$273.6K
AUG 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current roleLieutenant Governor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
Age50 years old (Jul 25, 1975)
GenderFemale
LocationWisconsin
BackgroundPolitician
EducationIllinois Wesleyan University (B.A., Neuroscience)
Notable personal detailsSara Rodriguez is an American Democratic politician and registered nurse who has served as the 46th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin since 2023. She previously represented Wisconsin's 13th Assembly District (2021–2022) and worked in public health and health care leadership roles, including service as a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer. She is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Wisconsin in the 2026 election.
Supports investments in workforce development, small businesses, and public services while opposing cuts to Medicaid/Medicare and policies that deliver tax breaks to the wealthy. Emphasizes lowering costs for families (notably health care) through public investments and using local revenue from development to reduce tax burdens on residents. No clear advocacy for major tax increases on high earners or explicit tax-rate proposals found in cited materials.
Supports expanding access to affordable health coverage, including expanding BadgerCare/Medicaid and proposals to lower health care prices, strengthen the health care workforce, and guarantee affordable coverage for Wisconsin residents. Emphasizes public-health approaches and protections for reproductive health as part of healthcare policy. Prior actions include leading efforts in the Assembly to expand BadgerCare and chairing a statewide task force on the health care workforce.
Supports limiting federal civil immigration enforcement in sensitive locations (courthouses, hospitals, schools, day cares, domestic violence shelters, and places of worship) with narrow exceptions for judicial warrants or immediate public-safety threats, and calls for ICE agents to be clearly identified and to wear body cameras. Opposes encouraging residents to obstruct federal agents and instead urges peaceful protest and documentation to hold agents accountable.
Supports protecting and restoring broad reproductive rights including access to abortion; opposes the 1849 Wisconsin law criminalizing abortion and has co-authored legislation to repeal it. Pledges to defend the right to choose, describe abortion as healthcare, and join interstate efforts to protect reproductive freedom and access to reproductive care.
Supports investing in clean energy and green job training, expanding electric vehicle infrastructure, and protecting Wisconsin’s natural resources and water infrastructure while preparing the workforce for electrification and 21st-century infrastructure needs.
Sara Rodriguez frames gun violence as a public-health and community-safety issue and supports expanded background checks and implementation of red flag (extreme risk) laws to keep firearms from people who pose a risk. Her campaign materials highlight treating gun violence through a public-health lens while outreach and event coverage record her advocating specific measures like background checks on all sales and red flag laws.
Rodriguez’s market share dropped sharply after filing and debate coverage locked in the seven-candidate primary field, signaling that trader attention is shifting away from her toward the two frontrunners.
Rodriguez’s nomination price nearly doubled intraday and the latest reporting shows the crowded Wisconsin Democratic primary is still taking shape after the filing deadline, making her the clearest fresh repricing in the market.
Rodriguez’s nomination price rebounded from 6% to 18% intraday, and recent coverage still frames Wisconsin’s Democratic primary as wide open and crowded. That keeps her one of the most tradable mid-tier contenders in the race.
Sara Rodriguez is in the news as one of seven Democrats running for Wisconsin governor, with the primary debate set for July 28 ahead of the August 11 vote. Her campaign has recently drawn attention over her comments about working on the state budget during the transition period, which rivals criticized before her team said she meant standard transition planning. She has also faced scrutiny over her stance on ICE cooperation, later clarifying that she wants judicial warrants for arrests. Rodriguez has continued campaigning with local visits, including stops at women-owned businesses in Eau Claire.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
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