“I think that my perfect world would be a world without prisons, right, because we all see the humanity in one another and then we know nobody's disposable.” Francesca Hong told the crowd, according to audio obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. When asked about the comments, a spokeswoman for Hong said, "A world where needs are met and there's no need for prisons sounds like a goal worth working towards. #WisconsinGovernor

Asked directly if she still supported abolishing police, Francesca Hong said in a statement: “While I envision a world where public safety is not synonymous with law enforcement, I recognize that this paradigm shift is a very long term vision and my focus is building systems of care for now and for our future.” #WisconsinGovernor

CNN: While Hong appears to have maintained previous posts calling to defund or abolish the police, she has deleted other posts. Her Twitter bio, which for years placed her locationas “Occupied Ho-Chunk Land” - a Native American people whose historic territory included parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois – was changed sometime after March 2023 to simply read “Wisconsin, USA.” Hong told CNN that she occasionally updates her bio on social media, and she “wanted to acknowledge the full state rather than just my hometown” of Madison. “Any responsible elected official should recognize our relationship with our tribal neighbors,” she said. #WisconsinGovernor

CNN: In a statement, Hong did not disavow her past support for abolishing police departments, calling it part of a “wider conversation around police abolition” rooted in her belief that “the current system is not working.” While she said she does not support “arbitrary cuts” to public safety budgets and would not pursue them as governor, she also questioned whether current police spending levels are an “optimal or efficient” use of resources. #WisconsinGovernor

PLEASE #BeAVOICEForTheVOICELESS🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 #KristinBauervanStraten Urges #Wisconsin #WisconsinGovernor to Save 2,000 #Beagles #Sweet #Kind #Innocent #LOVING GODS CREATURES NOT FOR SUFFERING TORTURE PAIN CRUELTY Trapped at PLEASE SHARE 🐾❤️🥺😔🫣🐾❤️ peta.org/media/news-releases…

I'm live with @patkreitlow UpNorth right now. Join us to hear more about the campaign and my plans to Protect Our Democracy, hold ICE accountable, and tackle affordability issues for Wisconsinites. bit.ly/4kBfcSg #wisconsingovernor #wisconsin #brennanforwi

🚨 #WisconsinGovernor says *ARREST OF JUDGE* is part of #Trump #Administration effort to ‘#undermine #our #judiciary.’ "Tony Evers issues statement after Hannah Dugan was arrested Friday morning at a courthouse in Wisconsin..." By @lucy_campbell_ theguardian.com/us-news/live…

‼️ What the actual … just happened here? 🤯 Anyone from Wisconsin want to comment… Is this your Governor, Tony Evers? If so, send this guy some help 🏥 . #DNC #DNCConvention #TonyEvers #WisconsinGovernor

Lee S. Dreyfus - A true trailblazer in education and politics! Serving as Wisconsin's 40th Governor and a 33rd degree Mason, Senior DeMolay and World War II Veteran his legacy continues to inspire. #LeeSDreyfus #WisconsinGovernor #EducationAndLeadership #DeMolay #Freemason #GWCDeMolay orderofdemolay.blogspot.com/…

Because it's in Dane County. Home of the progressives, the Do-Nothing @Wisconsingovernor, home of the ballot drop boxes in parks, huge LGBTQ community that will ignore this.

I've known this guy for over 15 years. Before he even ran for his first office. Not only is he my Governor by I'm proud to call him my friend. Congratulations on the beginning of your second term Governor and First Lady Evers. #GovernorEvers #TonyEvers #WisconsinGovernor

WISCONSIN RACE CALLED: Incumbent Democrat @Tony4WI is projected to win the #WisconsinGovernor race, according to @NewsNation / @DecisionDeskHQ #Election2022 #Wisconsin Live Updates: trib.al/EKBd0tH

Race Update!- As Of September 28th, our model has Democratic incumbent @Tony4WI narrowly leading Republican challenger @michelsforgov by 1.79%. #Wisconsingovernor

Race Update- As of September 3rd this is what our model has the Wisconsin Gubernatorial race at with incumbent governor Evers holding a 6.6 point lead and having a 57.4% chance of winning. #Wisconsingovernor

As pandemic spreads #Wisconsingovernor extends face mask mandate dlvr.it/Rm83Ly

WHY DON’T Governors & Mayors TALK w/Police CHIEFS to STOP Shootings START Police REFORM DO NOT RETALiATE #BlackLivesMatter #NAACP Must START Talks! @WisconsinGovernor @KenoshaMayor Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting officer-involved | firstcoastnews.com x.com/intent/user?screen_nam…

#Breaking... #OhioGovernor announced gradual opening by May 1, 2020. #WisconsinGovernor extending shutdown to May 26,2020.

A conservative think tank is filing suit against the democratic governor of #Wisconsin, Tony Evers. I break it down on @foxnewsnight with @ShannonBream and @JennaEllisRives. Watch here: bianchilawgroup.com/wisconsi… #TonyEvers #WisconsinGovernor #ShannonBream #FoxNews #FoxNewsatNight

Change seems to come far too slow for those who want it. It also seems to come far too quickly for those who don’t. #Oscar‘s #TuesdayMotivation #TuesdayThoughts #EmmaThompson #WisconsinGovernor

Finished my map of 2014-2018 Wisconsin Governor on the night of Tony @GovEvers Inauguration @giulioiacoviel @EricPerless @SenhorRaposa @ishabad #ElectionTwitter #ElectionsTwitter #WisconsinGovernor