Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff was found dead, with the cause being investigated as a potential suicide.

Milwaukee Alderperson Jonathan Brostoff was found dead Monday morning in a far south parking lot section near 124th Street and Lincoln Avenue at Greenfield Park in West Allis.Police responded before noon to the discovery.

East Side Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff has died at the age of 41. Brostoff represented the city’s 3rd District since November 2022, succeeding Nik Kovac. Between 2014 and 2022, Brostoff represented the 19th district in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Brostoff, a father to four children, was married to Diana Vang-Brostoff.

Alderman Jonathan Brostoff, a dedicated public servant and steadfast advocate for Milwaukee, passed away on November 4, 2024, at the age of 41. Born on September 25, 1983, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Alderman Brostoff’s life was marked by an unwavering commitment to social justice, community engagement, and public service.

Passionate, caring, and hardworking are just a handful of words that Jeff Bentoff would use to describe his friend and colleague Jonathan Brostoff.

East side Milwaukee Ald. Jonathan Brostoff has died, his close friends and City Hall said Monday. Colleagues on the Common Council and Mayor Cavalier Johnson remembered Brostoff as an enthusiastic public servant and a loving father and son.