About Sara

A Wisconsin Story

Sara was born in Milwaukee and raised in Brookfield, the proud granddaughter of Richland County dairy farmers. She grew up in a working-class union family. Her mom was a teaching assistant for kids with special needs and a proud WEAC member. Her dad served in the Navy during Vietnam and came home to fix phones for Wisconsin Bell.

Before starting their family, Sara's parents lived in a trailer and saved every penny to move to a better school district. They didn't have much, but they raised Sara with values that still guide her today: work hard, tell the truth, look out for your neighbors, and never back down from a fight.

Leading Through Crisis

Sara didn't set out to run for office. She joined the Peace Corps after college, then became a nurse and worked ER night shifts in Baltimore to pay her way through school. As a CDC Epidemic Intelligence Officer, she was on the first commercial plane that landed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, leading outbreak investigations and helping set up surveillance systems. She went on to serve in senior leadership at one of Wisconsin's largest health systems and as a vice president at a Fortune 100 company — all while raising two kids and caring for her father with Alzheimer's.

But when she saw politicians ignoring the real struggles of Wisconsin families, she didn't wait for permission. In 2020, fed up with the Republican response to COVID, she ran for State Assembly. She campaigned door to door in Waukesha County — making sure people knew her not just as another Democrat running for office, but as a PTO mom, a nurse, their kids' Girl Scout leader. She flipped a Republican-held seat, defeating a four-term incumbent. Two years later, she ran and won statewide alongside Governor Tony Evers.

Meeting the Moment

As Lieutenant Governor, Sara has traveled to all 72 counties — nearly four times now — listening to families, workers, and small business owners about what's making life harder and what needs fixing. She's heard from dairy farmers worried about staying afloat, veterans fighting for the benefits they earned, parents navigating unaffordable child care, and small business owners sidelined by culture war politics.

Wisconsin families are doing everything right and still getting squeezed. Sara understands what's at stake because she's lived it — and she's ready to meet this moment with steady, principled leadership.

Fighting for Wisconsin

Sara is running for governor to lower the price families pay for health care, housing, and child care — to cut property taxes and energy bills — and to fix the broken systems holding Wisconsin back.

She believes in a Wisconsin where no family has to choose between paying the rent and buying groceries. Where healthcare is a right, where teachers are respected and paid what they deserve, and where women have control over their own bodies. Where water is clean no matter your ZIP code, where small businesses can thrive, and where every family has a shot at a good life.

People don't trust politicians right now. But they do trust a nurse. A mom. Someone who shows up, listens, and delivers.

Sara has won tough races before, earned trust across county lines, and she knows how to win in Wisconsin.

Sara was born in Milwaukee and raised in Brookfield. She and her husband, a first-generation immigrant from Mexico, live in Waukesha County with their two kids—one in high school, the other a soon-to-be freshman at UW. Sara holds degrees from Illinois Wesleyan University and Johns Hopkins University. She’s a Girl Scout troop leader, a returned Peace Corps volunteer, and someone who still believes that government can, and should, work for the people.