# Russell Goodwin

Russell Goodwin is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 12.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 12
- Serving since: 2025-01-06
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ccf7588a-e4da-4093-a532-8043b2534a06

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ccf7588a-e4da-4093-a532-8043b2534a06 (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

Goodwin voted against the majority of Wisconsin House Democrats 13 times; party unity 91.9%, in the bottom tenth of the Wisconsin House (average 97.6%).

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

15 classified statements: 15 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Goodwin | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 480 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 14.4% | 25 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 40% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 40% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 40% (State House Democrats 15%); Taxation 40% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Labor and Employment 20% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.41 (standard error 0.04), from 19 donors and 184 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 80% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 91.4% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 91.9% (97.6%). 13 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 317 bills: 317 reached committee, 47 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 24.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 58 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AJR 149: Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR149/
- AB 1183: Relating to: grants for emergency notification systems that are accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1183/
- AB 1195: Relating to: creating an Office of Civil Legal Aid to be overseen by a Civil Legal Aid Board, providing a right to the appointment of counsel at state expense… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1195/
- AB 1208: Relating to: attorney general enforcement authority for civil rights violations and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1208/
- AB 1229: Relating to: prohibitions on nondisparagement clauses in employment contracts. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1229/
- AB 1216: Relating to: a state-based insurance exchange and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1216/
- AB 1218: Relating to: preventing surprise bills for emergency medical services and other items and services under health insurance policies and plans. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1218/
- AJR 148: Relating to: reserving to the people the power of referendum to reject acts of the legislature and the power of initiative to propose and approve at an… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR148/
- AB 1170: 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/AB1170/
- AJR 151: Relating to: proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR151/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,220 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 79% 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.

- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2087173866695131262
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2086803621610504634
- 2026-07-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2081700329742086427
- 2026-07-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2078192751519154558
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2072235473099968528
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2071979155684573683
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2061845142386954536
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2059444913943519265
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2059632704438571437
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly/status/2059633253867192451

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.goodwinforassembly.com
- X: https://x.com/GoodwinAssembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Goodwin-for-Assembly-District-12/61559241511093/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russellgoodwin2024/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@russellgoodwin23?_t=8m4eixFagP5&_r=1

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ccf7588a-e4da-4093-a532-8043b2534a06