Dave Cieslewicz
| Dave Cieslewicz | |
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| 56th Mayor of Madison | |
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In office April 22, 2003 – April 19, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Susan Bauman |
| Succeeded by | Paul Soglin |
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February 17, 1959 West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dianne Cieslewicz |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
David J. Cieslewicz (/tʃɛsˈlɛvɪtʃ/;Polish pronunciation: [t͡ɕɛɕˈlevit͡ʂ]; born February 17, 1959) is an American politician who served as mayor of Madison, Wisconsin from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Cieslewicz was born and grew up in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, and came to Madison as a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is of Polish descent and was raised in what he identified as a Polish neighborhood. His wife is Dianne Cieslewicz, chief of staff to state Senator Fred Risser, and they reside in the Regent Street neighborhood on Madison's near-west side.
Prior to seeking the mayor's office, Cieslewicz served as executive director of "1000 Friends of Wisconsin," a land use advocacy organization that successfully lobbied for Wisconsin's Smart Growth planning law. He had additional political experience as a staffer in the Wisconsin State Legislature, as a lobbyist for the Nature Conservancy, and as an elected member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors. He also lost a state Assembly race in 1992 to Tammy Baldwin, now representing Wisconsin in the United States Senate.
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