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Van Wanggaard

Van Wanggaard

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State Senator

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Sponsored bills
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Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Senator
State
Wisconsin
Jurisdiction
21
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2015 - Present

Born Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, April 1952; married; 2 children, 3 grandchildren. Graduate Racine Lutheran High School, 1970; Racine Police Academy; Wisconsin State Patrol Academy Accident Investigation; Northwestern University Traffic Institute-Reconstruction; U.S. Coast Guard National SAR School; attended John F. Kennedy University, California; University of Wisconsin-Extension; University of Wisconsin-Parkside; Green Bay Technical College; Milwaukee Area Technical College; Fox Valley Technical College. Full-time legislator. Retired traffic investigator, Racine Police Department; adjunct instructor, Gateway Technical College and Northwestern Traffic Institute; police liaison and security, Racine Unified School District. Member: National Rifle Association (life member); Racine County Line Rifle Club (board of directors); Racine Police Credit Union (former president, vice president); Major, Wisconsin Wing, Civil Air Patrol Legislative Squadron (official Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force). Former member: Racine Zoological Society (board of directors); Racine Jaycees; Racine Police Explorers (advisor); Traffic Accident Consultants, Inc. (board of directors); Association of SWAT…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

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Uncategorized votes
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay
Fiscal Responsibility
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

3/4 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 3 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Van Wanggaard 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
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  • 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
  • Sponsored: Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).
    sponsored/co-sponsored bill· Congress.gov· 2025-12-30source
    Verified
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