John Eckblad
John Eckblad (also known as Jack) is a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in Wisconsin, representing District 4. Eckblad assumed office on April 15, 2024.
Eckblad ran for re-election to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors to represent District 4 in Wisconsin. Eckblad won in the general election on April 7, 2026.
Eckblad completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
John Eckblad earned a bachelor's degree from Beloit College in 2012. Eckblad's career experience includes working in sales.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2026)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 4
Incumbent John Eckblad (Nonpartisan) won election in the general election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 4 on April 7, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Eckblad (Nonpartisan)  | 98.6 | 9,325 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4% | 134 | ||
| Total votes: 9,459 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary
The primary scheduled for February 17, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent John Eckblad (Nonpartisan) advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 4 without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Eckblad received the following endorsements. To view a full list of Eckblad's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here.
- State Sen. Tim Carpenter (D)
- State Sen. Chris Larson (D)
- State Sen. Mark Spreitzer (D)
- State Sen. Jamie Wall (D)
- State Rep. Karen Kirsch (D)
- State Rep. Christine Sinicki (D)
- Working Families Party of Wisconsin
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998
- United Auto Workers
- Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
- Citizen Action of Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Area Service & Hospitality Workers Organization
- Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2024)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 4
John Eckblad defeated Ronald Jansen in the general election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 4 on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Eckblad (Nonpartisan) | 54.6 | 5,940 | |
| Ronald Jansen (Nonpartisan) | 44.8 | 4,873 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 10,878 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. John Eckblad and Ronald Jansen advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 4.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Eckblad in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Eckblad completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Eckblad's responses.
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During my first term as County Supervisor for District 4, I have made the quality of life of every resident of Milwaukee County - especially District 4 - my top priority. I have led the charge to revitalize our parks, preserve bus service, innovate new ways to increase access to affordable housing, all while insisting on transparency and accountability.
In my next term we will face even more strident challenges. Milwaukee’s public bus system is facing generational budget challenges, cost of living continues to climb, and the federal government has eliminated its support for bedrock programs to keep families in their homes, treat addiction, and provide health care. Tackling these challenges will require leaders who seek unity before division, who seek to build coalitions instead of foment factions, and who are committed to delivering the best public services possible come hell or high water. That is the type of leadership I promise to deliver in my second term.- In the past two years, the county parks in District 4 have seen revitalization on a historic scale: 2 new playgrounds completed at Airport Park and South Shore Park, and a 3rd - Copernicus Park - is slated for completion in 2026. South Shore Park saw a brand new, cleaner, safer beach open this summer - a makeover decades in the planning that returns South Shore Beach to its former glory; EVERY wading pool in District 4 was staffed for the first time since before COVID; and two friends of the parks groups were re-formed at Holler Park and Tippecanoe park.
In my second term, I will double down on the community-based policies and community-based organizing that has revitalized District 4’s parks.
- In modern times, we have not faced a conflict with our own federal government that is more kinetic, critical, and manifold. The solution: it has NEVER been more critical for us to stand with our neighbors. We must be there to bear witness if they are detained without a judicial warrant; we must find ways to resist that detention, and shine light on it when it happens so that our neighbors don’t simply disappear into detention facilities. We also need to find creative ways to deliver services the federal government is defunding: housing, addiction treatment, access to healthcare, etc. I will always lift up my neighbors, and I will always be here to build community where MAGA authoritarianism seeks to corrode it. Count on it.
- MCTS is at an inflection point in 2027. For 2026, a coalition of County Supervisors, MCTS leadership, and ATU 998 united to preserve service - though more limited - for the Milwaukee workers, students, seniors, and families that depend on public transit. In 2027 the cliff will be steeper, and the coalition we form will need to be proportionally broader. Every Wisconsin public transit system is facing the same crisis; Kenosha, Racine, Waukesha, Beloit, Green Bay, Stevens Point, and Dane County are all facing the same funding crisis. There is an opportunity to form a broad coalition to fund public transit in Wisconsin, and I promise to be one of the leaders building that coalition.
County Executive David Crowley
Sup. Steven Shea (D 8)
Sup. Sheldon A. Wasserman (D 3)
Sup. Shawn Rolland (D 6)
Sup. Felesia A. Martin (D 7)
Sup. Justin Bielinski (D 16)
Sup. Sky Z. Capriolo (D 15)
Sup. Caroline Gomez-Tom (D 14)
Sup. Anne O'Connor (D 1)
Comptroller Liz Sumner
Register of Deeds Israel Ramón
State Senator Chris Larson (D 7)
State Senator Tim Carpenter (D 3)
Rep. Christine Sinicki (D 20)
Rep. Karen Kirsch (D 7)
MKE City Attorney Evan Goyke
MKE Alder Marina Dimitrijevic ( 14)
MKE Alder Scott Spiker (D 13)
MKE Alder JoCasta Zamarripa (D 8)
MKE Alder Peter Burgelis (D 11)
ATU 998
MKE Service & Hospitality Workers (MASH)
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2024
John Eckblad did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 9, 2026
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