Thomas G. Nardelli graduated from Riverside High School in Milwaukee. He spent 27
years in the US Army Reserve’s 452nd General Hospital Division and retired as a
Lieutenant Colonel. Prior to becoming an alderman, Nardelli was a traffic reporter
for a local radio station and a shoe salesman. He was active in the Italian
Community Center including serving as its president.
In 2002 and 2004 Nardelli unsuccessfully ran for Milwaukee County Executive and City
of Milwaukee Mayor, respectively. He retired from his Aldermanic term in 2004. In
2007 he was hired by Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker as his chief of Staff.
Nardelli moved to Madison, Wisconsin when Walker was elected Governor. He was
appointed the Administrator for the Division of Environmental and Regulatory
Services and left that position in 2011. In 2014 he suddenly passed away from an
aortic aneurysm.
