Joel Brennan, a former top official in Gov. Tony Evers' administration, announced Thursday that he is running to succeed the two-term Democrat, joining a crowded primary field for the 2026 election .

Brennan, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, told The Associated Press that he would be a governor who both fights President Donald Trump's "chaos and dysfunction" and works across the aisle with Republicans in the state.

"You don't grow up in a family of 11 kids without learning how to fight," Brennan, the 10th of those 11 children, said in an interview. "But there's a difference between just fighting and getting something done."

Brennan said he wants to build relationships with both Democrats and Republicans to "roll up our sleeves and work together."

Other Democrats in the

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