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Republican Representative · Assembly District 6

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

Floor votes missed
0 of 597
Bills led
22 · 1 became law
Votes with their party
100% · 243 votes, 2025
Committees
7

Bills they led · 22

Bills where Elijah Behnke 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: 1 became law, 1 were vetoed, 9 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

1 became law 1 vetoed 1 passed one chamber 19 died at session end
Became law 1 bills
  • AB 346 Fleet registration of certain motor vehicles. (FE) 2025
Vetoed 1 bills
  • AB 549 Manufactured home sales and certificates of title and modifying administrative rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services related to manufactured home purchase contracts. (FE) 2025
Passed one chamber 1 bills
  • AR 10 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Karl Van Roy. 2023
Died at session end 19 bills
  • AB 997 Funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 996 Contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts. 2025
  • AB 762 Creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. (FE) 2025
  • AB 761 Funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 574 Verifying a voter’s change of address and registration status and removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1132 Creating the penalty of death or life imprisonment for persons who are convicted of certain child sex offenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1051 Creating a deicer applicators registration program. 2025
  • AB 831 The sale of unpasteurized dairy products. (FE) 2023
  • AB 61 Creating a deicer applicators certification program and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 413 Prohibiting institutions of higher education from conducting gain of function research on potentially pandemic pathogens, requiring reporting of the intention to conduct research on potentially pandemic pathogens, and providing a penalty. (FE) 2023
  • AB 247 Prohibitions on the use of public employees and public property for activities relating to abortion. (FE) 2023
  • AJR 86 Recognizing October 2021 as Careers in Construction Month. 2021
  • AB 703 The University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative. (FE) 2021
  • AB 673 Stocking brook trout in Lake Michigan. 2021
  • AB 500 Allowing installation of certain groundwater recharge systems. 2021
  • AB 488 Requiring school boards to make information about learning materials and educational activities used for pupil instruction available to the public. (FE) 2021
  • AB 433 Submitting copies of complaints filed with the Elections Commission to the legislature. 2021
  • AB 392 Creating a PFAS municipal grant program. (FE) 2021
  • AB 1046 Reports and district attorney charging decisions concerning allegations of fraud or misconduct at an election. (FE) 2021

Coauthored · 850

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Elijah Behnke 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 850 coauthored bills
  • AR 8 Commemorating the victims of the Abundant Life Christian School tragedy, supporting the students, staff, families, and community of Abundant Life Christian School, and condemning violence. 2025
  • AR 7 Recognizing the achievements of women athletes in Wisconsin. 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 97 Proclaiming October 2025 as Careers in Construction Month. 2025
  • AJR 95 Designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 94 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 92 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 91 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 9 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • AJR 87 Proclaiming August and October 2025 to be Agent Orange Awareness Months in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 8 Restricting the governor’s partial veto authority to only rejecting entire bill sections of an appropriation bill that are capable of separate enactment and reducing appropriations in a bill (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 62 Designating June 2025 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 59 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 55 Designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 43 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. 2025
  • AJR 4 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • AJR 30 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–Madison women’s hockey team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey National Championship. 2025
  • AJR 3 Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 29 Celebrating May 7, 2025, as Skilled Trades Day 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 16 Recognizing May 1 of each year as St. Joseph the Worker Day in Wisconsin and recognizing and appreciating the dignity of all working men and women in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 140 Celebrating the Wisconsin athletes competing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy. 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 138 Designating the month of February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 135 Paying tribute to the entire Polish community that has lived in Wisconsin for 180 years and contributed to its strength. 2025
  • AJR 133 Legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 131 Proclaiming the month of March 2026 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month throughout the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 127 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 122 Recognizing December 25 as the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 2025
  • AJR 112 The right to keep and bear arms (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 109 Honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic and Latino veterans. 2025
  • AJR 107 Declaring November as Veteran Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 102 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 101 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. 2025
  • AJR 100 Recognizing October as Vaccine Injury Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 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 998 Recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula. 2025
  • AB 995 The effective date of administrative rules and the effective period of emergency rules. 2025
  • AB 994 Review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE) 2025
  • AB 993 The expiration of administrative rules. (FE) 2025
  • AB 992 Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose costs. (FE) 2025
  • AB 991 Allowing employment of minors in the operation of a pizza-dough roller. (FE) 2025
  • AB 990 Personal financial literacy high school graduation requirement. 2025
  • AB 974 A public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 973 Grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 972 Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. 2025
  • AB 97 Extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE) 2025
  • AB 969 The drug repository program. 2025

