# Joan Fitzgerald Joan Fitzgerald is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 46. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Wisconsin House, district 46 - Serving since: 2025-01-06 - Current term: WI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/fd8d6d12-9d66-4926-92b4-61c463cae027 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fd8d6d12-9d66-4926-92b4-61c463cae027 (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 12% of the 318 bills Fitzgerald sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Wisconsin House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.03), from 567 donors and 196 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (WI 2025–26 session) 245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 97.4% (97.6%). 4 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 318 bills: 318 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 76 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - 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/ - 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 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 1220: Relating to: coordination of mass communications. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1220/ - 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 1180: Relating to: prohibitions on postemployment nonsolicitation clauses in employment contracts. (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1180/ - AB 1231: Relating to: the distribution of the Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1231/ - 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 1182: Relating to: leadership in energy and environmental design certification grant program and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1182/ - AJR 151: Relating to: proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR151/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $44.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Campaign site: https://www.joanfitzgeraldforassembly.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Joanfitzgeraldforassembly/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joan-fitzgerald-a5024264/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fd8d6d12-9d66-4926-92b4-61c463cae027