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A 2019 Madison Mayor Candidate Forum

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The Madison Area Bus Advocates (MABA) co-sponsored a forum for Madison’s 2019 mayor candidates on January 15, 2019.  The forum was videotaped by City Channel and can be seen at https://media.cityofmadison.com/Mediasite/Showcase/madison-city-channel/Presentation/71947066732c485db4aaf511f97bf7561d. The candidates were Mo Cheeks , Satya Rhodes-Conway , Paul Soglin , Raj Shukla , Nick Hart and Toriana Pettaway . The idea was to include the issue of transportation alongside other basic local issues of importance such as economic development, environmental sustainability, housing, criminal justice, racial equity, renewable energy and food access rather than dealing with it in a setting in which its relative importance could not be assessed. The primary is February 19. The top two candidates will advance to the general election on April 2. MABA does not endorse any candidate but does provide transportation-related information to the voting public. As a co-sponsor it asked: Madison