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Republican · Wisconsin House, district 99

Serving since Jan 7, 2019WI 2025–26 session

Portrait of Barbara Dittrich, rendered as a two-tone print
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0.75
agreement between talk and bills (0 to 1), in the top 5% of State House Republicans

Agreement 0.75 on a 0–1 scale; the average for State House Republicans is 0.53. Ranks 5th of 504, where 1st is the closest match.

How closely the mix of policy areas in Dittrich’s statements matches the mix in the bills Dittrich sponsors and cosponsors: 1 means the same areas in the same proportions, 0 means no overlap. Ranked among State House Republicans.

At a glance

6 measures against State House Republicans. 5.3% of Dittrich’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.9 times the State House Republican average of 1.8%. 43% of Dittrich’s statements discuss policy, in the top half of State House Republicans (average 32%).

The measures on which Dittrich sits furthest from the middle of State House Republicans, each against the same group, with the CSIP score when there is one. Every number is explained in its own section below.

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.75

State House Republicans average 0.53 · ranks 5th of 504

Bipartisanship

5.3%

State House Republicans average 1.8% · ranks 61st of 791

Party unity

100%

Wisconsin House average 97.6% · ranks 25th of 98 · 0 votes against the majority of Wisconsin House Republicans

Policy discussion

43%

State House Republicans average 32% · ranks 225th of 791

Credit claiming

17%

State House Republicans average 13% · ranks 239th of 791

CSIP ideology

+0.41

Right of 0, the centre of the scale · ± 0.04

Peer group: State House Republicans. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is Dittrich, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Dittrich is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).

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What Dittrich says

Dittrich attacks opponents personally about as often as the median State House Republican. Personal attacks in 0.8% of 1,351 statements, against 2.9% for the average State House Republican; 418th of 791.

An AI model reads each of Dittrich’s 1,351 statements in the WI 2025–26 session (1,351 posts on X) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for State House Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the WI 2025–26 session

0%80%
Dittrich
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion578 statements
43%
32%
225th of 791
Credit claiming229 statements
17%
13%
239th of 791
Bipartisanship72 statements
5%
2%
61st of 791
Policy criticism69 statements
5%
9%
451st of 791
Personal attacks11 statements
1%
3%
418th of 791
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Dittrich's share of statements in each category against the State House Republicans average.
RowDittrichPeers
Policy discussion43%32%
Credit claiming17%13%
Bipartisanship5%2%
Policy criticism5%9%
Personal attacks1%3%
1,351

statements classified

1,351 posts on X.

posts on X: 1,351 (100.0%)posts on X 1,351
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Dittrich's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,351
How to read the bars

The thick bar is Dittrich; the thin grey bar is the average State House Republicans. A longer thick bar means Dittrich does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.

Extreme labels

Dittrich used extreme labels in 0.3% of statements, 21% of the peer average. 4 statements, most often aimed at State Supreme Court; peers 1.4%.

    Who gets the labels

    Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

    1. State Supreme Court1
    2. Wisconsin court1
    3. Wisconsin's State Supreme Court1
    What an extreme label is

    Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.

