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Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway Won’t Seek Re-election

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC · How we work

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Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced she will not seek re-election.
She said threats, harassment, personal-safety concerns and mental-health toll drove the decision.
She will serve until April 2027; the primary is Feb 16 and the general election April 6.
Her administration launched a bus rapid transit system after three decades of planning.
Madison now runs on 83 percent renewable energy and targets 100 percent by 2030.

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Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced she will not seek re-election.
She said threats, harassment, personal-safety concerns and mental-health toll drove the decision.
She will serve until April 2027; the primary is Feb 16 and the general election April 6.
Her administration launched a bus rapid transit system after three decades of planning.
Madison now runs on 83 percent renewable energy and targets 100 percent by 2030.