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Ben DeSmidt

Ben DeSmidt

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State Representative

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Roll-call votes
1
Sponsored bills
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Finance records

Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Representative
State
Wisconsin
Jurisdiction
65
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2025 - Present

Personal: Born Madison, Wisconsin, August 4, 1973; domestic partner. Education: Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart 1991; BA University of Chicago 1995; MA, MPhil, and PhD, Columbia University 2005. Occupation: Tavern owner; associate professor emeritus. Member: NAACP; Democratic Party; MGV Harmonia Kenosha (president); Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus; Sons of the American Legion. Former member: Gateway Technical College Board of Trustees (secretary 2023–24). Elected to Assembly 2024.

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Fiscal Responsibility
2 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Uncategorized votes
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay
Education
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

5/6 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 5 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Ben DeSmidt holds the office of State Representative
    profile identity· OpenStates
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  • Voted no on SJR 116: Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-02-19source
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  • Voted no on SJR 116: Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-02-19source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on AB 913: Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-02-19source
    Verified
  • Voted no on AB 1: Relating to: changes to the educational assessment program and the school and school district accountability report. (FE)
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-02-19source
    Verified
  • Sponsored: Relating to: prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools.
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-10-09source
    Verified
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