Bryan Kennedy is the four-term mayor of Glendale, Wisconsin, a former university professor and labor leader, and an advocate for strengthening democracy through local organizing. He is the author of It’s All Local: Saving Democracy From the Ground Up, which explores how communities can rebuild trust, bridge political divides, and renew civic engagement through personal connections and local organizing. Kennedy serves on the Democratic National Committee and is President of Democratic Municipal Officials, a national DNC affiliate organization working to elect and support Democratic local elected leaders. He founded the It’s All Local Foundation to help communities foster meaningful conversations, strengthen relationships, and rebuild democracy from the ground up.
This cycle, Democrat Valerie Foushee is seeking a third term in Congress after facing a spirited challenge in this spring’s primary. She’ll face two candidates on the fall ballot who had no primary contest: Republican Mahesh (Max) Ganorkar and Libertarian Guy Meilleur.