Vinehout Jumps In

Woohoo!

State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, who last week filed to run for the office, formally announced today her campaign for guv.

Vinehout joints former Dane County Exec Kathleen Falk as the only two formally announced Dem candidates in the field to take on Gov. Scott Walker in an expected recall election.

She said in a statement the state needs “a fresh start and a new attitude in Wisconsin politics and government.”

“We need a governor who will lead with self restraint; who will be clear and open about her intentions; who will respect Wisconsin’s traditions of good government; who supports and takes pride in our schools; who values the skills workers bring to their jobs. We need a governor who wants to solve problems, not score political points,” she said. “I pledge to be that kind of governor.”

Vinehout has had an eventful, if short, time in Wisconsin politics. Remember the rambling poem she wrote about her opponent in 2006? Or her complaining that she couldn’t afford health insurance while loaning $9,000 to her campaign?

Ahhhh… good times.