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Joel Brennan: “We created, to that point, the largest surplus in state…”

Featuring: Joel Brennan, Democratic | Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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Joel Brennan on Running for Wisconsin Governor: Healthcare, Housing, and Why He Jumped In Late

Published | Video Starts at 10:11

And that's a good proving ground. And I think we had some success there. When we were there. We created, to that point, the largest surplus in state history. We grew a rainy day fund by about 10x and got to the point about where it is now. And then we had to lead through Covid. (10:11–10:15)

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Asserts that during his tenure, they created the largest surplus in Wisconsin state history.

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