Amani Latimer Burris earned 56.6 percent of the vote to defeat Julia Matthews to represent Madison’s near east side on the Common Council.
Incumbent Syed Abbas did not run for a third term, and endorsed Latimer Burris.
Latimer Burris started her career as a journalist and has worked in research and advising, policy development, issues advocacy, coalition building, and grassroots outreach for a number of different organizations on a local, state and national level including the National Urban League, NAACP, and DPW, according to her campaign website.
