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Melissa Hughes: “The first thing I had to do as Secretary of Economic…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Missy Hughes remarks during the WisDems Convention

Published June 16, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:13

… your record of getting shit done, will you come and help and join my team and run economic development for the state and help every corner of Wisconsin prosper? We. The first thing I had to do as Secretary of Economic Development was clean up Foxconn. No problem. I had three children under the age of two. I know how to clean up a mess. So I cleaned up Donald Trump and Scott Walker's mess and saved the state and Wisconsinites billions of dollars. (02:13–02:18)

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Asserts that Melissa Hughes had to address issues with Foxconn as Secretary of Economic Development.

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