Justin Phillips (Summit Village Trustee, Wisconsin, candidate 2025)

Justin Phillips

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Nonpartisan

Candidate, Summit Village Trustee

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 1, 2025

Education

High school

Menomonee Falls High School

Bachelor's

Marquette University, 2009

Personal

Birthplace

Brookfield, Wis.

Religion

Christian: Catholic

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Justin Phillips ran for election to the Summit Village Trustee in Wisconsin. He was on the ballot in the general election on April 1, 2025.

Phillips completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Justin Phillips provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on March 5, 2024:

• Birth date: December 21, 1986
• Birth place: Brookfield, Wisconsin
• High school: Menomonee Falls High School
• Bachelor's: Marquette University, 2009
• Gender: Male
• Religion: Christian: Catholic
• Incumbent officeholder: Yes
• Campaign website
• Campaign endorsements

Elections

General election

General election for Summit Village Trustee (2 seats)

Kraig Arenz Sr. and Justin Phillips ran in the general election for Summit Village Trustee on April 1, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Kraig Arenz Sr. (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Justin Phillips (Nonpartisan)

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Justin Phillips completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Phillips' 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.

Justin Phillips has deep roots in Waukesha County, having lived in the area for most of his life. In 2017, he and his family decided to plant their roots in the Village of Summit, where his wife, Julia Napolitano, had grown up. Since then, their family has grown, and they now have three young daughters. He currently works in economic development, assisting communities, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in accessing opportunities, growing their businesses, and strengthening their communities. This experience will be valuable for him as a trustee. His Priorities for the Village include Sensible Budgeting, Smart Growth, Holding the line on Taxes, Strengthen public safety, improving parks and services and protecting our natural resources.

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?

• Holding the Line on Taxes
• Smart Growth
• Sensible Budgeting

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Public Safety, Lowering Taxes, Smart Budgeting

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

Trustees represent the entire village and also work closely with near by communities

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Politicians and leaders include Calvin Coolidge, Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, Scott Walker. They all cared about reforming government, lowering taxes and reducing budgets

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Communication, Transparency, Integrity, Honesty

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Strong Communication skills, enthusiasm, dedication to the community and its voters

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Smart Budgeting, improving about public works, and public safety, not raising taxes.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Reducing the village of Summit's debt/loans

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Tom Brokaw reporting the fall of the berlin Wall, I was almost 3 in 1989

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a caddie at North Hills country club for several years in middle and high school.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Fiction: Thank you For Smoking - an entertaining satire of lobbying in America
Nonfiction: Witness by Whittaker Chambers. Reads like a spy novel and is a first hand account of how the USSR influenced, subverted and spied on American politics and politicians.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Indiana Jones - he gets to discover artifacts, explore historical sites of the ancient world and fight the bad guys.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Lawyers Guns and Money - Hank Williams

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

no, this is the first level people should be involved in.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

enthusiasm, knowledgeable about the area, willingness to work

Tell us your favorite joke.

knock knock

whos there
Owls
Owls Who

Yes, they do

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Waukesha County Republican Party
1848 Project

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Highly Supportive of financial transparency and government accountability

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