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Judy Karofsky
First Female Mayor of Middleton, Established Middleton’s Senior Center, and Emergency Medical Services. Longtime Community Leader for Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Joann Pritchett
City of Madison Alder & Founder of Black Women Wellness; Former Assistant Dean, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy & Women’s Health Professional
Barbara Harrington McKinney
City of Madison Alder, Endorsed by the Wisconsin State Journal Editorial Board (2026) Adjunct Instructor Edgewood College & Restorative Justice Professional
Isadore Knox
City of Madison Alder, Madison Community Leader & Former Dane County, Wisconsin Equal Opportunity Director, Dane County Office of the Executive
Gloria Reyes
Former Pres. MMSD Board, Madison Deputy Mayor for Public Safety & Racial Equity Under Mayor Soglin, former MPD Officer, Current Ramsey Co. Manager Safety & Justice Services
Sheri Carter
Former City of Madison Alder; Madison’s First Black Common Council President; Board President, Porchlight, Men’s Homeless Shelter & Founding Charter Member, NAACP of Dane County
Dr. Noble Wray
Ph.D Criminal Justice, Former Madison Police Chief (2004-2013), Nationally Recognized for Police Reform, Community Policing, Implicit Bias & Crime Prevention Gang Unit
Ismael Ozanne
Dane County District Attorney Since 2010 & First African-American District Attorney in Wisconsin, Career Dane County Prosecutor & Racial Equity Sentencing Reform
David Mahoney
Former Dane County Sheriff (2006–2021); Former President, National Sheriffs’ Association; Consultant to the United States Dept. of Justice COPS Office
Betty Mitchell Banks
Downtown Madison Rotary Community Service Award Recipient (2025) Television Producer, Today–Not–Tomorrow Programming for Madison Area Black Children (WISC-TV)
Dr. Richard Harris
Ph.D. Education, Civil Rights Educator & Environmental Justice Professional, Authored Growing Up Black in South Madison: Economic Disenfranchisement of Black Madison
Judith Blank
Women's Wellness Rights, Former Member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors, Long-Time Dane County Civil Rights Activist & Devoted Peaceful Protester Against the Vietnam War
Masood Akhtar
Founder & President of “We Are Many-United Against Hate, Business Executive for CleanTech Partners, Inc., BioPulping International Inc., & American Muslim Human Rights Activists
Dorothy Borchardt
Former City of Madison Alder; Former President, Madison Parks Foundation & Northside Neighborhood Community Leader & Women's Rights Advocate
Gary Goyke
Former WI. State Senator (D), Wisconsin Public Policy Advocate-Lobbyist Specializing in Local, County & State Environmental and Public Transportation Issues & High-Speed Rail
Samba Baldeh
A Native of Gambia, Western Africa & U.S. Citizen, Information Technology Project Manager - American Family Insurance, First Muslim elected to the Wisconsin Assembly & as Madison’s Common Council President & International Development Consultant & Business Entrepreneur
Dale W. Schultz
Founding Member, United Wisconsin (Bipartisan Election Reform), Family Farmer & WI. Senate Majority Leader (R) State Senate (1991-2015) and Wisconsin State Assembly (1983-1991)
John Matthews
Longtime Madison Teachers Union Leader for Madison Teachers, Inc.(58 years); Former English & History Teacher; Champion of Public Education & Innovative Educational Leader
Brenda Brown
Women’s Wellness & Human Resource Public Policy, Recruiting & Global Mobility, Founding Charter Member of NAACP Branch of Dane County & Environmental Justice Advocate
Hal Harlow
Criminal Defense Attorney, Former Three-Term Dane County District Attorney, Specializes in Complex Criminal Defense, Professional Discipline and Personal Injury Cases
Carolyn Hardgrove
Longtime Madisonian, Healthcare & Women Wellness Community Advocate, Former Healthcare Professional with SSM Health (Franciscan Sisters of Mary, Madison Hospital)
Brian Britt
Black Entrepreneur & Owner of Inspire Barber & Beauty Salon, Whose Mission Is To Uplift The City’s Most Vulnerable Population and Former Minister, Mt. Zion Church
Sam Brown
Madison Entrepreneur & Owner of Fabio’s Spaghetti House & Deli, Leopold’s Books Bar Caffe, Greenbush Tavern, Mission: Restoring Historic Italian, Jewish & Black Greenbush Neighborhood
Kris Andrews
President, Kris Andrews Consulting, LLC., & Executive Director for United Wisconsin (Bi-partisan Election Reform Nonprofit) & former Federal Advisor to the UW-Board of Regents
Susanne Voeltz — Former Executive Director & Founding Member, Downtown Madison Inc. & Small Business Owner
Ann Earl – Long-Time Member, League of Women Voters & Women's Rights Advocate, Daughter & Campaign Policy Advisor to Former Democratic Governor Tony Earl
Rick Taylor — Retired Sales & Marketing Account Executive, AT&T and Microsoft; Indian Hills and Spring Harbor Neighborhood Citizen Activist
John Vaudreuil — Member, We Are Many United Against Hate Advisory Board, Appointed by President Barack Obama to the Wisconsin Western District DOJ
David Ahrens – Former City of Madison Alder & Public Health Researcher for UW-Madison School of Medicine & Public Health
George Silverwood – Former Neighborhood Police MPD Captain, Madison Police Department & Dane County Real Estate Professional
Ken Golden – Civil Rights Advocate, Former Madison City Alder & Named Ambassador to Pluto by Former Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz.
Steve Porter – Member, We Are Many United Against Hate Advisory Board, Civil Rights Attorney & Past Chair, Civil Rights & Liberties Section, Wisconsin State Bar Association
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