MADISON, Wis. – Joel Brennan, a former top official in Gov. Tony Evers' administration, announced Thursday that he is running to succeed the two-term Democrat, joining a crowded primary field for the 2026 election.

Brennan, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, told The Associated Press that he would be a governor who both fights President Donald Trump's “chaos and dysfunction” and works across the aisle with Republicans in the state.

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“You don’t grow up in a family of 11 kids without learning how to fight,” Brennan, the 10th of those 11 children, said in an interview. “But there’s a difference between just fighting and getting something done.”

Brennan said he wants to build relationships with both Democrats and Republicans to “roll up our sleeves and work

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