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News from the campaign and across Green Bay.

Updates on the campaign, local events, and the city work that helps shape Green Bay’s future.

Jim Schmitt stands with Officer Shelly Kastern of the Green Bay Police Department at the Respect for Law Banquet.

September 24, 2026

Respect for Law Banquet in Green Bay

A local evening recognizing perseverance, lifetime service, and law enforcement work in Green Bay.

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An outdoor community event filling Broadway in Green Bay.

September 22, 2026

Why I Opposed a Downtown Walmart

In 2014, the question was not whether Green Bay could grow. It was whether downtown should grow around a single big-box store or around homes, local businesses, and public life.

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Two people stand beside a New Community Shelter information table and banner at an indoor workplace volunteer event.

September 18, 2026

Volunteering at New Community Shelter

I spoke with Schreiber Foods employees. Here is what a shelter volunteer shift can involve.

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Jim and Dona Schmitt seated on their front steps with three daughters and a dog.

September 15, 2026

What we carry into public service

Every person who comes to government is carrying something we may not see. Service starts by recognizing the dignity of the person in front of us.

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Runners moving through a Green Bay neighborhood during a community event.

September 8, 2026

Why I started holding walking meetings

A small change in how I held meetings improved health, used time better, and brought city government closer to the streets it served.

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Jim Schmitt and colleagues at a Famis Manufacturing ribbon cutting in 1994.

September 1, 2026

From a Green Bay startup to City Hall

Building Famis taught me to listen to the person closest to a problem, improve the idea, and stay with the work until people can see a result.

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Jim Schmitt speaking with residents at an outdoor Green Bay neighborhood gathering.

August 25, 2026

The best advice I got about being mayor

Former Mayor Romie Denissen gave me an operating rule: City Hall works best when its doors open outward.

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A red brick industrial building from the campaign's local archive.

August 18, 2026

What a loading dock taught me about City Hall

A loading-dock notice taught me why government must be accurate, responsive, and willing to listen when the facts change the first conclusion.

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A ceremonial City of Green Bay key displayed with the city seal.

August 17, 2026

Sixteen years of work, built to be checked

A sixteen-year public record should not be reduced to a highlight reel. It should be available to inspect.

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A large, diverse community crowd gathered outside Green Bay City Hall.

August 17, 2026

A record that put Green Bay before labels

The work of a Green Bay mayor is concrete. Streets, neighborhoods, waterfronts, jobs, parks, transit, city services, and the people who use them every day do not sort themselves into neat political categories.

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