David Crowley

Democratic Party (D)
Governor · Wisconsin, United States of America · 2026
PurposeDavid Crowley, Milwaukee County Executive, is running as the Democratic candidate to succeed retiring Gov. Tony Evers in Wisconsin's open governor's race.

Economy
On the economy, the campaign's plan calls for growing the economy through locally-owned business and union labor, expanding a "Building Bridges" storefront-revitalization program statewide, modernizing apprenticeship and technical-training programs in trades, health care, and green energy, streamlining permitting and expanding capital access for small businesses (including community lenders reaching business owners underserved by major banks), and capping out-of-pocket childcare costs at 7% of family income — a change the campaign says would save the median Wisconsin family nearly $26,000 a year.

Health
On health care, the plan calls for expanding mobile outreach and addiction-treatment access statewide and modernizing EMS services to remove barriers to care.

Security
As part of its local-government section, the plan commits to reliably funding police, fire, and public-works services through local revenue reform.

Education
On education, the plan calls for universal early-childhood education, increased public-school investment, closing the special-education reimbursement gap, and multiple post-graduation pathways — four-year college, technical school, apprenticeship, or direct-to-career.

Infrastructure
The plan commits to closing Wisconsin's broadband gap, repairing roads, expanding transit (including for seniors and workers), and building energy-efficient, resilient affordable housing in both rural and urban communities, alongside solar and clean-infrastructure investment the campaign says would create union jobs.

Governance
On local government and democracy, the plan calls for revenue reform to fund local governments and lower property taxes, restoring local decision-making authority, protecting voting rights, and pursuing nonpartisan redistricting at all levels.

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