Wisconsin State Assembly · District 61

Bob Donovan

Republican

Where they sit

Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Donovan
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Bob Donovan's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Wisconsin State Assembly61stpercentile
More conservative than 61% of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Most liberalMost conservative
39th most conservative of 99

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Wisconsin State Assembly District 61.

Also on the ballot: Ben Brist (Democratic)

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Votes with the Speaker
100%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Bob Donovan.

On 225 contested votes where both voted100% on all 302 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
100%
Democrats Republicans 75%100%

Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Bob Donovan.

On 212 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 99 in the Assembly (tied with 44 others)No one in the Assembly votes with their party more often

Bills

The bills Bob Donovan sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Bob Donovan
Bills
Sponsored13
Passed both chambers3
Became law3
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 19 of 99 in the Assembly (tied with 12 others) · 19 of 54 Republicans (tied with 12 others)

A bill's sponsor is its lead author, the first legislator named when it was introduced; coauthors and cosponsors aren't counted, and a bill a committee introduced (the Joint Legislative Council's, or one introduced at the Governor's request) counts for no member.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Bob Donovan
BillResultFinal action
AB 768
Operation of drones over certain utility facilities and providing a penalty
Became law April 3, 2026
AB 78
Impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses
Became law Oct. 31, 2025
AB 75
Department of Justice collection and reporting of certain criminal case data
Became law Oct. 31, 2025

Budget projects

Wisconsin's budget doesn't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Wisconsin legislators.

Contested votes where they split

No contested vote against the leader of the chamber or most of their party.

Every roll call

How Bob Donovan voted on each of the 302 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Bob Donovan
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Committees

  • Urban Revitalization Chair
  • Local Government Vice chair
  • Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Judiciary

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Wisconsin Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Wisconsin State Assembly's and Senate's roll-call records, Jan. 6, 2025 to May 13, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections