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Republican Representative · Assembly District 88

Source: Wisconsin Legislature , Wisconsin Ethics Commission · pulled · record through

Floor votes missed
0 of 245
Bills led
22 · 6 became law
Votes with their party
100% · 243 votes, 2025
Committees
7

Bills they led · 22

Bills where Ben Franklin is the lead author, the first name on the bill. Sponsoring a bill means putting it forward: the text itself is drafted by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Bills they signed onto behind another member are listed below, and bills they only voted on are in Vote history. What these roles mean

Of the 22 bills they led: 6 became law, 1 were vetoed, 3 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

6 became law 1 vetoed 2 passed one chamber 13 died at session end
Became law 6 bills
  • AB 913 Subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE) 2025
  • AB 74 Parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE) 2025
  • AB 657 A sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE) 2025
  • AB 597 A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE) 2025
  • AB 596 A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 592 Professional development for science teachers. (FE) 2025
Vetoed 1 bills
  • AB 793 Creating an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. (FE) 2025
Passed one chamber 2 bills
  • AJR 97 Proclaiming October 2025 as Careers in Construction Month. 2025
  • AJR 17 Proclaiming the week of April 14, 2025, as Two Lights for Tomorrow Week in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
Died at session end 13 bills
  • AB 965 Artificial intelligence systems that simulate humanlike relationships with children and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 946 Implementing a behavioral health prevention pilot program and making an appropriation. 2025
  • AB 912 An audiovisual recording of a child’s statement admitted as evidence. 2025
  • AB 82 Exempting certain conveyances between grandparents and grandchildren from the real estate transfer fee. (FE) 2025
  • AB 749 Instruction in blood and organ donation in high school grades. (FE) 2025
  • AB 6 Requiring a school board to spend at least 70 percent of its operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures and annual pay increases for school administrators. (FE) 2025
  • AB 587 Selling and reselling entertainment tickets and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • AB 428 The University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project, funding for the veterans housing and recovery program, eligibility changes for the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 389 Indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards. (FE) 2025
  • AB 303 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline grants. (FE) 2025
  • AB 297 Performance grants based on improving employment rates for individuals on probation, parole, or extended supervision. (FE) 2025
  • AB 266 The fee for filing limited liability company articles of organization with the Department of Financial Institutions. (FE) 2025
  • AB 184 Coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions and benefit limits under health plans. 2025

Coauthored · 84

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Ben Franklin signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 84 coauthored bills
  • AR 9 Recognizing July 21, 2025, to July 27, 2025, as Probation and Parole Agent Appreciation Week. 2025
  • AR 17 Recognizing the life and extraordinary leadership of Bob Harlan. 2025
  • AJR 99 Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 94 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 59 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 50 Recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 4 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • AJR 3 Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 25 Proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 24 Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. 2025
  • AJR 139 Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan, reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act, supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. 2025
  • AJR 109 Honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic and Latino veterans. 2025
  • AJR 101 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. 2025
  • AJR 10 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 1 Requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration). 2025
  • AB 97 Extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE) 2025
  • AB 963 Social media accounts for minors and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 89 Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • AB 824 Displaying a human trafficking resource center hotline poster. (FE) 2025
  • AB 817 Reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE) 2025
  • AB 80 Ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE) 2025
  • AB 759 Eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE) 2025
  • AB 678 School board policies on appropriate communication with pupils. (FE) 2025
  • AB 677 Creating a crime of grooming a child for sexual activity and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 659 Tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE) 2025
  • AB 65 Entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 602 Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. 2025
  • AB 555 Intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 548 Special registration plates for persons awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. (FE) 2025
  • AB 530 The operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 514 Authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE) 2025
  • AB 477 Age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert. 2025
  • AB 461 An income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 448 Nonprofit agricultural organization health benefit coverage. 2025
  • AB 447 The use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions. 2025
  • AB 438 Adopting the title of physician associate for physician assistants, independent practice of certain physician associates, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE) 2025
  • AB 43 Permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • AB 383 The veterans housing and recovery program and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 373 Creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 368 Prior authorization for coverage of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, chiropractic services, and other services under health plans. 2025
  • AB 362 Requiring cardiac emergency response plans for cardiac emergencies that occur on school property or at school-sponsored athletic events. (FE) 2025
  • AB 357 Technical education equipment grants. (FE) 2025
  • AB 327 The weight limit for utility terrain vehicles. 2025
  • AB 323 Ratification of the Cosmetology Licensure Compact. (FE) 2025
  • AB 32 Access to public high schools for military recruiters. 2025
  • AB 315 The Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program. (FE) 2025
  • AB 313 The minimum net worth requirement for licensed mortgage brokers. 2025
  • AB 273 The membership of the Controlled Substances Board. 2025
  • AB 271 Camera monitor systems as an alternative to mirrors for commercial motor vehicles. 2025
  • AB 27 Expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War. 2025

