# Jodi Emerson

Jodi Emerson is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 91.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 91
- Serving since: 2019-01-07
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/71d596fa-95f2-4411-9b7c-9e250380b701

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71d596fa-95f2-4411-9b7c-9e250380b701 (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

Emerson voted against the majority of Wisconsin House Democrats 21 times; party unity 87%, in the bottom 5% of the Wisconsin House (average 97.6%).

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

16 classified statements: 16 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Emerson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 18.8% | 2.9% | 4 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 50% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 25% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Health 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Science, Technology, Communications 25% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 2,788 donors and 542 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 90.2% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 87% (97.6%). 21 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 278 bills: 278 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 0. 10.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 81 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1232: Relating to: a University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1232/
- AB 1188: Relating to: authorizing the creation of an emergency services district, authorizing an emergency services district to levy a property tax, and authorizing an… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1188/
- AB 1233: Relating to: notifying a child welfare agency and a parent, guardian, and legal custodian of the presence of a child in a runaway home. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1233/
- AB 1177: Relating to: notice provided to electric utility customers with rate case information... (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1177/
- AB 1192: Relating to: penalties imposed on owners of mobile or manufactured home communities, grants for mobile homes and manufactured homes, and making an… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1192/
- AB 1205: Relating to: a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1205/
- AB 1204: Relating to: residency requirements for certain employees of a local governmental unit. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1204/
- AB 1187: Relating to: preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1187/
- AB 1231: Relating to: the distribution of the Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1231/
- AR 17: Relating to: recognizing the life and extraordinary leadership of Bob Harlan. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AR17/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $196.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 84% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/2113702299130315141
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/2110936333703143496
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/2110482281244627424
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/2031843367286440296
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/2031434999388364932
- 2026-02-19 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/2024583004757053855
- 2025-07-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/1948432431411069223
- 2025-07-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/1940403868602679663
- 2025-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/1933920163134415118
- 2025-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/JodiRep/status/1924638478869926095

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/91/emerson/
- Campaign site: https://www.emersonforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/JodiRep
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repjodiemerson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep.emerson/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDzPd21UlQzLEpnA3sDdujg
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodi-emerson-b93890308

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71d596fa-95f2-4411-9b7c-9e250380b701