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Republican Representative · Assembly District 55

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

Floor votes missed
2 of 429
Bills led
45 · 1 became law
Votes with their party
100% · 242 votes, 2025
Committees
9

Bills they led · 45

Bills where Gus Gustafson 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 45 bills they led: 1 became law, 4 were vetoed, 21 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

1 became law 4 vetoed 40 died at session end
Became law 1 bills
  • AB 964 Local regulation of certain businesses operated by minors. (FE) 2023
Vetoed 4 bills
  • AB 211 Exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban. 2025
  • AB 1027 Requiring information relating to the food stamp program to be compiled and provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1005 Admission to University of Wisconsin System institutions. 2025
  • AB 541 Provision of telehealth services by out-of-state health care providers. 2023
Died at session end 40 bills
  • AJR 21 Designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AB 899 The membership of the Pharmacy Examining Board. 2025
  • AB 883 Limiting the use of automatic registration plate readers. 2025
  • AB 865 The use of live animals in medical training and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 807 Office of county board counsel in certain counties. (FE) 2025
  • AB 795 Including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE) 2025
  • AB 742 Regulation of lease-purchase agreements for personal property and creating a cause of action. 2025
  • AB 563 Requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke in operating rooms. (FE) 2025
  • AB 522 Use of skateboards on roadways. 2025
  • AB 487 Meeting in closed session to consider information technology security issues. 2025
  • AB 354 The timing of equalization aid payments to school districts. (FE) 2025
  • AB 277 Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose any costs. 2025
  • AB 212 Registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services. (FE) 2025
  • AB 160 Eliminating daylight saving time in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AB 1167 Prohibiting recovery of a rate of return on retired electric generating facilities; an exemption from certificate requirements for constructing a large electric generating facility; and a permit dashboard for applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1045 The regulation of wake-enhanced boating; ordinances restricting wake-enhanced boating; and civil immunity for local regulation of wake-enhanced boating. 2025
  • AJR 120 Designating April 2024 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2023
  • AJR 119 Declaring March 3, 2024, to March 9, 2024, as Women in Construction Week and celebrating the countless contributions of women in construction. 2023
  • AB 941 Operation of vertiports. 2023
  • AB 938 An income tax subtraction for overtime wages and certain bonuses. (FE) 2023
  • AB 90 Third-party processing of applications for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants and granting rulemaking authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 875 Registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 84 Possession of dogs by certain felony offenders and providing a penalty. (FE) 2023
  • AB 830 Delegation of adjunctive services by chiropractors. 2023
  • AB 82 Including with a referendum question for issuing bonds a statement of the estimated interest accruing on the amount of the bonds. 2023
  • AB 80 The timing of equalization aid payments to school districts. (FE) 2023
  • AB 753 Creating a medicinal psilocybin treatment fund and a pilot program to study the effects of medicinal psilocybin treatment on patients with post-traumatic stress syndrome at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 752 License fee exemptions for a dog that is a service animal. (FE) 2023
  • AB 730 The distribution of certain materials to minors. 2023
  • AB 683 The amount certain public utilities may recover in rates relating to amounts assessed by the Public Service Commission. 2023
  • AB 682 Use of environmental trust bonds to finance the costs of retiring electric generating facilities; integrated resource and reliability planning by electric utilities and cooperatives; closure of large electric generating facilities; and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2023
  • AB 681 Amending certain orders and certificates issued by the Public Service Commission. (FE) 2023
  • AB 607 Provision of psychotherapy by qualified treatment trainees and applicants for certain training licenses in outpatient mental health clinics. (FE) 2023
  • AB 601 The seclusion and restraint of pupils. 2023
  • AB 451 Exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban. 2023
  • AB 332 Reciprocal credentials. (FE) 2023
  • AB 143 Prohibiting statutes and rules examinations for certain professions. (FE) 2023
  • AB 117 Coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1068 Use of artificial intelligence by state agencies and staff reduction goals. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1053 Provisional social worker certificates and licenses. 2023

