University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore Ellen Zhang announced her candidacy for the open student seat on Madison’s Common Council Dec. 2, pushing for expanded public transportation, affordable public housing and additional food support for students.
“I’m running on a sense of urgency, driven by the state and federal governments actively working to restrict both city and university autonomy,” Zhang told The Daily Cardinal. “While there’s a lot of energy focused on national-level issues, I want to emphasize that all organizing for social progress starts locally.”
Zhang is the second candidate to join the race after Robert “Bobby” Gronert announced his candidacy in November for the District 8 seat. Alder MGR Govinadrajan announced he would not seek reelection on Nov. 24…