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4	4	2025 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION 18
5	5	March 13, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives NEUBAUER, ANDRACA, KIRSCH,
6	6	DOYLE, SINICKI, MADISON, EMERSON, TUSLER, MOORE OMOKUNDE, HAYWOOD,
7	7	HONG, DESMIDT, TENORIO, KITCHENS, BARE, MIRESSE, CRUZ, VINING, ROE,
8	8	DITTRICH, STUBBS, SNODGRASS, SNYDER, TAYLOR, CLANCY, ARNEY, RIVERA-
9	9	WAGNER, ORTIZ-VELEZ, BROWN, GOODWIN, FITZGERALD, MCCARVILLE,
10	10	SUBECK, TITTL, MURSAU, JOERS, ANDERSON, KRUG, J. JACOBSON, PRADO,
11	11	MAYADEV, RODRIGUEZ, HYSELL, MCGUIRE, SHEEHAN, PALMERI, UDELL and
12	12	JOHNSON, cosponsored by Senators LARSON, CARPENTER, HABUSH SINYKIN,
13	13	HESSELBEIN, SMITH, L. JOHNSON, DRAKE, RATCLIFF, WIRCH, CABRAL-
14	14	GUEVARA, ROYS, DASSLER-ALFHEIM, JACQUE, SPREITZER, QUINN, PFAFF,
15	15	KEYESKI and WALL. Referred to Committee on Rules.
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18	18	Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan
19	19	Brostoff.
20	20	Whereas, Representative and Alderman Jonathan Francis Brostoff, a
21	21	dedicated public servant, husband, father, son, brother, and friend, passed away on
22	22	November 4, 2024, at the age of 41; and
23	23	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff was born on September 25, 1983, in Milwaukee,
24	24	Wisconsin, as the second of two sons to Phyllis and Alan Brostoff; and
25	25	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff graduated from Kradwell School and went on to
26	26	receive his bachelor[s degree from the University of Wisconsin ] Milwaukee (UWM),
27	27	earning a degree in political science in 2011; and
28	28	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff, while attending UWM, worked for Senator Tom
29	29	Harkin in Washington, D.C., served as chair of the College Democrats, and
30	30	completed the United Nations Summer Seminar program; and
31	31	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly
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47	47	representing the 19th Assembly District and served from 2014 to 2023, serving on
48	48	the Assembly Committees on Aging and Long-Term Care; Constitution and Ethics;
49	49	Family Law; Financial Institutions; Government Accountability and Oversight;
50	50	Mental Health; Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage; State Affairs and
51	51	Government Operations; Regulatory Licensing Reform; Ways and Means; and on
52	52	the Speaker[s Task Force on Alzheimer[s and Dementia and the Speaker[s Task
53	53	Force on Suicide Prevention; and
54	54	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff was a fierce and tenacious advocate for criminal
55	55	justice reform, for safeguarding licensing regulations for workforce professionals,
56	56	and, most notably, for disability rights, where he famously did not cut his curly hair
57	57	until a bill supporting American Sign Language access became law, with his
58	58	eventual haircut featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; and
59	59	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff was elected to the Milwaukee Common Council in
60	60	2022 as alder from the third district and served on the Judiciary & Legislation;
61	61	Public Works; Zoning, Neighborhoods, & Development; and Steering & Rules
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63	63	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff genuinely cared for the well-being of others,
64	64	dedicating his time each week to volunteer at Pathfinders, a youth shelter, and
65	65	Maryland Avenue Montessori School in Milwaukee, while also staying involved
66	66	with Dryhootch, a nonprofit supporting veterans, and actively engaging as an
67	67	alumnus of Milwaukee[s Public Allies program; and
68	68	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff built relationships with Wisconsinites across
69	69	party and class, believing that working across differences was vital for a working
70	70	democracy; and
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96	96	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff was a dedicated member and advocate of
97	97	Milwaukee's Jewish community; and
98	98	Whereas, Jonathan Brostoff was a loving husband to his wife, Diana Vang-
99	99	Brostoff, and a devoted father to his children, Boaz, Baraq, Binyamin, and Yael; and
100	100	Whereas, Representative Jonathan Brostoff is remembered fondly for his
101	101	kindness, big heart, sense of humor, commitment to his community, and love for his
102	102	family and the people of the State of Wisconsin; now, therefore, be it
103	103	Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of
104	104	the Wisconsin Legislature honor the life and public service of Representative
105	105	Jonathan Brostoff and extend their condolences to his family and friends.
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