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Peter Burgelis
2024 - Present
2028
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Peter Burgelis is a member of the Milwaukee Common Council in Wisconsin, representing District 11. He assumed office on April 16, 2024. His current term ends in 2028.
Burgelis ran for election to the Milwaukee Common Council to represent District 11 in Wisconsin. He won in the general election on April 2, 2024.
Biography
Peter Burgelis was born in West Allis, Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville in 2008. Burgelis' professional experience includes working as a mortgage lender, executive director for the nonprofit Latvian Center Garezers, and owning a restaurant. He is a board member of the Cream City Foundation and has been affiliated with the Wisconsin Mortgage Banker Association: State Legislative Committee, Latvian Center Garezers Inc., Latvian House of Milwaukee, and Latvian Lutheran Holy Trinity Church of Milwaukee.[1][2]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2024)
General election
General election for Milwaukee Common Council District 11
Peter Burgelis defeated Josh Zepnick in the general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 11 on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Burgelis (Nonpartisan) | 57.1 | 3,752 |
 | Josh Zepnick (Nonpartisan) | 42.1 | 2,766 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 48 | ||
| Total votes: 6,566 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 11
Peter Burgelis and Josh Zepnick defeated Lee Whiting in the primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 11 on February 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Burgelis (Nonpartisan) | 52.8 | 1,703 |
| ✔ | | Josh Zepnick (Nonpartisan) | 35.2 | 1,134 |
| Lee Whiting (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 388 | ||
| Total votes: 3,225 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Burgelis in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (2022)
General election
General election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 15
Peter Burgelis defeated incumbent John Weishan Jr. in the general election for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 15 on April 5, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Burgelis (Nonpartisan) | 63.6 | 4,516 |
 | John Weishan Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 35.6 | 2,526 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 61 | ||
| Total votes: 7,103 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent John Weishan Jr. and Peter Burgelis advanced from the primary for Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 15.
Endorsements
To view Burgelis' endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2020
See also: City elections in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2020)
General election
General election for Milwaukee Common Council District 11
Incumbent Mark Borkowski defeated Peter Burgelis in the general election for Milwaukee Common Council District 11 on April 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Borkowski (Nonpartisan) | 58.0 | 4,596 |
| Peter Burgelis (Nonpartisan) | 41.8 | 3,316 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 7,928 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 11
Incumbent Mark Borkowski and Peter Burgelis defeated Christian Ahangar in the primary for Milwaukee Common Council District 11 on February 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Borkowski (Nonpartisan) | 60.3 | 3,171 |
| ✔ | | Peter Burgelis (Nonpartisan) | 31.7 | 1,665 |
| Christian Ahangar (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 401 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 5,257 | |||
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Endorsements
A full list of Burgelis' endorsements can be found on his campaign website, here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Peter Burgelis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Peter Burgelis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burgelis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Public Safety
- Parks
- People
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2020
Peter Burgelis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burgelis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- FIXING ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY
- ENHANCE CITY SERVICES
Milwaukee is my home; I love this city and I care about its success. Milwaukee does a lot of things well, but there are a lot of missed opportunities we must seize on to help the city reach its full potential. To take advantage of these and enhance our community, it takes a lot of hard work, energy, dedication, and effort. I'm ready to work hard and collaborate with my colleagues on the Common Council.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Milwaukee Common Council District 11 |
Officeholder Milwaukee Common Council District 11 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Mark Borkowski |
Milwaukee Common Council District 11 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Eddie Cullen |
Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors District 15 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Sky Capriolo |
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