Yee Leng Xiong

Background

Xiong is a Marathon County supervisor, treasurer of the D.C. Everest School Board and a member of the Governor’s Financial Literacy Council. He has also served as a Weston village trustee and led the Hmong American Center in Wausau.

Sources: Urban Milwaukee, The Daily Cardinal, Wisconsin State Journal

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• School fund

  He says he would protect and grow the Common School Fund and support low-interest Trust Fund Loans to help communities finance infrastructure without raising property taxes.

  WUWM

• Fiscal oversight

  He says the Treasurer should be an independent watchdog for taxpayers and push for transparency in the management of public money.

  WUWM

• Budget transparency

  He proposed a visual dashboard showing how money flows through Wisconsin’s budget and said the office should help hold elected officials accountable.

  The Daily Cardinal