Mimi D. Reza
Health care administration
Democrat
Milwaukee
Elected Experience
Milwaukee School Board (2025-present)
Q&A with the Candidate
Why should voters elect you?
Leadership starts with listening and putting people first. As an elected member of the MPS board, I’ve worked hard to represent the voices of the families, students, educators, seniors, and community members. My experience in public community service has shown me that the best solutions come from understanding the real concerns people face every day. I care deeply about our community and believe government should work for everyone, whether it’s supporting public schools, protecting senior services, improving public safety, creating economic opportunities, or addressing the rising cost of living. I’ll always fight for what matters most to our residence. Your concerns are my concerns. I’ll lead with integrity, compassion, accountability, and always putting Wisconsin families first.
What is the top issue in your district? How would you address it?
Rising cost of living. Every day residents deal with higher costs for housing, groceries, rent, utilities, healthcare, and transportation. As representative, I’ll focus on policies helping the working families, seniors, residents as it is in the young people to keep more money in their pockets. I support lowering tax burdens on seniors, expanding affordable housing opportunities, and improving access for reliable transportation, and creating pathways to good paying jobs through the support with it comes to the workforce development public safety is also important as reckless driving affects neighborhoods increase cost plus the lives a risk my goal is to make Wisconsin more affordable, safer and stronger by putting people first, and ensuring the government addresses the real challenges that everyone is facing every day.
How should Wisconsin government operate differently than in the past?
Wisconsin government should operate with a great focus on collaboration, accountability, and putting people first. Too often political differences have prevented meaningful progress on issues directly affecting our communities while elected officials may have different ideas and perspectives our shared priority should always be Wisconsinites. we must be willing to work across political lines. Listen to one another, and find common ground solutions that addressed the real concerns of families, senior workers and students. The government should be built on what has worked and learned from past Mistakes and continually improve instead of focusing on partisan divisions we should focus on results by working together with respect and the commitment to public service, we can move Wisconsin forward and create a stronger opportunities for everyone.
What is your favorite fun Wisconsin history fact?
One fun piece of Wisconsin history is that our state is known as America’s dairy land and has come really been when it comes to the chief production for more than a century. Wisconsin produces hundreds of varieties achieve and is only stayed outside of Europe to offer a master cheese maker program which I just found out this year and I think it’s amazing to learn about this. Wisconsin is also famous for the ice cream sundae and you know everyone loves dessert for me. I’m gonna still say it’s number one in my book.