US EditionDemocratic Representative Launches Bid for Governor
Rep. Francesca Hong, Wisconsin's first Asian American lawmaker, seeks governor office as a Democratic Socialist focused on progressive policies benefiting working-class communities.
- Wednesday, State Rep. Francesca Hong launched her campaign for governor, entering the Democratic primary while remaining Wisconsin's first and only Asian American state lawmaker from Madison, Wisconsin.
- As a self-described working-class organizer, Hong said she is a working-class candidate and single mother shaping her run, framing the campaign as a movement moment focused on care and organizing rather than establishment politics.
- Her platform centers on paid leave, universal child care and increased public K-12 schools funding, while Hong pledges to protect abortion access, declaring `Reproductive freedom is a human right`.
- With primaries set for Aug. 11, Hong joins Democrats Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, David Crowley, and Kelda Roys, amid a competitive electoral calendar.
- Milwaukee's history suggests it uniquely elected three socialist mayors from 1910 to 1960, while a Gallup poll shows 39% of Americans and 66% of Democrats view socialism positively.
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Madison state Rep. Francesca Hong has launched a bid for governor, joining a growing primary field for the Democratic nomination. A member of the Wisconsin Legislative Socialist Caucus, Hong told WPR her campaign is aimed at elevating working class priorities. “I don’t think this is so much a left-right issue as it is working-class people recognizing that billionaires, oligarchs, folks at the top of the tax bracket are benefiting off our work,” …
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Democrat Francesca Hong joins Wisconsin governor’s race, promises to be ‘wild card’
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Democratic state lawmaker who is promising to be a “wild card” joined Wisconsin’s open race for governor on Wednesday, saying she will focus on a progressive agenda to benefit the working class. State Rep. Francesca Hong, who lives in the liberal capital city of Madison, is embracing her outsider status. In addition to serving in the state Assembly, Hong works as a bartender, dishwasher and line cook. As a single mother…
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