John Seifert
Madison City Council - District 7
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About the Office
The City Legislature is the municipality's governing body, responsible for voting on ordinances and policies, and often is in charge of hiring a city manager.
Term Length
4 years
Election Date
Aug 26, 2025
About Me
Party
Nonpartisan
Occupation
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My Top Issues
Infrastructure / Transportation
Intersection expansion and pedestrians crossing with sidewalk connectivity at Gooch and Wall Triana.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Completion of neighborhood park revitalization.
Infrastructure / Transportation
More roundabouts at Balch and Gooch (out for bid 16 July and potential award by 11 Aug) with sidewalk as part of it to connect to Gooch.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Roundabout design and construction at southern Brownsferry Balch intersection near Greenway and Dog Park.
Infrastructure / Transportation
More sidewalks down Wall Triana and along Hughes; as well as closing the gap on Gillespie, connecting it from County Line to Hughes.
Education
Make permanent and dedicate the current half-cent sales tax to Madison City Schools.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Heightened rate of revitalization of Palmer park along master plan, making it second to none and one our citizens can be proud of.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Work with state and federal delegation/leaders, ensuring Madison receives equitable road funding.
Education
Continue to work across the state with community leaders and our state leaders reforming at current online sales tax recouping approximately 6M-8M (equates to 1 lane of road expansion for 1 mile).
Infrastructure / Transportation
Increased sidewalk projects like this to connect Gooch from County Line to Hughes, providing safer connections to schools.
Economy
Heavy recruitment of commercial ventures to restore Highway 72 and Madison Blvd corridors.
Infrastructure / Transportation
Continued expansion of Bradford Creek Greenway north to Gillespie and Brownsferry, connecting other parts of the city, and further Mill Creek Greenway north.
Economy
Continued investment in Town Madison, leveraging 383k to 4M return on investment over the last 5 years (Our investment in Toyota is working).
Who I'm Running Against
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