Republican State Senator

Van Wanggaard

Wisconsin | District 21

97.73

LIVE Session Score

100.00

Lifetime Key Issues Score

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Committee Assignment:

Member, Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems Chair, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Member, Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Vice Chair, Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families Committee Member, Transportation and Local Government Committee

Place of Birth:

Fort Leavenworth, KS

Profession:

Instructor, Gateway Technical College Instructor, Northwestern Traffic Institute Instructor, Racine Police Academy Police Liaison and Security, Racine Unified School District Instructor, Wisconsin Department of Transportation Instructor, Wisconsin State Patrol

Marital Status:

Married

Spouse(s):

Mary Jo

Number of Children:

2

Education:

Attended, Accident Investigation, Wisconsin State Patrol Academy Attended, Fox Valley Technical College. Attended, Gateway Technical College Attended, Green Bay Technical College Attended, John F. Kennedy University Attended, Milwaukee Area Technical College Attended, Racine Police Academy Attended, U.S. Coast Guard National Search and Rescue School Attended, University of Wisconsin-Extension Attended, University of Wisconsin-Parkside

American Culture

100.00%

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Big Tech & Free Speech

N/A

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Border Security

N/A

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Election Integrity

100.00%

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Educational Freedom

100.00%

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Second Amendment

100.00%

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Health & Medical Freedom

N/A

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Taxes and Spending

93.33%

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Bill

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Year

WI AB169 2025
Y
Y
Various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
2025
WI AB87 2025
Y
Y
Restitution orders following a conviction for human trafficking and restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE)
2025
WI SB146 2025
Y
Y
Prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.
2025
WI AB1 2025
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Changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)
2025
WI SJR2 2025
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Requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).
2025
WI SJR1 2025
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The session schedule for the 2025-2026 biennial session period.
2025
WI AJR109 2024
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Y
Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration).
2024
WI AJR112 2024
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Y
Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (first consideration).
2024
WI AB1089 2024
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Y
Interest rates on late, nondelinquent taxes and on overpayments. (FE)
2024
WI AB29 2024
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Y
A sales and use tax exemption for precious metal bullion. (FE)
2024
WI AB1022 2024
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The married persons credit. (FE)
2024
WI SB335 2024
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Allowing school boards to employ a school district administrator who is not licensed by the department of public instruction.
2024

Vote Key

  • Y: Yea
  • N: Nay
  • G: Guilty
  • NG: Not Guilty
  • A: Abstaining
  • P: Present
  • N/V: Not Voting
  • N/A: Not Applicable
  • E: Excused
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