    Month by month

    Share of statements per month, the WI 2025–26 session

    Statements2025-01: 852025-02: 662025-03: 802025-04: 662025-05: 782025-06: 742025-07: 692025-08: 422025-09: 582025-10: 732025-11: 742025-12: 592026-01: 572026-02: 732026-03: 642026-04: 492026-05: 702026-06: 472026-07: 522026-08: 502026-09: 352026-10: 30peak 85 · Jan ’25Personal attackspeak 3.5% · Jan ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 3.5% of 85Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.0% of 66Personal attacks, 2025-03: 0.0% of 80Personal attacks, 2025-04: 0.0% of 66Personal attacks, 2025-05: 1.3% of 78Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.0% of 74Personal attacks, 2025-07: 0.0% of 69Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 42Personal attacks, 2025-09: 1.7% of 58Personal attacks, 2025-10: 1.4% of 73Personal attacks, 2025-11: 1.4% of 74Personal attacks, 2025-12: 1.7% of 59Personal attacks, 2026-01: 1.8% of 57Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 73Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 64Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 49Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 70Personal attacks, 2026-06: 2.1% of 47Personal attacks, 2026-07: 1.9% of 52Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 35Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 30Policy criticismpeak 16.5% · Jan ’25 · latest 3.3%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 16.5% of 85Policy criticism, 2025-02: 15.2% of 66Policy criticism, 2025-03: 0.0% of 80Policy criticism, 2025-04: 6.1% of 66Policy criticism, 2025-05: 2.6% of 78Policy criticism, 2025-06: 9.5% of 74Policy criticism, 2025-07: 5.8% of 69Policy criticism, 2025-08: 2.4% of 42Policy criticism, 2025-09: 6.9% of 58Policy criticism, 2025-10: 6.9% of 73Policy criticism, 2025-11: 5.4% of 74Policy criticism, 2025-12: 6.8% of 59Policy criticism, 2026-01: 0.0% of 57Policy criticism, 2026-02: 1.4% of 73Policy criticism, 2026-03: 1.6% of 64Policy criticism, 2026-04: 0.0% of 49Policy criticism, 2026-05: 1.4% of 70Policy criticism, 2026-06: 6.4% of 47Policy criticism, 2026-07: 3.9% of 52Policy criticism, 2026-08: 2.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2026-09: 0.0% of 35Policy criticism, 2026-10: 3.3% of 30Policy discussionpeak 68.4% · Jan ’26 · latest 50.0%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 45.9% of 85Policy discussion, 2025-02: 53.0% of 66Policy discussion, 2025-03: 27.5% of 80Policy discussion, 2025-04: 50.0% of 66Policy discussion, 2025-05: 43.6% of 78Policy discussion, 2025-06: 46.0% of 74Policy discussion, 2025-07: 39.1% of 69Policy discussion, 2025-08: 26.2% of 42Policy discussion, 2025-09: 41.4% of 58Policy discussion, 2025-10: 37.0% of 73Policy discussion, 2025-11: 39.2% of 74Policy discussion, 2025-12: 37.3% of 59Policy discussion, 2026-01: 68.4% of 57Policy discussion, 2026-02: 49.3% of 73Policy discussion, 2026-03: 26.6% of 64Policy discussion, 2026-04: 42.9% of 49Policy discussion, 2026-05: 44.3% of 70Policy discussion, 2026-06: 40.4% of 47Policy discussion, 2026-07: 42.3% of 52Policy discussion, 2026-08: 46.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2026-09: 51.4% of 35Policy discussion, 2026-10: 50.0% of 30Bipartisanshippeak 13.7% · Feb ’26 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 4.7% of 85Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 10.6% of 66Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 2.5% of 80Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 3.0% of 66Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 5.1% of 78Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 5.4% of 74Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 2.9% of 69Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 9.5% of 42Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 6.9% of 58Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 8.2% of 73Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 5.4% of 74Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 1.7% of 59Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 5.3% of 57Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 13.7% of 73Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 4.7% of 64Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 2.0% of 49Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 7.1% of 70Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 2.1% of 47Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 1.9% of 52Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 6.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 2.9% of 35Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 0.0% of 30Credit claimingpeak 32.9% · Feb ’26 · latest 10.0%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 17.6% of 85Credit claiming, 2025-02: 18.2% of 66Credit claiming, 2025-03: 16.3% of 80Credit claiming, 2025-04: 15.2% of 66Credit claiming, 2025-05: 11.5% of 78Credit claiming, 2025-06: 23.0% of 74Credit claiming, 2025-07: 14.5% of 69Credit claiming, 2025-08: 9.5% of 42Credit claiming, 2025-09: 13.8% of 58Credit claiming, 2025-10: 17.8% of 73Credit claiming, 2025-11: 14.9% of 74Credit claiming, 2025-12: 11.9% of 59Credit claiming, 2026-01: 21.1% of 57Credit claiming, 2026-02: 32.9% of 73Credit claiming, 2026-03: 23.4% of 64Credit claiming, 2026-04: 16.3% of 49Credit claiming, 2026-05: 14.3% of 70Credit claiming, 2026-06: 17.0% of 47Credit claiming, 2026-07: 19.2% of 52Credit claiming, 2026-08: 10.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2026-09: 14.3% of 35Credit claiming, 2026-10: 10.0% of 30Extreme labelspeak 1.7% · Sep ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.0% of 85Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 66Extreme labels, 2025-03: 0.0% of 80Extreme labels, 2025-04: 1.5% of 66Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 78Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 74Extreme labels, 2025-07: 1.5% of 69Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 42Extreme labels, 2025-09: 1.7% of 58Extreme labels, 2025-10: 0.0% of 73Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 74Extreme labels, 2025-12: 1.7% of 59Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 57Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 73Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 64Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 49Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 70Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 47Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 52Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 35Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 30Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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    Monthly rates for Dittrich, each row shaded against its own peak, with statement volume. Months with fewer than 10 statements are left blank.
    ColumnStatementsPersonal attacksPolicy criticismPolicy discussionBipartisanshipCredit claimingExtreme labels
    Jan ’25853.5%16.5%45.9%4.7%17.6%0.0%
    Feb ’25660.0%15.2%53.0%10.6%18.2%0.0%
    Mar ’25800.0%0.0%27.5%2.5%16.3%0.0%
    Apr ’25660.0%6.1%50.0%3.0%15.2%1.5%
    May ’25781.3%2.6%43.6%5.1%11.5%0.0%
    Jun ’25740.0%9.5%46.0%5.4%23.0%0.0%
    Jul ’25690.0%5.8%39.1%2.9%14.5%1.5%
    Aug ’25420.0%2.4%26.2%9.5%9.5%0.0%
    Sep ’25581.7%6.9%41.4%6.9%13.8%1.7%
    Oct ’25731.4%6.9%37.0%8.2%17.8%0.0%
    Nov ’25741.4%5.4%39.2%5.4%14.9%0.0%
    Dec ’25591.7%6.8%37.3%1.7%11.9%1.7%
    Jan ’26571.8%0.0%68.4%5.3%21.1%0.0%
    Feb ’26730.0%1.4%49.3%13.7%32.9%0.0%
    Mar ’26640.0%1.6%26.6%4.7%23.4%0.0%
    Apr ’26490.0%0.0%42.9%2.0%16.3%0.0%
    May ’26700.0%1.4%44.3%7.1%14.3%0.0%
    Jun ’26472.1%6.4%40.4%2.1%17.0%0.0%
    Jul ’26521.9%3.9%42.3%1.9%19.2%0.0%
    Aug ’26500.0%2.0%46.0%6.0%10.0%0.0%
    Sep ’26350.0%0.0%51.4%2.9%14.3%0.0%
    Oct ’26300.0%3.3%50.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%
    How to read the strips

    Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the WI 2025–26 session, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%.

    In Dittrich’s words

    Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned

    Bipartisanship

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    Sep 10, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Health; Law · Source

    Personal attacks

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    Jul 29, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · personal attacks; policy discussion; Health · Source

    Extreme label

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    Dec 4, 2025 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy criticism; policy discussion; Crime and Law Enforcement; Immigration; extreme label “extreme” aimed at Wisconsin court · Source

    Examples by category

    Up to five recent statements in each category

    Category

    Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

    1. Posts on X (state legislators)

      The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

      personal attacks · policy discussion · HealthSource

    2. Posts on X (state legislators)

      The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

      personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · target: Tony EversSource

    3. Posts on X (state legislators)

      The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

      personal attacksSource

    4. Posts on X (state legislators)

      The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

      personal attacks · policy discussion · Law · target: this womanSource

    5. Posts on X (state legislators)

      The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

      personal attacks · policy discussion · Education · target: my colleagueSource

    All 1,351 statements

    Newest first, the WI 2025–26 session

    The full feed

    Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 1,351 posts on X.

    Back to topNext: Policy

    Policy

    Health is what Dittrich talks about most: 23% of policy statements, 2.3 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.75 on a 0–1 scale (State House Republicans average 0.53; 5th of 504).

    Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Dittrich talks about. The bills Dittrich sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

    What Dittrich talks about

    Share of policy statements by area, the WI 2025–26 session

    0%35%
    Dittrich
    Peers
    Health134 statements
    23%
    10%
    Education109 statements
    19%
    15%
    Government Operations and Politics65 statements
    11%
    18%
    Crime and Law Enforcement63 statements
    11%
    11%
    Transportation and Public Works38 statements
    7%
    4%
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    Policy areas Dittrich talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the State House Republicans average.
    RowDittrichPeers
    Health23%10%
    Education19%15%
    Government Operations and Politics11%18%
    Crime and Law Enforcement11%11%
    Transportation and Public Works7%4%
    How to read the bars

    The thick bar is the share of Dittrich’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State House Republicans. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

    Talks about · legislates on

    Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 35%. Grey ticks are the State House Republicans averages.

    Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 23% (State House Republicans 10%)23%Health, legislates on: 13% (State House Republicans 10%)13%EducationEducation, talks about: 19% (State House Republicans 15%)19%Education, legislates on: 11% (State House Republicans 9%)11%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 11% (State House Republicans 18%)11%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 10% (State House Republicans 12%)10%Crime and Law EnforcementCrime and Law Enforcement, talks about: 11% (State House Republicans 11%)11%Crime and Law Enforcement, legislates on: 18% (State House Republicans 11%)18%Transportation and PublicWorksTransportation and Public Works, talks about: 7% (State House Republicans 4%)7%Transportation and Public Works, legislates on: 4% (State House Republicans 6%)4%
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    Dittrich's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
    AreaTalks aboutState House Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onState House Republicans, legislates on
    Health23%10%13%10%
    Education19%15%11%9%
    Government Operations and Politics11%18%10%12%
    Crime and Law Enforcement11%11%18%11%
    Transportation and Public Works7%4%4%6%
    0.75

    talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

    State House Republicans average 0.53. Ranks 5th of 504.

    What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

    Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Dittrich legislates on exactly the areas Dittrich talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills Dittrich sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

    Back to topNext: Ideology

    Ideology

    Dittrich sits at +0.41 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 60% of State House Republicans. Approximate range +0.37 to +0.45, which understates the uncertainty; from 455 donors and 558 roll calls.

    CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

    +0.41

    CSIP ideal point

    Approximate range +0.37 to +0.45. From 455 donors and 558 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

    ← More liberalMore conservative →0Dittrich +0.4State House Republicans +0.4Wisconsin House +0.5All State House +0.1

    The outlined dot is Dittrich, coloured by its side of 0 (blue left, red right, deeper further out); the bar through it is the approximate range (±1.96 standard errors), which understates the uncertainty; the grey ticks below are the medians of Dittrich’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.

    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    The score summarises how an official votes, who funds them and how they talk, relative to everyone else. It does not grade positions as good or bad, and two officials with the same score can differ on any single issue. The ± range is 1.96 standard errors, which understates the uncertainty: scores whose ranges overlap may not differ at all, and even scores whose ranges do not overlap may not differ.

    Where Dittrich sits

    Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

    −2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State House Republicansmedian +0.4Dittrich +0.4Wisconsin Housemedian +0.5All State Housemedian +0.1
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    Dittrich's CSIP score of +0.41 placed against State House Republicans, Wisconsin House, All State House.
    GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Dittrich
    State House Republicans2917+0.460%
    Wisconsin House99+0.546%
    All State House5324+0.178%
    How to read the strips

    Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is Dittrich in every row; the rule is each group’s median. The table under the figure gives the share of each group to the left of Dittrich.

    Back to topNext: Money

    Money

    Dittrich reported $35.6K in the 2026 cycle, close to the State House Republicans’ median of $33.7K. State filings report no small-donation total. 96% of itemized individual money came from Wisconsin.

    Campaign money from state campaign-finance filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift total, so these figures add up itemized contributions only.

    Election cycle
    $35.6K

    itemized in the 2026 cycle

    From 79 itemized donors. State House Republicans’ median $33.7K.

    Where the money came from

    Each square is one percent of itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle.

    Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)Individuals (itemized): $18.0K (50.7%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)PACs and other committees: $17.3K (48.6%)Party committees: $250 (0.7%)
    • Individuals (itemized)51 squares$18.0K
    • PACs and other committees48 squares$17.3K
    • Party committees1 squares$250
    Show the data
    Sources of Dittrich's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
    SourceAmountShare
    Individuals (itemized)$18.0K50.7%
    PACs and other committees$17.3K48.6%
    Party committees$2500.7%
    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind.

    Receipts by cycle

    Itemized contributions, 2020 to 2026. The grey line is the State House Republicans’ median for 2026.

