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Peter Burgelis

Peter Burgelis

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Overview

Current roleMilwaukee alderman (Milwaukee Common Council, District 11)

PartyDemocratic

Political ideologyModerate Democrat

LocationWisconsin

BackgroundMilwaukee alderman (Milwaukee Common Council, District 11)

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EducationMarquette University High School

Notable personal detailsPeter Burgelis is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District. He is a Milwaukee Common Council member (District 11) and previously served as a Milwaukee County Supervisor (2022–2024). He has worked as a mortgage lender since 2004 and has also led a nonprofit organization and owned a restaurant earlier in his career. He is a first-generation American and has been active in civic and nonprofit organizations in the Milwaukee area.

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city.milwaukee.govpeterforwi.comwispolitics.comwisconsinexaminer.comen.wikipedia.orgoppintell.comcookpolitical.comthebadgerproject.orgpbswisconsin.orgwisconsinhomeownersalliance.orggpelections.orgcounty.milwaukee.govco.calumet.wi.uskenoshacountywi.govwisn.comurbanmilwaukee.commilwaukeecounty.legistar.commilwaukeerecord.comshepherdexpress.comtransparencyusa.orgport.milwaukee.govmilwaukee.legistar.comspectrumnews1.comjsonline.comwpr.orgwuwm.comballotpedia.orgyahoo.commilwaukeeindependent.comwisconsinwatch.orgfacebook.cominstagram.comfec.govdocquery.fec.govjustfacts.votesmart.orghistory.house.gov

Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

Supports lowering costs for working families, opposing corporate tax breaks, and targeting policies that put money back into households; also calls for repealing tariffs that raise prices. Focuses on affordability for seniors, families, and small businesses while criticizing tax breaks for large corporations.

Healthcare

Peter Burgelis has campaigned on lowering healthcare costs and making healthcare more affordable for working families, but publicly available campaign materials and news coverage cite general promises to reduce costs without detailing specific policy proposals such as Medicare for All, a public option, or market-based reforms.

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Immigration & Border

Supports protecting immigrant community rights and preparedness at the local level and promotes community outreach and information about immigration-related resources and safety. Emphasizes dignity, safety, and connecting residents to trusted resources amid concerns about ICE activity.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

The candidate has supported local measures and county resolutions aimed at protecting and restoring access to abortion in Wisconsin, including co-sponsoring a 2022 Milwaukee County resolution related to an advisory referendum on Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law and sponsoring county board legislation endorsing state legislative changes to ensure abortion access. These actions indicate support for abortion access and opposition to the old statewide ban.

Climate & Energy

Peter Burgelis has publicly supported the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding and urged the agency to maintain its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and hold polluters accountable. His public comments emphasize protecting public health and enabling regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, but he has not publicly advocated Green New Deal–style policies or explicit fossil-fuel phase-out measures in the cited materials.

Public Safety & Guns

Supports treating gun violence as a public health crisis and backing prevention efforts and legal accountability to reduce shootings. Emphasizes supporting community-based violence-prevention programs and meaningful change to protect residents.

Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026
Total raisedCash on hand
$54.6K
$40.9K
$27.3K
$13.6K
$0

2026

Latest
Year
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate

Cycle 2026

$54.6K
$18.9K
$35.7K
$2.0K

Source: FEC

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