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Evan Bonsall

Evan Bonsall is a Madison resident, and is passionate about housing, education, city planning, and economic justice. He previously lived in Marquette, Michigan, where he worked as a planner and educator, and served as the youngest-ever Marquette City Commissioner from 2019-2023. He earned a B.A. in Government from Harvard University in 2019, and an M.A. in Education from Northern Michigan University in 2022. He is a social studies teacher at Oregon High School, serves on the board of the Madison Area Community Land Trust, and lives in south Madison with his wife, Aubrie.

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A photo shows the Quisling Terrace apartment building in downtown Madison from a slight angle. The photo is mostly taken up with a multi-story facade of tan and off-white bricks, with windows, curved corners, and a covered balcony visible on one floor. In the right-hand portion of the photo, an adjoining facade of the same building is visible, as are clouds in a bright blue sky.
How to actually solve Madison’s housing crisis

We don’t have to settle for half-measures and market-driven solutions.