Wisconsin State Assembly · District 53
Dean Kaufert
Where they sit
Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Dean Kaufert'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
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Dean Kaufert.
Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Dean Kaufert.
Bills
The bills Dean Kaufert sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 8 |
| Passed both chambers | 3 |
| Became law | 3 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
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
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| AB 884 Who may purchase certain contractual services and technical changes to tax provisions related to qualified retirement plans and the film production services… |
Became law | April 2, 2026 |
| AB 443 Increasing the maximum fee for court costs collectible in a municipal court action |
Became law | March 20, 2026 |
| AB 302 Authorized lights for funeral procession vehicles |
Became law | Dec. 10, 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
1 against the Speaker; 1 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 14, 2025 | SB 182: Emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a… Motion to Table an Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Dean Kaufert voted on each of the 302 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loading… | |||||
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
- rep.kaufert@legis.wisconsin.gov
Committees
- Corrections Chair
- Ways and Means Vice chair
- Financial Institutions
- Local Government
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