Hughes, an attorney, is pitching herself as “not a politician,” even though she spent the past six years leading the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation as part of Democratic Gov. This photo taken in September 2025 in Milwaukee and provided by Alejandro Verdin, shows Missy Hughes, the former Wisconsin state economic development director, who announced Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, that she is running for governor as a Democrat. (Alejandro Verdin via AP)Evers is not seeking a third term and has not endorsed anyone in the governor’s race. Prior to taking on the state economic development job, Hughes worked for 17 years at Organic Valley, a dairy cooperative that began in 1988 and consists of more than 1,600 family farms in 34 states and over 900 employees. Sara Rodriguez; Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley; state Sen. Kelda Roys; and state Rep. Francesca Hong.