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Francesca Hong: “Tom Tiffany has voted to take away your healthcare.”

Featuring: Francesca Hong, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 76

The Wild Card: State Rep. Francesca Hong on Running for Wisconsin Governor

Published November 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 33:26

… have to face each other in the general, but these are folks who don't give a shit about the people. Tom Tiffany has voted for tariffs that hurt our business. Tom Tiffany has voted to take away your healthcare. Tom Tiffany has voted to take food away from children. And so the things that I am fighting for, universal school meals where every kid has access to a healthy … (33:26–33:30)

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“Until you were elected, we had never had an Asian American representative in the state of Wisconsin. You are the first.”
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“My candidacy, my campaign is about changing the conversation.”
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“It's about helping folks think differently, be more open minded to what power is in the state, who has access to power, and how we can make…”
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“I think working class people all across the state are ready for [a moment of crisis, meeting it with an opportunity].”
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“Restaurants are often an embodiment of and an ecosystem of, you know, a microcosm of what things are like in our society today.”
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“It's about independent small restaurants struggling against the mega corporations.”
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“Our average donation right now is around $47 and we have folks donating from all across the state and all across the country.”
The Wild Card: State Rep. Francesca Hong on Running for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded November 1, 2025 | 07:24-07:34
“We've got almost 600 volunteers and we've only been in this campaign for about three weeks.”
The Wild Card: State Rep. Francesca Hong on Running for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded November 1, 2025 | 08:00-08:07
“We had an onboarding call and a Saturday morning Zoom with over 80 people.”
The Wild Card: State Rep. Francesca Hong on Running for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded November 1, 2025 | 08:38-08:44
“These are times of fear and chaos, straight up fascism.”
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“More and more people are understanding that our federal government is one that endorses mass suffering, kidnapping, murder.”
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“The state can do better, the state needs to do more.”
The Wild Card: State Rep. Francesca Hong on Running for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded November 1, 2025 | 13:58-14:02
“We should be meeting these issues with a universal policy because everyone deserves childcare, everyone deserves better housing, everyone…”
The Wild Card: State Rep. Francesca Hong on Running for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded November 1, 2025 | 14:02-14:12
“I introduced legislation, keep families together, that helps protect our communities and make sure that the state violence and state…”
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“Being able to pass legislation that would include Asian American history in our K12 public schools means that our kids now and for future…”
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“The Asian American diaspora is diverse.”
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“These universal issues, these meeting these people, basic needs, whether from housing to health care to child care to paid leave, long term…”
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“If government is providing the services they're supposed to be, if government is actually a force of good, I think a lot of us would be…”
The Wild Card: State Rep. Francesca Hong on Running for Wisconsin Governor | Uploaded November 1, 2025 | 24:56-25:04
“The child care infrastructure right now is incredibly like it's, it's decimated.”
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“Folks who are living 400% below the federal, above the federal policy. They are the, I'm sorry, the federal poverty limit, fpl, all of those…”
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“Incrementalism is irresponsible.”
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“We need to make sure folks feel the changes and the things that can make their lives better as soon as possible.”
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“We need better enforcement mechanisms from the state to make sure that tenants have their rights protected.”
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“We have to make it more affordable to build more affordable housing.”
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“There is a housing catastrophe right now.”
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“Politicians that we've had before us have served the billionaires and the mega corporations.”
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“Workers need to have caregivers need better wages and good working conditions.”
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“We should be a state where you can access and collectively bargain and unionize your workplace.”
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“Tom Tiffany has voted for tariffs that hurt our business.”
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“Tom Tiffany has voted to take food away from children.”
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“I am fighting for universal school meals where every kid has access to a healthy breakfast and lunch.”
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“We can have a Wisconsin that is driven by and powered by working class people.”
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“A system that serves billionaires, oligarchs, and mega corporations, those aren't the people who are going to have power here in Wisconsin.”
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“Even had some Republican staffers in my restaurant.”
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