    2020 cycle: $64.7K$64.7K20202022 cycle: $30.9K$30.9K20222024 cycle: $58.7K$58.7K20242026 cycle: $35.6K$35.6K2026State House Republicans median $33.7K
    Show the data
    Dittrich's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Republicans median.
    ItemValue
    2020 cycle$64.7K
    2022 cycle$30.9K
    2024 cycle$58.7K
    2026 cycle$35.6K

    Top donor states, 2026

    Itemized contributions by donor state. 96% came from Wisconsin.

    1. Wisconsin$17.3K
    2. Ohio$500
    3. Indiana$250

    Small donations

    State filings report no total for small gifts.

    Not reported in state filings.

    Where itemized donors live

    Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

    Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: no dataWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: $17.3KWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: no dataNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $250INOhio: $500OHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: no dataCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: no dataCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: no dataVAMaryland: no dataMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: no dataDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: no dataTXFlorida: no dataFL
    Show the data
    Dittrich's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
    StateValue
    Wisconsin$17.3K
    Ohio$500
    Indiana$250
    AlaskaNo data
    MaineNo data
    VermontNo data
    New HampshireNo data
    WashingtonNo data
    IdahoNo data
    MontanaNo data
    North DakotaNo data
    MinnesotaNo data
    IllinoisNo data
    MichiganNo data
    New YorkNo data
    Rhode IslandNo data
    MassachusettsNo data
    OregonNo data
    NevadaNo data
    WyomingNo data
    South DakotaNo data
    IowaNo data
    PennsylvaniaNo data
    New JerseyNo data
    ConnecticutNo data
    CaliforniaNo data
    UtahNo data
    ColoradoNo data
    NebraskaNo data
    MissouriNo data
    KentuckyNo data
    West VirginiaNo data
    VirginiaNo data
    MarylandNo data
    DelawareNo data
    ArizonaNo data
    New MexicoNo data
    KansasNo data
    ArkansasNo data
    TennesseeNo data
    North CarolinaNo data
    South CarolinaNo data
    District of ColumbiaNo data
    OklahomaNo data
    LouisianaNo data
    MississippiNo data
    AlabamaNo data
    GeorgiaNo data
    HawaiiNo data
    TexasNo data
    FloridaNo data
    79

    itemized donors

    People who gave more than $200

    96%

    from Wisconsin

    Of itemized individual dollars

    How to read the map

    Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Wisconsin. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

    Top donor occupations

    Itemized, 2026 cycle.

    1. RETIRED$4,715 13 donors
    2. REALTOR$1,000 3 donors
    3. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - UTILITIES$430 7 donors

    Top committees

    PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

    1. ALLIANCE OF HEALTH INSURERS PAC$1,000
    2. CONCERNED REALTORS COMMITTEE$1,000
    3. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL PAC$1,000
    4. PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS PAC$1,000
    5. RPAC WISCONSIN$1,000

    Top employers

    Itemized, 2026 cycle.

    No employers reported.

    Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

    Back to topNext: Votes

    Votes

    Dittrich voted with the majority of Wisconsin House Republicans on 100% of party-line votes and missed none of 245 roll calls. Wisconsin House on average: 97.6% party unity, 97.7% attendance. Across all roll calls, Dittrich never voted against the majority of Wisconsin House Republicans.

    245 roll calls Dittrich could vote on in the WI 2025–26 session, compared with Wisconsin House. Attendance is the share with a vote recorded. Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Dittrich voted with the majority of Wisconsin House Republicans. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

    0

    votes against the majority of Wisconsin House Republicans

    Party unity 100%, Wisconsin House average 97.6%, ranks 25th of 98. 245 roll calls in the WI 2025–26 session.

    Attendance and party unity

    The thick bar is Dittrich, the thin grey bar the Wisconsin House average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

    80%100%
    Dittrich
    Peers
    Rank
    Attendance
    100%
    97.7%
    29th of 98
    Party unity
    100%
    97.6%
    25th of 98
    Show the data
    Dittrich's attendance and party unity against Wisconsin House.
    RowDittrichPeers
    Attendance100%97.7%
    Party unity100%97.6%
    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    A missed roll call has many causes, from illness to campaigning, so attendance says how often, not why. A vote against the majority can be on procedure as well as substance, and many fall on roll calls where both parties split; the key votes below show the ones that decided something.

