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Blake Alvarenga
Blake Alvarenga ran for election to the Madison Common Council to represent District 12 in Wisconsin. He lost in the primary on February 21, 2023.
Alvarenga completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Blake Alvarenga was born in Madison, Wisconsin. His career experience includes working as a project coordinator.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2023)
General election
General election for Madison Common Council District 12
Amani Latimer Burris defeated Julia Matthews in the general election for Madison Common Council District 12 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amani Latimer Burris (Nonpartisan) | 56.6 | 3,177 |
 | Julia Matthews (Nonpartisan)  | 42.8 | 2,402 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 5,613 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Madison Common Council District 12
Julia Matthews and Amani Latimer Burris defeated Blake Alvarenga, Victor Toniolo, and Josh Walling in the primary for Madison Common Council District 12 on February 21, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Matthews (Nonpartisan) | 33.9 | 1,221 |
| ✔ | | Amani Latimer Burris (Nonpartisan) | 30.7 | 1,105 |
 | Blake Alvarenga (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 540 | |
 | Victor Toniolo (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 503 | |
| Josh Walling (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 175 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 56 | ||
| Total votes: 3,600 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Blake Alvarenga completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Alvarenga's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- My highest priority is transparency. It is the foundation of all the policies and initiatives I look to advocate for. The role of an alder on the Madison Common Council is to be the elected representative of the district, to champion their questions and needs to committees, city departments, the common council, and the mayor. Alders should be available to answer questions not only on the common council’s agendas but also on the city’s actions taken at the departmental level. Alders should be transparent on votes taken, questions raised, and policies sponsored.
- I look to ensure the public safety initiatives that the people of District 12 ask for time and time again: body-worn cameras, police accountability, and curtailing the drug epidemic. I also want to ensure more accessible and equitable public transportation in the form of bus lines and better bicycle access to city roads.
- I want to ensure that affordable housing increases in availability and accessibility, as well as making homeownership affordable. It is important for the people of Madison to be able to build equity in their home and be resilient in times of economic hardship. A homeowner builds financial stability over time, but a renter does not receive the economic benefits that only come from owning property. City policy should always seek to improve the economic mobility of its residents.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 29, 2023
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