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Ben DeSmidt
WI House District 65
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 150Education 62Healthcare 59Social Services & Welfare 50Environment & Energy 46Labor & Employment 44Economy & Taxes 38Criminal Justice & Policing 36Civil Rights & Liberties 30Agriculture 20Technology & Privacy 19Housing 17Elections & Voting 16Transportation & Infrastructure 16Gun Policy 13Veterans Affairs 13Other 12Banking & Finance 11Abortion & Reproductive Rights 6Immigration 3Foreign Policy & Trade 2Defense & Military 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI House District 65 current
Wisconsin |
Democratic | Jan 6, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (245 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| AB 385 — Relating to: online credit card contributions and providing a penalty. | Nay | Nov 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 648 — Relating to: supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE) | Nay | Nov 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 592 — Relating to: professional development for science teachers. (FE) | Nay | Nov 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 647 — Relating to: whole grade sharing grants for school boards. (FE) | Nay | Nov 19, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 76 — Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes. | Nay | Oct 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 76 — Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes. | Nay | Oct 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 279 — Relating to: grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms. | Yea | Oct 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 183 — Relating to: reimbursement of emergency services under the Medical Assistance program when a patient is not transported, reporting on… | Nay | Oct 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJR 88 — Relating to: honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. | Nay | Oct 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 309 — Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. | Nay | Oct 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 182 — Relating to: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency… | Yea | Oct 14, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 280 — Relating to: workforce housing and childcare awards under the business development tax credit. (FE) | Yea | Oct 7, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 453 — Relating to: required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances… | Nay | Oct 7, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 451 — Relating to: residential tax incremental districts. (FE) | Yea | Oct 7, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 450 — Relating to: applicability of the commercial building code to certain buildings. (FE) | Nay | Oct 7, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 39 — Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer. | Nay | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 58 — Relating to: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related… | Nay | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 211 — Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban. | Nay | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 58 — Relating to: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related… | Nay | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 39 — Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer. | Nay | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 308 — Relating to: prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals. (FE) | Nay | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 39 — Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer. | Nay | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 388 — Relating to: grant program for an integrated mental health facility. (FE) | Yea | Sep 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 45 — Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) | Nay | Jul 2, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| AB 17 — Relating to: creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to… | Yea | Jun 24, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (389 as lead sponsor)
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AB 953
WI · —
Relating to: containers or trigger locks provided at a firearm sale and providing a penalty.
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AB 1068
WI · —
Relating to: broadband expansion grants for cities, villages, towns, and counties and telecommunications-related construction projects of cities, villages, and…
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AB 467
WI · —
Relating to: unemployment insurance work search and registration and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
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AB 480
WI · —
Relating to: requiring job postings to include salary range and benefits, retaining records of job postings, granting rule-making authority, and providing a…
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AB 622
WI · —
Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
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AB 1017
WI · —
Relating to: child care subsidies for custodial parents who are child care employees and making an appropriation. (FE)
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AB 317
WI · —
Relating to: a Department of Children and Families program to make payments to child care programs, granting rule-making authority, and making an…
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AB 469
WI · —
Relating to: the unemployment insurance waiting period.
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AB 1016
WI · —
Relating to: funding for child care provider workforce training and making an appropriation. (FE)
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AB 512
WI · —
Relating to: prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring…
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