Anthony Zielinski | |
Office1: | Member of the Milwaukee Common Council from District 14 |
Term Start1: | 2004 |
Term End1: | 2020 |
Predecessor1: | Suzanne M. Breier |
Successor1: | Marina Dimitrijevic |
Office2: | Milwaukee County Supervisor for the 12th District |
Term Start2: | 1988 |
Term End2: | 2004 |
Successor2: | Peggy Romo West |
Birth Date: | 19 February 1961 |
Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
Residence: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (B.A.) Cardinal Stritch University (MBA) Marquette University Law School (J.D.) |
Profession: | Politician |
Party: | Democratic |
Website: | Government Website |
Anthony Zielinski is an American politician. He was replaced as Milwaukee's Fourteenth District Alderman on the Milwaukee Common Council by Marina Dimitrijevic.
Alderman Zielinski attended St. John's Northwestern Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, graduating in 1979 with the school's student rank of Second Lieutenant. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, a master of business administration degree from Cardinal Stritch University, and a juris doctor degree from Marquette University Law School.[1]
Alderman Zielinski was first elected to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from the 12th District in 1988 and was re-elected in 1992, 1996, and 2000. He served as chair of the Judiciary, Safety and General Services Committee and as a member of the Personnel Committee.[1]
He was elected to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Common Council as Alderman of the 14th District in April 2004, and he won re-election in April 2008 with 84% of the vote. Zielinski was reelected again in 2012, and in April 2016.[1]
He ran unsuccessfully in the 2020 Milwaukee mayoral election.
Zielinski is a health enthusiast who enjoys jogging and lifting weights. He completed the Mangrove Marathon in Cape Coral, FL on December 12, 2010 and the Savage Seven Marathon in Ocala, FL on December 26, 2013. Reading and playing chess aretwo other areas of interest. This latter interest culminated in his winning the Conference Chess Championship in school.[1]