Showing 50 of 850, see the full record

Cosponsored · 827

Bills from the other house that Elijah Behnke 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 827 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 95 Designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 94 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration). 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 89 Recognizing October as Vaccine Injury Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 88 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. 2025
  • SJR 87 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 86 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 82 Proclaiming August and October 2025 to be Agent Orange Awareness Months in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 63 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 61 Designating June 2025 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 6 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • SJR 53 Designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 4 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 36 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. 2025
  • SJR 30 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–Madison women’s hockey team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey National Championship. 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 26 Celebrating May 7, 2025, as Skilled Trades Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 2 Requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 16 Recognizing May 1 of each year as St. Joseph the Worker Day in Wisconsin and recognizing and appreciating the dignity of all working men and women in 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
  • SJR 132 Designating the month of February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 130 Celebrating the Wisconsin athletes competing in the 2026 Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games in Italy. 2025
  • SJR 128 Paying tribute to the entire Polish community that has lived in Wisconsin for 180 years and contributed to its strength. 2025
  • SJR 124 Legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 123 Proclaiming the month of March 2026 as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month throughout the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 116 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 114 Recognizing December 25 as the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 2025
  • SJR 11 Restricting the governor’s partial veto authority to only rejecting entire bill sections of an appropriation bill that are capable of separate enactment and reducing appropriations in a bill (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 105 The right to keep and bear arms (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 101 Declaring November as Veteran Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SB 999 The voluntary surrender of a license issued by the Department of Public Instruction during an investigation of immoral conduct, prohibited agreements related to information related to an investigation of immoral conduct, and records related to an investigation of immoral conduct. 2025
  • SB 998 Tourism promotion improvement districts. (FE) 2025
  • SB 990 The state or federal benefits of a child in out-of-home care. (FE) 2025
  • SB 989 Funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 988 Contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts. 2025
  • SB 987 The drug repository program. 2025
  • SB 986 Requirements for state lottery drawings. (FE) 2025
  • SB 983 The definition of “veteran” for purposes of certain state veterans benefits. 2025
  • SB 982 The effective date of administrative rules and the effective period of emergency rules. 2025
  • SB 981 Review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE) 2025
  • SB 980 The expiration of administrative rules. (FE) 2025
  • SB 979 Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose costs. (FE) 2025
  • SB 977 Grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 972 Recommendations made by the council on early literacy curricula. 2025
  • SB 971 Exempting certain agricultural warehouses from automatic fire sprinkler requirements. 2025

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Campaign money

$6,954 reported receipts across 39 records

Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2026. Includes collected receipts before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Jul 18, 2026. Earliest collected receipt in this view: Jul 30, 2025. 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 $6,354 in 2026 Q2.
Quarter by quarter
  • 2025 Q3: $100
  • 2026 Q2: $6,354
  • 2026 Q3: $500

Where it came from

  • Individuals: $3,872 (56%)
  • Political committees: $1,950 (28%)
  • Unregistered: $750 (11%)
  • Businesses & other entities: $352 (5%)
  • Anonymous: $30 (0%)

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

  • Matthew Kussow 1 receipts $500
  • Terrance Wall 1 receipts $500
  • Paige Huntington-Dreier 1 receipts $300
  • William VanDorp 1 receipts $250
  • Shane Huntington 1 receipts $250

Top occupations of individual donors

as reported by donors; individuals gave $3,872 in total

  • Business Owner $1,050
  • Professional $500
  • Lobbyist $500
  • M.d. $250
  • County Board Supervisor $250

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 · 191

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.

Votes against their party · 6

Roll calls where Elijah Behnke voted opposite the majority of Republicans casting an Aye or Nay on that roll call. Ties within the party are excluded; absences never count. Each row links to the official roll call.

Show all 6 party-break votes
  • May 13, 2025 AB 43 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 43 Aye–10 Nay roll call
  • Jan 25, 2024 AB 975 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 53 Aye–11 Nay roll call
  • Nov 9, 2023 AB 493 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 52 Aye–10 Nay roll call
  • Nov 9, 2023 AB 552 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 53 Aye–9 Nay roll call
  • Nov 9, 2023 SB 166 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Republicans split 57 Aye–5 Nay roll call
  • Jun 21, 2023 AB 176 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 48 Aye–11 Nay roll call

Floor attendance

Only days the chamber held recorded floor votes are shown, on every tile below, they either voted or missed: 597 votes across 67 voting days, none missed.

voted all present, not voting missed votes (striped) not in office
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Vote history · 597

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