# Travis Tranel

Travis Tranel is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 49
- Serving since: 2011-01-03
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/97dae592-4e4a-4cf2-9d56-069d7432b8d9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97dae592-4e4a-4cf2-9d56-069d7432b8d9 (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

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

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Tranel | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 14.3% | 31.9% | 649 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 100% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Republicans 18%); Transportation and Public Works 100% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.82 (standard error 0.03), from 478 donors and 527 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)

245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (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 73 bills: 73 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 72.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 23 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AJR 142: Relating to: celebrating the 115th anniversary of the founding of Scouting America. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR142/
- AB 1021: Relating to: agricultural damage caused by elk. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1021/
- AJR 131: Relating to: proclaiming the month of March 2026 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month throughout the state of Wisconsin. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR131/
- AB 892: Relating to: digital asset staking and the state’s securities laws. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB892/
- AB 887: Relating to: identification of the Platteville Veteran’s Memorial on state highway maps. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB887/
- AB 894: Relating to: terms and conditions of gift certificates, gift cards, and other gift obligations and providing a penalty. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB894/
- AB 840: Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB840/
- AB 814: Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for sales of movie theater projectors. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB814/
- AJR 122: Relating to: recognizing December 25 as the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR122/
- AB 679: Relating to: weight limits for vehicles transporting grain, feed, or commercial fertilizer. (FE) (became law, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB679/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2025-07-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTranel/status/1943362197150908784
- 2025-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTranel/status/1932109448870256862
- 2025-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTranel/status/1924862229024772448
- 2025-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTranel/status/1905387809168371992
- 2025-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTranel/status/1897727222607495387
- 2025-02-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTranel/status/1895148008964005972
- 2025-01-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTranel/status/1883943893672362147

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/49/tranel/
- Campaign site: https://travistranel.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepTranel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reptravistranel
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptranel/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-tranel-397b825

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97dae592-4e4a-4cf2-9d56-069d7432b8d9