Senator
Melissa Ratcliff
| Seat | Senate District 16 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 5 South · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | State Capitol Room 5 South, P.O. Box 7882, 2 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53707 |
| Capitol phone | 608-266-9170 |
| Legislative assistant | Ben Gebhart, Martha Collins, Isko Lee-Dralle |
| Write to | sen.ratcliff@legis.wisconsin.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Cottage Grove |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- Joint Information Policy and Technology Committee joint
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee joint
- Joint Retirement Systems Survey Committee joint
- Joint Review of Administrative Rules Committee joint
- Senate Administrative Rules Committee standing
- Senate Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice Committee standing
- Senate Utilities, Technology and Tourism Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 483 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SJR 21Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Senator Timothy Francis Cullen.Enacted100
- SJR 6Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.Enacted100
- SB 267Relating to: the fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial…Enacted100
- SB 387Relating to: indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards.…Enacted100
- SB 504Relating to: dental provider network rental by insurance plans.Enacted100
- SB 521Relating to: highway signs for the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 461Relating to: alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 23Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 264Relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and…Enacted100
- SB 413Relating to: immunity from prosecution for certain crimes based on assisting a victim of sexual assault, extending the…Enacted100
- SB 439Relating to: levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 466Relating to: age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert.Enacted100
- SB 422Relating to: designating the Greg Quinn and Larry Millard Memorial Bridge.Enacted100
- SB 38Relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 14Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements…Enacted100
All 483 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
93rd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 481 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 69 / 43 / 18 |
| … became law | 17 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 276 ÷ 160.60 = 1.72 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (154), State government & agencies (127), Budget & taxes (126) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Mark Spreitzer DSenate 15 405
- Kelda Roys DSenate 26 350
- Chris Larson DSenate 7 339
- Dianne Hesselbein DSenate 27 299
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim DSenate 18 280
- Tim Carpenter DSenate 3 237
- LaTonya Johnson DSenate 6 208
- Jeff Smith DSenate 31 206
- Sarah Keyeski DSenate 14 199
- Dora Drake DSenate 4 196
“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 16
- Counties
- Dane, Dodge, Jefferson
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- Mark Born (37), Will Penterman (38), Maureen McCarville (42), Brienne Brown (43), Joan Fitzgerald (46), Randy Udell (47), Andrew Hysell (48), Jenna Jacobson (50), Todd Novak (51), Rob Brooks (59), Francesca Hong (76), Renuka Mayadev (77), Shelia Stubbs (78), Lisa Subeck (79), Mike Bare (80), Alex Joers (81), Cindi Duchow (97), Barbara Dittrich (99)
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Source
Copied from https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/senate/2837 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Wisconsin State Senate.