Another Democrat enters the governor’s race.
Madison State Representative Francesca Hong announced her candidacy Wednesday morning. A member of the Assembly’s Socialist Caucus, Hong is considered one of the furthest-left-leaning voices in the state Legislature. Her election to the state Assembly in 2020 made Hong the first Asian American to serve in the chamber.
She joins a field of Democrats that includes Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and State Senator Kelda Roys.
Partisan primaries are next August.