PREVIOUS FILINGS
Past campaign filingsClerk reports from 2021 onward for all alders and the Mayor.MADISON CIVIC RECORDS, MADE READABLE
Keep an eyeon City Hall.
A source-first, nonpartisan guide to Council meetings, alder records, campaign finance, and City budgets—built to make the public record easier to follow.
● DATA STATUSCOUNCILCURRENT SESSION IN PROGRESS•CAMPAIGN FINANCECLERK REPORTS CONNECTED•BUDGET2026 ADOPTED FIGURES
YOUR MADISON DASHBOARD
Four ways to follow City Hall.
Choose the record you need. Each area leads to a dedicated page where the data and its source stay close at hand.
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Meeting records
See who is showing up.
Check Council and committee attendance by session, using published meeting minutes.
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Campaign finance
Follow campaign money.
Compare reported receipts, spending, cash, and funding sources across official campaign filings.
Explore →03
City budget
See how the City Budget works.
Explore the adopted operating and capital budgets, where funds come from, and what they pay for.
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Alder profiles
Check an alder’s full record.
Find service history, committee assignments, attendance, sponsored legislation, and campaign filings since 2021.
Explore →COUNCIL RECORDS
Who shows up?
Attendance is tracked by Council session and drawn from published Common Council and committee minutes.
- COUNCIL MEETINGS
- 7
- COMMITTEE MEETINGS
- 103
- ALDERS SERVING
- 19
- RECORD STATUS
- In progress
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CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Follow the
campaign money.
Compare high-level fundraising and spending totals by alder and Clerk filing period. Detailed donor searches stay with the official reports.
Explore campaign finance →UPCOMING ELECTION
April 2027 ballotCurrent and historical campaign-finance records for candidates on the April 2027 ballot, with race-level analysis added as official filings become available.FOLLOW THE MONEY
Madison's budget,
without the jargon.
A compact view of the adopted 2026 budgets. Operating money keeps services running; capital money funds long-lived projects.
2026 ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET
$452.7MRecurring City services and costs, centered on the General and Library Funds.
Explore operating budget →2026 ADOPTED CAPITAL BUDGET
$286.2MLong-lived City investments in buildings, streets, equipment, and infrastructure.
Explore capital budget →SOURCES & METHODOLOGY
Sources and Data
Capitol Check uses publicly available City records, including Madison Legistar minutes, Clerk campaign-finance filings, and adopted City budget documents. We separate verified totals from incomplete or unavailable records.