# Will Penterman

Will Penterman is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 38
- Serving since: 2021-07-26
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/790447a2-d03d-4bc7-b15c-a72b25689eb3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/790447a2-d03d-4bc7-b15c-a72b25689eb3 (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

Penterman sits at +0.82 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State House Republicans.

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

19 classified statements: 19 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 | Penterman | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 21.1% | 9.3% | 97 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 79.0% | 31.9% | 11 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 21.1% | 12.7% | 163 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 5.3% | 1.4% | 54 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 27% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 13% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Taxation 13% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.7% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.82 (standard error 0.03), from 290 donors and 343 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

243 roll calls. Attendance 93.8% (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 nay · 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 231 bills: 231 reached committee, 104 passed one chamber, 74 passed both, 42 became law. Cosponsored 0. 74.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 18 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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/
- 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/
- AJR 138: Relating to: designating the month of February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month in Wisconsin. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR138/
- 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 1020: Relating to: designating and marking memorial highways for state troopers. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1020/
- 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 1024: Relating to: the sale, service, and labeling of food products containing lab-grown milk and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1024/
- AB 991: Relating to: allowing employment of minors in the operation of a pizza-dough roller. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB991/
- AB 968: Relating to: virtual currency kiosks. (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB968/
- AB 995: Relating to: the effective date of administrative rules and the effective period of emergency rules. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB995/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.2K (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.

- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1902459560830423508
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1899524965327618463
- 2025-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1898807447302910320
- 2025-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1897097497904058386
- 2025-03-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1897382636353675629
- 2025-03-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1896690580283093184
- 2025-02-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1895618799946383426
- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1894779462027514351
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1894459485147504869
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepPenterman/status/1892697213093961865

## Links

- Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/assembly/2497
- Campaign site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/37/penterman
- X: https://x.com/RepPenterman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/william.penterman

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/790447a2-d03d-4bc7-b15c-a72b25689eb3