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Trevor Jung, transit and mobility director for the City of Racine, is running as a Democrat for a competitive seat in state Senate District 21. |
Trevor Jung, the City of Racine transit director and Democratic candidate for state Senate, is under investigation by the Racine County District Attorney's office over an allegation he had campaigned on city time.
Racine County District Attorney Tricia Hanson confirmed the investigation, saying the allegation came from a resident on Sept. 23 and she forwarded it to a law enforcement agency to do an investigation.
“Right now, it’s just that, an allegation,” Hanson said to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “It’s very preliminary. Someone has said ‘I think this is a problem.’ They are a resident of Racine County and they have a right to complain. I forwarded it on. We’ll see if there’s something there. I have no idea.”
Hanson said the Racine County Sheriff’s Office is determining which agency should investigate the allegation.
“I don’t have any investigators,” Hanson said.
Hanson said her office has not reached out to the city or Racine Mayor Cory Mason’s office.
Mason's office declined to comment on the investigation.
The Committee to Elect a Republican Senate has been alleging Jung campaigned on city time and filed a records request involving his work schedule.
Jung has previously denied those allegations saying:
“I have not, do not, and will not campaign while on City time,” Jung said in a statement to the Journal Sentinel in early September, adding that any campaign related events are done outside of work time or during his unpaid lunch break.
“My campaign staff know that once that [lunch] hour is up, I'll be unavailable until the working day is over,” Jung said.
Jung told the Journal Sentinel in September that he would take an unpaid leave of absence from his city job starting Oct. 1 through Election Day.
Jung is running in Senate District 21 against Republican candidate Jim Croft. The seat has been held by Republican Van Wanggaard, who is decided not to run for re-election after being elected in 2015. The race is considered one of several key contests to determine which party controls the Senate next year.
Jung has not responded to a request for comment.
The investigation was first reported by the conservative website The Heartland Post.
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