Shawn Rolland
6th District Supervisor

How to Contact the 6th District Supervisor

Call my office at (414) 278-4273

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Supervisor Shawn Rolland

About Supervisor Rolland

Supervisor Shawn Rolland is a grounded and humble public servant whose commitment to long-term planning, strategic thinking, and practical solutions makes a real impact across Milwaukee County.

Supervisor Rolland represents the 6th District, serving vibrant neighborhoods in Wauwatosa and Milwaukee’s Washington Heights. First elected to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in April 2020, he has emerged as a respected voice for data-driven, socially progressive, and fiscally responsible governance that expects measurable results.

On the County Board, in support of the county’s strategic plan, Supervisor Rolland has championed initiatives to create more affordable housing, support renters-in-need, improve local parks and infrastructure, revitalize destinations like the Milwaukee County Zoo, and address housing instability and homelessness with compassion, urgency and high expectations. He’s also led efforts to resolve high-profile issues from public transportation funding shortfalls to benefits mismanagement.

At the county level, Supervisor Rolland chairs the Health Equity, Human Needs & Strategic Planning Committee and serves on the Finance and Audit Committees. He also co-chairs the county’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Task Force – guiding transformative investments that expand opportunity, strengthen safety nets, and improve quality of life for thousands of residents. 

Actively engaged locally and regionally, Supervisor Rolland is also a board member of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Continuum of Care, Milwaukee Regional Innovation Center Board, and the East Wisconsin Counties Railroad Consortium.

Before joining the County Board, he served on the Wauwatosa School Board from 2016 to 2022, where colleagues elected him president and vice president. Under his leadership, the community approved a $125 million referendum to rebuild and restore several elementary school buildings – the first significant capital improvements made by Tosa schools since the 1970s. Prior to the School Board, he co-founded Support Our Schools Wauwatosa, a grassroots, parent-powered non-profit that advocated for strong public education and against a K-12 funding cut proposed by then-Governor Scott Walker.

Shaped by these experiences, Supervisor Rolland believes that good government works best when it listens closely, plans carefully, acts strategically, and measures success by real outcomes in people’s lives.

A proud graduate of Drake University, Supervisor Rolland lives on the eastside of Wauwatosa with his wife, Liz, and kids. An active parent, he is often seen at school activities, community events, and neighborhood programs. When he has any free time, he loves attending Brewers and Packers games, playing Texas Hold ‘Em Poker at the Potawatomi Casino, and taste-testing chicken wings at any local restaurants offering homemade ranch and blue cheese.