Representative
Travis Tranel
| Seat | Assembly District 49 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 302 North · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | State Capitol Room 302 North, P.O. Box 8953, Madison, WI 53708 |
| Capitol phone | 608-237-9149 |
| Legislative assistant | Jeff Curry, Zach Oswald |
| Write to | rep.tranel@legis.wisconsin.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Cuba City |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2011 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 4
- Assembly Agriculture Committee Chair standing
- Assembly Commerce Committee Vice chair standing
- Assembly Energy and Utilities Committee standing
- Assembly Insurance Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 73 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- AB 219Relating to: a tax credit for rail infrastructure modernization. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 375Relating to: modifications to the historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 155Relating to: designating the Tom Diehl Memorial Highway. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 562Relating to: marking the Mississippi River Trail. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 619Relating to: a tax credit for aviation biofuel manufacturing, authorizing the state to contract public debt for an…Enacted100
- AB 679Relating to: weight limits for vehicles transporting grain, feed, or commercial fertilizer. (FE)Enacted100
- AB 302Relating to: authorized lights for funeral procession vehicles.Enacted100
- AJR 12Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.Enacted100
- AJR 14Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative David O. Martin.Enacted100
- AJR 4Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr.Enacted100
- AB 894Relating to: terms and conditions of gift certificates, gift cards, and other gift obligations and providing a penalty.Out of committee58
- AB 840Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.Out of committee48
- AB 892Relating to: digital asset staking and the state’s securities laws.Out of committee48
- AB 185Relating to: property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters. (FE)In committee47
- AB 31Relating to: repair and replacement of implements of husbandry under warranty.In committee47
All 73 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
20th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 73 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 52 / 31 / 11 |
| … became law | 10 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Assembly majority average | 186 ÷ 427.57 = 0.44 |
| Most-authored topics | Agriculture & rural life (12), Business, jobs & the economy (12), Transportation & vehicles (11) |
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
- Rob Kreibich RAssembly 28 50
- Jerry O'Connor RAssembly 60 46
- Jeff Mursau RAssembly 36 41
- Todd Novak RAssembly 51 41
- Dan Knodl RAssembly 24 37
- Rick Gundrum RAssembly 58 37
- Barbara Dittrich RAssembly 99 36
- Dave Murphy RAssembly 56 36
- Chuck Wichgers RAssembly 84 35
- Elijah Behnke RAssembly 6 35
“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 49
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Source
Copied from https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/assembly/2795 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Wisconsin State Assembly.