Representative
Ben Franklin
| Seat | Assembly District 88 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 304 North · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | State Capitol Room 304 North, P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 53708 |
| Capitol phone | 608-237-9188 |
| Write to | rep.franklin@legis.wisconsin.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | De Pere |
| Tenure | Serving since January 6, 2025 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- Assembly Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Vice chair standing
- Assembly Committee on Jobs and Economy Committee standing
- Assembly Corrections Committee standing
- Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee standing
- Assembly Speaker's Task Force on Protecting Kids Committee task force
- Assembly Urban Revitalization Committee standing
- Assembly Ways and Means Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 100 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- AB 913Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE)Enacted100
- AJR 10Relating to: the freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).Enacted100
- AB 80Relating to: ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 194Relating to: modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 219Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 373Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an…Enacted100
- AB 759Relating to: eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred…Enacted100
- AB 130Relating to: exempting certain persons from PFAS enforcement actions under the spills law. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 131Relating to: programs and requirements to address PFAS.Enacted100
- AB 217Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 530Relating to: the operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty.Enacted100
- AB 596Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation.…Enacted100
- AB 597Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 657Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 659Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University…Enacted100
All 100 bills as principal author ›
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 2025 to 2026 session
48th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 98 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 72 / 43 / 28 |
| … became law | 22 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Assembly majority average | 324 ÷ 427.57 = 0.76 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (22), Health & mental health (20), Veterans & military (17) |
Assembly rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Jeff Mursau RAssembly 36 68
- Jerry O'Connor RAssembly 60 65
- Barbara Dittrich RAssembly 99 63
- Elijah Behnke RAssembly 6 60
- Dan Knodl RAssembly 24 57
- Rob Kreibich RAssembly 28 54
- Dave Murphy RAssembly 56 53
- Rick Gundrum RAssembly 58 52
- Paul Melotik RAssembly 22 48
- Chuck Wichgers RAssembly 84 44
“Written together” = 2025 to 2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 88
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- André Jacque (1), Eric Wimberger (2), Jamie Wall (30)
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Source
Copied from https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/assembly/2900 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Wisconsin State Assembly.