About Supervisor Clancy
Supervisor Ryan Clancy, re-elected for a second term in 2022, was elected in 2020 after knocking on more than 10,000 doors (and, during the pandemic, then making hundreds of phone connections) with residents from across the 4th District. Ryan is the first socialist to have been elected to public office in Milwaukee since 1956.
Ryan has a bachelor's degree in English and secondary education from Beloit College, and a master's degree in negotiation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding from California State University, Dominguez Hills, with coursework on the ground in Israel and Palestine.
A lifelong activist, his advocacy has taken him to the Philippines, where he served as a Peace Corps volunteer, to Indonesia, where he trained to do unarmed protective accompaniment for human rights volunteers, and to Iraq, where he worked with students and protested the occupation in 2003. Closer to home, in Virginia he worked with youth from areas of conflict around the world, protested at Standing Rock, and has been arrested or risked arrest protesting for immigrant rights in Milwaukee and Racine.
A frequent volunteer with disaster relief organizations, Ryan has volunteered in shelters in areas of natural disasters, as well as warming rooms in Milwaukee County. He also regularly volunteers as a legal observer with the ACLU.
Ryan taught for Milwaukee Public Schools for years, first as a substitute teacher, where he became familiar with schools and families across the city, and then in a project-based MPS school, and has continued to advocate for public schools, and all students.
Since 2014, Ryan and his wife Becky have run a bar/restaurant/community center/entertainment complex in the Polonia neighborhood. Based on that experience, he founded the Progressive Restaurant and Activists of Wisconsin Network, which advocates for higher wages, paid time-off and better working conditions for employees in the service industry.
Ryan and Becky live in the Bay View neighborhood with their five children: Desmond, James, Alex, Sebastian and Fiona, their friend Carlos, and a hedgehog.
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Press Releases
Nov-03-2023
Today, Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson, in collaboration with several co-sponsors, authored a proposal unanimously adopted by the Committee on Finance to amend Milwaukee County’s 2024 recommended budget.
Aug-21-2023
On Friday, August 18, 2023, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office released a report in response to a policy and budget review request authored by Supervisors Felesia A. Martin and Ryan Clancy. Supervisor Clancy made the following statement.
Sep-28-2023
Today, County Executive David Crowley presented his 2024 recommended budget to the County Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Ryan Clancy issued the following statement in response.
Jul-26-2023
County Supervisors Ryan Clancy and Juan Miguel Martinez today outlined a plan to help the most-affected county residents if a proposed 0.4% sales tax increase receives approval from the Milwaukee County Board.
Sep-28-2023
On Thursday, September 28, 2023, the Milwaukee County Board received County Executive Crowley’s 2024 recommended budget. County Supervisors Peter Burgelis, Ryan Clancy, and Juan Miguel Martinez made the following statements.
Jul-21-2023
United Parcel Service (UPS) recently reported it would return to the bargaining table with roughly 340,000 Teamsters-represented workers before their contract expires on July 31.
Sep-22-2023
Yesterday, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted [14-2] to forward a self- generated report on the conditions, policies, and budget of the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office to the Committee of the Whole.
Jul-13-2023
Yesterday, the Committee on Health Equity, Human Needs and Strategic Planning heard an informational report provided by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, highlighting the successes and achievements of the Right to Counsel Program from UW-Stout.
Aug-31-2023
Yesterday, 27 individuals incarcerated at Milwaukee County’s Criminal Justice Facility, under the care of the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office, were charged with obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct. Supervisor Clancy made the following statement.
May-25-2023
Today, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors adopted three resolutions authored by Supervisor Ryan Clancy and Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez. The resolutions initiated a comprehensive probe into the Milwaukee County jail, took a stance in favor of shared revenue and local autonomy, and created an additional coordinator position for local committees.
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In The News
Nov-09-2023
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.37 billion recommended 2024 budget Thursday, weaving in additional services in a budget season full of investments compared to cuts as seen in prior years.
Nov-05-2023
A hostile work environment, wage thefts, and unfair disciplinary actions are just some of the working conditions that Milwaukee USPS workers claimed on Sunday they've faced for years.
Nov-09-2023
The Milwaukee County Board voted Thursday to approve a $1.4 billion budget for county government in 2024, but the budget process isn’t over.
Nov-04-2023
Milwaukee County Parks recently finished replacing the playground at Tippecanoe Park on the far south side of the city of Milwaukee.
Nov-07-2023
Milwaukee County’s top transportation officials recently said there are no battery electric bus (BEB) manufacturers the county can do business with in the near term.
Nov-03-2023
In Wisconsin’s Capitol, a package of 17 bills aimed at improving conditions in the state’s incarceration facilities was introduced Thursday. Covering issues from hygiene to oversight and transparency, the proposals were crafted following recommendations from stakeholders including formerly incarcerated people and their families.
Nov-05-2023
The Milwaukee County Board is moving to pack as much spending as it can into the 2024 budget, and finds itself at odds with County Executive David Crowley and his administration over debt and spending that could contribute to future budget deficits.
Nov-02-2023
Democratic lawmakers are taking aim at Wisconsin's beleaguered prison system with a package of bills meant to improve conditions for the thousands of people incarcerated across the state.