# John Jagler

John Jagler is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2021-04-23
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/13728fa5-9484-4767-b642-8bf9adf80a8b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/13728fa5-9484-4767-b642-8bf9adf80a8b (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

83% of the 36 bills Jagler sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 33 in the Wisconsin Senate.

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

73 classified statements: 73 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jagler | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.5% | 2.3% | 51 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 24.7% | 9.5% | 30 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 30.1% | 37.3% | 229 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 2.3% | 184 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 5.5% | 15.4% | 270 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 91% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 14% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 4.5% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.89 (standard error 0.02), from 772 donors and 617 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

191 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Wisconsin Senate 99.8%). Party unity 100% (97.3%). 0 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 911 Relating to: funding for a battery collection and recycling program and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB911/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 454 Relating to: a workforce home loan program. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB454/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 182 Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB182/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 604 Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB604/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 248 Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices. · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB248/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 884 Relating to: who may purchase certain contractual services and technical changes to tax provisions related to qualified retirement plans and the film… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB884/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 595 Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB595/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 373 Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB373/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 685 Relating to: individual income tax subtraction for certain theft losses. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB685/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 650 Relating to: funding for identity verification under the unemployment insurance law and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB650/

## Legislation (WI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 36 bills: 36 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin Senate 42.9%; rank 1 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1006: Relating to: designating and marking memorial highways for state troopers. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1006/
- SB 1: Relating to: onetime individual income tax rebates. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1/
- SB 995: Relating to: funding for individual income tax rebates and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB995/
- SB 845: Relating to: repealing unconstitutional provisions related to operating while intoxicated. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB845/
- SB 843: Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB843/
- SB 785: Relating to: including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction.… (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB785/
- SB 638: Relating to: the maximum compensation for compatibility with elective offices in cities, villages, and towns. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB638/
- SB 622: Relating to: fees related to animal markets, animal dealers, animal truckers, and animal transport vehicles. (FE) (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB622/
- SB 600: Relating to: participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB600/
- SB 588: Relating to: professional development for science teachers. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB588/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 93% 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.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2111619612605620469
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2110956555512463848
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2110959095771783293
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2111135628645548321
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2108058920585400555
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2106919163281515005
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2098182858032431127
- 2026-08-31 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2094542658307858705
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2089539803524018331
- 2026-07-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/JohnJagler/status/2074260376787513389

## Links

- Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/senate/2420
- Campaign site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/13/jagler
- X: https://x.com/JohnJagler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JaglerForSenate
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI__KFEuY36ihvIl7Yi7vsA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-jagler-35670a27/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/13728fa5-9484-4767-b642-8bf9adf80a8b