State · Wisconsin Senate
Van Wanggaard
State Senator · Senate District 21 · Party: Republican
159 final-passage votes on record.
A member of Wisconsin's state Senate, which votes on the state's laws and budget.
- Voted Yes on SB 498 (Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE)). It passed. Nov 18, 2025
- Voted Yes on AB 211 (Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.). It passed. Nov 18, 2025
- Voted Yes on SB 16 (Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.). It passed. Nov 18, 2025
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- Office
- State Senator
- District
- Senate District 21
- Party
- Republican
- Term
- Since 2015-01-05
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SB 498
Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE)
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SB 16
Relating to: participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meetings laws to interscholastic athletic associations.
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AB 35
Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)
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AB 39
Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.
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AB 2
Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.
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AB 5
Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
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AB 146
Relating to: requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims.
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SB 264
Relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. (FE)
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SB 184
Relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
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SB 179
Relating to: applying the motor vehicle fuel tax supplier’s administrative allowance to diesel fuel, a motor vehicle fuel tax refund for evaporation losses, and making an appropriation. (FE)
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SB 94
Relating to: civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty.
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AB 85
Relating to: recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)
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SB 182
Relating to: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program. (FE)
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AB 140
Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Port Washington. (FE)
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AB 269
Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
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SB 106
Relating to: psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
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SR 5
Relating to: notifying the assembly and the governor that Timothy La Sage is elected senate sergeant at arms of the 2025-2026 senate.
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AB 87
Relating to: restitution orders following a conviction for human trafficking and restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE)
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SJR 48
Relating to: congratulating Knights of Columbus Council 499 for achieving a century of compassionate commitment to service of the Church, their community, and their fellow man.
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SB 146
Relating to: prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.
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SB 125
Relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications. (FE)
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SB 96
Relating to: exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)
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AB 73
Relating to: statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets.
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SB 56
Relating to: the use of federal capitalization grant funds for lead service line replacement. (FE)
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SB 24
Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Middleton. (FE)
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SB 23
Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)
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SB 76
Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
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SR 3
Relating to: notifying the assembly and the governor that Cyrus Anderson is elected senate chief clerk of the 2025-2026 senate.
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AB 95
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
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