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Paul Soglin, a Democrat, is serving as mayor of Madison, Wis., for the third time. His first stint dated to 1973. He was most recently elected in April 2011. In January 2018, he announced his candidacy for governor in the 2018 election.

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Paul Soglin
stated on March 23, 2018 in a public forum:

"If there is a firearm available, it is 17 times more likely to be used either for suicide or for assaulting a friend, relative, an acquaintance than it is to be used in fending off an intruder."

By Taylor Palmby • July 12, 2018
Paul Soglin
stated on June 18, 2017 in an interview:

Since he and Scott Walker took office in 2011, "60,000 new jobs have been created in this state -- 40,000 of them were created in Madison and the Madison area."

By Tom Kertscher • July 5, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet:

Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up."

By Tom Kertscher • January 31, 2018
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
stated on June 4, 2013 in a web posting:

Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees."

By Dave Umhoefer • June 12, 2013

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