Wednesday, February 8, 2012
11:18 AM
Vinehout formally announces guv campaign
State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, who last week filed to run for the office, formally announced today her campaign for guv.
Vinehout joints former Dane County Exec Kathleen Falk as the only two formally announced Dem candidates in the field to take on Gov. Scott Walker in an expected recall election.
She said in a statement the state needs "a fresh start and a new attitude in Wisconsin politics and government."
“We need a governor who will lead with self restraint; who will be clear and open about her intentions; who will respect Wisconsin’s traditions of good government; who supports and takes pride in our schools; who values the skills workers bring to their jobs. We need a governor who wants to solve problems, not score political points,” she said. “I pledge to be that kind of governor.”
Vinehout won her western Wisconsin Senate seat in 2006 and narrowly held off Libertarian-turned-Republican Ed Thompson in 2010 by 403 votes.
-- By Staff
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