# Cindi Duchow

Cindi Duchow is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 97.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 97
- Serving since: 2015-10-09
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/171aec6e-ba95-4244-9854-84cddf028d90

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/171aec6e-ba95-4244-9854-84cddf028d90 (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

Duchow sits at +0.66 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Republicans.

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

89 classified statements: 89 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 | Duchow | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.1% | 9.3% | 648 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 22.5% | 31.9% | 518 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.4% | 12.7% | 613 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 25% (State House Republicans 15%); Health 20% (State House Republicans 10%); Transportation and Public Works 20% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 10% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.03), from 352 donors and 531 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% 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 112 bills: 112 reached committee, 52 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 26 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 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/
- AB 1032: Relating to: the sale of property under Department of Natural Resources jurisdiction to prevent the spread of avian flu. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1032/
- AB 1024: Relating to: the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown milk and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1024/
- AJR 135: Relating to: paying tribute to the entire Polish community that has lived in Wisconsin for 180 years and contributed to its strength. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR135/
- AB 991: Relating to: allowing employment of minors in the operation of a pizza-dough roller. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB991/
- AB 975: Relating to: prohibiting the use of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB975/
- AJR 133: Relating to: legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR133/
- AB 905: Relating to: threats to health care providers and providing a penalty. (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB905/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.5K (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.

- 2026-05-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2060412570654155003
- 2026-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2057838849259130962
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2055343255550664747
- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2052765587927871654
- 2026-05-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2050228905093570792
- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2047692037294633036
- 2026-04-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2045188414492852720
- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2042622688334594199
- 2026-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2040081753033806096
- 2026-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow/status/2037561686538789373

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/99/duchow/
- Campaign site: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/99/Duchow
- X: https://x.com/RepCindiDuchow
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cindiduchowforassembly?fref=ts
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Rep.Cindi_Duchow/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfwnMuc2QaG4ZWlaoViUR8A
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindi-duchow-b159a625/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/171aec6e-ba95-4244-9854-84cddf028d90