Arnold for Alder

Photo of Steve Arnold, Fitchburg Alder, District 4, Seat 7

Welcome to my campaign Web site! Here I explain my history, what I believe, and my vision for Fitchburg.

As a result of the election of April 2, 2013, I am serving my fifth two-year term on the Fitchburg Common Council, District 4, Seat 7. I received 795 votes to my challenger's 643 votes.

As a result of redistricting in August of 2011, my district has changed considerably. Swan Creek, Quarry Hill, Waterford Glen, and Tarpleywick Hills are now in the new district 3, while Seminole Forest, Lacy Heights, and Wildwood South are in the new district 4. I look forward to representing my new consituents, and will continue to value the relationships I have with those now in district 3!

My hopes and plans for Fitchburg are expressed in my platform letters, which I mail to all district households about a week before election day. You should have already received my 2013 platform letter. You may also read it here. If you'd like to see how I did on previous campaign promises, platform letters from my 2011, 2009, 2007, and 2005 campaigns are also here for your review.

Please feel free to send me your questions and suggestions.

Steve Arnold

I will work to make Fitchburg ever more beautiful, livable, and sustainable for all residents, now and in the future. I stand for:

Labor rights: resisting the race to the bottom
Financial responsibility: optimal service levels that consider benefits as well as costs
Sustainable land use: walkable urban neighborhoods and nearby parks, working lands, and nature
Health and safety: fast response to emergencies
Open government: campaign finance and decision-making in public view with public input

I admit to being a New Urbanist. NU principles motivate all my work in Fitchburg city government. For a three minute intruduction to NU, watch Built To Last. For more, read the Charter of the New Urbanism.

Candidate questionnaires from the 2013 campaign from the League of Women Voters, the Wisconsin State Journal, the Fitchburg Star (Connect Fitchburg), and my answers New!

Candidate questionnaires from the 2011 campaign from the League of Women Voters, the Wisconsin State Journal, TerraFirma, the Fitchburg Star (Connect Fitchburg), and my answers

Candidate questionnaires from the 2009 campaign from the Friends of the Fitchburg Library, the League of Women Voters, the Sierra Club, the Wisconsin State Journal, the Fitchburg Star, and my answers

Candidate questionnaire from the 2007 campaign from the League of Women Voters and my answers

Candidate questionnaires from the 2005 campaign from the League of Women Voters, the Teaching Assistants Association, the Fitchburg Star, Grassroots Fitchburg, the Wisconsin State Journal, the Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce and my answers

Backgrounder: What Steve believes