Mayors Lurie and Cogswell share lessons from 2026’s ballot measure wins

In an election dominated by affordability, voters across the U.S. overwhelmingly said yes to raising their taxes to invest in local transit, resilience, infrastructure, and housing. Hear directly from leaders who helped make it happen and about AFA Action’s work on these measures.

  • Mayor William Cogswell Jr., City of Charleston, SC

  • Mayor Daniel Lurie, City of San Francisco, CA

  • Mary Ellen Wiederwohl, President & CEO, Accelerator for America Action

They’ll share what it took to earn voter trust on these measures — and what’s ahead, as AFA Action’s LIFT coalition helps lay the groundwork for even bigger efforts over the next two years. To date, AFA Action has helped U.S. communities secure more than $102 billion in local ballot measure funding.

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