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Cosponsored · 102

Bills from the other house that Ben Franklin signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 102 cosponsored bills
  • SJR 99 Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 96 Proclaiming October 2025 as Careers in Construction Month. 2025
  • SJR 90 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 9 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • SJR 88 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. 2025
  • SJR 63 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 55 Recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 4 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 3 Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 28 Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. 2025
  • SJR 27 Proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 18 Proclaiming the week of April 14, 2025, as Two Lights for Tomorrow Week in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 142 Recognizing the life and extraordinary leadership of Bob Harlan. 2025
  • SJR 133 Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan, reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act, supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile. 2025
  • SB 983 The definition of “veteran” for purposes of certain state veterans benefits. 2025
  • SB 97 Parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE) 2025
  • SB 939 Artificial intelligence systems that simulate humanlike relationships with children and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 936 Social media accounts for minors and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 929 Subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE) 2025
  • SB 926 Implementing a behavioral health prevention pilot program and making an appropriation. 2025
  • SB 92 Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • SB 884 An audiovisual recording of a child’s statement admitted as evidence. 2025
  • SB 84 Exempting certain conveyances between grandparents and grandchildren from the real estate transfer fee. (FE) 2025
  • SB 810 Reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE) 2025
  • SB 788 Creating an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. (FE) 2025
  • SB 77 Entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 745 Eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE) 2025
  • SB 74 Ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE) 2025
  • SB 731 Instruction in blood and organ donation in high school grades. (FE) 2025
  • SB 673 School board policies on appropriate communication with pupils. (FE) 2025
  • SB 671 Creating a crime of grooming a child for sexual activity and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 640 Tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE) 2025
  • SB 636 A sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE) 2025
  • SB 609 A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE) 2025
  • SB 608 A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 600 Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. 2025
  • SB 588 Professional development for science teachers. (FE) 2025
  • SB 580 Selling and reselling entertainment tickets and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • SB 55 Prohibiting the Department of Justice from using the legal services of nongovernmental employees. (FE) 2025
  • SB 546 Authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE) 2025
  • SB 542 Special registration plates for persons awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. (FE) 2025
  • SB 533 Intentionally disarming a correctional officer and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 519 The operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 5 Battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 466 Age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert. 2025
  • SB 454 An income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 450 Nonprofit agricultural organization health benefit coverage. 2025
  • SB 448 The use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions. 2025
  • SB 435 Adopting the title of physician associate for physician assistants, independent practice of certain physician associates, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures. (FE) 2025
  • SB 42 Permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025

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Campaign money

$10,300 reported receipts across 4 records

Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2026. Includes collected receipts before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Aug 10, 2026. Earliest collected receipt in this view: Aug 10, 2026. Filings and amendments may be missing; totals cover collected records.

2025
Receipts by quarter in the selected period. Gold bars with a tick under them are election quarters; peak $10,300 in 2026 Q3.
Quarter by quarter
  • 2026 Q3: $10,300

Where it came from

  • Political committees: $8,950 (87%)
  • Unregistered: $1,000 (10%)
  • Individuals: $350 (3%)

Source types exactly as the committee reported each receipt to CFIS.

Top contributing committees

PACs, party and other political committees

Top individual donors

within the selected period, grouped by CFIS donor identity

  • Larry Lucier 1 receipts $350

Top occupations of individual donors

as reported by donors; individuals gave $350 in total

  • Retired $350

Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign finance filings (campaignfinance.wi.gov), refreshed nightly. Wisconsin law bars corporations from contributing to candidates; money comes from individuals and political committees. Totals cover verified candidate committees, including runs for other offices. Receipts can include loans, transfers, refunds, and in-kind support. All available history starts no earlier than July 2008 and may have gaps. Full methodology

Key votes · 79

Selected by rule, not judgment: the final recorded passage vote of every bill that became law, any floor vote decided by five or fewer, and every veto-override vote. Each row links to the official roll call.

Floor attendance

Only days the chamber held recorded floor votes are shown, on every tile below, they either voted or missed: 245 votes across 25 voting days, none missed.

voted all present, not voting missed votes (striped)
2026
2025

Vote history · 245

Showing the most recent 200, see all 245 votes →