Overview
- David Crowley officially re-entered the Democratic gubernatorial primary on Saturday and announced Gov. Tony Evers will endorse his campaign at a downtown Milwaukee event.
- Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez suspended her campaign earlier this week after an internal review found duplicated donations and underreported expenses and she fired her campaign manager while notifying the state ethics body.
- State and national Democratic operatives recruited Crowley to try to prevent progressive state Rep. Francesca Hong from winning the Aug. 11 primary because they worry her platform would be hard to beat in November.
- Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany remains the likely GOP nominee with a substantial fundraising advantage, a dynamic that Democrats say is driving the last-minute consolidation effort.
- Key near-term milestones include July 28 debates, upcoming finance reports and early voting that could reshape momentum, and voters may still see suspended candidates on the certified Aug. 11 ballot; Crowley would be the state’s first Black governor if he wins in November.