WXOW: Sen. Pfaff endorses Joel Brennan for Wisconsin governor
On Friday, State Senator Brad Pfaff endorsed Joel Brennan for governor at Riverside Park in La Crosse, highlighting Brennan's record and focus on western Wisconsin. Pfaff called Brennan a leader who can represent all Wisconsinites.
WKOW: Sen. Pfaff endorses Joel Brennan for Wisconsin governor
By Jack Mulvaney | May 1, 2026
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Wisconsin State Senator Brad Pfaff endorsed Democrat Joel Brennan for governor at Riverside Park in La Crosse Friday.
Pfaff called Brennan a leader who can represent all Wisconsinites, highlighting a $4 billion budget surplus, a strengthened rainy day fund and pandemic relief for families.
Brennan emphasized his commitment to western Wisconsin, including education at the K-12, early childhood, and higher education levels: "We need to make sure we're investing in schools in the way that we know them. Both at the k-12 level but also in early childhood, which is a broken system in Wisconsin."
Brennan also emphasized support for farmers, pointing to rising input costs he attributed to President Donald Trump’s tariff plan. Pfaff said while the recently passed farm bill is a step forward, more needs to be done.
"As Joel [Brennan] stated, our family farmers work very hard every single day and quite frankly, due to tariffs and fertilizer cost and fuel prices, they're getting squeezed at the margins. They really, really are," Pfaff said. "This Farm Bill is important, but again, a lot more work needs to be done and it's disappointing that it has taken Congress so long to move forward."
Pfaff said Brennan is ready to step into the governor's office and be a leader on day one.
