Brandon Methu

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Brandon Methu

Nonpartisan

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Last election

April 7, 2020

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Birthplace

Milwaukee, Wis.

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Brandon Methu ran for election for Milwaukee City Treasurer in Wisconsin. He lost in the general election on April 7, 2020.

Methu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Methu is a real estate investor for a commercial real estate firm in Milwaukee and founder of OpportunityCrowd, a real estate investment platform. Methu has served as a member of Milwaukee's Board of Review since 2018.

Methu earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2010.

Elections

2020

See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2020)

General election

General election for Milwaukee City Treasurer

Incumbent Spencer Coggs defeated Brandon Methu in the general election for Milwaukee City Treasurer on April 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Spencer Coggs (Nonpartisan)	66.8	55,722
		Brandon Methu (Nonpartisan)	32.9	27,450
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	248

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,420
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Brandon Methu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Methu's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Prior to founding Northernstar Companies, Brandon was the lead analyst of a Milwaukee-based commercial real estate company where he led structuring and negotiation of acquisitions, RFP submissions, and pre-development activities.

Previously, Brandon managed the financial analysis, project planning, and preliminary due diligence of more than $150 Million of world-class affordable real estate projects as the Project Coordinator of a regional housing developer and Investment Analyst with the Federal Home Loan Bank. He is a graduate of the Associates in Commercial Real Estate program (MSOE & Marquette University).

Brandon holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He sits on the City of Milwaukee's Board of Review.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Lower Taxes
• Fairer Assessments
• Better Transparency

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As an advocate for lower taxes, fairer assessments, and better transparency, I was called to run for City treasurer during my time as a member of the Board of Review. As a member of the board, I learned that Milwaukee was evicting longtime residents from their community under the guise of increasing assessments. However, unlike evictions from a rental unit, there are very few legal resources available to homeowners faced with this burden. I decided to get behind the "curtain" to work with Common Council and the Assessor's office as City Treasurer arming citizens with the information they need to ensure fair and accurate property assessments.

As the City's chief investment officer, I will propose an investment policy that is centered on meaningful capital infusion into Milwaukee's crumbling infrastructure. Our roads, sidewalks, and bike lanes will be given the attention they desperately need. The new investment policy will focus on local outcomes and position our taxpayer resources to improve Milwaukee's quality of life.

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