# Barbara Dittrich

Barbara Dittrich is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 99.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 99
- Serving since: 2019-01-07
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0580ebef-0cfa-40ae-a4ea-d960e0ea30ee

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0580ebef-0cfa-40ae-a4ea-d960e0ea30ee (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Dittrich talks about and legislates on agree at 0.75 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Republicans.

## What Dittrich says (WI 2025–26 session)

1,351 classified statements: 1,351 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Dittrich | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.9% | 418 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.1% | 9.3% | 451 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 42.8% | 31.9% | 225 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.3% | 1.8% | 61 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.0% | 12.7% | 239 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.4% | 417 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 19% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%); Transportation and Public Works 6.6% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 455 donors and 558 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 100% (97.6%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 1 Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2026S1/AB1/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 181 Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB181/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · 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… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB659/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 997 Relating to: funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB997/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 439 Relating to: levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB439/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 812 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) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB812/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 870 Relating to: adopting changes to the federal Internal Revenue Code for state tax purposes and modifying administrative rules related to such changes.… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB870/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 996 Relating to: contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB996/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 957 Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB957/
- 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 501 Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB501/

## Legislation (WI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 423 bills: 423 reached committee, 160 passed one chamber, 104 passed both, 65 became law. Cosponsored 0. 68.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 39 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AR 17: Relating to: recognizing the life and extraordinary leadership of Bob Harlan. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AR17/
- AB 1094: Relating to: dissemination of personally identifying information of an officer and providing a penalty. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1094/
- AJR 144: Relating to: congratulating the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team on winning the Olympic gold medal. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR144/
- AB 1081: Relating to: modifying administrative rules relating to regulation of opioid treatment programs and requiring adjustments to the rates for substance use… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1081/
- AB 1071: Relating to: testing and labeling related to toxic heavy metals in baby food and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1071/
- AB 1047: Relating to: setback restrictions in shoreland zoning ordinances in Waukesha County. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1047/
- AB 1062: Relating to: prohibited employment for former members of the Public Service Commission. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1062/
- AJR 142: Relating to: celebrating the 115th anniversary of the founding of Scouting America. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR142/
- AB 1042: Relating to: driving skills tests for certain drivers. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1042/
- AJR 140: Relating to: celebrating the Wisconsin athletes competing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR140/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2114703604858880192
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2114004256680276130
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2113646331260440734
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2113691927535304811
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2112898943562789264
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2113022390972137696
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2112528006862303700
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2112589665496666377
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2112665168929051013
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDittrich/status/2112166557761548459

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/38/Dittrich
- Campaign site: https://www.dittrich4wi.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepDittrich
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepDittrich
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repdittrich
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-dittrich-9982b314/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0580ebef-0cfa-40ae-a4ea-d960e0ea30ee