# Sylvia Ortiz-Velez Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 8. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Wisconsin House, district 8 - Serving since: 2021-01-04 - Current term: WI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/710a050b-1721-4e81-bc01-ad3193836e4d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/710a050b-1721-4e81-bc01-ad3193836e4d (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 Ortiz-Velez voted against the majority of Wisconsin House Democrats 29 times; party unity 81%, in the bottom 5% of the Wisconsin House (average 97.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 128 donors and 428 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (WI 2025–26 session) 244 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 81% (97.6%). 29 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 256 bills: 256 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 28.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 56 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - AJR 151: Relating to: proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR151/ - AB 1178: Relating to: regional transit authorities and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1178/ - AB 1114: Relating to: grants for fine arts teacher mentorship and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1114/ - AB 1142: Relating to: funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation. (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1142/ - AB 1102: Relating to: longevity bonuses for teachers in school districts. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1102/ - AB 1125: Relating to: disrupting access to a reproductive health service facility or place of religious worship and providing a penalty. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1125/ - AB 1134: Relating to: information contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Programs Internet site related to dismissed eviction actions. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1134/ - AB 1111: Relating to: a public health campaign for prevention of tobacco and electronic cigarette use, grants to organizations working on youth vaping and cessation… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1111/ - AB 1101: Relating to: grants to encourage individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure, granting rule-making authority, and making an… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1101/ - 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/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $17.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/legislators/304 - Campaign site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2496 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sylvia.ortiz.5 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sylviasindependence/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/710a050b-1721-4e81-bc01-ad3193836e4d