Wisconsin State Senate · District 17
Howard Marklein
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Howard Marklein'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 17.
Also on the ballot: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Howard Marklein.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Howard Marklein.
Bills
The bills Howard Marklein sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 38 |
| Passed both chambers | 12 |
| Became law | 11 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 1 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 5 of 33 in the Senate · 5 of 18 Republicans
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 96 Exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax |
Became law | April 9, 2026 |
| SB 181 A levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program |
Became law | April 9, 2026 |
| SB 521 Highway signs for the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 474 Fire suppression products derived from soybeans |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 529 Repeal of obsolete tax credits and tax provisions |
Became law | March 27, 2026 |
| SB 461 Alternative delivery of projects contracted by the Department of Transportation |
Became law | March 20, 2026 |
| SB 331 Operation of all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and snowmobiles and revision of the Department of Transportation highway… |
Became law | March 20, 2026 |
| SB 291 Making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development tax credit |
Vetoed | March 13, 2026 |
| SB 439 Levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland |
Became law | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 413 Immunity from prosecution for certain crimes based on assisting a victim of sexual assault, extending the time limit for prosecution of second-degree sexual… |
Became law | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 183 Reimbursement of emergency services under the Medical Assistance program when a patient is not transported, reporting on changes to the scope of practice of… |
Became law | Oct. 22, 2025 |
| SB 182 Emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a… |
Became law | Oct. 22, 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
3 against the Senate Majority Leader; 3 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate Majority Leader | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 14, 2025 | AB 39: Requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer Passage by Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | SB 182: Emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a… Motion to Reject an Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | SB 182: Emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a… Motion to Reject an Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Howard Marklein 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.marklein@legis.wi.gov
- Capitol office
- State Capitol Room 316 East, P.O. Box 7882 , 2 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53707
608-266-0703
Committees
- Finance Chair
- Finance Co-chair
- Agriculture and Revenue
- Employment Relations
- Legislative Audit
- Legislative Council
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