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Ramen Owner Hong Leads Wisconsin Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

8/11/2026

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Francesca Hong, the first Asian American elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2020, entered the Democratic gubernatorial primary as front-runner.
She closed her Morris Ramen restaurant in February 2024 because of rising costs and wage pressures.
Her platform calls for free childcare, higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy, a data-center moratorium, and pledges not to defund police, while July polls gave her 38% (Marquette) and 44% (State Navigate).

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Story summary

Francesca Hong, the first Asian American elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2020, entered the Democratic gubernatorial primary as front-runner.
She closed her Morris Ramen restaurant in February 2024 because of rising costs and wage pressures.
Her platform calls for free childcare, higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy, a data-center moratorium, and pledges not to defund police, while July polls gave her 38% (Marquette) and 44% (State Navigate).