Two Former Mayors - 1 Republican and 1 Democrat - Find Common Ground in Conversation

“There are folks who are consistently getting served across both parties, and there are a lot of folks who aren’t. That was one of my biggest challenges. ”
— Michael McGinn

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In this podcast interview, recorded live at the Strong Towns Summit last week, Chuck Marohn speaks with Joey Durel—a Republican former mayor of Lafayette, LA—and Michael McGinn—a Democrat former mayor of Seattle, WA. They discuss what led them to run for office, the transportation issues they handled as mayors, and what lessons they learned during their time in leadership.

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