# Gus Gustafson

Gus Gustafson is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 55.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 55
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/58b31138-e0a5-41ae-bd2f-5713e6c0cc0c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/58b31138-e0a5-41ae-bd2f-5713e6c0cc0c (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

Gustafson sits at +0.75 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Republicans.

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

56 classified statements: 56 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 | Gustafson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.6% | 2.9% | 212 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.7% | 9.3% | 257 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 53.6% | 31.9% | 87 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.9% | 12.7% | 421 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.4% | 214 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 37% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Health 13% (State House Republicans 10%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.75 (standard error 0.03), from 206 donors and 315 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

244 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 100% (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 106 bills: 106 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 27 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 25 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1167: Relating to: prohibiting recovery of a rate of return on retired electric generating facilities; an exemption from certificate requirements for constructing a… (in committee, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1167/
- AB 1094: Relating to: dissemination of personally identifying information of an officer and providing a penalty. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1094/
- AB 1045: Relating to: the regulation of wake-enhanced boating; ordinances restricting wake-enhanced boating; and civil immunity for local regulation of wake-enhanced… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1045/
- 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 1054: Relating to: public affairs network request for proposals. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1054/
- AB 1027: Relating to: requiring information relating to the food stamp program to be compiled and provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (FE) (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1027/
- AB 1005: Relating to: admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1005/
- 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 892: Relating to: digital asset staking and the state’s securities laws. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB892/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 82% 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.

- 2025-12-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003616614839910743
- 2025-12-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003624161227452706
- 2025-12-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003627936285610417
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003488828406005815
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003489638879773163
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003495815613133058
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003503494079348976
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003510916067828165
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003518465575927913
- 2025-12-23 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepGustafson/status/2003526014442311856

## Links

- Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/legislator/2023/2550
- Campaign site: https://www.gus4.us/
- X: https://x.com/RepGustafson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gus4Us
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repgustafson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nlg95

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/58b31138-e0a5-41ae-bd2f-5713e6c0cc0c