About Supervisor Alexander
Deanna Alexander is serving her fourth term as the 18th District County Supervisor, representing over 50,000 residents. The district is in Milwaukee County’s northwestern corner along the borders of Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties. To determine if Deanna is your supervisor, click here.
Deanna grew up in southeastern Wisconsin. She studied Accounting and Business Management at the UW-Parkside and Public Administration at the graduate level at Regent University and Taxation at the University of Denver. She has an interest in researching pro-social rule breaking (PSRB) in public workplaces.
Deanna has professional expertise in municipal treasury, public accounting, auditing, and social service contract management. She works as the Village Administrator, Clerk and Treasurer for the Village of Newburg, Wisconsin. Deanna’s previous work in government included time with the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division, giving her the distinction of being one of the few Milwaukee County employees ever to be elected to the County Board.
In addition, Deanna has worked for the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families overseeing Milwaukee County’s foster care system and has served as an enlisted soldier in the Wisconsin Army National Guard with Milwaukee’s 57th Field Artillery Brigade.
In 2013, Deanna was named to a national “Top 10 Under 40 Future Leaders” list. In 2015 she was recognized by the Milwaukee Police Association for leadership and named a “Hometown Hero” for her efforts on behalf of law enforcement. In 2023 she completed a multi-year national training cohort for municipal leadership and professional management.
Deanna has volunteered on the Board of Directors for the Villa St. Francis assisted living facility in Milwaukee. She also previously served as the Chairwoman of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Council, on the Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council, and on the Finance Committee for the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association.
Deanna grew up with an incarcerated parent and family members with addiction issues. Her family often had to struggle to make ends meet and she knows what it is like to lose a source of income and get tangled in bureaucracy trying figure out complex public support systems. She thrives on helping people figure out the best way to work with government or to make government work for them. In her personal life she has adopted through foster care, is a dog-mom, hits the gym near daily, and loves traveling.
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Press Releases
Nov-10-2022
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors meet today, Thursday, November 10, to adopt an annual budget. Supervisor Alexander authored an amendment for suspension of the rules which would fund South Shore breakwater repair as well as a raise for Milwaukee County Correctional Officers.
Aug-12-2019
Milwaukee County Supervisors Deanna Alexander and Felesia Martin with support from the Office on African American Affairs will co-host a town hall event to discuss racial equity, history and quality of life on Tuesday, August 13 at Berea Lutheran Church.
Oct-27-2022
Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander authored a budget amendment which would provide a provide a $2.00 per hour increase for Correctional Officers in Milwaukee County.
Jul-28-2022
Today the County Board of Supervisors voted on a resolution which would have placed an advisory referendum on the ballot to measure public opinion on whether Wisconsin Statute 940.04 should be repealed. Supervisors Alexander and Logsdon issued the following statements regarding the outcome of the vote.
Nov-05-2018
Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander voted to adopt the 2019 Milwaukee County budget but voted no on several budget amendments brought forward by supervisors.
Nov-19-2019
Supervisor Deanna Alexander announced today that she will honor a pledge she made when she first ran for office to serve no more than three terms as a Milwaukee County Supervisor and will not seek re-election in 2020.
Sep-20-2018
Milwaukee County Supervisors Deanna Alexander, Patti Logsdon, and Sylvia Ortiz-Velez wrote and submitted to the County Board, a resolution aimed at helping to house the part of Milwaukee’s homeless population that federal funding is unable to assist.
Nov-14-2019
Supervisor Deanna Alexander secured funding for a lighted sign for Noyes Pool as part of the 2020 Milwaukee County budget Tuesday and voted against the largest property tax increase in recent memory used to finance the $1.18 billion package.
May-23-2018
Milwaukee County Supervisor Deanna Alexander has traveled to Washington D.C. to meet today with officials from the White House.
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In The News
Aug-04-2023
The Milwaukee County Board made a formal request last Thursday for county officials to develop strategies — including both incentives and enforcement — the county can use to take on Section 8 housing voucher discrimination.
Jul-27-2023
The Milwaukee County Board on Thursday voted 15-3 to nearly double the county sales tax as part of a bipartisan Wisconsin funding plan to prevent deep cuts to services and avoid potential bankruptcy.
Jul-28-2023
The Milwaukee County Board, no stranger to lengthy debates, deliberated for nearly two hours Thursday over a new 0.4% additional sales tax increase. But the debate and discussion of a sales tax for the county has been ongoing for more than a decade.
Jul-13-2023
A resolution that would have provided incentives to landlords not to discriminate against renters using Section 8 housing vouchers received pushback Wednesday before being voted down.
Jul-27-2023
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors cast their votes in favor of a resolution for a new 0.4% county sales and use tax.
Jun-23-2023
The focus for Crowley shifts to getting two-thirds of the County Board — or 12 of its 18 members — to sign off on nearly doubling the county's sales tax, a flexibility Crowley sought from state lawmakers to head off a looming fiscal cliff for the county.
Jul-27-2023
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors overwhelmingly approved a 0.4% sales tax increase and changes to the county's pension system Thursday in a move to stave off painful cuts to services.
Jun-20-2023
The Republican-sponsored legislation gives the county board the authority to increase the countywide sales tax, and includes a bump in annual shared-revenue payments, but also comes with a number of new restrictions loathed by most of the Milwaukee County Board.