Francesca Hong
United States
Democratic
member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
government
Francesca Hong is an American politician, former chef, and business owner who has represented Wisconsin's 76th Assembly district in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America. Hong's district includes the downtown and east side of the state capital, Madison, as well as Maple Bluff. Hong is a candidate in the Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin in the 2026 election and has been endorsed by Wisconsin-based chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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Aug 14, 2026
Far Right
The Wisconsin Democrat's infamous 'cancel Thanksgiving' post drew national scrutiny before her razor-thin primary loss to David Crowley.
Her defeat is celebrated as voters rejecting leftist cultural contempt and cancel-culture politics.
Aug 13, 2026
Center
The Democratic socialist candidate narrowly lost Wisconsin's gubernatorial primary to moderate David Crowley.
Hong's loss represents a setback for the hard-left agenda that LFI champions in France, reinforcing Renaissance's argument that radical economic platforms fail to win broad electorates.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Left
Favorable dans la primaire démocrate du Wisconsin, elle a été battue par un concurrent soutenu par l'establishment.
Sa défaite illustre pour LFI la machine de l'establishment qui écrase les candidatures de gauche au lieu de répondre aux urgences sociales.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Left
Hong lost the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary to moderate Dan Crowley despite leading in polls.
Her defeat, driven by an establishment endorsement and centrist consolidation, is a reminder that the Democratic Party will not tolerate democratic socialism in high office.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Left
The progressive state representative was the apparent frontrunner in Wisconsin's primary before Crowley overtook her.
Her loss is a blow to radical-left hopes of winning statewide executive power with a progressive agenda.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Right
DSA darling Francesca Hong narrowly lost Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.
Her defeat is a setback for the socialist wing, but the right warns her 'third-worldist' immigration politics have already reshaped the Democratic base.
Aug 13, 2026
Center
Hong lost Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary to David Crowley, a result described as showing the limits of the democratic socialist wave.
For moderates, Hong's defeat is a cautionary signal that progressive movement energy does not automatically translate beyond urban centers into statewide Democratic primaries.
Aug 12, 2026
Far Left
Hong is campaigning in Wisconsin's primary as a Democratic Socialist who wants to tax the rich and abolish ICE, and she drew backlash for disparaging a cherished American holiday.
The far left treats her candidacy as a bellwether for whether socialist electoral campaigns can win without moderating their platform to appease party donors.
Aug 12, 2026
Far Right
Leads Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary, with David Axelrod attacking her as a 'font of zany liberal, faculty lounge exotica.'
Her rise confirms the Far Right view that the Democratic Party is now run by radical socialists who can be beaten in a general election.
Aug 9, 2026
Far Left
Running for Wisconsin governor as a left Democrat who has electrified the party's base but faces a right-wing electorate.
The far left sees her as a real statewide test for democratic socialism, though her odds are long in a state where the GOP has consolidated power.