WisDems: Three years ago today: California bank owner Eric Hovde skipped town to ditch the Wisconsin winter

MADISON, Wis. — Three years ago today, California bank owner Eric Hovde (R–Laguna Beach) told Isthmus Magazine that he was “getting ready to head out of the state here for the next couple months,” leaving the cold Wisconsin winter behind as he headed straight for his $7 million mansion in Laguna Beach. While in California, Hovde attended several meetings and events fo...