Priscilla Prado

Priscilla Ann Prado ( Martinez; born November 7, 1983) is an American accountant, business owner, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 9th Assembly district since January 2025.

Early life and career Priscilla Prado was born Priscilla Ann Martinez in November 1983, in Los Angeles, California. She was raised and educated in Los Angeles. As an adult, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She attended Milwaukee Area Technical College, then received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Alverno College, a private Catholic women's college in Milwaukee.

In 2011, she went to work for the accounting firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, at their Milwaukee headquarters. She then worked as director of administrative services for three Catholic parishes in Milwaukee, and worked as a staff accountant for Monster.com.

While working at Monster, she became involved in tax preparation services for Spanish-speaking Milwaukee area small business owners. Through this work, she became co-owner of in 2017. In 2019, she started her own accounting business, , which has been her primary occupation since.

Prado was not the first Democrat to enter the race, however, and faced a primary election against 21-year-old Milwaukee Area Technical College student Deisy España. España earned endorsements from progressive organizations, including the Wisconsin Working Families Party, Citizen Action Wisconsin, Voces de la Frontera, Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance, and had outspoken support from progressive lawmakers Ryan Clancy, Francesca Hong, and Darrin Madison. Prado, however, was supported by institutional organizations, such as Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Local 215, the Milwaukee Police Association, and the Wisconsin Realtors Association, and was supported by neighboring-district Hispanic state representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez. Prado prevailed in the primary with 69% of the vote,