Ald. Christian Albouras is moving out of his district. He announced Monday via press release he’ll be resigning from the council on May 20. Before Albouras made the news public, Isthmus received a tip that the city council member’s west side home was put on the market and has had a sale pending since late March. His partner has also posted on Facebook that their house is for sale.
“It is bittersweet to share that our family will be moving out of the Meadowood Neighborhood,” writes Albouras in a May 2 press release.
When contacted by Isthmus in late April, all Albouras would reveal, via email, is “there are quite a few things” he’s working on but he wouldn’t go into details.
Albouras is the third alder this year (expected) to resign early. Ald. Lindsay Lemmer's last day on the council is May 11 and Ald. Syed Abbas told Isthmus in April that he will likely resign this summer and move to Sun Prairie because he’s running for an Assembly seat up there.
As Isthmus reported in February, redistricting resulted in six alders no longer living in the district they were elected to represent — including Albouras. State law allows elected officials to finish their term without moving. Albouras confirms to Isthmus that he’s moving into District 1, which is also on the west side of town. Because of redistricting, no alder currently lives in the district so is Albouras planning on running for that council seat in April 2023? He isn’t ruling it out.
“This would be something that I would need to speak with my family about and determine what is the best decision,” Albouras writes in an email. “If I was afforded the opportunity to be a representative on the council in the future, I would not take the responsibility lightly and would be honored to serve in that capacity.”
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect that Ald. Christian Albouras has confirmed he's resigning from the council and to add a comment about his future plans.
