Michelle Ellinger Linley

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Michelle Ellinger Linley

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 4, 2023

Personal

Birthplace

Madison, Wis.

Profession

Business owner

Contact

Campaign website

Michelle Ellinger Linley ran for election to the Madison Common Council to represent District 18 in Wisconsin. Ellinger Linley lost in the general election on April 4, 2023.

Ellinger Linley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Michelle Ellinger Linley was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Linley's professional experience includes working as a business owner.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2023)

General election

General election for Madison Common Council District 18

Incumbent Charles Myadze defeated Michelle Ellinger Linley in the general election for Madison Common Council District 18 on April 4, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Charles Myadze (Nonpartisan)	65.9	3,412
		Michelle Ellinger Linley (Nonpartisan)	33.8	1,753
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	16

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,181
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Charles Myadze and Michelle Ellinger Linley advanced from the primary for Madison Common Council District 18.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Michelle Ellinger Linley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ellinger Linley'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.

I am life long Dane County resident and a proud Northsider for nearly two decades, currently living in the Lakeview Hills neighborhood. A small business owner, I am the Founder and Family Care Coordinator of Madison Newborn Care; with a team of almost two dozen employees, we provide post-natal/neonatal assistance and guidance to new children and families in the Madison area, where I am proud to prioritize employing a diverse workforce and paying a living wage. I am a mom of three teenage sons who attend MMSD schools, where I also have actively worked and volunteered.

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?

• Safe, healthy communities - Investing in mental health resources, more youth programming, and equitable opportunities in employment and education. We must find ways to help cover the gaps in our social safety net, especially with the loss of pandemic emergency funding. Finally, we must recognize that housing is necessary for safe & healthy communities. We need to approach housing with an “all of the above” approach; the private market is not equipped to effectively meet all housing needs. Transitional shelters and tiny home villages are necessary. Cooperative housing expansion is necessary. We should be holding developers accountable to redefining affordable housing units they create as truly affordable.
• Support for good jobs and small businesses - supporting working people, the labor movement, living wages, and investing in local small businesses with community ties. Additionally, this means working with our city employees’ employee associations, protecting the rights and benefits of our city employees, and paying our frontline city employees wages that match their skills, hard work, and dedication.
• Sustainability & environmental justice - protecting our parks and green spaces and investing in sustainability measures that help build community health, such as community gardens and urban farming. We must also improve walkability and non-car infrastructure in our communities. We need to expand public transit and biking, recognizing that moving away from cars is not just environmentally necessary but beneficial to addressing socioeconomic disparities and fighting for disability justice.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am particularly passionate about governmental transparency - ensuring all community voices are heard and community members know what the city is doing, housing as a human right - recognizing that it is next to impossible to address community needs before people are housed, and community health - ranging from access to green spaces, fresh & healthy food, accessible health care, and material resources like a living wage.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Progressive Dane

Four Lakes Green Party

Alder Yannette Figueroa-Cole - Madison Common Council District 10

Sup. Heidi Wegleitner - Dane County Board District 2

Sup. Yogesh Chawla - Dane County Board District 6

Sup. Michele Ritt - Dane County Board District 18

Sup. Kierstin Huelesmann - Dane County Board District 27

Sup. Jacob Wright - Dane County Board District 17

Ali Muldrow - President, MMSD Board of Education Seat 4

Nicki Vander Muelen - Clerk, MMSD Board of Education Seat 7

Rebecca Kemble, Former District 18 Alder

Marsha Rummel - Former District 6 Alder

Andy Heidt, Former District 9 & 13 Alder

Lindsay Lemmer, Former District 3 Alder

Leland Pan, Former District 5 County Board Supervisor

Alder Patrick DePula, Monona City Council member-at-large, former Dane County Supervisor

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