Mayor· 2021-12-22 to 2028-04-01 (took office December 22, 2021 per Wikipedia infobox; month-level end: April 2028, four-year term cycle matching aldermanic Legistar OfficeRecord end 2028-04-17; mayoral end inferred from the April 2024 election cycle)
Cavalier Johnson
Milwaukee
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 2
- Total speaking time
- 11:59
- Avg per meeting
- 6:00
- Segments
- 116
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Top issues during term (5)(Governance)
Funding for the Milwaukee Election Commission
The proposed election budget sits about $1.8 million below 2026 and $400,000 below what the commission requested; speakers asked for full funding at $3.9 million.
Voter registration challenges
No direct cost was reported—mostly a timing headache, not a budget hit.
Public power feasibility study (We Energies municipalization)
Speakers cited 14% pending rate increases and Milwaukee's status as one of the most expensive major U.S. cities for utilities.
Election Commission error on August 11, 2026
No direct cost stated; the underlying fix depends partly on passing a Monday count bill in Madison.
official misconduct sentencing
No big city payout is mentioned—taxpayers mainly cover the prosecution and administrative fallout, plus the cost of eroding trust.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Johnson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Governance.