Scott McDonell
DANE COUNTY CLERK
Dane County
Scott McDonell is the elected County Clerk in Dane County, Wisconsin. Dane County is the state Capital and home to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
McDonell has held the position since he was first elected clerk in 2013. In Nov. 2020 he was elected for a four-year term that ends on Jan. 6, 2025, in an uncontested election where he received more than 98% of the vote.
McDonell previously served as a Dane County supervisor representing a downtown Madison district for 17 years, from 1996 - 2013. He served as Dane County Board Chair for his final eight years on the board, a position elected by his board peers.
In 2014, McDonell became the first clerk in Wisconsin to issue a same-sex marriage license leading to spirited, festive celebrations on the steps of the City County Building as couples recited vows. And he is the only election official in the country to oversee two presidential recounts (2016, 2020).
