Wisconsin State Assembly · District 2
Shae Sortwell
Where they sit
Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Shae Sortwell'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 Assembly District 2.
Also on the ballot: Alicia Saunders (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Shae Sortwell.
Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Shae Sortwell.
Bills
The bills Shae Sortwell sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 26 |
| Passed both chambers | 5 |
| Became law | 4 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 1 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 10 of 99 in the Assembly (tied with 2 others) · 10 of 54 Republicans (tied with 2 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 86 Imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty |
Became law | April 3, 2026 |
| AB 294 Membership on the Board of Nursing |
Became law | Dec. 10, 2025 |
| AB 149 The nomination of presidential electors |
Became law | Oct. 31, 2025 |
| AB 87 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… |
Vetoed | Aug. 11, 2025 |
| AB 232 Transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department… |
Became law | Aug. 11, 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
11 against the Speaker; 11 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Shae Sortwell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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
- rep.sortwell@legis.wisconsin.gov
Committees
- Regulatory Licensing Reform Chair
- Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency Vice chair
- Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Energy and Utilities
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Speaker's Task Force on Rulemaking
- Sporting Heritage
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