Paul Soglin

Paul Soglin
Soglin in 2015
50th, 53rd, and 56th Mayor of Madison
In office
April 19, 2011 – April 16, 2019
Preceded byDave Cieslewicz
Succeeded bySatya Rhodes-Conway
In office
April 18, 1989 – April 15, 1997
Preceded byF. Joseph Sensenbrenner Jr.
Succeeded bySusan J. M. Bauman
In office
April 17, 1973 – April 17, 1979
Preceded byWilliam Dyke
Succeeded byJoel Skornicka
Personal details
Born (1945-04-22) April 22, 1945
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseSara
Children3
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BA, JD)

Paul R. Soglin (born April 22, 1945) is an American politician who served as the 50th, 53rd, and 56th mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party, Soglin served a total of 22 years as mayor in three stints from 1973–1979, 1989–1997, and 2011–2019. He was the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in 1996 and ran in the 2018 Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin.