Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

WI Scorecard 2023

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2023 and ranks state assemblymen and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Assembly

1. Taxpayer Money for Professional Baseball

Good Vote: No

AB439 Taxpayer Money for Professional Baseball (passed 69 to 27 on 10/17/2023). Would appropriate $411,500,000 in state and local funds through FY 2045-46, along with $50,000,000 in loans, for improvements to the Milwaukee Brewers baseball stadium.

2. ‘Free’ Driver Education for Low-Income Residents

Good Vote: No
AB394 'Free' Driver Education for Low-Income Residents (passed with near-unanimous consent on 10/17/2023). Establishes a driver education grant program for low-income individuals who satisfy the “income eligibility criteria for a free or reduced-price meal in the federal school lunch program.”

3. Prohibiting Sex Mutilation Against Children

Good Vote: Yes

AB465 Prohibiting Sex Mutilation Against Children (passed 63 to 34 on 10/12/2023). Prohibits “gender transition medical intervention” for individuals under 18 years of age.

4. Easy Access to ‘Morning-After’ Pills

Good Vote: No

AB176 Easy Access to 'Morning-After' Pills (passed 82 to 11 on 6/21/2023). Would permit a pharmacist to dispense “self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives” without a prescription from a physician or other medical professional.

5. Preventing Local “Guaranteed Income” Programs

Good Vote: Yes
AB146 Preventing Local "Guaranteed Income" Programs (passed 60 to 34 on 4/25/2023). Prevents political subdivisions from making expenditures “for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program.”

6. Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers

Good Vote: No

AB51 Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers (passed with near-unanimous consent on 3/22/2023). Would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to become law enforcement officers.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Scott Allen R HD-097 60% +-++.-
Jimmy Anderson D HD-047 17% +-----
Clinton Anderson D HD-045 0% ------
Deb Andraca D HD-023 0% ------
David Armstrong R HD-075 33% --+-+-
Tyler August R HD-032 33% --+-+-
Samba Baldeh D HD-048 0% ------
Mike Bare D HD-080 17% +-----
Elijah Behnke R HD-089 50% --+++-
Jill Billings D HD-095 0% ------
Amy Binsfeld R HD-027 33% --+-+-
Ty Bodden R HD-059 100% ++++++
Mark Born R HD-039 33% --+-+-
Janel Brandtjen R HD-022 67% +-+++-
Robert Brooks R HD-060 20% --+-.-
Marisabel Cabrera D HD-009 0% ------
Calvin Callahan R HD-035 50% +-+-+-
Ryan Clancy D HD-019 17% +-----
Sue Conley D HD-044 0% ------
Dave Considine D HD-081 0% ------
Alex Dallman R HD-041 33% --+-+-
Barbara Dittrich R HD-038 33% --+-+-
Bob Donovan R HD-084 33% --+-+-
Steve Doyle D HD-094 0% ------
Dora Drake D HD-011 17% +-----
Cindi Duchow R HD-099 33% --+-+-
James Edming R HD-087 33% --+-+-
Jodi Emerson D HD-091 0% ------
Joy Goeben R HD-005 83% +-++++
Evan Goyke D HD-018 17% +-----
Chanz Green R HD-074 50% +-+-+-
Rick Gundrum R HD-058 40% --++.-
Nate Gustafson R HD-055 60% +-+.+-
Kalan Haywood D HD-016 0% ------
Francesca Hong D HD-076 20% +---.-
Karen Hurd R HD-068 33% --+-+-
Jenna Jacobson D HD-043 0% ------
Alex Joers D HD-079 0% ------
Scott Johnson R HD-033 33% --+-+-
Terry Katsma R HD-026 33% --+-+-
Joel Kitchens R HD-001 33% --+-+-
Scott Krug R HD-072 33% --+-+-
Tony Kurtz R HD-050 33% --+-+-
John Macco R HD-088 33% --+-+-
Darrin Madison D HD-010 0% .-----
Gae Magnafici R HD-028 33% --+-+-
Dave Maxey R HD-015 33% --+-+-
Tip McGuire D HD-064 0% ------
Paul Melotik R HD-024 25% --+..-
Tom Michalski R HD-013 33% --+-+-
Supreme Moore Omokunde D HD-017 17% +-----
Clint Moses R HD-029 33% --+-+-
David Murphy R HD-056 50% --+++-
Jeffrey Mursau R HD-036 33% --+-+-
LaKeshia Myers D HD-012 0% ---.--
Amanda Nedweski R HD-061 50% +-+-+-
Greta Neubauer D HD-066 0% ------
Adam Neylon R HD-098 50% +-+-+-
Todd Novak R HD-051 33% ...-+-
Jerry O'Connor R HD-052 33% --+-+-
Tod Ohnstad D HD-065 0% ------
Loren Oldenburg R HD-096 33% --+-+-
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez D HD-008 0% ------
Lori Palmeri D HD-054 17% +-----
William Penterman R HD-037 33% --+-+-
Kevin Petersen R HD-040 40% --+.+-
Warren Petryk R HD-093 33% --+-+-
Jon Plumer R HD-042 33% --+-+-
Treig Pronschinske R HD-092 20% --+-.-
Melissa Ratcliff D HD-046 0% ------
Nik Rettinger R HD-083 50% +-+-+-
Daniel Riemer D HD-007 17% +-----
Jessie Rodriguez R HD-021 33% --+-+-
Donna Rozar R HD-069 33% --+-+-
Angie Sapik R HD-073 75% ..+-++
Peter Schmidt R HD-006 50% --+++-
Michael Schraa R HD-053 67% +-+++-
Ellen Schutt R HD-031 50% +-+-+-
Katrina Shankland D HD-071 0% ------
Kristina Shelton D HD-090 17% +-----
Christine Sinicki D HD-020 0% ------
Lee Snodgrass D HD-057 0% ------
Patrick Snyder R HD-085 33% --+-+-
Shae Sortwell R HD-002 83% +-++++
John Spiros R HD-086 33% --+-+-
David Steffen R HD-004 50% +-+-+-
Shelia Stubbs D HD-077 0% ------
Lisa Subeck D HD-078 0% ------
Rob Summerfield R HD-067 33% --+-+-
Rob Swearingen R HD-034 40% --+-+.
Paul Tittl R HD-025 50% +-+-+-
Travis Tranel R HD-049 40% --+.+-
Ron Tusler R HD-003 40% --+-+.
Nancy VanderMeer R HD-070 33% --+-+-
Robyn Vining D HD-014 17% +-----
Robin Vos R HD-063 33% --+-+-
Chuck Wichgers R HD-082 67% +-+++-
Robert Wittke R HD-062 33% --+-+-
Shannon Zimmerman R HD-030 40% --+.+-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 41.8%
Democrat 5.4%