Overview

• Hulsey announced his campaign in Madison and said he will focus on identifying school funding sources.
• He joins a crowded Democratic field that already includes Sara Rodriguez, David Crowley, Kelda Roys, Francesca Hong, and Ryan Strnad, with the primary set for August 2026.
• Before his earlier gubernatorial run, he served two terms in the State Assembly representing part of Madison and previously sat on the Dane County Board.
• Records show he pleaded no contest in 2012 to disorderly conduct after a Madison beach incident involving a child, and a 2013 staffer told police she feared for her safety after he brought a box cutter to the office.
• His 2014 campaign featured stunts such as a vow to hand out Ku Klux Klan hoods and an appearance in a Confederate uniform; he lost the Democratic primary and later ran in the general election as an independent.