Wisconsin State Senate · District 33
Chris Kapenga
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Chris Kapenga'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
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Wisconsin State Senate District 33.
Also on the ballot: Mike Van Someren (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Chris Kapenga.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Chris Kapenga.
Bills
The bills Chris Kapenga sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 12 |
| Passed both chambers | 1 |
| Became law | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 1 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 17 of 33 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 17 of 18 Republicans (tied with 1 other)
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
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| SB 389 The per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits |
Vetoed | April 6, 2026 |
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
11 against the Senate Majority Leader; 10 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Chris Kapenga voted on each of the 260 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | Yeas–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
Contact
- Official page
- legis.wisconsin.gov
- sen.kapenga@legis.wisconsin.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 118 South, P.O. Box 7882 , 2 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53707
608-266-9174
Committees
- Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs Chair
- Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development Vice chair
- Legislative Audit
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