Wisconsin election: Governor-elect David Crowley outlines priorities

This is our big story today at 6. The governor-elect, David Crowley, addressing the media for the first time since last night's big victory. Bria Jones was in the room, joins us live outside at Thrive on King. All right, what did the governor-elect have to say, Bria? Ben, as you can imagine, he was all smiles for this media briefing. This is something everyone has been talking about. They've been calling David Crowley the comeback kid, as he has now won the governor's race. It's really a moment that Governor-elect David Crowley says he is still taking in. Now, we were able to attend this event here at Thrive on King on MLK Jr. Drive here. He was joined on stage by Lieutenant Governor-elect Sarah Godlewski. Basically the two of them coming on stage really talking about their plan to move Wisconsin forward, talking about how they want to make the state more affordable. Crowley talked a lot about the affordability crisis that constituents were constantly talking to him about on the campaign trail and he says now that the campaign is over Now it's time to get to work and so that's really the focus point of this here conversation today talking about making Wisconsin more affordable as far as child care, health care as well as housing and making sure that people can earn a living wage. Now I did have a chance to talk with Crowley as the 40 year old county executive will now become Wisconsin's first black governor. He says really for him that's not why he ran, he did not run to make history, what he says instead he hopes to make poverty history as well, as well as income and equality. Take a listen to just a snippet of that conversation. I understand the historical nature. My job is making sure that we deliver for the people. People have been hurting, they've been suffering, they don't feel like there's an end in sight when it comes down to the prosperity and being able to keep a little bit more money in their pocketbooks and be able to save for a vacation. My focus is on them. We got to deliver for the Wisconsin folks who call this state home because they've been hurting so much. But at the end of the day, thank you, but at the end of the day, this was not about making history. This is about making sure that we can move forward just like our state model says. Ben is not about making history, but history was made and probably he did not mention exactly the timeline for when he will roll out his transition plan, but he did let us know that that is something in the works. He is putting that team together. It's unclear right now who exactly will be on the team, but he did discuss how he has been working closely with Governor Tony Evers who endorsed him. And the race, and that's a relationship that he will continue moving forward, thanking him for his service to the state. He also did not mention exactly a timeline from when we could see him step down from his role as county executive. But he said that is something that has to happen before the end of the year. Reporting live in Milwaukee. Bria Jones, Fox 6 News. He's got all on this plate right now. All right, Bria. Thanks.