One week after winning the Wisconsin governor’s race, Governor-elect David Crowley says his attention has already shifted from campaigning to building an administration that can “hit the ground running” in January.
Crowley joined Point Taken to discuss his transition from Milwaukee County executive to governor, assembling a cabinet, working with Wisconsin’s new Democratic legislative majority and maintaining relationships with Republicans despite his party’s new control of state government.
“The campaign piece was the easiest piece of all of this,” Crowley said. “Governing gets hard.”
He said he plans to work with the next Milwaukee County executive, the County Board and local governments across Wisconsin to ensure municipalities have resources for essential programs and services.
Crowley also said he has not decided whether to endorse a candidate to replace him as county executive. His immediate goal, he said, is to complete his remaining responsibilities and time his resignation so the special election can coincide with the spring election cycle.
Crowley is scheduled to be sworn in as Wisconsin governor on Jan. 4.
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