# Jessie Rodriguez

Jessie Rodriguez is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 21.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 21
- Serving since: 2013-12-04
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1dd290f4-6504-4967-9566-55cb3340d303

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1dd290f4-6504-4967-9566-55cb3340d303 (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

3.8% of Rodriguez’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.1 times the State House Republican average of 1.8%.

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

394 classified statements: 394 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 | Rodriguez | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.8% | 9.3% | 606 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 48.7% | 31.9% | 150 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.8% | 1.8% | 115 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 18.5% | 12.7% | 198 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 27% (State House Republicans 10%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.4% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 9.4% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 9.4% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.02), from 822 donors and 485 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 99.3% (97.6%). 1 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 62 bills: 62 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 30 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 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 996: Relating to: contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB996/
- AB 997: Relating to: funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB997/
- AB 974: Relating to: a public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an appropriation. (FE) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB974/
- 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 955: Relating to: the rule-making authority of agencies. (FE) (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB955/
- AB 837: Relating to: placement of sexually violent persons on supervised release. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB837/
- AB 778: Relating to: eligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program. (FE) (became law, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB778/
- AB 759: Relating to: eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE) (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB759/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2114741844802224407
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2114046260340797448
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2113646087257158140
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2113654192535417154
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2113675468868313503
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2110823776908902619
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2110387150080315422
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2109953542471729537
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2108938102328705035
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJessie/status/2107838607427838395

## Links

- Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2505
- Campaign site: https://www.jessieforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepJessie
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/representativejessierodriguez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjessierodriguez
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessieforassembly

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1dd290f4-6504-4967-9566-55cb3340d303