Senator
Howard Marklein
| Seat | Senate District 17 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 316 East · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | State Capitol Room 316 East, P.O. Box 7882, 2 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53707 |
| Capitol phone | 608-266-0703 |
| Legislative assistant | Peter Hienz, Connor Buss, Eileen O'Neill, Vincent Williams |
| Write to | sen.marklein@legis.wi.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Spring Green |
| Tenure | Serving since January 5, 2015 (also served Assembly 2011 to 2014) |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 6
- Joint Finance Committee Co-chair joint
- Senate Finance Committee Chair standing
- Joint Employment Relations Committee joint
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee joint
- Legislative Council joint
- Senate Agriculture and Revenue Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 139 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SJR 6Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.Enacted100
- SB 181Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure…Enacted100
- SB 480Relating to: residential tax incremental districts. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 533Relating to: intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty.Enacted100
- SB 810Relating to: reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 96Relating to: exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle…Enacted100
- SB 474Relating to: fire suppression products derived from soybeans.Enacted100
- SB 501Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and…Enacted100
- SB 521Relating to: highway signs for the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 556Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 783Relating to: the commercial driver training grant program. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 822Relating to: allowing discounts for prompt payment of health care fees.Enacted100
- SB 448Relating to: the use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions.Enacted100
- SB 529Relating to: repeal of obsolete tax credits and tax provisions. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 84Relating to: exempting certain conveyances between grandparents and grandchildren from the real estate transfer fee.…Enacted100
All 139 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
90th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 139 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 96 / 56 / 45 |
| … became law | 39 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 493 ÷ 288.50 = 1.71 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (35), Agriculture & rural life (33), State government & agencies (28) |
Senate 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
- Jesse James RSenate 23 53
- Steve Nass RSenate 11 48
- Mark Spreitzer DSenate 15 43
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara RSenate 19 39
- Romaine Quinn RSenate 25 38
- Cory Tomczyk RSenate 29 33
- Van Wanggaard RSenate 21 33
- Brad Pfaff DSenate 32 30
- Dan Feyen RSenate 20 30
- Melissa Ratcliff DSenate 16 30
“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 17
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- Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette
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- Maureen McCarville (42), Joan Fitzgerald (46), Randy Udell (47), Andrew Hysell (48), Travis Tranel (49), Jenna Jacobson (50), Todd Novak (51), Francesca Hong (76), Renuka Mayadev (77), Shelia Stubbs (78), Lisa Subeck (79), Mike Bare (80), Alex Joers (81)
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Source
Copied from https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/senate/2821 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Wisconsin State Senate.