Representation in the Digital Age with State Rep Francesca Hong and Nada Elmikashfi

In this episode, I'm joined by Wisconsin State Representative Francesca Hong and her Chief of Staff, Nada Elmikashfi.

Full disclosure: I have the pleasure of serving as Rep Hong’s digital director. 

But even if I didn’t, I’d be tuned in. They are two of the strongest progressive voices currently active in Wisconsin politics.

Rep Hong, along with being a chef and a community organizer, is also the first Asian-American to ever be elected to the Wisconsin legislature. In January, that caucus will grow from 1 to 3. So that’s exciting. But for the last 4 years, it’s just been her.

Nada is an activist, a thought leader, an organizer, as well as a first-generation American, born in Sudan. 

Together, they have been champions for working people, helped draft the Economic Justice Bill Of Rights, and been unrelenting progressive forces on a long list of issues working their way through the Wisconsin State Capitol. 

To say that both of these very strong women stand out in the halls of our government would be quite an understatement.

I invited them on the pod to talk about the role — and possibly the responsibility — they feel to be representatives for their communities, both on social media and in real life.

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