RepublicanWisconsin Senate · District 21
Van Wanggaard
State Senator · Racine · First elected 2015 · Term ends 2027
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#26of 132 legislators
Bipartisan Score
59.8%
Citizens Reports
0 of 47 primary-authored policy bills have a Citizens Report available.
Bill details and current status remain available in the portfolio below.
Committee Appointments (4)
Bill Portfolio — 2025-26 SessionShowing 47 of 47 primary-authored bills
| Bill | Title | Role | Status | Bipartisan | Citizens Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI-2025-SB100 | The requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB1033 | Allowing more than 35 percent of the area within a tax incremental district in the Village of Somers to be used for residential use. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB12 | A sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safes. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Strongly Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB130 | The distribution of certain material on the Internet. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB133 | Maximum life and allocation period for Tax Incremental District Number 9 in the village of DeForest and the total value of taxable property that may be included in tax incremental financing districts created in the village of DeForest. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Strongly Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB146 | Prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty. | Primary author | Failed | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB147 | Interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings. | Primary author | In committee | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB159 | Requirements for lighting on police vehicles. | Primary author | Enacted | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB169 | Privacy protections for judicial officers. | Primary author | Enacted | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB194 | Obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court. | Primary author | In committee | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB209 | Limiting liability relating to traffic control devices for manufacturers and others. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB220 | Residency requirements for persons circulating nomination papers or recall petitions. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB246 | A special observance day in schools for Armenian Genocide Awareness Day. | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB248 | License eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices. | Primary author | Enacted | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB266 | Human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB270 | The right of appeal for complainants aggrieved by decisions of the Elections Commission concerning the conduct of election officials. | Primary author | Failed | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB278 | Sunset of the community-oriented policing-house grant program. | Primary author | Enacted | Gold Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB279 | Grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms. | Primary author | Enacted | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB30 | Required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB311 | Prohibiting funding for health services for unlawfully present individuals. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB333 | Increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB34 | Withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB414 | Requiring animal testing facilities and breeders to offer certain dogs and cats for adoption to releasing agencies and providing a penalty. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Strongly Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB423 | The time limitation on prosecution for hiding a corpse. | Primary author | Enacted | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB424 | Teacher preparatory programs. | Primary author | Failed | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB431 | Discrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment law. | Primary author | Failed | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB459 | Admissibility of expert witness testimony. | Primary author | Enacted | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB470 | Increasing the maximum fee for court costs collectible in a municipal court action. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB5 | Battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty. | Primary author | Enacted | Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB537 | Nonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penalty. | Primary author | Passed chamber | Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB575 | Sexual assault forensic examination compensation. | Primary author | Enacted | Strongly Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB577 | Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits and other assistance for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making an appropriation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Gold Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB64 | Injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty. | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB65 | Impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB66 | Registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty. | Primary author | Enacted | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB705 | Nonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penalty. | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB767 | Eligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB768 | Independent contractor healthcare workers and healthcare worker platforms. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB782 | Intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty. | Primary author | Enacted | Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB787 | Increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (FE) | Primary author | Passed chamber | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB788 | Creating an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB800 | Office of county board counsel in certain counties. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Strongly Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB812 | A sales and use tax exemption for sales of movie theater projectors. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB849 | The civil causes of action for human trafficking and trafficking a child. | Primary author | Introduced | Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB862 | The administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examiners. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB928 | Expanding the Office of School Safety to cover technical colleges and campus safety plans for technical colleges. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB99 | Spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Gold Bipartisan | Not yet available |
Senator Facts
Record IDWI-SEN-21
ChamberSenate
District21
PartyRepublican
HometownRacine
First elected2015
Term ends2027
Annual salary$60924.00
Bipartisan Profile
Primary-authored bills47
Partisan18 (38%)
Bipartisan6 (13%)
Strongly Bipartisan5 (11%)
Gold Bipartisan3 (6%)
Avg. composite score0.313
Perspective Map
131
Partners
45.8%
Cross-Party
71 same-party60 cross-party
Top Cross-Party Partners
Rep. Lisa Subeck87 bills
Rep. Christine Sinicki87 bills
Rep. Vincent Miresse68 bills
Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez64 bills
Rep. Shelia Stubbs63 bills
Staff (4)
SK
EB
Eric Barbour
AB
Anna Beauchamp
MO
Michelle Osdene
About these reports
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