Two candidates quickly emerge for JoCasta Zamarripa’s soon-to-be-open aldermanic seat

Just days after current Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa’s historic victory in the race for Wisconsin secretary of state, two suitors have declared candidacy for her soon-to-be-open Common Council seat.  Milwaukee County Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez and Amanda Avalos, a political and youth organizer who previously served as vice chair of the Fire and Police Commission, both announced their runs this week. Martinez, who represents part of Zamarripa’s South Side aldermanic district on the County Board of Supervisors, announced his plans on social media Thursday. County Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez helps prepare food for a community pozolera at Mitchell Park on Jan. 10. (Photo by Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local) “I will be running for alderman of the district I currently serve, because I live here and have for my entire life and know I can serve its residents properly,” he wrote. Martinez, a union organizer, was elected to the County