2023 Wisconsin Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2023 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes

Assembly Votes

1. Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers

Would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to become law enforcement officers.

2. Preventing Local “Guaranteed Income” Programs

Prevents political subdivisions from making expenditures "for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program."

3. Easy Access to the Pill

Would permit a pharmacist to dispense "self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives" without a prescription from a physician or other medical professional.

4. Prohibiting Sex Mutilation Against Children

Prohibits "gender transition medical intervention" for individuals under 18 years of age.

5. Taxpayer Money for Professional Baseball

Would appropriate $411,500,000 in state and local funds through FY 2045-46, along with $50,000,000 in loans, for improvements to the Milwaukee Brewers baseball stadium.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$171.00/year

AB439 Roll Call 1356140

6. ‘Free’ Driver Education for Low-Income Residents

Establishes a driver education grant program for low-income individuals who satisfy the "income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price meal in the federal school lunch program."

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote

Name	Party	Score
Scott E. Allen	R	60%
Clinton Anderson	D	0%
Jimmy Anderson	D	17%
Deborah Andraca	D	0%
David Armstrong	R	33%
Tyler August	R	33%
Samba Baldeh	D	0%
Mike Bare	D	17%
Elijah Behnke	R	50%
Jill E. Billings	D	0%
Amy Binsfeld	R	33%
Ty Bodden	R	100%
Mark L. Born	R	33%
Janel Brandtjen	R	67%
Robert Brooks	R	20%
Marisabel Cabrera	D	0%
Calvin Callahan	R	50%
Ryan Clancy	D	17%
Sue Conley	D	0%
Dave Considine	D	0%
Alex A. Dallman	R	33%
Barbara Dittrich	R	33%
Robert G. Donovan	R	33%
Steve Doyle	D	0%
Dora Drake	D	17%
Cindi Duchow	R	33%
James W. Edming	R	33%
Jodene Kay Emerson	D	0%
Joy Goeben	R	83%
Evan Goyke	D	17%
Chanz Green	R	50%
Rick Gundrum	R	40%
Nate Gustafson	R	60%
Kalan Haywood	D	0%
Francesca Hong	D	20%
Karen Hurd	R	33%
Jenna Jacobson	D	0%
Alex Joers	D	0%
Scott Johnson	R	33%
Terry Katsma	R	33%
Joel Coulombe Kitchens	R	33%
Scott Krug	R	33%
Anthony M. Kurtz	R	33%
John Macco	R	33%
Darrin Madison	D	0%
Gae Leila Magnafici	R	33%
Dave Maxey	R	33%
Tip McGuire	D	0%
Paul Daniel Melotik	R	25%
Tom Michalski	R	33%
Supreme Moore-Omokunde	D	17%
Clint Moses	R	33%
Dave Murphy	R	50%
Jeffrey L. Mursau	R	33%
LaKeshia Nicole Myers	D	0%
Amanda Nedweski	R	50%
Greta Neubauer	D	0%
Adam Neylon	R	50%
Todd Novak	R	33%
Jerry L. O\'Connor	R	33%
Tod O. Ohnstad	D	0%
Loren Oldenburg	R	33%
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez	D	0%
Lori Palmeri	D	17%
William Penterman	R	33%
Kevin David Petersen	R	40%
Warren Petryk	R	33%
Jon Plumer	R	33%
Treig E. Pronschinske	R	20%
Melissa Ratcliff	D	0%
Nik Rettinger	R	50%
Daniel Riemer	D	17%
Jessie Rodriguez	R	33%
Donna M. Rozar	R	33%
Angie Sapik	R	75%
Peter Schmidt	R	50%
Michael Schraa	R	67%
Ellen Schutt	R	50%
Katrina Shankland	D	0%
Kristina Shelton	D	17%
Christine Sinicki	D	0%
Lee Snodgrass	D	0%
Patrick Snyder	R	33%
Shae Sortwell	R	83%
John Spiros	R	33%
David Steffen	R	50%
Shelia Stubbs	D	0%
Lisa Subeck	D	0%
Rob Summerfield	R	33%
Rob Swearingen	R	40%
Paul R. Tittl	R	50%
Travis Tranel	R	40%
Ron Tusler	R	40%
Nancy VanderMeer	R	33%
Robyn Vining	D	17%
Robin Vos	R	33%
Chuck Wichgers	R	67%
Robert Wittke	R	33%
Shannon Zimmerman	R	40%

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	5.4%
Republican	41.8%