D Wisconsin House · District 65 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Ben DeSmidt

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Session

Total votes

245

all sessions

Attendance

100%

of floor votes

Near the chamber average

With party

95%

of cast votes

Lower than 95% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

2%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 93% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

93

voted in favor

Nay

152

voted against

Absent

0

missed votes

Total cast

245

across all sessions

Crossed party

11

votes against own party

This page

245

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

AJR 102

Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).

Nay

Passed

53–46

Jan 13, 2026

SB 391

Relating to: equipment of school buses with audiovisual recording devices.

Yea

Passed

83–16

Jan 13, 2026

AB 789

Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association, for the 2025-27 biennium, covering employees in the public safety collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)

Yea

Passed

94–5

Jan 13, 2026

AB 582

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

Nay

Passed

54–44

Nov 19, 2025

AB 597

Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE)

Yea

Passed

98–0

Nov 19, 2025

AB 613

Relating to: notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom. (FE)

Nay

Passed

53–44

Nov 19, 2025

AB 592

Relating to: professional development for science teachers. (FE)

Nay

Passed

68–30

Nov 19, 2025

AB 596

Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. (FE)

Nay

Passed

54–44

Nov 19, 2025

AB 647

Relating to: whole grade sharing grants for school boards. (FE)

Nay

Passed

53–44

Nov 19, 2025

AB 375

Relating to: modifications to the historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE)

Yea

Passed

97–0

Nov 19, 2025