# Alex Joers

Alex Joers is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 81.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 81
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1638f0f9-1d5a-4790-aee2-63cad736b137

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1638f0f9-1d5a-4790-aee2-63cad736b137 (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

Joers sits at −0.40 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 82% of State House Democrats.

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

85 classified statements: 85 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Joers | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 22.4% | 10.4% | 98 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 69.4% | 39.2% | 47 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.2% | 2.9% | 54 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 27.1% | 14.4% | 122 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.4% | 1.0% | 98 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 17% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Environmental Protection 10% (State House Democrats 3.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 444 donors and 317 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 99.3% (97.6%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 462 bills: 462 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 79 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1164: Relating to: permitting certain qualified individuals to make a request for medication for the purpose of ending their lives and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1164/
- AB 1189: Relating to: limitation on retroactive claim denials under health insurance policies. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1189/
- AB 1184: Relating to: grants for school district construction of or upgrades to accessible playgrounds and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1184/
- AJR 149: Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR149/
- AB 1177: Relating to: notice provided to electric utility customers with rate case information... (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1177/
- AB 1183: Relating to: grants for emergency notification systems that are accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1183/
- AB 1195: Relating to: creating an Office of Civil Legal Aid to be overseen by a Civil Legal Aid Board, providing a right to the appointment of counsel at state expense… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1195/
- AB 1190: Relating to: algorithmic pricing of essential consumer goods, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1190/
- AB 1214: Relating to: prior authorization for treatment of severe misalignment or malocclusion of teeth under health insurance policies and plans. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1214/
- AB 1187: Relating to: preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1187/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $49.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% 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.

- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2094121966445707597
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2094121981834629403
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2077127959853318338
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2076373398976938124
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2067072715316510961
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2057314866247979249
- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2041239614829064586
- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2041239623515382151
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2034738171775214043
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJoers/status/2034738190842523720

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/79/joers/about/
- Campaign site: https://www.alexforwi.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepJoers
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arjoers
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexforwi/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-joers-62b30b78/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1638f0f9-1d5a-4790-aee2-63cad736b137