Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 76. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Hong (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Wisconsin. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 11, 2026.[source]
Hong completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Francesca Hong earned a high school diploma from Madison West High School. Her career experience includes working as a sous chef, an executive chef with 43 North Restaurant, and co-founding Morris Ramen.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Hong was assigned to the following committees:
- Audit Committee
- Education Committee
- Government Accountability and Oversight Committee
- Rules Committee
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee
2023-2024
Hong was assigned to the following committees:
- Audit Committee
- Education Committee
- Labor and Integrated Employment Committee
- State Affairs Committee
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee
2021-2022
Hong was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee
- Audit Committee
- Labor and Integrated Employment Committee
- Rural Development Committee
- Small Business Development Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 11 Republican primary)
Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 11 Democratic primary)
General election
The primary will occur on August 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for Governor of Wisconsin
David King is running in the general election for Governor of Wisconsin on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| David King (Independent) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Travis Swenby (Independent)
- Crystal Harper (Independent)
- Oliver Carranza (Olive Party)
- Dennis Williams (Independent)
- Mike Kohn (Independent)
- Jamie Jo Carothers (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Wisconsin
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Wisconsin on August 11, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Kirk Bangstad | ||
| Mandela Barnes | ||
| Joel Brennan | ||
| David Crowley | ||
Francesca Hong ![]() | ||
| Missy Hughes | ||
| Sara Rodriguez | ||
| Kelda Roys | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zachary Roper (D)
- Ryan Strnad (D)
- Brett Hulsey (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Wisconsin
Andrew Manske and Tom Tiffany are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Wisconsin on August 11, 2026.
Candidate | ||
Andrew Manske ![]() | ||
| Tom Tiffany | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Schoemann (R)
- Bill Berrien (R)
Endorsements
Hong received the following endorsements. To send us additional endorsements, click here.
- Center for Freethought Equality
- Our Revolution Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Electoral Socialists
- candidates that don't suck (Sway voting group by Smallplates)
2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76
Incumbent Francesca Hong won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Francesca Hong (D) | 98.9 | 34,311 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 398 | ||
| Total votes: 34,709 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76
Incumbent Francesca Hong advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Francesca Hong | 99.6 | 17,063 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 69 | ||
| Total votes: 17,132 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hong in this election.
2022
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76
Incumbent Francesca Hong won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Francesca Hong (D) | 98.4 | 27,702 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 452 | ||
| Total votes: 28,154 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76
Incumbent Francesca Hong advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Francesca Hong | 99.5 | 8,097 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 8,139 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76
Francesca Hong defeated Patrick Hull in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Francesca Hong (D) | 88.0 | 35,731 | |
Patrick Hull (R) ![]() | 11.8 | 4,779 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 40,594 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Thomas Leager (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Francesca Hong | 28.1 | 4,793 | |
| Tyrone Cratic Williams | 22.4 | 3,810 | ||
| Marsha Rummel | 16.5 | 2,803 | ||
| Heather Driscoll | 16.3 | 2,780 | ||
| Nicki Vander Meulen | 9.3 | 1,586 | ||
| Ali Maresh | 6.5 | 1,099 | ||
| Dewey Bredeson | 0.8 | 143 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 17,029 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Taylor (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76
Patrick Hull advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 76 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patrick Hull ![]() | 99.3 | 302 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 304 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Francesca Hong completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hong's responses.
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- For most of us, it’s tough to get by. Working hard doesn’t guarantee a comfortable life anymore. Meanwhile, our state hands out billions of dollars to the richest people and largest corporations — our government sees itself as a junior partner of industry instead of an advocate for regular working-class people. That’s why I’m running on issues like universal childcare, universal paid leave, full public school funding, affordable housing construction, and fairer, cheaper healthcare: to build the structures that make affordability permanent in Wisconsin.
- Wisconsinites have been told that we need to fear or hate each other if we want to survive. That’s bullshit. That’s a condition imposed upon us by the scarcity imposed upon us when our government diverts our public resources to the profits of a few instead of the well-being of the many. Wisconsinites deserve democratic accountability, basic fairness, and community care — and that starts with the decisions we make about how our government runs.
- I am running on a robust set of policies that affect everyone — from cracking down on big corporations and private equity to making the super-rich pay their fair share and lowering property taxes for the rest of us to the first data center moratorium and plan in this race. We’re coming out of a hole dug for us over fifteen years, and people are facing big problems. Big problems demand big solutions, not piecemeal reform efforts: incrementalism is irresponsible.
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2024
Francesca Hong did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Francesca Hong did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Francesca Hong did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2025.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2024.
- Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Sierra Club Wisconsin Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Wisconsin Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
- Wisconsin Family Action — Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom."
- Wisconsin Professional Police Association — Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2023.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2022.
- Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Sierra Club Wisconsin Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Wisconsin Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
- Wisconsin Family Action — Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom."
- Wisconsin Grocers Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on industry-specific legislation.
- Wisconsin Professional Police Association — Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2021.
- Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Sierra Club Wisconsin Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Wisconsin Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
- Wisconsin Family Action — Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom."
- Wisconsin Grocers Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on industry-specific legislation.
- Wisconsin Professional Police Association — Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Governor of Wisconsin |
Officeholder Wisconsin State Assembly District 76 |
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Footnotes
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