# Francesca Hong

Francesca Hong is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 76.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 76
- Serving since: 2021-01-04
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/17879a06-e9fc-4e11-88bf-3c684c460c07

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/17879a06-e9fc-4e11-88bf-3c684c460c07 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Hong reported $1.7M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## What Hong says (WI 2025–26 session)

1,722 classified statements: 1,722 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hong | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.5% | 272 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 12.4% | 10.4% | 253 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.1% | 39.2% | 457 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.9% | 378 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 6.8% | 14.4% | 516 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.0% | 149 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 18% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 13% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.99 (standard error 0.01), from 21,030 donors and 484 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10.0% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 100% (97.6%). 37 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 1 Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2026S1/AB1/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 181 Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB181/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 659 Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB659/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 997 Relating to: funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB997/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 439 Relating to: levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB439/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 812 Relating to: allowing more than 35 percent of the area within a tax incremental district in the Village of Somers to be used for residential use. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB812/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 870 Relating to: adopting changes to the federal Internal Revenue Code for state tax purposes and modifying administrative rules related to such changes.… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB870/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 996 Relating to: contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB996/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 957 Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB957/
- 2026-02-19 · voted nay · CONCURRENCE · SB 501 Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB501/

## Legislation (WI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 248 bills: 248 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 5.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 97 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1209: Relating to: modifying the income and franchise tax rate structure for individuals and corporations, creating a school aid fund, supplemental school aid,… (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1209/
- AB 1188: Relating to: authorizing the creation of an emergency services district, authorizing an emergency services district to levy a property tax, and authorizing an… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1188/
- AJR 149: Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR149/
- AB 1183: Relating to: grants for emergency notification systems that are accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1183/
- AB 1195: Relating to: creating an Office of Civil Legal Aid to be overseen by a Civil Legal Aid Board, providing a right to the appointment of counsel at state expense… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1195/
- AB 1208: Relating to: attorney general enforcement authority for civil rights violations and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1208/
- AB 1221: Relating to: creating the Wisconsin Public Food Administration Authority and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1221/
- AB 1238: Relating to: allocation of building trust funds to develop preliminary plans and specification for expansion of the mother-young child care program under the… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1238/
- AB 1211: Relating to: grants to municipalities to acquire or create public utilities and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1211/
- AB 1203: Relating to: net zero emissions, carbon-free and renewable energy standards, and creating an office of sustainability and clean energy, granting rule-making… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1203/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.7M (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 68% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2114865252588261674
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2114372886307742075
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2113834621242642780
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2113659596900270462
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2113659796595302643
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2113664929689452764
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2113721063657849299
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2113082387508744569
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2113084660410450075
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/francescahongwi/status/2113325891497398518

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/76/hong/
- Campaign site: https://francescahong.com/
- X: https://x.com/francescahongwi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/francesca.hong.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francescahongwi/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-hong-56b72060/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/17879a06-e9fc-4e11-88bf-3c684c460c07