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Jesse James

Jesse James

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State Senator

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Roll-call votes
1
Sponsored bills
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Finance records

Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Senator
State
Wisconsin
Jurisdiction
23
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2023 - Present

Born Eau Claire, Wisconsin, April 16, 1972; married; 4 children, 2 grandchildren. Graduate Eau Claire North High School, 1990; Associate degree in Police Science, Chippewa Valley Technical College, (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), 2001; Emergency Medical Responder, 2015; Entry level, Fire I, Fire II Firefighter, 2016; University of Wisconsin-Madison Command College (Certified Public Manager), 2017; University of Virginia Darden School of Business Emerging Legislative Leaders Program Attendee, 2020; Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD) Graduate, 2021. Small business owner; part-time police officer, Cadott Police Department; State of Wisconsin Firearms Instructor; Former warehouse specialist; SWAT team member; firefighter. Served in the U.S. Army Air Defense, 1990-93; U.S. Army Reserves (Medic), 1993–96; Persian Gulf War veteran. Member: Solis Circle Housing Project-Altoona (community representative); American Veterans Association Post 0654; American Legion Post 291 (Augusta, Wisconsin); American Legion Post 73 (Neillsville, Wisconsin); National Council of State Legislatiures Opioid Fellow, 2022. Elected to Assembly 2018-20. Elected to Senate 2022. Member of…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

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

Evidence & Sources

4/5 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 4 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Jesse James holds the office of State Senator
    profile identity· OpenStates
    Partial
  • 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· 2026-03-17source
    Verified
  • Voted yes 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· 2026-01-21source
    Verified
  • Voted yes 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· 2025-03-18source
    Verified
  • Sponsored: Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE)
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2026-02-06source
    Verified
named source + link partial sourcing not yet sourced