# Darrin Madison

Darrin Madison is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 10.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 10
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d9f84b91-88ac-4abc-8d47-0672e2de5970

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d9f84b91-88ac-4abc-8d47-0672e2de5970 (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

Madison sits at −1.23 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Democrats.

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

162 classified statements: 162 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 | Madison | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 17.3% | 10.4% | 166 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 57.4% | 39.2% | 138 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.9% | 2.9% | 145 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 13.6% | 14.4% | 346 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.5% | 1.0% | 90 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Democrats 11%); Environmental Protection 13% (State House Democrats 3.4%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.23 (standard error 0.03), from 565 donors and 315 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.8% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 100% (97.6%). 37 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 391 bills: 391 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 6.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 95 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 1172: Relating to: eliminating the fee for an annual fishing license issued to a resident senior citizen and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1172/
- 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 1190: Relating to: algorithmic pricing of essential consumer goods, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1190/
- AB 1221: Relating to: creating the Wisconsin Public Food Administration Authority and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1221/
- AB 1211: Relating to: grants to municipalities to acquire or create public utilities and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1211/
- AB 1203: Relating to: net zero emissions, carbon-free and renewable energy standards, and creating an office of sustainability and clean energy, granting rule-making… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1203/
- 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/
- AB 1210: Relating to: reducing maximum imprisonment period for felonies that are classified as Class A to Class H and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1210/
- AB 1173: Relating to: spectacle lens prescriptions provided by optometrists and professional disciplinary actions by the optometry examining board. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1173/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 89% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2112633360409604603
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2111133011437920580
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2111133015283843505
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2111133018060415331
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2111133021240008857
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2111133024595452132
- 2026-08-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2086300204752318915
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2084886326550138919
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2085054554370978000
- 2026-07-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/DarrinBMadison/status/2075621039472562262

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/10/bowen/
- Campaign site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/10/madison/
- X: https://x.com/DarrinBMadison
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarrinMadisonWI/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darrinmadisonwi/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6SJ9ddkuBIn40s5ZJ1apJw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrin-madison-jr-28138397/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d9f84b91-88ac-4abc-8d47-0672e2de5970