A man who leads a nonprofit organization which encourages citizens to challenge the political establishment says he is willing to run for Wisconsin governor.
Mike McCabe is also known as a founding member of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which tracks campaign finance spending.
McCabe told The Associated Press in an email Thursday that in the wake of nearly 200 people signing a letter urging him to get into the race, “I am willing to do this.”
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McCabe isn’t saying whether he’ll run as a Democrat or independent.
The 56-year-old McCabe is president of the nonprofit group Blue Jean Nation. He is also a former director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign from 2000 to 2015. He left in 2015 to form Blue Jean Nation.
He ran for Assembly in 1998 as a Democrat, but lost in the primary to Mark Pocan.
McCabe said he’s working to “put all the pieces together and assemble a team with the aim of launching a campaign very soon after Labor Day.”
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 9:39 a.m. Thursday, May 4, to include addition information from The Associated Press
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