# Tyler August

Tyler August is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 31
- Serving since: 2011-01-03
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b4554989-ede4-44a0-a541-c2aea2659d39

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4554989-ede4-44a0-a541-c2aea2659d39 (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

100% of the 12 bills August sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 99 in the Wisconsin House.

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

86 classified statements: 86 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 | August | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 17.4% | 2.9% | 15 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 8.1% | 9.3% | 333 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 16.3% | 31.9% | 628 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.5% | 1.8% | 136 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 3.5% | 12.7% | 610 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 11.6% | 1.4% | 7 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 46% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.7% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 7.7% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 7.7% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.86 (standard error 0.02), from 1,414 donors and 558 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 12 bills: 12 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 1 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AJR 127: Relating to: prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR127/
- AB 619: Relating to: a tax credit for aviation biofuel manufacturing, authorizing the state to contract public debt for an aviation biofuel project grant, and making… (became law, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB619/
- AB 601: Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”. (became law, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB601/
- AJR 99: Relating to: recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. (passed one chamber, 2025-10-16) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR99/
- AJR 83: Relating to: recognizing September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR83/
- AB 380: Relating to: suspension without pay in cases of judicial misconduct or pending final determination in proceedings involving alleged judicial misconduct or… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB380/
- AJR 12: Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller. (became law, 2025-05-20) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR12/
- AB 43: Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB43/
- AB 24: Relating to: county sheriff assistance with certain federal immigration functions. (FE) (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB24/
- AJR 1: Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration). (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR1/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $218.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2112707849457664368
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2112343130238497047
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2087407403469803931
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2087177225170829682
- 2026-07-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2078588256011112688
- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2077554781892043120
- 2026-07-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2075204248501985652
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2073396238922174902
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2055321377880605029
- 2026-01-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/tyleraugust/status/2016263320945447421

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/32/august/
- Campaign site: https://tyleraugust.com/
- X: https://x.com/tyleraugust
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rep.august
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rep.august/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tyleraugust9410/videos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-august-25740732

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4554989-ede4-44a0-a541-c2aea2659d39