Dennis R. McBride

Dennis R. McBride is the mayor of the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

McBride earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a master’s degree in public administration from Princeton University, and a law degree from New York University. Before becoming mayor, he practiced law with Boston and Milwaukee law firms and the U.S. government, taught part-time at Marquette University Law School, and served on a committee of judges and lawyers which drafted model jury instructions for U.S. district courts in the Seventh Circuit. For his professional accomplishments, he was named a Fellow of the Wisconsin Law Foundation.

McBride co-founded several community organizations, served on the State of Wisconsin Retirement Board, and served several terms on the Wauwatosa city council, including two terms as council president. For these and other civic activities, he received UW-Milwaukee’s Alumni Citizenship Award. He is a two-time marathon winner and a member of his high school and university sports halls of fame.

The author of A CITY ON THE EDGE: PANDEMIC, PROTEST, AND POLARIZATION (Indiana University Press, 2025) and co-author, with his twin brother, Dr. Patrick McBride, of THE LUCKIEST BOY IN THE WORLD (Vervanté Books, 2021), McBride frequently speaks on topics of law, politics, history, and culture.