Campaign discovered it had hundreds of thousands less than expected
Rodriguez announced her withdrawal in a social media post Friday, ending her bid in the Democratic primary less than a month before the Aug. 11 contest. Voters will choose a nominee to succeed Gov. Tony Evers, who opted not to seek a third term.
The decision came days after Rodriguez fired her campaign manager following the discovery that her campaign had hundreds of thousands of dollars less on hand than expected.
“As we have continued to dig into our financial reports, it has become clear there are issues that would be an ongoing distraction,” Rodriguez wrote. “Part of being a leader is taking swift action, doing the right thing and being as honest as possible when there’s a problem.”
Rodriguez said she could not “in good conscience, allow these questions to become a cloud over an election Democrats need to win.”