19 Facts About Satya Rhodes-Conway

Satya Rhodes-Conway was born on November 3,1971 and is an American politician and the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

Satya Rhodes-Conway was first elected in 2019 and was re-elected in 2023.

Satya Rhodes-Conway previously served on the Madison Common Council between 2007 and 2013.

Satya Rhodes-Conway was born in 1971, in Espanola, New Mexico, and raised in Ithaca, New York.

Satya Rhodes-Conway attended Smith College and earned a master's degree from the University of California, Irvine.

Satya Rhodes-Conway worked at the State Environmental Resource Center, as a senior associate with the University of Wisconsin's Center on Wisconsin Strategy, and served on several municipal committees, as chair of the Long Range Metro Transit Ad Hoc Planning Committee, and a subcommittee member of the Commission on the Environment.

From 2007 through 2013, Satya Rhodes-Conway served two terms as an alder on the Madison Common Council.

Satya Rhodes-Conway began campaigning for Brian Benford's open seat on the Madison Common Council in December 2006, and was one of nine new alders elected to the Madison Common Council in 2007.

Satya Rhodes-Conway announced in November 2012 that she would not run for reelection, and stepped down from the position upon the end of her third term in April 2013.

Satya Rhodes-Conway announced that she would run for the mayorship in May 2018.

Satya Rhodes-Conway finished second, 323 votes behind Soglin, to advance to the general election.

Satya Rhodes-Conway's campaign focused on a short list of issues, including bringing bus rapid transit to Madison, increasing the supply of affordable housing, combatting climate change, and promoting racial equity.

Satya Rhodes-Conway won support from Wisconsin State Assemblywoman Terese Berceau and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi.

Satya Rhodes-Conway was endorsed by the Wisconsin State Journal editorial board, The Capital Times, and The Daily Cardinal.

Satya Rhodes-Conway defeated Soglin in the April 2,2019 election, earning victory with over 61 percent of the vote.

Satya Rhodes-Conway managed to flip wards in the Far East Side and West Side, parts of the city that previously voted for Soglin.

Satya Rhodes-Conway was inaugurated as mayor of Madison on April 16,2019.

Satya Rhodes-Conway's father, Bob Conway, is a manager of art collections.

Satya Rhodes-Conway's parents divorced when she was five years old, and her mother subsequently came out as a lesbian.