Representative
Joel Kitchens
| Seat | Assembly District 1 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 314 North · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | State Capitol Room 314 North, P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 53708 |
| Capitol phone | 608-237-9101 |
| Legislative assistant | Bob Delaporte, Marco Lopez |
| Write to | rep.kitchens@legis.wisconsin.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Sturgeon Bay |
| Tenure | Serving since January 5, 2015 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 5
- Assembly Education Committee Chair standing
- Assembly Agriculture Committee standing
- Assembly Environment Committee standing
- Assembly Health, Aging and Long-Term Care Committee standing
- Assembly Tourism Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 122 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- AB 182Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 194Relating to: modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 454Relating to: a workforce home loan program. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 604Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 759Relating to: eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred…Enacted100
- AB 217Relating to: local government competitive bidding thresholds. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 320Relating to: increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 530Relating to: the operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty.Enacted100
- AB 856Relating to: repealing unconstitutional provisions related to operating while intoxicated.Enacted100
- AB 659Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University…Enacted100
- AB 713Relating to: requiring battery stewardship organizations to administer battery collection and recycling programs and…Enacted100
- AB 813Relating to: the opportunity attraction and promotion program administered by the Wisconsin Economic Development…Enacted100
- AB 911Relating to: funding for a battery collection and recycling program and making an appropriation. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 737Relating to: financing certain infrastructure by special charge approved by a neighborhood improvement district.Enacted100
- AB 443Relating to: increasing the maximum fee for court costs collectible in a municipal court action. (FE)Enacted100
All 122 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
50th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 120 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 84 / 51 / 29 |
| … became law | 23 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Assembly majority average | 359 ÷ 427.57 = 0.84 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (27), State government & agencies (19), Criminal justice & public safety (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
- Jerry O'Connor RAssembly 60 78
- Jeff Mursau RAssembly 36 73
- Barbara Dittrich RAssembly 99 69
- Dave Murphy RAssembly 56 63
- Rob Kreibich RAssembly 28 60
- Elijah Behnke RAssembly 6 59
- Paul Melotik RAssembly 22 59
- Dan Knodl RAssembly 24 54
- Todd Novak RAssembly 51 53
- Jim Piwowarczyk RAssembly 98 50
“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 1
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- Brown, Door, Kewaunee
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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/2744 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Wisconsin State Assembly.