Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez will deliver a speech about investing in the future at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday evening.
Rodriguez is joined by Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and Texas Judge Lina Hidalgo.
Here you can find out everything you need to know about Sara Rodriguez, the Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.
Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez says access to health care is at risk due to election
Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez says in her speech to the DNC that access to health care is at risk in this election
Who is Sara Rodriguez?
Sara Rodriguez is the Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. She was elected in November 2022 alongside Governor Tony Evers for his second term. Before becoming lieutenant governor, Rodriguez, 49, worked as a registered nurse. She also worked for healthcare organizations such as Honeywell Life Care Solutions and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
She represented the 13th Congressional District, which includes parts of Waukesha and Brookfield, in the State Assembly. She served on the Health, Insurance, Energy and Utilities, and Science, Technology and Broadband committees.
Where does Sara Rodriguez come from?
Rodriguez was born in Milwaukee and raised in Brookfield. She graduated from Brookfield East High School. She lives in Brookfield with her husband and two school-age children.
According to a biography on her website, her grandparents owned a dairy farm in Richland County.
Sara Rodriguez ran with Governor Tony Evers
In 2022, Rodriguez campaigned alongside Evers, filling a slot on the ballot after former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes resigned to seek a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Rodriguez was harassed during a ‘toxic election season’
While running for Assembly in 2020, Rodriguez said she experienced harassment. State politicians such as Rep. Robin Vos and U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald also experienced similar incidents during this year’s “toxic election season.”
In one incident, a stranger defaced a picture of Rodriguez and her family and left it on her doorstep in the middle of the night. In another incident, Rodriguez received a racist voicemail from a woman who said she was a Republican and would “never vote for a minority.” Rodriguez is white and married to a man who is Hispanic.
