About Matt Damon

A neighbor first.

I grew up on Milwaukee's South Side, about four miles from the city I now represent. I went to Thomas More High School — which today is practically in my backyard — and studied computer science at UW-Milwaukee.

After college, I started my software career at MillerCoors, another Milwaukee institution. I've spent my professional life in technology and engineering leadership, and that background shapes how I approach city government: look at the data, listen to the people affected, and make a decision I can explain honestly.

My wife and I chose St. Francis to raise our family. Our son Eric, 13, attends Deer Creek Intermediate School. When I think about what kind of city I want to help build, I think about what Eric's St. Francis will look like in ten years — and whether we're making the right calls today to get there.

Eight years on the Common Council.

I was first elected to the St. Francis Common Council in 2018, representing District 3. I've been re-elected since and currently serve as chair of both the Finance Committee and the Community Development Authority. I also sit on the Board of Health.

In eight years, I've attended nearly every council meeting. I take calls from constituents about road conditions, garbage pickup, permits, and everything in between — and I connect people to the right place in city hall when I can't solve it myself. That's not a campaign promise. It's what I've been doing.

As Finance Committee chair, I've navigated the toughest budget cycle in my tenure. Inflation hit city operations the same way it hit your household — and we delivered a budget that maintained services with a tax increase of less than $10 per thousand square feet of home. As CDA chair, I've supported lakefront development that grows our tax base on underutilized land, while making sure neighbors have a real voice in the process.

I'm not running on what I plan to do. I'm running on what I've done — and asking for the chance to keep doing it.