Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway in Harris’ box at DNC

Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway | Screenshot via Wisconsin Eye

Among the guests in Kamala Harris’ box on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, along with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Gwen Walz, Sen. Mark Kelly, former Rep. Gabby Giffords, and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker was Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, according to The Washington Post.

“I think it is so important for us to have women on the stage,” Rhodes-Conway told WisPolitics-WisconsinEye in a DNC video reflecting on a week with many famous Democratic women speaking to the convention. “I’m of the generation that grew up watching Geraldine Ferraro not ascend to the vice presidency, and frankly, as a young girl, that was heartbreaking. And so to see so many accomplished, elected women on the stage is real. It’s very emotional for me, and it’s really inspiring. And I think about the young women who are coming up now to see that leadership and to know that they can literally do anything they can aspire to the highest office in the land that is really powerful for our country.”

“Absolutely, Madison has a new energy around Kamala Harris being the top of the ticket,” she added, “and, frankly, pretty excited about Governor Walz, too. …The voter turnout in August was way up. I think that’s a reflection of the excitement.”

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