DemocraticWisconsin Senate · District 27
Dianne Hesselbein
State Senator · Middleton · First elected 2023 · Term ends 2027
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Email: [email protected]Office: (608) 266-6670Mailing: PO Box 7882, Madison WI 53707Web: Legislature page →
#21of 132 legislators
Bipartisan Score
61.5%
Citizens Reports
0 of 27 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 27 of 27 primary-authored bills
| Bill | Title | Role | Status | Bipartisan | Citizens Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI-2025-SB1041 | Student loans for postsecondary education, requirements related to student loan servicers, creating an office of the student loan ombudsman in the Department of Financial Institutions, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB1073 | Installation of a newborn infant safety device at an emergency medical services station. | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB1114 | Permitting certain qualified individuals to make a request for medication for the purpose of ending their lives and providing a penalty. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB265 | Waiver of fees for admission to state parks on Earth Day. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB332 | Prohibition against undetectable firearms, possessing a frame or receiver of a firearm without a serial number, and providing a penalty. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB356 | Perimenopause and menopause education. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB369 | Prohibiting the state from sharing data with the federal government that contains personally identifiable information if the data is not first masked or otherwise anonymized and authorizing a civil cause of action for negligent violations of that prohibition. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB396 | The Veterans Outreach and Recovery Program and making an appropriation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB463 | Local minimum wage ordinances. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB581 | Shared governance at University of Wisconsin System institutions. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB589 | Statutory right to contraception. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB590 | Faculty tenure and probationary appointments at University of Wisconsin System institutions and granting rule-making authority. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB615 | The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB617 | The establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB686 | Designating the Wisconsin natural pearl as the state gem. | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB716 | Considering post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor in sentencing certain criminal offenders. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB717 | Veterans Benefits Education Week. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB718 | Free state park admission for veterans and gold star families. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB719 | Funding for a grant administration system for veterans benefits programs and making an appropriation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB720 | Veterans cemetery caretaker positions and making an appropriation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB721 | Reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB746 | Local health officer authority to mandate business closure to control communicable disease. | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB747 | Grants to match county investments in the health care, public health, and care provider workforce and making an appropriation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB764 | Cost-sharing cap on epinephrine delivery systems under health insurance policies and plans. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB765 | Prohibiting step therapy protocols for certain cancer drugs. | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB808 | Creating a blue envelope program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Minimally Bipartisan | Not yet available |
| WI-2025-SB930 | Beer festivals conducted under temporary retail licenses; inapplicability of a sales tax exemption to beer festivals. (FE) | Primary author | Introduced | Partisan | Not yet available |
Senator Facts
Record IDWI-SEN-27
ChamberSenate
District27
PartyDemocratic
HometownMiddleton
First elected2023
Term ends2027
Annual salary$60924.00
Perspective Map
130
Partners
54.6%
Cross-Party
59 same-party71 cross-party
Top Cross-Party Partners
Rep. Dean Kaufert74 bills
Rep. Barbara Dittrich71 bills
Rep. Elijah Behnke67 bills
Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara66 bills
Rep. David Murphy63 bills
Staff (10)
RK
DS
Denise Stromme
CB
Corbin Baldwin
MB
Margie Berkowitz
GG
Geoff Gaston
MM
Melissa Mulliken
KN
Kodichi Nwankwo
LP
Laura Pratt
JR
Jose Rodriguez
JW
Jeanne Weiss
About these reports
Learn how CLEAR evaluates legislation and how available Citizens Reports connect to their main-site source records.
Read the methodology →Data sourced from Wisconsin Legislature official records via LegiScan. CLEAR analyses performed by Legislators Institute. Bill statuses reflect the stored legislative records. This profile is a public transparency resource — it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sen. Hesselbein.