Waukesha voters set to elect first new mayor in over a decade
CBS 58 WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Waukesha Mayor Shawn Riley will not be running for a fourth term, which means Waukesha is set to have a new mayor for the first time in over a decade.
The candidates up for election Tuesday are Scott Allen and Alicia Halvensleben.
Allen is a state representative, representing Waukesha’s 82nd district.
“I’m running for mayor because it needs good, strong leadership,” Allen said.
Halvensleben is the Common Council president in Waukesha.
“I wanted to make sure that the place I fell in love with would be a place that would continue to thrive,” Halvensleben said.
Both candidates say Waukesha has not gotten enough money from the state to support the development of the city.
“We’ve got to figure out a way to get people on board with any possible changes in the shared revenue distribution; that’s a political process,” Allen said. “After having spent at least 11 years in the state Capitol, I know my way around not just the people that are there, but also the statutes.”
Halvensleben says Allen should have already been helping in his position and hopes her municipal experience can help funnel more money into the city.
“He’s had the opportunity to help us out, ya know, he’s meant to represent us in the state Legislature, and unfortunately, as we’ve talked about, we aren’t getting our fair share of state aid right now, and he could have changed that and he hasn’t,” Halvensleben said.
Both candidates don’t want to raise taxes on residents and are pushing a transparent agenda, looking to keep Waukesha residents informed and in the loop on city decisions.
The latest election results can be found here.
