwoman for Milwaukee's 14th District.

References

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