# Pat Snyder

Pat Snyder is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 85.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 85
- Serving since: 2017-01-02
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/38649f7a-eba4-4908-b264-f95fe908fc7a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38649f7a-eba4-4908-b264-f95fe908fc7a (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

Snyder reported $720.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Snyder | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 25.0% | 12.7% | 109 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.74 (standard error 0.02), from 622 donors and 558 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% 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 104 bills: 104 reached committee, 45 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 29 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1121: Relating to: health insurance coverage of prosthetic limbs and custom orthotic braces. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1121/
- 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/
- AJR 141: Relating to: Commemorating the 250th anniversary of one of the first major victories for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War and recognizing the… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR141/
- AJR 139: Relating to: reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan, reaffirming… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR139/
- AB 1001: Relating to: funding for grants for community emergency medical services and falls prevention initiatives and making an appropriation. (FE) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1001/
- AB 1000: Relating to: the name of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1000/
- AB 968: Relating to: virtual currency kiosks. (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB968/
- AB 973: Relating to: grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation. (FE) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB973/
- AB 972: Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB972/
- AB 971: Relating to: tuition and materials reimbursement for community paramedics and community emergency medical services practitioners. (FE) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB971/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $720.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% 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.

- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatSnyder56/status/2066982662011507055
- 2026-06-11 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/PatSnyder56/status/2065150425536385501
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatSnyder56/status/2059015486856130589
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/PatSnyder56/status/1905444286704779600

## Links

- Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/legislator/2023/2515
- Campaign site: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/85/snyder
- X: https://x.com/PatSnyder56
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/representativepatsnyder
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickjsnyder

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/38649f7a-eba4-4908-b264-f95fe908fc7a