# Mark Born

Mark Born is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 37.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 37
- Serving since: 2013-01-07
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b6559841-9e69-4435-8788-0d8bc087baed

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6559841-9e69-4435-8788-0d8bc087baed (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

80% of the 15 bills Born sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Wisconsin House.

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

50 classified statements: 50 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 | Born | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.0% | 2.9% | 128 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 58.0% | 9.3% | 2 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 94.0% | 31.9% | 3 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 1.8% | 257 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 26.0% | 12.7% | 98 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 30% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 30% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 26% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.69 (standard error 0.02), from 1,540 donors and 550 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 92% 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 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 7 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 856: Relating to: repealing unconstitutional provisions related to operating while intoxicated. (became law, 2026-04-03) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB856/
- AB 881: Relating to: water diversion or elevation projects in towns. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB881/
- AB 882: Relating to: town authority over the water elevation of an artificial water body created by a dam and recourse due to damage caused by an obstructed waterway. (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB882/
- AB 840: Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB840/
- AB 793: Relating to: creating an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. (FE) (passed both chambers, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB793/
- AB 494: Relating to: increasing the carryover period of the research income tax credit. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB494/
- 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/
- AB 315: Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program. (FE) (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB315/
- AB 284: Relating to: enumeration of projects in the Authorized State Building Program, modifications to building program project budgets, selection of project… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB284/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $203.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% 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.

- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repborn/status/2059674303289872787
- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repborn/status/2042698037055598885
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repborn/status/2041552115940663590
- 2026-04-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repborn/status/2041183835870593102
- 2026-04-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repborn/status/2040521704703738284
- 2026-04-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repborn/status/2040159449898246482
- 2026-04-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repborn/status/2039435644770898241
- 2026-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repborn/status/2034301503255523359
- 2026-01-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repborn/status/2016600238845202577
- 2026-01-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repborn/status/2014103249742180724

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/39/born/
- Campaign site: http://www.votemarkborn.com/
- X: https://x.com/repborn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repmark.born

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6559841-9e69-4435-8788-0d8bc087baed