Sara Rodriguez
Candidate, Governor (WI) · Democratic · Wisconsin
Sara Rodriguez is Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor and a 2026 Democratic candidate for Governor, running on reproductive rights, cost-of-living, and health care.
Profile last updated Jul 9, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Scout's Report
A nurse and Lieutenant Governor running to succeed Tony Evers on health and affordability themes.
Core Strength
Statewide executive experience and a health-care background.
Core Weakness
Faces a competitive Democratic primary before a tossup general.
Recent Action
Running in the August 2026 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Key Metrics
- Reliability
- 95%
- Documented Controversies
- 0
- Funding Secured
- $70M
- Outside Influence
- Low
Roll-call or session participation — did they show up?
Official ethics findings or court records only.
Prior state service; gubernatorial campaign files with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission (absolute).
Derived from PAC and outside-spending share of campaign funding.
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Supports3
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
Backs clean-energy investment and conservation.
Healthcare—Mixed / Partial3
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
Prioritizes expanding coverage and Medicaid (BadgerCare).
Second Amendment—Supports3
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Supports universal background checks and red-flag laws.
Immigration—Supports3
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Supports legal pathways and opposes harsh enforcement-only measures.
Roe v. Wade—Supports3
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
A vocal abortion-rights advocate.
National Security—Unclear3
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
No prominent public position on U.S. military action against Iran is documented in the current snapshot.
Campaign Funding
The Lieutenant Governor files with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission (CFIS), not the FEC. Raised roughly $5.5M for a 2026 gubernatorial bid; outside spending is shown as not disclosed because Wisconsin does not publish a consolidated independent-expenditure total in the same feed. Raised $5.5M for the 2026 cycle (Jul 2026 filing (gubernatorial primary)), filed with Wisconsin Ethics Commission — Campaign Finance.
Total raised (cycle 2026): $5,500,000 · Outside influence: Low
Party Loyalty
Party-line alignment on major recorded votes.