Asm. Joe Sheehan
Democratic Wisconsin Assembly · District 26 · Wisconsin
-0.809Left–right score (within Assembly)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#36 of 97Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
93.3%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
223Roll calls (0 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
In office since 2025-01-06 · rep.sheehan@legis.wisconsin.gov · docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/…/2883 · legis.wisconsin.gov/…/sheehan · Open States ID 28a7f0c8-0d9c-4436-bfe2-f92ae3871ee2
Capitol: State Capitol Room 20 North, P.O. Box 8953 , 2 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53708 608-237-9126
Where they sit in the Wisconsin Assembly
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Wisconsin Assembly have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Joe Sheehan. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Joe Sheehan.
Committees
- Education
- Workforce Development, Labor and Integrated Employment
Recent votes (latest 60 of 223 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | AB 1 SUSPEND RULES Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund payments; increasing funding for special education and school age parents | Nay | Pass 53–41 |
| 2026-05-13 | AB 1 PASSAGE Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund payments; increasing funding for special education and school age parents | Yea | Pass 61–32 |
| 2026-02-19 | SJR 116 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). | Nay | Pass 54–41 |
| 2026-02-19 | AB 878 PASSAGE Relating to: a tax credit for certain sales and use taxes paid on services sold through an amusement device. (FE) | Nay | Pass 55–41 |
| 2026-02-19 | AB 659 PASSAGE Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and | Yea | Pass 94–2 |
| 2026-02-19 | AB 812 PASSAGE Relating to: 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) | Yea | Pass 89–7 |
| 2026-02-19 | AB 957 PASSAGE Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-02-19 | SB 501 CONCURRENCE Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts received from such a grant program. | Yea | Pass 89–7 |
| 2026-02-19 | SB 176 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE) | Nay | Pass 60–34 |
| 2026-02-19 | SB 264 CONCURRENCE Relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. (FE) | Yea | Pass 96–0 |
| 2026-02-19 | SB 420 CONCURRENCE Relating to: prohibiting rights of nature ordinances. (FE) | Nay | Pass 54–41 |
| 2026-02-19 | SB 291 CONCURRENCE Relating to: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit. (FE) | Yea | Pass 63–31 |
| 2026-02-19 | AB 1034 PASSAGE Relating to: name, image, and likeness rights for University of Wisconsin System student athletes; maintenance costs for University of Wisconsin–Madison intercollegiate athletic facilities; and making an appropriation. ( | Yea | Pass 95–1 |
| 2026-02-19 | AB 241 PASSAGE Relating to: required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts. | Nay | Pass 54–40 |
| 2026-02-19 | SB 36 CONCURRENCE Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE) | Nay | Pass 60–31 |
| 2026-02-19 | SB 431 CONCURRENCE Relating to: discrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment law. | Nay | Pass 54–41 |
| 2026-02-19 | SB 23 CONCURRENCE Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE) | Yea | Pass 95–1 |
| 2026-02-19 | AB 923 PASSAGE Relating to: creating a civil cause of action for sexual extortion. | Yea | Pass 95–1 |
| 2026-02-19 | AB 915 PASSAGE Relating to: tax credit for small businesses offering individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements. (FE) | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-02-19 | SB 389 CONCURRENCE Relating to: the per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits. (FE) | Nay | Pass 54–40 |
| 2026-02-19 | AB 913 PASSAGE Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE) | Yea | Pass 96–0 |
| 2026-02-19 | SJR 116 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). | Nay | Pass 54–41 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 810 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Relating to: reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE) | Yea | Pass 98–0 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 1001 PASSAGE Relating to: funding for grants for community emergency medical services and falls prevention initiatives and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 911 PASSAGE Relating to: funding for a battery collection and recycling program and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 785 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Relating to: including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE) | Yea | Pass 66–32 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 970 PASSAGE Relating to: grants for community emergency medical services, grants for falls prevention awareness and initiatives, and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 973 PASSAGE Relating to: grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 1002 PASSAGE Relating to: funding for grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 97–0 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 576 CONCURRENCE Relating to: a property tax exemption for prefabricated recreational structures. (FE) | Yea | Pass 99–0 |
