Democratic candidate for Governor David Crowley proposes anti-corruption measures if elected. The Milwaukee County executive says members of the Public Service Commission and lawmakers with utilities oversight should have to wait at least two years before moving on to industry employment.
“We don’t want elected officials or our regulators in any capacity auditioning for a job or they’re holding a public office,” Crowley said during a Monday press conference outside the Capitol in Madison. He said the PSC shouldn’t serve as a launching pad. “If you are auditioning for your next job, I would highly encourage you not to apply if I’m the next governor.”
The PSC is a focus of scrutiny amid rising demand for electricity due to data center developments. Crowley also proposes banning politicians from insider stock and prediction markets trading and requiring that all legislative documents and correspondence be public records that cannot be deleted before being requested.
“As we recognize the past decade, we’ve seen a lot of issues, a lot of corruption, particularly coming out of Washington, D.C. And this is about being proactive, making sure that we can restore trust when it comes down to the public in state government and making sure that we can prevent things from happening in the future.”
Crowley faces Republican candidate, 7th District Representative Tom Tiffany to succeed outgoing Democratic Governor Tony Evers.