# Kelda Roys

Kelda Roys is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2021-01-04
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/967afe3c-119d-4051-a8b1-674f328c4775

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/967afe3c-119d-4051-a8b1-674f328c4775 (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

Roys missed 5.2% of 191 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 32 in the Wisconsin Senate (average 99.8%).

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

192 classified statements: 192 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Roys | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.8% | 2.4% | 21 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 17.7% | 10.3% | 70 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 51.6% | 42.9% | 121 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 3.4% | 204 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 12.0% | 16.1% | 180 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 3.6% | 0.8% | 25 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 23% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 21% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 20% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 4,014 donors and 512 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

191 roll calls. Attendance 94.7% (Wisconsin Senate 99.8%). Party unity 100% (97.3%). 5 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 911 Relating to: funding for a battery collection and recycling program and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB911/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 454 Relating to: a workforce home loan program. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB454/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 182 Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB182/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 604 Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB604/
- 2026-03-17 · voted nay · CONCURRENCE · AB 248 Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices. · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB248/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 884 Relating to: who may purchase certain contractual services and technical changes to tax provisions related to qualified retirement plans and the film… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB884/
- 2026-03-17 · voted nay · CONCURRENCE · AB 595 Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB595/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 373 Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB373/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 685 Relating to: individual income tax subtraction for certain theft losses. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB685/
- 2026-03-17 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · AB 650 Relating to: funding for identity verification under the unemployment insurance law and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB650/

## Legislation (WI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 441 bills: 441 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin Senate 42.9%; rank 27 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1171: Relating to: prohibiting retail dynamic price gouging of consumer goods and providing a penalty. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1171/
- SB 1162: Relating to: eliminating recovery by the state for birth expenses paid through the Medical Assistance program. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1162/
- SB 1151: Relating to: general equalization aids, the reimbursement rate for special education costs, excluding special education reimbursement from certain per pupil… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1151/
- SB 1170: Relating to: prohibitions on postemployment nonsolicitation clauses in employment contracts. (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1170/
- SB 1123: Relating to: a state minimum wage, allowing the enactment of local minimum wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1123/
- SB 1184: Relating to: creating a journalism fellowship program in the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1184/
- SB 1149: Relating to: prescription drug cost reporting by manufacturers, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1149/
- SB 1181: Relating to: residency requirements for certain employees of a local governmental unit. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1181/
- SB 1117: Relating to: entering into an agreement among the states to elect the president and vice president of the United States by means of a national popular vote. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1117/
- SB 1115: Relating to: minimum nurse staffing ratios in hospitals, registered nurses’ right to refuse a work assignment, prohibiting mandatory overtime for registered… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB1115/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1.1M (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 87% 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 · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2113432547304800765
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2088282913611637149
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2087528294853820780
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2087172609389551781
- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2083622906345517553
- 2026-08-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2083622909164052895
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2083265006443884719
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2083265013200953543
- 2026-07-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2082922880057196697
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/keldahelenroys/status/2082281478856073368

## Links

- Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/legislators/senate/2432
- Campaign site: https://keldaroys.com/meet-kelda/
- X: https://x.com/keldahelenroys
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keldaroys/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keldaroys/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keldaroys/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/967afe3c-119d-4051-a8b1-674f328c4775