Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of race for governor following financial disaster

By: Baylor Spears, Erik Gunn

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 1,019

Last Updated: 23 hours, 58 minutes ago

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UPDATE: This story has been updated to include reactions.

Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez is suspending her campaign for governor after a week of trying to navigate the fallout of a financial disaster.

“As we have continued to dig into our financial reports, it has become clear that there are issues that would be an ongoing distraction — not just for this campaign, but for the primary and for Wisconsin,” Rodriguez said in a …

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