Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley has won Wisconsin’s race for governor, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany and keeping the office in the critical swing state under Democratic control.
\n\nCrowley is the first Black person to be elected governor of Wisconsin. At age 40, he’s also the youngest governor to be elected in the state in nearly a century. He succeeds two-term Gov. Tony Evers, who helped resuscitate his primary campaign this summer.
\n\nCrowley managed to overcome the massive campaign cash advantage held by Tiffany, who represents a largely rural area in the northern part of the state in Congress. He highlighted an affordability agenda that proposed cutting costs of household expenses like childcare, healthcare and housing, mostly through a proposed increase in state spending.
\n\nCrowley also put his personal story front and center for voters. He grew up in one of the poorest areas of Milwaukee, and his family struggled with poverty and homelessness when he was a child, while both of his parents dealt with drug addiction. Before he was elected Milwaukee County executive in 2020, Crowley served in the state Assembly and worked as a community organizer and political aide.
\n\nTiffany struggled to overcome the…
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