Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes launches 2026 gubernatorial campaign, joining a crowded Democratic field vying for ...

Barnes was elected to the state Assembly in 2013 and served until 2017 after losing to state Sen. Lena Taylor in a Democratic primary for her Senate seat. He was elected lieutenant governor in 2018 ...

The former lieutenant governor is the best-known candidate in a crowded field, but some state Democrats have cooled on him ...

Mandela Barnes hasn't launched a campaign for governor yet but is getting pushback from some in his own party to the idea.