As of February 18, 2025, Rick Cruz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

This is Rick Cruz's first time running for public office.

As of June 6, 2025, Rick Cruz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Services

Plans to prioritize community safety by balancing enforcement with prevention.

Supports mandatory community service for offenders, financial restitution by family for damages, and funding for local challenge academy programs.

- Plans to prioritize community safety by balancing enforcement with prevention.
- Supports mandatory community service for offenders, financial restitution by family for damages, and funding for local challenge academy programs.

Public Safety

Believes heated and sheltered bus stops in District 9 would have been more beneficial than the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which has low ridership and issues like scabies.

- Believes heated and sheltered bus stops in District 9 would have been more beneficial than the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, which has low ridership and issues like scabies.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Believes in responsible fiscal management to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, investing in programs and services that enhance quality of life while maintaining financial sustainability.

Believes in responsible fiscal management to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, investing in programs and services that improve quality of life while maintaining financial sustainability.

Wants to reduce the cities operating expenses.

- Believes in responsible fiscal management to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, investing in programs and services that improve quality of life while maintaining financial sustainability.
- Wants to reduce the cities operating expenses.

Economy

Supports "smart growth" that balances future planning with community needs, environmental respect, and district character, ensuring growth enhances rather than overwhelms the community.

- Supports "smart growth" that balances future planning with community needs, environmental respect, and district character, ensuring growth enhances rather than overwhelms the community.

Energy & the Environment

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Joann has degrees from Tuskegee University and the University of Illinois and a PhD in education policy from UW-Madison. She has lived in Madison for 50 years.

Joann is retired. She previously worked in clinical roles and was the assistant dean and director of multicultural affairs at University of Wisconsin's School of Pharmacy.

This is Joann Pritchett's first time running for public office. 

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Supports converting vacant businesses into affordable housing.

Supports converting vacant businesses into affordable housing and addressing the city's food deserts. A food desert is an area that lacks access to plentiful, nutritious, and affordable food. 

- Supports converting vacant businesses into affordable housing and addressing the city's food deserts. A food desert is an area that lacks access to plentiful, nutritious, and affordable food. 

As of June 6, 2025, Joann Pritchett’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports creating opportunities for families, youth, women, and underrepresented communities.

- Supports creating opportunities for families, youth, women, and underrepresented communities.

Supports promoting wellness and sustainability.

- Supports promoting wellness and sustainability.

Joann Pritchett

Nikki has a bachelor's degree in human services and a certificate in social work. She is a mother to three children. Nikki was raised in Motello.

As of February 18, 2025, Nikki Conklin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Nikki Conklin currently serves as alderperson for Madison's District 9. She was elected into office in 2021.

Supports creating more affordable housing and investing in homelessness prevention programs.

- Supports creating more affordable housing and investing in homelessness prevention programs.

As of June 6, 2025, Nikki Conklin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports the Community Alternative Response Emergency Support (CARES) program, which responds to emergency medical calls and provides care without police involvement.

Believes in investing in the community to reduce crime rates.

Wants to "break down the stigma around mental health."

- Supports the Community Alternative Response Emergency Support (CARES) program, which responds to emergency medical calls and provides care without police involvement.
- Believes in investing in the community to reduce crime rates.
- Wants to "break down the stigma around mental health."

Supports a restoration project that helps preserve mature trees, attracts more diverse wildlife, and provides a habitat for pollinators.

Supports a restoration project at Sauk Creek Greenway that helps preserve mature trees, attracts more diverse wildlife, and provides a habitat for pollinators.

Supports increasing energy efficiency and incorporating sustainable features like rain gardens, green roofs, and permeable pavement into new developments.

- Supports a restoration project at Sauk Creek Greenway that helps preserve mature trees, attracts more diverse wildlife, and provides a habitat for pollinators.
- Supports increasing energy efficiency and incorporating sustainable features like rain gardens, green roofs, and permeable pavement into new developments.

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Nikki Conklin

- Alderpersons serve on the on the city's Common Council. The Common Council passes city resolutions and ordinances, approves the city's annual budget, and sets tax rates. 
- They may be elected by city voters at-large or from specific districts in a non-partisan election. 