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