Tiffany Campaign Calls Out Three Hong Statements That Conflict With Her Own Record
WAUSAU, WI – Today, the Tom Tiffany Campaign highlighted three statements Francesca Hong made this week that directly contradict her own words, record, and past public statements.
“Francesca Hong can flip-flop all she wants, but she can’t hide who she is. She’s a card-carrying socialist who called to abolish the police, abolish the U.S. Senate, and introduced a bill to make Wisconsin’s top income tax rate the highest in America. Now her campaign is trying to rewrite her record because they know her ideas are too radical for Wisconsin, but they can’t rewrite her own words,” said Tom Tiffany.
Abolish the Senate: This week, Francesca Hong’s campaign told Fox News, “Rep. Hong has never called for abolishing the U.S. Senate. Tiffany cannot produce a single statement where she did, because it doesn’t exist.” Yet, on February 13, 2021, Francesca Hong posted, “Abolish the Senate.”
Defund/Abolish the Police: During WISN 12’s Democratic gubernatorial primary debate Tuesday night, Francesca Hong claimed she would not cut funding for police departments. However, in 2021, Hong voted against Senate Bill 119, which would have reduced shared revenue to municipalities that defund their law enforcement agencies. She has also called to defund the police multiple times (here, here, here, here, here, and here), and even to “defund then abolish” the police. When asked after the debate if she still supports abolishing the police, she gave another non-answer.
Proposed the Highest Top Income Tax Rate in America: During the debate, Hong also claimed the highest income tax rate she supports is 8.65%. Yet earlier this year, she introduced Assembly Bill 1209 to raise Wisconsin’s top income tax rate to 17.3% for tax year 2025 and 17.7% thereafter. The proposal would give Wisconsin the highest top income tax rate in the nation, roughly four percentage points higher than California’s.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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