# Clint Anderson

Clint Anderson is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 45.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 45
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d670cb97-7d46-4d57-95ec-1a3654a6fe0c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d670cb97-7d46-4d57-95ec-1a3654a6fe0c (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

The policy areas Anderson talks about and legislates on agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

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

666 classified statements: 666 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 | Anderson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 6.3% | 10.4% | 434 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 38.1% | 39.2% | 410 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.3% | 2.9% | 171 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 8.4% | 14.4% | 477 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.0% | 315 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 15% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 12% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 12% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 425 donors and 313 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 88% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 96.7% (97.6%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted nay · 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 297 bills: 297 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 69 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1164: Relating to: permitting certain qualified individuals to make a request for medication for the purpose of ending their lives and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1164/
- AB 1232: Relating to: a University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1232/
- AB 1189: Relating to: limitation on retroactive claim denials under health insurance policies. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1189/
- AB 1184: Relating to: grants for school district construction of or upgrades to accessible playgrounds and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1184/
- AB 1188: Relating to: authorizing the creation of an emergency services district, authorizing an emergency services district to levy a property tax, and authorizing an… (in committee, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1188/
- AB 1177: Relating to: notice provided to electric utility customers with rate case information... (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1177/
- 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 1215: Relating to: management and preservation of records and correspondence of members of the legislature. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1215/
- 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 1204: Relating to: residency requirements for certain employees of a local governmental unit. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1204/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2114394771020022220
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2114009402017517829
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2114009405628805581
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2113647149149745307
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2113359883164672271
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2112922441798259166
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2111838078759297493
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2111110374418206860
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2110823171960066295
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAnderson45/status/2110823175021908386

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/45/anderson/
- Campaign site: https://www.clintonforassembly.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepAnderson45
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepAnderson45
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repanderson45/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d670cb97-7d46-4d57-95ec-1a3654a6fe0c