    Key votes

    25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the WI 2025–26 session

    Key votes
    Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
    May 13, 2026
    AB 1
    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 programs; state aid to technical colleges and the technical college district rev
    PASSAGE
    YeaWith majoritypassD 10–32 · R 50–0Democrats 10 yea, 32 nay; Republicans 50 yea, 0 nayparty crossover · much discussed
    Feb 19, 2026
    SB 181
    Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)
    CONCURRENCE
    YeaWith majoritypassD 40–0 · R 51–1Democrats 40 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 51 yea, 1 naybecame law
    Feb 19, 2026
    AB 659
    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 the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain vet
    PASSAGE
    YeaWith majoritypassD 40–2 · R 53–0Democrats 40 yea, 2 nay; Republicans 53 yea, 0 naybecame law
    Feb 19, 2026
    AB 997
    Relating to: funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE)
    PASSAGE
    YeaWith majoritypassD 9–34 · R 52–1Democrats 9 yea, 34 nay; Republicans 52 yea, 1 nayparty crossover
    Feb 19, 2026
    SB 439
    Relating to: levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland. (FE)
    CONCURRENCE
    YeaWith majoritypassD 42–0 · R 53–0Democrats 42 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 53 yea, 0 naybecame law
    How key votes are chosen

    Automatically: a final-passage or override vote where the measure became law, the margin was under 10%, at least 10% of either party voted against its majority, or the bill was among the 25 most mentioned in officials’ own statements. Up to 25 per window, most recent first; five are shown. Bars show yea on the left, nay on the right, per party.

    Votes most often with

    The colleagues who voted the same way as Dittrich most often

    1. Ben FranklinR245 shared votes100%
    2. Treig PronschinskeR245 shared votes100%
    3. Karen HurdR245 shared votes100%
    4. Cindi DuchowR245 shared votes100%
    5. Ron TuslerR245 shared votes100%

    Votes least often with

    The colleagues who voted the same way as Dittrich least often

    1. Francesca HongD242 shared votes21%
    2. Darrin MadisonD245 shared votes22%
    3. Christian PhelpsD244 shared votes22%
    4. Ryan ClancyD236 shared votes22%
    5. Angelina CruzD235 shared votes25%
    How to read the agreement lists

    The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

    Full voting record

    WI 2025–26 session, loads in batches

    Back to topNext: Legislation

    Legislation

    Dittrich sponsored 423 bills in the WI 2025–26 session; 65 became law. Cosponsored 0 others. 68% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House average 45%; 39th of 99).

    The bills Dittrich sponsored and cosponsored in the WI 2025–26 session, from the official bill records, and how far each got: introduced, referred to or acted on in committee, passed one chamber, passed both, became law. A bill counts at every stage it has reached, so the blocks only shrink to the right.

    Bills by stage

    Counts for the WI 2025–26 session

    Sponsored423 billsSponsored, Introduced: 423423Sponsored, In committee: 423423Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 160160Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 104104Sponsored, Became law: 6565Cosponsored0 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 00Cosponsored, In committee: 00Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 00Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
    Show the data
    Bills Dittrich sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
    RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
    Sponsored42342316010465
    Cosponsored00000
    How to read the blocks

    Ink blocks are bills Dittrich sponsored, ochre blocks bills Dittrich cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.

    68%

    of sponsored bills got out of committee

    Wisconsin House average 45%. Ranks 39th of 99.

    Cosponsorship partners

    Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Dittrich, by number of shared bills in the WI 2025–26 session; the square shows their party.

    1. Jerry O'Connor213
    2. Elijah Behnke203
    3. Dave Murphy201
    4. Dan Knodl194
    5. Rob Kreibich183
    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    The score is the share of sponsored bills that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, with at least 5 sponsored bills, ranked within the peer group. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position in the chamber as well as effort. Cosponsorship partners are the five colleagues who share the most of Dittrich’s bills; the toggle shows more.

