Representative
Dean Kaufert
| Seat | Assembly District 53 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 223 North · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | State Capitol Room 223 North, P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 53708 |
| Capitol phone | 608-237-9153 |
| Legislative assistant | Casey Bryant, Adam Field |
| Write to | rep.kaufert@legis.wisconsin.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Neenah |
| Tenure | Serving since January 6, 2025 (also served Assembly 1991 to 2014) |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 4
- Assembly Corrections Committee Chair standing
- Assembly Ways and Means Committee Vice chair standing
- Assembly Financial Institutions Committee standing
- Assembly Local Government Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 170 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- AJR 126Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Rudolph L. “Rudy” Silbaugh.Enacted100
- AJR 133Relating to: legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration).Enacted100
- AB 253Relating to: independence accounts. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 445Relating to: registers of deeds, transportation project plats, and providing a penalty. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 918Relating to: required subjects in a human growth and development instructional program. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 968Relating to: virtual currency kiosks.Enacted100
- AB 155Relating to: designating the Tom Diehl Memorial Highway. (FE)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 778Relating to: eligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 813Relating to: the opportunity attraction and promotion program administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development…Enacted100
- AB 884Relating to: who may purchase certain contractual services and technical changes to tax provisions related to qualified…Enacted100
- AB 180Relating to: requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy…Enacted100
- AB 443Relating to: increasing the maximum fee for court costs collectible in a municipal court action. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 572Relating to: the definition of bingo.Enacted100
All 170 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
55th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 167 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 93 / 53 / 31 |
| … became law | 25 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Assembly majority average | 386 ÷ 427.57 = 0.90 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (27), Criminal justice & public safety (27), State government & agencies (26) |
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
- Barbara Dittrich RAssembly 99 100
- Elijah Behnke RAssembly 6 91
- Jerry O'Connor RAssembly 60 91
- Dan Knodl RAssembly 24 90
- Jeff Mursau RAssembly 36 84
- Dave Murphy RAssembly 56 83
- Rob Kreibich RAssembly 28 82
- Lisa Subeck DAssembly 79 72
- Rick Gundrum RAssembly 58 69
- Paul Melotik RAssembly 22 68
“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 53
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- Outagamie, Winnebago
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- André Jacque (1), Eric Wimberger (2), John Jagler (13), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (18), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (19)
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Source
Copied from https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/assembly/2852 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Wisconsin State Assembly.