State Senator Kelda Roys announced in a press release Monday that she will enter the Democratic Party primary for Wisconsin governor.
“With everything on the line, Wisconsin needs a Governor who’s been training for this moment her whole career and knows how to deliver,” Roys said in the video launching her campaign for Governor. “We can’t afford to wait. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you deserve the freedom to thrive right now: the best public schools for every child, quality, affordable health care for every Wisconsinite, good jobs that don’t just pay the bills but help you build the future you want. I’m fighting alongside you for our Wisconsin – and together, we’re going to win.”
Roys, 46, was first elected to the State Assembly in 2008 and served two terms. She ran in the Democratic Primary to succeed Tammy Baldwin in the US House of Representatives but lost to Mark Pocan, and ran in the 2018 Democratic primary for governor, coming in third with 13% of the vote behind Tony Evers and Mahlon Mitchell. She won election to the State Senate in 2020 following the retirement of longtime senator Fred Risser.
Roys joins Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley in the primary. Manufacturing leader Bill Berrien and Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann have announced bids for the Republican nomination.
