For Rep. Francesca Hong, it was a natural progression from running a restaurant — Morris Ramen in Madison, Wisconsin — to running for Wisconsin State Assembly. “Food is inherently political,” Hong told HollywoodLife in an EXCLUSIVE interview. ” I think politics is actually quite ubiquitous in most of our communities.
Having experienced both paradigms and policy making, I’ve come to understand that it comes down to power dynamics and needing to make systemic changes.” It was the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affected her community that influenced Hong, who was elected in November 2020 as the representative to the 76th district of the Wisconsin State Assembly, to enter politics. “Honestly, the pandemic had a big role in motivating me to run