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Francesca Hong

Francesca Hong is a second-generation Wisconsinite, mother, community organizer, and service industry worker in Madison, Wisconsin. Hong is the daughter of immigrants who made the journey to the United States in the 1980s. Hong, D-Madison, is a Wisconsin State Representative.   

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