An Experienced Leader Invested in Real Results

Re-Elect Megan Alter to Iowa City City Council

EARLY VOTING BEGINS OCTOBER 15

Equity – Economy – Community

Megan’s Platform
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As your current city councilor (and also as former Mayor Pro Tem), I am proud of how we support one another as a community. We share strong values of inclusion, of genuine welcome, and we look out for one another. This is true not only in our festivals, events, and resolutions, but also in our policies and our projects. I remain a passionate advocate for all who live here and for the great attractions Iowa City has to offer our residents now and for the future. As your City Councilor, I have advocated for policies, programs, and initiatives that strengthen and improve our now, while also understanding how decisions made now contribute to a flourishing Iowa City future.  I have the experience, the vision, and the strength to be your City Councilor right now to help shape that future.

My Approach & The Issues TL:DR

At the same time I champion specific priorities, I also want to note that these issues are all interconnected. It is impossible to be an effective local official if issues aren’t considered from multiple perspectives. Every decision made has impacts in other areas of interest and concern. I pride myself on thinking holistically in order to create the best conditions for success possible.

Equity

  • Sustain meaningful racial and social justice 
  • Protect the rights and dignity of our residents 
  • Accelerate food stability and affordable housing solutions

Economy

  • Attract needed retail growth throughout Iowa City, particularly on the Eastside
  • Support local, small, and inclusive business initiatives
  • Help community members through basic living income initiatives

Community

  • Boost increased access to affordable childcare 
  • Grow all types of housing to meet needs now and for the future 
  • Solve daily irritations: fix potholes, create accessible and safe crosswalks, make parking easier downtown
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I am running to improve people’s lives and strengthen the community now and for the future.

Get to Know Megan Alter

Community Involvement
  • Former 2-term Commissioner, Housing and Community Development Commission
  • Co-founder Neighborhood NESTS (Nurturing Every Student Together Safely) [micro-hubs for learning and community during COVID]
  • Leadership Committee, South District Neighborhood Association
  • Former Member, Black Voices Project
  • Former Board Director: Iowa City Summer of the Arts, Iowa Women’s Foundation (2 terms), Unesco City of Literature
  • Member of Iowa City Child Care Task Force: business partnerships; current Board Member Early Childcare Initiative-Johnson County
  • Current Board
Personal
  • Resident of the South District
  • Married with two children, one at SE Junior High and on at City High
  • Household full of birds and cats (really)
  • PhD in English Literature, University of Iowa (former visiting professor in the English Department, Women’s Studies, and Sexuality Studies Programs)
  • Director at ACT: Academic Content, English Language Arts
  • Hobbies: reading, cooking, walking around the South District at a brisk pace, coffee, and spicy food