# Brienne Brown

Brienne Brown is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 43.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Wisconsin House, district 43
- Serving since: 2025-01-06
- Current term: WI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f8f3683e-3615-4a4b-bafe-d4d042f291d0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f8f3683e-3615-4a4b-bafe-d4d042f291d0 (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

Brown voted against the majority of Wisconsin House Democrats 14 times; party unity 90.9%, in the bottom tenth of the Wisconsin House (average 97.6%).

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

27 classified statements: 27 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 | Brown | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.5% | 174 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 14.8% | 10.4% | 211 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 22.2% | 39.2% | 610 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 17% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Immigration 17% (State House Democrats 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 925 donors and 196 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 100% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 90.9% (97.6%). 14 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 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 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 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 317 bills: 317 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 12.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 75 of 99).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 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 1220: Relating to: coordination of mass communications. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1220/
- 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 1200: Relating to: contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, labor organizations, and federally recognized American Indian Tribes. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1200/
- AB 1202: Relating to: reporting a contributor’s place of employment. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1202/
- 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 1230: Relating to: qualified applicants for buyer identification cards. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1230/
- AB 1205: Relating to: a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1205/
- 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 $65.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 90% 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.

- 2026-05-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/2052580313973371114
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/2033044341942288453
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/1968099786881671340
- 2025-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/1963697314264207404
- 2025-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/1942429149844418987
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/1940613590660403571
- 2025-06-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/1937641700513710451
- 2025-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/1936898780181188623
- 2025-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/1936899919551332567
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/brienne_brown/status/1933609324951068989

## Links

- Official site: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/legislators/assembly/2888
- Campaign site: https://brienneforwisconsin.com/
- X: https://x.com/brienne_brown
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repbriennebrown
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrienneDieboltBrown/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repbriennebrown/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brienneforwisconsin
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxpPQnjx6b2mKHdA9k4yWEQ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f8f3683e-3615-4a4b-bafe-d4d042f291d0