# Rob Brooks

Rob Brooks is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 59.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 59
- Serving since: 2015-01-05
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d8956a67-d280-4219-853f-c21ec173f80a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8956a67-d280-4219-853f-c21ec173f80a (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

Brooks sits at +0.83 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State House Republicans.

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Brooks | 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 | 25.0% | 31.9% | 486 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: Health 100% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.83 (standard error 0.03), from 326 donors and 548 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 104 bills: 104 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 20 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1033: Relating to: the regulation of wakesurfing and providing a penalty. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1033/
- AB 1013: Relating to: licensure and regulation of establishments providing massage therapy or bodywork therapy, the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy,… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1013/
- AB 1014: Relating to: ratification of the Interstate Massage Compact. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1014/
- AB 994: Relating to: review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB994/
- AB 992: Relating to: requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose costs. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB992/
- AB 910: Relating to: the amounts of fines and fees state agencies are authorized or required to impose by law. (FE) (passed one chamber, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB910/
- 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 864: Relating to: various changes to the state lottery. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB864/
- AB 840: Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB840/
- AB 799: Relating to: a health professional assistance program and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB799/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRobBrooks/status/1902442016669044766
- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRobBrooks/status/1894821635179602196
- 2025-02-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRobBrooks/status/1889016131064877502
- 2025-01-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRobBrooks/status/1882434000775786601

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/60/brooks
- Campaign site: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/60/brooks
- X: https://x.com/RepRobBrooks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepBrooks60
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-brooks-b8a62822

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d8956a67-d280-4219-853f-c21ec173f80a