Dane County Supervisor District 1
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Colin Barushok
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1. How should the county address the significant budget deficit expected for the 2027 budget?
2. What specific ideas do you have to increase the supply and quality of affordable housing, preserve existing affordable housing, and address the needs of unhoused people?
3. What do you see as the top priorities your constituents have for the county board and how would you address them?
4. Describe your specific experience (educational, occupational, civic, and community) that prepares you to effectively address your priorities.
Home municipality
Madison
Home ZIP code
53703
I've said over and over again, our county budget challenges are artificial. The state restricts our ability to raise revenue in a fair way. They also collect our money without giving it back to the county. I've worked on campaigns for state senators, so we can get a legislature that represents us fairly and share the revenue the state collects in income taxes with the county fairly.
I've supported major new investments into the county's affordable housing fund. That fund helps support the development of affordable housing units where they are needed most, including in Downtown Madison. Moreover, I am the biggest proponent of county funded civil legal aid, which will help with housing stability and help defend against crooked landlords who want to kick people out of their homes.
My constituents are most concerned about housing affordability, public safety, and environmental protection. I've cosponsored big investments into the affordable housing fund. I helped bring in state grants for speeding and drunk driving enforcement that make our streets safer. I stood up for a historic investment into the county's conservation fund so we can protect natural areas, even at a time when the state government is unable or unwilling to do the same.
I've been involved in organizing in Downtown Madison for 12 years. I moved here from Kenosha, WI to study at UW-Madison, then I never left. I earned my degree in Mathematics. I settled into my apartment on West Wilson St with my partner, an immigration attorney. I worked in the state Senate as a page, then for the Medical Board during COVID. Now I'm employed on the staff of state Senator Tim Carpenter. I'm a member of the Democratic Party of Dane County, Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc, and the Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals.
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