# Dave Maxey

Dave Maxey is a Republican member of the Wisconsin House for district 83.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 83
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f20f569f-1f36-4856-9193-b4b938dfcdaf

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f20f569f-1f36-4856-9193-b4b938dfcdaf (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

Maxey sits at +0.80 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Republicans.

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

24 classified statements: 24 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 | Maxey | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 45.8% | 9.3% | 7 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 70.8% | 31.9% | 19 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.3% | 1.8% | 18 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 29.2% | 12.7% | 70 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 4.2% | 1.4% | 84 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 12% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.80 (standard error 0.04), from 123 donors and 312 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WI 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 100% (97.6%). 1 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 205 bills: 205 reached committee, 72 passed one chamber, 54 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 34 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- AB 1116: Relating to: installation of a newborn infant safety device at an emergency medical services station. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1116/
- AB 1081: Relating to: modifying administrative rules relating to regulation of opioid treatment programs and requiring adjustments to the rates for substance use… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1081/
- AB 1039: Relating to: penalty for the terrorist crimes against the occupants of a church and providing a penalty. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1039/
- AB 1078: Relating to: creating an innovation grant program for institutions of higher education and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1078/
- AB 1062: Relating to: prohibited employment for former members of the Public Service Commission. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1062/
- AB 1079: Relating to: creating an undergraduate assistance grant program for students enrolled in private nonprofit postsecondary institutions and making an… (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1079/
- AB 1053: Relating to: the state or federal benefits of a child in out-of-home care. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1053/
- AB 1042: Relating to: driving skills tests for certain drivers. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1042/
- AB 1036: Relating to: prohibiting nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about a data center from the public. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1036/
- AB 1019: Relating to: state parks vehicle admission receipts purchased with motor vehicle registration. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1019/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/2098056743536185813
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/2090874776034197856
- 2025-11-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/1991515250571751894
- 2025-11-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/1987279462988153059
- 2025-10-31 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/1984360912367816754
- 2025-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/1970884081845236100
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/1965857492145156541
- 2025-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/1954721665092645337
- 2025-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/1947722741529878972
- 2025-07-19 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey/status/1946394442627203483

## Links

- Official site: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly/15/maxey/
- Campaign site: https://www.maxeyforassembly.com/home
- X: https://x.com/RepDaveMaxey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMaxey/?locale=ar_AR
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-maxey-a5a46919

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f20f569f-1f36-4856-9193-b4b938dfcdaf