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Satya Rhodes-Conway

Democratic · Mayor of Madison · Wisconsin · Spectrum score -70

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Satya Rhodes-Conway is Mayor of Madison in Wisconsin. Political positions and ideology score -70 (Far left). Satya Rhodes-Conway is an American politician who has served since 2019 as the 57th mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.

Term ends: Apr 20, 2027
Email: mayor@cityofmadison.com
Phone: 608-266-4611
Office: 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Room 403, Madison, WI 53703
Website: Official site
Wikipedia: Background

Salary: —

Where Satya stands on the spectrum

Satya Rhodes-Conway scores -70 on Spectrum’s left–right line (far left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -70 · Far left · economic -78 · social -68 · authoritarian -36

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Satya Rhodes-Conway is an American politician who has served since 2019 as the 57th mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party and Progressive Dane, she previously served on the Madison Common Council from 2007 to 2013. First elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023, Rhodes-Conway is the first out lesbian elected as a mayor in Wisconsin, and the second woman to become mayor of Madison.

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -78
Social: -68
Authoritarian: -36
Confidence: 68

Taxes & spending-76
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-82
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-80
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-74
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-78
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-70
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-86
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-76
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-60
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-72
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-40
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-42
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

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Sources

Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
Open States people (municipalities)
cityofmadison.com
en.wikipedia.org
Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.