Wisconsin State Assembly · District 38
Will Penterman
Where they sit
Every current Assembly member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Will Penterman'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 38.
Also on the ballot: Terri Wenkman (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Will Penterman.
Each tick is a current Assembly member, by party; the dot is Will Penterman.
Bills
The bills Will Penterman sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 13 |
| Passed both chambers | 3 |
| Became law | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 2 |
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 518 Allowing individuals who hold a substitute teaching permit to substitute teach at private schools participating in a parental choice program |
Vetoed | March 27, 2026 |
| AB 89 Theft crimes and providing a penalty |
Became law | March 20, 2026 |
| AB 450 Applicability of the commercial building code to certain buildings |
Vetoed | Dec. 5, 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 Will Penterman 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.penterman@legis.wisconsin.gov
Committees
- Veterans and Military Affairs Chair
- Children and Families Vice chair
- Education
- Housing and Real Estate
- Rules
- Tourism
- Ways and Means
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