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Sheri Carter
Sheri Carter was a member of the Madison Common Council in Wisconsin, representing District 14. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on April 18, 2023.
Carter ran for election to the Madison Common Council to represent District 10 in Wisconsin. She lost in the primary on February 18, 2025.
Biography
Carter earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.[1]
Carter's professional experience includes work as an executive assistant for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. She has served as the president of the Arbor Hills Neighborhood Association, the board president of Porchlight, the chair of the South Metropolitan Planning Council, and a member of the Junior League of Madison, the NAACP of Dane County, the Madison Public Library Board, and the Zoning Code Rewrite Advisory Committee.[1][2][3][4]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2025)
General election
General election for Madison Common Council District 10
Incumbent Yannette Figueroa Cole defeated Lisa Veldran in the general election for Madison Common Council District 10 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yannette Figueroa Cole (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 3,107 |
 | Lisa Veldran (Nonpartisan)  | 47.0 | 2,775 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 5,902 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Madison Common Council District 10
Incumbent Yannette Figueroa Cole and Lisa Veldran defeated Sheri Carter in the primary for Madison Common Council District 10 on February 18, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yannette Figueroa Cole (Nonpartisan) | 37.4 | 789 |
| ✔ | | Lisa Veldran (Nonpartisan) | 33.8 | 714 |
 | Sheri Carter (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 607 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,112 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Carter in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2023)
General election
General election for Madison Common Council District 10
Incumbent Yannette Figueroa Cole defeated incumbent Sheri Carter in the general election for Madison Common Council District 10 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yannette Figueroa Cole (Nonpartisan) | 50.4 | 2,684 |
| Sheri Carter (Nonpartisan) | 48.9 | 2,602 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 5,325 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Madison Common Council District 10
Incumbent Sheri Carter and incumbent Yannette Figueroa Cole defeated Diego Colorado in the primary for Madison Common Council District 10 on February 21, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheri Carter (Nonpartisan) | 53.3 | 1,934 |
| ✔ | | Yannette Figueroa Cole (Nonpartisan) | 37.6 | 1,366 |
| Diego Colorado (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 290 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 39 | ||
| Total votes: 3,629 | |||
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Endorsements
Carter received the following endorsements.
2021
See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2021)
General election
General election for Madison Common Council District 14
Incumbent Sheri Carter defeated Brandi Grayson in the general election for Madison Common Council District 14 on April 6, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheri Carter (Nonpartisan) | 65.3 | 1,078 |
| Brandi Grayson (Nonpartisan) | 34.6 | 571 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,651 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Madison, Wisconsin (2019)
General election
General election for Madison Common Council District 14
Incumbent Sheri Carter won election in the general election for Madison Common Council District 14 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheri Carter (Nonpartisan) | 98.8 | 1,760 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 1,782 | |||
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2017
The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held an election for common council on April 4, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 3, 2017.
All 20 common council seats were up for election in 2017. Incumbents ran for re-election in 19 of the 20 districts. They were unopposed in 15 of those races. Incumbent Sheri Carter defeated Jose Rea in the general election for the District 14 seat on the Madison Common Council.[5]
| Madison Common Council, District 14 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sheri Carter Incumbent |
77.99% | 1,017 |
| Jose Rea | 21.93% | 286 |
| Write-in votes | 0.08% | 1 |
| Total Votes | 1,304 | |
| Source: Dane County Clerk, "2017 Spring Election," accessed May 4, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
Carter received endorsements from the following in 2017:
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2015The city of Madison, Wisconsin, held elections for mayor and city council on April 7, 2015. A primary took place on February 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 6, 2015.[8][9] In the primary election for District 14, incumbent John Strasser and Sheri Carter advanced past Linda Franklin.[10] Carter defeated Strasser in the general election.[11][12]
EndorsementsCarter received endorsements from the following in 2017:[13]
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sheri Carter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Sheri Carter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Sheri Carter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Carter's campaign website listed the following priorities:
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| —Sheri Carter's campaign website, (2017)[15] | ||
In a column for The Capital Times, Carter wrote:
| “ | As the city continues to grow, we must work on several fronts that affect our community: community sustainability, racial inequities, environment preservation, and homelessness. With your support, we can continue to increase economic development, pathways to higher education and career assistance, and entrepreneurship in District 14. This is what motivated me to run in 2015 and still drives me to continue to serve my district...
I know that in the next few years, Madison is going to come to a crossroad. I am ecstatic that our community continues to grow and diversify. However, we cannot have development at the cost of out-pricing residents from their neighborhood. I am deeply committed to have community engagement between neighborhoods and developers. In addition, I want to ensure that our public transportation meets the needs for the residents who want to reduce their carbon footprint as well as the residents who use public transportation exclusively. I am ready to continue the discussion on how we can develop a transportation system that serves every resident. I have supported and will continue to support the city’s 'housing first' initiative for the chronically homelessness residents. As part of that initiative, in 2016 I was proud to support Rethke Terrace, a four-story, 60-unit complex that opened its doors to our veterans and qualifying homeless individuals. It was the city’s first permanent supportive housing site and a collaboration between federal, state, county, city and community agencies with supportive services for the residents. I support seeking educational achievement options, including career readiness in both the local school level and higher education institutions. There needs to be an internal assessment of what is working or not working, and outreach to those who are impacted by the system. Incorporating trade unions pre-apprenticeship programs will only help our kids achieve their goals. I have worked for years in support of the Southside Madison College campus and will continue to support the expansion of Madison College South Campus. I have advocated for degree-related courses and certificate programs at our campus. However, I also understand the importance of providing educational services to all Madison residents who live in the central city as well in south Madison. Madison College is vitally important to the economy as they provide work readiness proficiencies.[14] |
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| —Sheri Carter[16] | ||
2015
In a 2015 profile in The Capital Times, Carter listed the following priorities:[17]
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Your concerns are my concerns; we need to continue working with the city to reduce crime in our area, and work with the UW South Madison Partnership and MATC to bring educational opportunities to residents who may not otherwise be able to afford continuing their education. We need to solve the affordable housing crisis that plagues our residents and the homeless. In addition, I want to see our district grow in every way, especially in the area of economic development. South Madison is a diverse and cultural area of Madison, and we need to harness that energy into economic opportunities. We also need to increase our services in south Madison, and we need to work with industry leaders to end the food desert that is surrounding our area. This will not only increase our tax base, but will bring much-needed jobs for our residents and also attract outside groups to visit south Madison.[14] |
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LinkedIn, "Sheri Carter," accessed January 30, 2017
- ↑ Isthmus, "Breaking Barriers," April 2, 2015
- ↑ Sheri Carter, "Current Affiliations," accessed January 30, 2017
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Our Endorsements for City Council," March 31, 2015
- ↑ City of Madison City Clerk's Office, "Candidate Filings," accessed January 26, 2017
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Editorial: Our Endorsements for a Progressive City Council," March 29, 2017
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Our Endorsements for Madison City Council: Handowski, Wood, Cheeks, Campbell, Carter," March 31, 2017
- ↑ City of Madison, "Election Schedule," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Madison, "Campaign Finance and Candidate Information for 2015," accessed October 17, 2014
- ↑ Dane County Elections, "Unofficial Primary Election Results," accessed February 17, 2015
- ↑ County of Dane Elections, "Unofficial election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ City of Madison Elections, "Filings-Spring 2015," accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Sheri Carter, "Champion for the South Madison Community," accessed March 31, 2017
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Sheri Carter, District 14," March 28, 2017
- ↑ The Capital Times, "Sheri Carter: Candidate for City Council District 14," February 12, 2015
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