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The Paul Soglin era\u2019s days may be numbered.<\/p>\n

The longtime Madison mayor faces several challengers this year, each with their own ideas on how to move the city forward. Two alderpersons, a community organizer, an environmental activist, and a stand-up comedian are all vying for the chance to unseat Soglin, who\u2019s been in office for 22 non-consecutive years.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s spent much of the last year trying the patience of his constituents. In July, during his spectacular failure of a gubernatorial campaign, Soglin announced that he wouldn\u2019t run again for city office. But then he pulled a Brett Favre and decided a couple months later that hey, you know, maybe he will give this mayor thing another shot after all.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a quick look at who\u2019s running on Tuesday, Feb. 19, when primary voters will get the opportunity to narrow the playing field. The top two vote-getters will compete in the April 2 general election.<\/span>\n

Paul Soglin<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s start with the incumbent, the irascible Red Mayor. Unfortunately, the Red Mayor hasn\u2019t been the shit-stirrer he used to be for quite some time now. You may have previously noticed the glee<\/a> I take in dunking<\/a> on Soggy<\/a>. Truly, I am out of control<\/a> and must be stopped<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t change the fact that the 73-year-old Soglin is, in fact, running for a ninth term. Yes, during his stints as mayor, Soglin has done some great things. For example, he spearheaded a hiring initiative that\u2019s led to more women and people of color in local politics. And he led the charge on transforming State Street into the family-friendly commerce center it is today (which may explain his weird fixation on whether or not a Taco Bell serves liquor).<\/p>\n

In recent years, Soglin has developed a reputation as a sour and bullheaded politician, more concerned with the completion of his increasingly strained Judge Doyle Square project than passing any meaningful legislation. Sure, Soglin may tout that unemployment among African-Americans is down<\/a>, but it doesn\u2019t make Madison any less segregated<\/a>. And Soglin\u2019s refusal to even consider the larger conversation<\/a> is problematic.<\/span>\n

Maurice \u201cMo\u201d Cheeks<\/h2>\n

The 10th District alderman is probably the next most recognizable candidate; he\u2019s seemed destined for a mayoral run since he was first elected in 2013. And Cheeks, 34, seems like the perfect choice: a young, charismatic guy who\u2019s full of energy and highly engaged on social media. And to his credit, he\u2019s done a lot of good work<\/a> in just five years.<\/p>\n

He championed the city\u2019s first paid family and medical leave and was the architect of a policy that made it easier to vote in Madison. Those are all great things, but on the campaign trail he\u2019s been somewhat vague<\/a>, sticking to broader inspirational strokes. Cheeks loves to discuss Madison\u2019s limitless potential, but hasn\u2019t really identified how he intends to fulfill that potential.<\/p>\n

That said, Cheeks has a long history of championing social projects to help combat Madison\u2019s racial disparities. It\u2019s a major issue facing this city, and it makes Cheeks a voice worth hearing out in that regard.<\/span>\n

Satya Rhodes-Conway<\/h2>\n

A former alder and current director of UW\u2019s Mayors Innovation Project, Satya Rhodes-Conway is in an interesting position. She was effectively endorsed by one of her opponents: Paul Soglin. (She is “eminently qualified,” Soglin said in his I’m-not-running press release.)<\/p>\n

Rhodes-Conway, 47, worked under both Soglin and ex-mayor Dave Cieslewicz, with the former naming her as his preferred successor during his failed gubernatorial bid. Now she\u2019s running against him, bringing to the table some of the good things about Soglin but less of the bad.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s brought up the same policy issues as the other candidates (racial disparities, green jobs, transportation), but she\u2019s done it with an actual insider know-how of exactly how<\/em> the mayor\u2019s office could accomplish them.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t just transplant solutions but you can learn \u2014 and I have over a decade worth of experience \u2014 about what works in cities,\u201d she told The Cap Times<\/em> last spring<\/a>, \u201cand I\u2019m here to bring that to bear in Madison.\u201d<\/span>\n

Raj Shukla<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re following Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s Green New Deal<\/a>, then you may also want to follow Raj Shukla.<\/p>\n

As director of the River Alliance of Wisconsin, Shukla is one of the state\u2019s leading environmental advocates. He chairs the Sustainable Madison Committee, which is currently working alongside the city council to make Madison the state\u2019s first city powered by 100% renewable energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Naturally, Shukla plans to push environmental initiatives as mayor \u2014 in addition to affordable housing and transportation, among other things \u2014 but perhaps Shukla\u2019s greatest trait is his endless positivity. And approaching change less skeptically is key to Shukla\u2019s strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can tackle really difficult problems if we commit to bringing a whole range of new voices to the table,\u201d the 42-year-old told The Cap Times<\/em> last summer<\/a>.<\/span>\n

Nick Hart<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m no Nate Silver, but I\u2019m pretty sure Nick Hart isn\u2019t going to win. The stand-up comic (who last year appeared on Conan<\/em><\/a>) ran in 2011, and he didn\u2019t win then. And I don\u2019t see him winning now, even with a key late night talk show host endorsement. Hart likes to think of his candidacy as a cautionary tale.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a teachable moment,\u201d Hart recently told Isthmus<\/em><\/a>. \u201cYou better get involved or else you\u2019ll get somebody like me.\u201d<\/p>\n

In that same interview, Hart, 39, did go on to outline some of his proposed policies. They\u2019re pretty wild, like having the police operate more like the fire department, spending their downtime in the station rather than on patrol.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet them play ping pong until there is a call,\u201d he said. \u201cSo unless there is a problem, they can stay out of our business.\u201d<\/span>\n

Toriana Pettaway<\/h2>\n

The city\u2019s first racial equity coordinator, Toriana Pettaway\u2019s campaign has not been without its hiccups. Namely, 87 of the 200 petition signatures required of her to make it on the ballot were deemed ineligible<\/a>. This led to a very public war of words with the city clerk\u2019s office last month.<\/p>\n

So Pettaway won\u2019t be on the ballot and is asking voters to write her name in, saying she\u2019s the social justice and equity expert the city so desperately needs. And while all the candidates (except Soglin) have made some mention of the racial disparities in Madison, few have addressed it in such a head-on manner as the 48-year-old Pettaway.<\/p>\n

\u201cMadison craves white leadership and male leadership; and these don\u2019t represent our most marginalized,\u201d she wrote in a Cap Times<\/em> op-ed<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n

As combative as that might come off, she isn\u2019t wrong. Madison\u2019s racial disparities are deep-seeded, and though all the candidates want to address it in earnest, few have the on-the-ground experience that Pettaway does.<\/span>\n

Madison has always been a progressive city, and many mayoral candidates have outlined bold, progressive visions for its future. Paul Soglin has had a legendary mayoral career, but perhaps now is the time voters will tell him to hang up his mustache and give someone else the opportunity to lead.<\/span>\n

The mayoral primary will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 19, with the general election set for April 2. You can find your polling place <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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