    Bill list

    Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

    Bills sponsored and cosponsored
    AR 17Relating to: recognizing the life and extraordinary leadership of Bob Harlan.SponsorMar 19, 2026In committeeUnassignedFailed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 Mar 23, 2026
    AB 1094Relating to: dissemination of personally identifying information of an officer and providing a penalty.SponsorMar 13, 2026In committeeCrime and Law Enforcement(model)Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 Mar 23, 2026
    AJR 144Relating to: congratulating the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team on winning the Olympic gold medal.SponsorMar 13, 2026In committeeUnassignedFailed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 Mar 23, 2026
    AB 1081Relating to: modifying administrative rules relating to regulation of opioid treatment programs and requiring adjustments to the rates for substance use disorder treatment services with medications for opioid use disorder. (FE)SponsorFeb 26, 2026In committeeHealth(model)Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 Mar 23, 2026
    AB 1071Relating to: testing and labeling related to toxic heavy metals in baby food and providing a penalty. (FE)SponsorFeb 26, 2026In committeeAgriculture and Food(model)Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 Mar 23, 2026

    Back to topNext: Online

    Online

    A site that has not changed in 90 days. Dittrich’s official site had 1 page when last crawled on Oct 1, 2026.

    The lab crawls Dittrich’s official and campaign websites (weekly for Congress, monthly for the states) and keeps every page’s text, so changes can be read later; it also records social accounts and describes the images Dittrich posts with a vision model.

    Websites

    How to read the counts

    “Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

    Images Dittrich posted

    No images from Dittrich’s posts have been described.

    About the descriptions

    Written by a vision model and may be wrong. Open the post to see the original. Five are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

    State floor speeches

    No transcribed state floor speeches are matched to this legislator yet.

    Floor speeches

    Transcribed from chamber video or captions by the lab. They are not classified for kinds of statement.

    Back to topNext: Methods and sources

    Methods and sources

    How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.

    The headline

    The headline is the measure on which Dittrich is most unusual among State House Republicans, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

    The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.

    A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).

    Identifiers

    Profile id
    0580ebef-0cfa-40ae-a4ea-d960e0ea30ee
    Open States
    ocd-person/0580ebef-0cfa-40ae-a4ea-d960e0ea30ee

    Bulk files with the same data for every official:

    Freshness of this profile’s data

    • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
    • Roll calls (state)Oct 21, 20267 days agoOpen States floor roll calls, 2019 on (none for AK and MO).
    • Bills (state)Oct 28, 2026todayOpen States bills and sponsors, 2019 on; stages from roll calls.
    • Campaign money (state)no dateState campaign-finance agencies, 2019 on; aggregates only.
    • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
    • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
    • State floor speechesOct 21, 20267 days agoState floor speech turns (published transcripts and captions), 2020 on; not LLM-classified.

    How the measures work

    What politicians say
    Every post, press release, newsletter and congressional floor speech is read by a language model and marked for personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship and credit claiming. A statement can be in several. Rates are shares of statements in the window. The methods paper.
    Extreme labels
    A statement has an extreme label when it calls a politician, party or policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who the label is aimed at.
    Policy areas and agreement
    Statements and bills share 25 Congressional Research Service policy areas (state bills are assigned by a language model). Agreement is 1 − Jensen–Shannon distance between the two distributions, shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
    Ideology (CSIP)
    Common-Space Ideal Points place federal and state officials on one left–right scale, estimated jointly from roll calls, campaign contributions and the text of statements, with standard errors. Only a validated run is shown. The methods paper.
    Campaign money
    Campaigns report by name only donors who give more than $200 in a cycle; smaller gifts are reported as one total. Federal totals and the small-donor share come from the FEC’s financial summaries of each campaign committee. Donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations cover itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift totals, so state figures are itemized only. The lab never publishes donor names.
    Votes and key votes
    Attendance, party unity and the count of votes against the majority of an official’s own party come from roll calls (Voteview for Congress, chamber records for the states). Key votes are final-passage or override votes that became law, were decided by under 10%, saw at least 10% of a party vote against its majority, or concerned one of the 25 bills most mentioned in officials’ statements.
    Peers and ranks
    Comparisons are with the same party, chamber and level (for example House Democrats); state legislators are compared within their state and chamber for votes. Every comparison names its group. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; tied values share the average of their ranks, and the percentile is the share of the group below the value, ties counting half.

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