Jonathan Brostoff (born September 25, 1983) is an American Democratic legislator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He represents the 3rd District of the Milwaukee Common Council, succeeding fellow Democrat Nik Kovac. Between 2015 and 2022, he represented the 19th district in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Background Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Brostoff is the son of Alan and Phyllis Brostoff. His father is a retired attorney, mediator and arbitrator; his mother, a social worker and businesswoman in the home health care industry. He worked and volunteered at area non-profit organizations since the age of 14, and after high school did a stint with AmeriCorps. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he met and married Diana Vang-Brostoff and served as co-President of UWM's Campus Organization for Israel. He graduated in 2011 with a degree in political science, having worked as an aide for U.S. Senator Tom Harkin in Washington, D.C. Brostoff worked as a legislative aide to Milwaukee County Supervisor Jason Haas, before becoming District Director for State Senator Chris Larson. In 2022, Brostoff announced his intention to run for Milwaukee Common Council District 3's Aldermanic seat. Brostoff made the announcement after sitting Alderman Nik Kovac stepped down to assume the role of Budget and Management Director for the City of Milwaukee. He was elected to the position on November 8, 2022. Electoral history 2014 In 2014, Richards announced that he was running for Attorney General of Wisconsin, leaving the 19th Assembly District seat open. In a heavily contested race which heavy spending by multiple parties, Brostoff defeated Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic (endorsed by Milwaukee's Mayor Tom Barrett and Congresswoman Gwen Moore), defense attorney Dan Adams (supported by Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele), and labor lawyer Sara Geenen in the Democratic primary for this heavily-Democratic district. Brostoff received 3,065 (35%) to Dimitrijevic's 2,817 (32%), Adams' 2,020 (23%) and Geenen's 796 (9%). His opponent in the November 2014 general election, which includes the central campus of his alma mater the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was Joe Klein of the United States Pirate Party. Brostoff was considered the favorite to win the seat. On November 4, 2014, Brostoff was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly, with 18,054 (82.1%) of the vote, to Klein's 3,938 (17.9%). 2016, 2018 Brostoff was unopposed in 2016 in both the primary and general elections; likewise in 2018. 2020 He was unopposed in the 2020 primary election; his opponent in