City of Appleton: Elected Officials

About the Mayor

Jake Woodford was elected Mayor of Appleton in 2020, replacing Tim Hanna who had served as Mayor for 24 years. At 29, Woodford was the youngest person ever elected Mayor of Appleton. Woodford grew up in Appleton, enrolled in Lawrence University in 2009, majored in government, and graduated in 2013. He went directly from being a student to working for the university as secretary to the Board of Trustees and assistant to the president. He resigned those positions when he was elected Mayor.

About the City Council

The Appleton Common Council consists of 15 elected Alderpersons. Currently the Council president is Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland and the vice-president is Alderperson Vered Meltzer. To view a list of committees in the City of Appleton please click here.

 How to vote for mayor and alderpersons

You can find your voting location by visiting the City’s My Neighborhood portal. You can also get driving directions to your polling place, along with information on polling places and representatives by visiting the City’s GIS Site.

Another source to find your voting location: My Vote Wisconsin. A directory of city voting locations can be found here.

A map of Appleton’s 15 districts can be found here.

Contact the City Clerk’s office for more information at 920-832-6447 or stop in the office.

How to contact the mayor and alderpersons

The table below offers pictures and contact information for the Mayor and all 15 alderpersons.

You can send an email to all 15 alderpersons at once by going to this site.

	Jake Woodford Mayor Appleton City Hall 100 N. Appleton Street Appleton, WI 54911-4799 Phone:  920-832-6400 Fax: 920-832-5962 Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
	William Siebers District 1 Alderperson 1109 North Appleton Street Appleton, WI 54911 (920) 734-4204
	Vered Meltzer District 2 Alderperson Council Vice President 424 East Atlantic Street Appleton, WI 54911 (920) 809-6669
	Brad Firkus District 3 Alderperson 1200 Montclaire Court Appleton, WI 54915 (920) 358-0339
	Martyn Smith District 4 Alderperson 208 East Glendale Avenue Appleton, WI 54911 (920) 832-1180
	Katie Van Zeeland District 5 Alderperson Council President 2301 South Matthias Street Appleton, WI 54915 (920) 358-0501
	Denise Fenton District 6 Alderperson 500 West Parkway Boulevard Appleton, WI  54911 (920) 475-1603
[no photo on the city website]	Patrick Hayden District 7 Alderperson Appleton, WI 54913 [no further address on the city website] (920) 585-9530
[no photo on the city website]	Joss Thyssen District 8 Alderperson 2115 South Fountain Avenue Appleton, WI 54915 (920) 205-1963
	Alex Schultz District 9 Alderperson 716 West Front Street Appleton, WI  54914 (920) 221-1233
[no photo on the city website]	Vaya Jones District 10 Alderperson 607 North Douglas Street Appleton, WI 54914 (920) 810-7996 VayaAppletonDistrict10@gmail.com
	Kristin Alfheim District 11 Alderperson 340 West Prospect Avenue Appleton, WI 54911 No phone number on city website
[no photo on the city website]	Nate Wolff District 12 Alderperson 1801 West Pershing Street #612 Appleton, WI 54914 (920) 450-3543
	Sheri S. Hartzheim District 13 Alderperson 3929 East Benvalley Drive Appleton, WI 54913 (920) 570-2873
[no photo on city website]	Christopher Croatt District 14 Alderperson 813 East Frances Street Appleton, WI 54911 (920) 735-9532
	Chad Doran District 15 Alderperson 3701 South Johann Drive Appleton, WI  54915 (920) 419-1360