R Wisconsin House · District 1 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Joel Kitchens

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Session

Total votes

576

all sessions

Attendance

99%

7 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Rep. Joel Kitchens

Rep. serving Wisconsin District 1. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 11 years · 8 months. Serves on 5 committees, including Education, Agriculture and Environment.

Sworn in

Jan 6, 2015

11 years · 8 months

Closest ally

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How Joel votes, broken down

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Immigration 25% / 75%

1 support · 3 oppose

Budget & Taxes 89% / 11%

32 support · 4 oppose

Veterans 100% / 0%

3 support · 0 oppose

Education 89% / 11%

34 support · 4 oppose

Technology 75% / 25%

9 support · 3 oppose

Criminal Justice 64% / 36%

14 support · 8 oppose

Labor & Employment 73% / 27%

16 support · 6 oppose

Energy 100% / 0%

5 support · 0 oppose

Healthcare 67% / 33%

12 support · 6 oppose

Housing 100% / 0%

5 support · 0 oppose

Transportation 100% / 0%

3 support · 0 oppose

Environment 80% / 20%

8 support · 2 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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Voted Yea

AB 1Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund payments; increasing funding for special education and school age parents programs; state aid to technical colleges and the technical college district revenue limit; and making an appropriation. (FE)

4 months ago

Voted Yea

4 months ago

AB 202Relating to: voidable provisions in residential rental agreements and the application of the Wisconsin Consumer Act to leases. (FE) vetoed

4 months ago

AB 582Relating to: dual enrollment programs, creating the Council on Dual Enrollment, and transfer of postsecondary course credits. (FE) vetoed

4 months ago

AB 366Relating to: emotional support animals in housing; falsely claiming that an animal is a service animal; and providing a penalty. (FE) vetoed

4 months ago

AB 595Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list, and fees for obtaining the official voter registration list. (FE) vetoed

4 months ago

AB 326Relating to: local grant writing and compliance assistance. (FE) vetoed

4 months ago

AB 211Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban. vetoed

4 months ago

AB 759Relating to: eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE) signed

5 months ago

AB 182Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE) signed

5 months ago