Governor Candidate Faces Financial Mess | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 13, 2026 · 1m

Sara Rodriguez, Wisconsin’s gubernatorial candidate, is facing a major financial crisis just weeks before the primary — her campaign is short hundreds of thousands after discovering years of mismanagement by her fired campaign manager. Errors include double-counted donations and unrecorded expenses, revealed when ads failed to run due to unpaid invoices. While opponents call it proof of unpreparedness, Rodriguez frames it as a sign of accountability, citing transparency with the Ethics Commission and hiring experts to fix the books. She admits misplaced trust but vows to move forward…