Sean O’Brien

Sean O’Brien (he/him) currently serves as the Policy and Advocacy Director at Fair Wisconsin and brings nearly a decade of experience working in and around Government. Sean first became active in public service during the 2011 Act 10 protests in support of collective bargaining rights for teachers and public employees. In 2016, he worked with For Our Future and interned for State Representative Chris Taylor, shortly before working on Governor Evers’s 2018 campaign and later in his office. He is a proud Eagle Scout and product of Madison’s public schools. Sean was active on his college campus as the founding voice for the Queer Student Center, the President of Edgewood SAFE, Vice President of the Edgewood College Democrats, and Vice President the Edgewood College Pre-Law Society. Sean graduated Magna Cum Laude from Edgewood College with a B.S. in Political Science and a minor in Photography. On April 1st, 2025 Sean was elected to the Madison Common Council to represent the 16th District.