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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 37:52

… make sure that the laws that are passed are going to help us and our communities. We can have a cheaper Wisconsin. We can have a more caring Wisconsin, and We can have a Wisconsin that is driven by and powered by working class people. So that a system that serves billionaires, oligarchs, and mega corporations, those aren't the people who are going to have power here in Wisconsin. And that's our history. (37:52–37:58)

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Asserts the potential for Wisconsin to be led by working-class citizens.

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“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.”
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“We should be meeting these issues with a universal policy because everyone deserves childcare, everyone deserves better housing, everyone…”
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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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“Tom Tiffany has voted to take away your healthcare.”
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