MILWAUKEE — Governor-elect David Crowley, alongside Lieutenant Governor-elect Sarah Godlewski, gave their first press conference since winning the race for Wisconsin’s next governor.
In his remarks, Crowley stated his plan to establish a transition team. Once in office, Crowley told supporters his first step will be to tackle the affordability crisis.
“I’m ​focusing ​on ​making ​sure ​that ​this ​cabinet, ​this ​transition ​team ​and ​all ​the ​workers ​that ​we’re ​going ​to ​be ​employing ​is ​representative ​of ​the ​state ​of ​Wisconsin. ​I’m ​not ​looking ​to ​just ​bring ​Milwaukee ​and ​Madison ​to ​Madison. ​I ​want ​to ​make ​sure ​this ​is ​representative ​of ​the ​entire ​state ​of ​Wisconsin,” says Crowley. “It’s ​about ​how ​they ​care ​for ​these ​communities.”
Crowley made history last night as the first Black governor, which he stated, was not his intention.
“I ​didn’t ​run ​to ​make ​history. I ​want ​every ​young ​kid, ​no ​matter ​what ​zip ​code ​that ​they ​live ​in, or ​what ​last ​name ​they ​may ​have, ​I ​want ​them ​to ​dream ​and ​understand ​that ​they, ​too, ​​can ​be ​able ​to ​work ​hard, ​be ​kind, ​and ​build ​relationships ​where ​you ​may ​get ​elected ​to ​be ​moving ​into ​the ​governor’s ​residence,” says Crowley.
The Governor-elect he will step down as Milwaukee County’s Executive before the end of the year, and there will be a special election held in spring to appoint a new one.
Crowley’s inauguration will be December 3.
