16 Facts About Paul Soglin

Paul Soglin attended Hyde Park High School, and graduated from Highland Park High School in 1962.

Paul Soglin enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall of 1962 as a pre-medical student, obtaining a Bachelor of Arts with honors in history in 1966.

Paul Soglin attended the South Side School of Jewish Studies.

In October 1963, Paul Soglin joined 200 classmates at a rally on the steps of the Memorial Union protesting the presence of US military advisers who were suspected of active participation in the Vietnam War.

In November 1972, Paul Soglin announced that he was a candidate for mayor of Madison.

In May 1969, Paul Soglin, while representing the Eighth Ward, was arrested twice at the first Mifflin Street Block Party.

Paul Soglin was tried and found guilty of failing to obey the lawful order of a police officer.

The arrest was later described as a "badge of honor," as Paul Soglin was intentionally defying the city's attempt to ban the left-wing gathering.

Paul Soglin served as mayor of Madison for three terms, from 1973 to 1979.

In 1975, Mayor Paul Soglin gave the key to the city to Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro.

At the time Paul Soglin was campaigning for the United States House of Representatives, seeking to represent Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the election scheduled for November 5,1996.

Paul Soglin returned to city politics in 2011 as a candidate in the 2011 mayoral election, where he defeated the incumbent Cieslewicz in a close race.

Paul Soglin took the oath of office for his third stint as mayor on April 19,2011.

Paul Soglin joined the 2018 campaign for governor of Wisconsin, running in the Democratic primary against nine other candidates.

Paul Soglin eventually finished a distant seventh in the Democratic primary, losing to state superintendent Tony Evers, who would ultimately go on to defeat incumbent Governor Scott Walker in the general election.

Paul Soglin is married and has 3 children, 1 of whom is actress Rachael Paul Soglin.