"Everyone has the right to feel safe at home, on the road, and in our community. We must take immediate action to address violent crime and reckless driving while investing in common sense strategies to reduce the root causes of crime."

Funding human needs and opportunities helps keep our communities safe. We need to stop relying on reactionary policies and prioritize increased access to health care, jobs, housing, food, public education, and transportation to give neighbors opportunities for a safe and secure future.

Alexander grew up watching a close family member struggle with the barriers created by a decades-old felony conviction. He has always cared about trying to stop the human carnage wrought by the criminal justice system. He has spent his entire professional career working for the Wisconsin State Public Defender's office, mostly working on serious felonies. 

Our criminal justice system is poorly managed, denies people dignity across the entire system (both defendants and victims) and needs better enforcement and administration. Voters deserve transparency as to why this system is failing. We see the consequences every day, and Alexander is ready to do something about it.

"As a community, we can do a better job developing the neighborhood in a sustainable way that allows all residents to enjoy our East Side"

Milwaukee is growing.

People, amenities, services, developments. We read about these changes all the time, and see the growth right on our block. While this is great for the tax base and our quality of life as Milwaukeeans, growth has costs that sometimes harm - or even irrevocably change - the places that we know and love. 

One of one of the best districts in our city is undoubtedly the East Side. From the sleek towers along the Lakefront, to the charming bustle of historic Brady Street, to the quirky diversity of Riverwest, to the staid Victorians that fill out the quiet Downer Woods, we are blessed to exist in the center of what many would call "Milwaukee at It's Finest!" This means that plenty of new people want to visit, live, and even raise their families in our neighborhood. 

Together, we face the problem of making room for everyone in a sustainable way. We cannot afford to lose what makes District 3 such a desirable place, and we need to accommodate for the problems faced by any metropolitan area with such a growing population.

The City needs to invest in additional resources to ensure everyone has access to safe housing. I believe new programs created at the City level are key to achieving a meaningful decrease to homelessness. Putting unhoused folks into homes, and helping our unhoused neighbors struggling with mental illness get access to care will not only help them, but will allow our community to feel better as well. I also applaud the “Right to Counsel” program that provides a right to free legal representation for persons in eviction or foreclosure proceedings. 

Additionally, we must ensure that new developments across the District conform to plans co-created by current residents of our neighborhood. This includes plans to address parking challenges and mitigate increased traffic and foot-level density. We need to retain the historic housing stock whenever possible, and focus new development along existing transit corridors. There must also be enforcement of parking minimums on-lot that prevent unnecessary parking tickets and difficulties providing street services like snowplowing and trash pickup.

In doing this early planning, we can guarantee that the East Side we love will continued to be enjoyed by all parties for generations to come.

Dear Neighbor, 

"I hope to earn your vote for District 3 Alderperson. I'm a lifelong resident of our district, a proud product of Milwaukee Public Schools, and a career Public Defender. Our roads and sidewalks must be safe, our tax dollars spent on quality services that improve our community, and we must demand policies that support affordable housing development while protecting neighborhood cohesion, income diversity, and homeownership.

You deserve a principled and passionate advocate at City Hall. I will listen to YOUR voice and fight for workers and families throughout the district. Together, we can move District 3 forward."

-Alexander Kostal, District 3 Common Council Candidate

The District 3 Alderperson, representing the East Side area on the Common Council, is a critical provisioner of city services. If you have a problem with the City's actions, your first contact is your area Alder. Alexander understands how to get things done at the City level. He will be your advocate for issues as local as parking tickets or untended plants, to issues that impact the future of our entire city.

Alexander Kostal plans to be YOUR voice as Common Council District 3 Alderperson. Vote for him in the Common Council election Primary and General election!