Rick Crosson’s Bold Bid for Wisconsin | Green Bay News

Rick Crosson, a Democrat with a surprising political comeback story, has officially won the nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Tony Wied in Wisconsin’s 8th District—a seat Democrats haven’t held in two decades. With just 35.2% of the vote, Crosson edged out progressive rivals and is now betting on unity, leadership, and reform over revolution. A former school board candidate who lost reelection last year, he’s doubling down on building broad coalitions within the party. His platform includes healthcare as a human right (without full universal coverage), expanded public education funding, codified abortion rights, transgender equality, billionaire taxes, free college, federally funded childcare, and even a ban on lawmakers trading stocks. Facing a well-funded opponent, Crosson’s message is clear: it’s time for effective, insider change—not ideological upheaval. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6fbb73bd939406bb