# Jim Piwowarczyk

Jim Piwowarczyk is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 98.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 98
- Serving since: 2025-01-06
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/61dfe0c1-631f-401a-a4db-6641547db7ef

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61dfe0c1-631f-401a-a4db-6641547db7ef (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

Piwowarczyk sits at +0.77 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Republicans.

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

71 classified statements: 71 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 | Piwowarczyk | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.6% | 2.9% | 142 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 70.4% | 31.9% | 20 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 1.8% | 90 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 14.1% | 12.7% | 308 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 40% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 30% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Immigration 10% (State House Republicans 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.77 (standard error 0.05), from 115 donors and 196 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)

245 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (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 241 bills: 241 reached committee, 105 passed one chamber, 70 passed both, 45 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 14 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 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 1036: Relating to: prohibiting nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about a data center from the public. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1036/
- AB 1019: Relating to: state parks vehicle admission receipts purchased with motor vehicle registration. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1019/
- 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/
- 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 1009: Relating to: tourism promotion improvement districts. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1009/
- AB 1003: Relating to: the voluntary surrender of a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction during an investigation of immoral conduct, prohibited… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1003/
- AB 1004: Relating to: prohibiting education employers from entering into certain agreements related to information about alleged immoral conduct by an employee and… (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1004/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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 · https://x.com/jim790/status/2114728471696179422
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jim790/status/2114747268553417172
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jim790/status/2114820687361958335
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/jim790/status/2114833365589496156
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jim790/status/2113478265679794299
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jim790/status/2112748371786227841
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/jim790/status/2112754243044294895
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jim790/status/2112885499216150832
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jim790/status/2112892557181276168
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jim790/status/2112573262828102103

## Links

- Campaign site: https://jimforwi.com
- X: https://x.com/jim790
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.piwowarczyk/?ref=embed_page
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimpiwowarczyk/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCluUphoJnE3Ep0gk_PnvuAA

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/61dfe0c1-631f-401a-a4db-6641547db7ef