Wauwatosa Mayor Ehley Won't Seek Re-Election

WAUWATOSA, WI — After two terms as Mayor of Wauwatosa, Kathleen Ehley said she would not seek a third term in 2020.

According to a JSOnline report this week, Ehley sent a letter to city staff and the council, saying she would not run for mayor again. "I am proud and honored to have served as Wauwatosa Mayor since 2012 — one of our greatest periods of growth and community improvements," she wrote in the letter.

Ehley easily won her first bid for Wauwatosa Mayor in April 2012. Prior to becoming mayor, she served as Wauwatosa's Business Improvement District director. Over her time, as BID Director, she oversaw the development of the Village from an under-occupied district to what has become a metropolitan mecca of noteworthy shops and restaurants.