| 2026-02-17 | SB 622 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Relating to: fees related to animal markets, animal dealers, animal truckers, and animal transport vehicles. (FE) | Nay | Pass 57–42 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 737 PASSAGE Relating to: financing certain infrastructure by special charge approved by a neighborhood improvement district. | Nay | Pass 64–35 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 446 PASSAGE Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin. | Nay | Pass 66–33 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 713 PASSAGE Relating to: requiring battery stewardship organizations to administer battery collection and recycling programs and providing a penalty. (FE) | Yea | Pass 99–0 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 619 PASSAGE Relating to: a tax credit for aviation biofuel manufacturing, authorizing the state to contract public debt for an aviation biofuel project grant, and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 94–5 |
| 2026-02-17 | SB 699 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Relating to: alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE) | Yea | Pass 60–39 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 685 PASSAGE Relating to: individual income tax subtraction for certain theft losses. (FE) | Yea | Pass 99–0 |
| 2026-02-17 | SB 673 CONCURRENCE Relating to: school board policies on appropriate communication with pupils. (FE) | Yea | Pass 92–7 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 683 PASSAGE Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE) | Nay | Pass 54–45 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 629 PASSAGE Relating to: police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty. | Nay | Pass 57–42 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 768 PASSAGE Relating to: operation of drones over certain utility facilities and providing a penalty. | Yea | Pass 85–14 |
| 2026-02-17 | SB 782 CONCURRENCE Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty. | Nay | Pass 84–15 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 411 PASSAGE Relating to: creation of a farmland link program. (FE) | Nay | Pass 61–37 |
| 2026-02-17 | SB 376 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Relating to: a tax credit for employer-provided child care. (FE) | Yea | Pass 94–4 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 640 PASSAGE Relating to: setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record. | Nay | Pass 54–45 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 373 PASSAGE Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 98–0 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 676 PASSAGE Relating to: creating a tax credit for insurers for certain investments in community development entities. (FE) | Yea | Pass 92–7 |
| 2026-02-17 | AB 793 PASSAGE Relating to: creating an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. (FE) | Nay | Pass 56–43 |
| 2026-02-17 | SB 485 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Relating to: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities. | Yea | Pass 79–20 |
| 2026-02-12 | SB 405 CONCURRENCE Relating to: a civil cause of action for a minor injured by a gender transition procedure. | Nay | Pass 53–45 |
| 2026-02-12 | AB 625 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: pay for performance grant requirements. (FE) | Nay | Pass 53–45 |
| 2026-02-12 | AB 625 PASSAGE Relating to: pay for performance grant requirements. (FE) | Nay | Pass 52–46 |
| 2026-02-12 | AB 757 PASSAGE Relating to: the appointment of certain employees of the University of Wisconsin System and faculty governance. | Nay | Pass 53–45 |
| 2026-02-12 | SB 498 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical co | Nay | Pass 53–45 |
| 2026-02-12 | SB 620 CONCURRENCE Relating to: tracking a person who is registered as a sex offender but unable to provide an address. | Yea | Pass 89–9 |
| 2026-02-12 | SB 277 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Relating to: the expiration of administrative rules. (FE) | Nay | Pass 53–45 |
| 2026-02-12 | SB 610 CONCURRENCE Relating to: increasing the maximum penalty for certain controlled substances offenses if the violation occurs near a homeless shelter and providing a penalty. | Nay | Pass 56–42 |
| 2026-02-12 | AB 657 PASSAGE Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE) | Yea | Pass 92–6 |
| 2026-02-12 | SB 276 CONCURRENCE Relating to: challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation. (FE) | Nay | Pass 53–45 |
| 2026-02-12 | SB 432 CONCURRENCE Relating to: mandatory reporting requirements and referring cases of threatened or suspected child abuse to law enforcement. (FE) | Yea | Pass 61–37 |