Senator
Van Wanggaard
| Seat | Senate District 21 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 122 South · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | State Capitol Room 122 South, P.O. Box 7882, 2 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53707 |
| Capitol phone | 608-266-1832 |
| Legislative assistant | Scott Kelly, Eric Barbour, Anna Beauchamp, Michelle Osdene |
| Write to | sen.wanggaard@legis.wisconsin.gov (official address) |
| Hometown | Racine |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2011 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 5
- Joint Legislative Council Study Committee on District Attorney Funding Formula Committee Vice chair joint
- Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Chair standing
- Senate Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families Committee Vice chair standing
- Joint Retirement Systems Survey Committee joint
- Senate Transportation and Local Government Committee standing
Bills, 2025 to 2026 session 167 as principal author · 0 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SJR 116Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second…Enacted100
- SB 248Relating to: license eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices.Enacted100
- SB 482Relating to: increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 533Relating to: intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty.Enacted100
- SB 575Relating to: sexual assault forensic examination compensation.Enacted100
- SB 782Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.Enacted100
- SB 191Relating to: requiring a subpoena to a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer served in official…Enacted100
- SB 474Relating to: fire suppression products derived from soybeans.Enacted100
- SB 556Relating to: providing utility aid payments for certain energy storage facilities. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 785Relating to: including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by…Enacted100
- SB 787Relating to: increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 159Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.Enacted100
- SB 23Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)Enacted100
- SB 309Relating to: immunity for 911 call centers and dispatchers that transfer callers to the national 988 Suicide and Crisis…Enacted100
- SB 66Relating to: registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty.Enacted100
All 167 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
78th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 167 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 111 / 54 / 40 |
| … became law | 27 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 434 ÷ 288.50 = 1.50 |
| Most-authored topics | Criminal justice & public safety (63), State government & agencies (37), Business, jobs & the economy (26) |
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
- Steve Nass RSenate 11 70
- Cory Tomczyk RSenate 29 56
- Jesse James RSenate 23 53
- Dan Feyen RSenate 20 44
- André Jacque RSenate 1 40
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara RSenate 19 35
- Howard Marklein RSenate 17 33
- Romaine Quinn RSenate 25 33
- Mark Spreitzer DSenate 15 31
- Kelda Roys DSenate 26 28
“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 21
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- Milwaukee, Racine
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- Karen Kirsch (7), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (8), Priscilla Prado (9), Darrin Madison (10), Sequanna Taylor (11), Russell Goodwin (12), Robyn Vining (13), Angelito Tenorio (14), Kalan Haywood (16), Supreme Moore Omokunde (17), Margaret Arney (18), Ryan Clancy (19), Christine Sinicki (20), Jessie Rodriguez (21), Deb Andraca (23), Robin Vos (33), Bob Donovan (61), Angelina Cruz (62), Bob Wittke (63), Greta Neubauer (66), Chuck Wichgers (84)
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Source
Copied from https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/senate/2832 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Wisconsin State Senate.