Milwaukee, WI – Joel Brennan today launched his campaign for governor, vowing to stand up to Donald Trump while focusing on improving the lives of people across Wisconsin and moving the state forward.
Watch Joel’s Announcement Video Here.
“Thanks to Donald Trump’s chaos and incompetence, the numbers just aren’t adding up for Wisconsin families. Costs, like everything, are out of control, and coming from a family who had to make every dollar count, I know what that feels like,” Joel said in his announcement video. “I’ll be a Governor who will stand up to Trump’s dysfunction and be laser focused on improving the lives of people across our state. With fair maps and a Democratic governor, we can stay true to our values and deliver real and lasting change.”
Joel was born and raised with his 10 siblings in Wisconsin, and he and his wife Audra, raised their own kids here. Over the last 25 years, he’s worked with businesses and nonprofits solving problems, making progress and growing opportunities for Wisconsin. Joel served as Executive Director of Discovery World, the largest science museum in the state, expanding opportunities for thousands of students to learn about STEM, and most recently as President of the Greater Milwaukee Committee.
In 2018, Governor-elect Evers appointed Joel as his top cabinet official, leading the Department of Administration. In that position Joel took on the challenge of putting Wisconsin back on firmer financial footing after eight years of mismanagement by Scott Walker and his rightwing legislature. Working with Governor Evers, Joel helped generate a nearly $4 billion dollar budget surplus and grew the state’s rainy-day fund. Joel was also a critical part of the state’s response to COVID, making sure small businesses, farmers and families across the state received the help they needed.
