WASHINGTON — Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski dropped out of the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary Friday and endorsed Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, clearing his path to victory in the Aug. 9 contest that will set Barnes up to challenge GOP Sen. Ron Johnson in November.
Her decision comes the same week the other two leading candidates — Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry and Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson — also ended their bids and backed Barnes. Barnes has been leading in recent Democratic primary polls.
Godlewski said in a statement that she ran to fight for policies that include affordable child care and paid family leave, but that “it’s clear that if we want to finally send Ron Johnson packing, we must all get behind Mandela Barnes and fight together.”