Coauthored · 377

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Gus Gustafson 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 377 coauthored bills
  • AJR 92 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 9 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • AJR 83 Recognizing September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 6 Recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state. 2025
  • AJR 59 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 4 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • AJR 14 Honoring the life and public service of Representative David O. Martin. 2025
  • AJR 133 Legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 127 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 112 The right to keep and bear arms (first consideration). 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 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 98 Pupils wearing traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event. 2025
  • AB 97 Extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE) 2025
  • AB 955 The rule-making authority of agencies. (FE) 2025
  • AB 892 Digital asset staking and the state’s securities laws. 2025
  • AB 89 Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • AB 848 Operation of autonomous vehicles on highways and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 810 Recess in public schools. (FE) 2025
  • AB 749 Instruction in blood and organ donation in high school grades. (FE) 2025
  • AB 718 Prescription, use, and disposal of abortion-inducing drugs and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 687 Establishing a statewide wolf population goal. 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 675 Noncompete clauses for medical practitioners. 2025
  • AB 657 A sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE) 2025
  • AB 648 Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE) 2025
  • AB 647 Whole grade sharing grants for school boards. (FE) 2025
  • AB 646 Requiring a school district consolidation study. (FE) 2025
  • AB 645 Grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing. (FE) 2025
  • AB 644 State aid for consolidated school districts. (FE) 2025
  • AB 640 Setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record. 2025
  • AB 619 A tax credit for aviation biofuel manufacturing, authorizing the state to contract public debt for an aviation biofuel project grant, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 614 A teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE) 2025
  • AB 613 Notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom. (FE) 2025
  • AB 602 Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. 2025
  • AB 601 Excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”. 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 590 Definition of athletic training. (FE) 2025
  • AB 56 Requiring the display of the national motto in public schools and on public buildings. (FE) 2025
  • AB 546 Limitations on the definition of abortion. 2025
  • AB 524 Raising the legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of cigarettes and nicotine and tobacco products; providing a legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of electronic vaping devices; and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • AB 521 Removal of vegetation obstructing outdoor advertising signs. 2025
  • AB 511 The cigarette excise tax and cigarettes that involve heating tobacco without combustion. (FE) 2025
  • AB 501 Free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE) 2025
  • AB 5 Requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents. 2025
  • AB 493 Authorizing community solar programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2025
  • AB 471 The regulation of digital assets. 2025

Showing 50 of 377, see the full record

Cosponsored · 391

Bills from the other house that Gus Gustafson 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 391 cosponsored bills
  • 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 87 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 7 Recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state. 2025
  • SJR 63 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 6 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • SJR 4 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 22 Designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 2 Requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 14 Honoring the life and public service of Representative David O. Martin. 2025
  • SJR 124 Legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 116 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 105 The right to keep and bear arms (first consideration). 2025
  • SB 994 Public affairs network request for proposals. 2025
  • SB 940 The rule-making authority of agencies. (FE) 2025
  • SB 92 Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • SB 898 The membership of the Pharmacy Examining Board. 2025
  • SB 885 Digital asset staking and the state’s securities laws. 2025
  • SB 851 The use of live animals in medical training and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 85 Pupils wearing traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event. 2025
  • SB 831 Operation of autonomous vehicles on highways and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 805 Recess in public schools. (FE) 2025
  • SB 800 Office of county board counsel in certain counties. (FE) 2025
  • SB 785 Including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE) 2025
  • SB 737 Regulation of lease-purchase agreements for personal property and creating a cause of action. 2025
  • SB 734 Prescription, use, and disposal of abortion-inducing drugs and providing a penalty. 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 669 Grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing. (FE) 2025
  • SB 668 Supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE) 2025
  • SB 667 Whole grade sharing grants for school boards. (FE) 2025
  • SB 665 Establishing a statewide wolf population goal. 2025
  • SB 657 Noncompete clauses for medical practitioners. 2025
  • SB 656 State aid for consolidated school districts. (FE) 2025
  • SB 655 Requiring a school district consolidation study. (FE) 2025
  • SB 651 Prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE) 2025
  • SB 636 A sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE) 2025
  • SB 633 Meeting in closed session to consider information technology security issues. 2025
  • SB 627 Setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record. 2025
  • SB 612 Notifying parents if a pupil is removed from the classroom. (FE) 2025
  • SB 611 A teacher’s authority to manage the teacher’s class, parental notification of disruptive or violent behavior at school, and a school district’s code of conduct. (FE) 2025
  • SB 600 Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. 2025
  • SB 592 Excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”. 2025
  • SB 583 Definition of athletic training. (FE) 2025
  • SB 57 County sheriff assistance with certain federal immigration functions. (FE) 2025
  • SB 559 Authorizing community solar programs and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2025
  • SB 553 Limitations on the definition of abortion. 2025
  • SB 544 The cigarette excise tax and cigarettes that involve heating tobacco without combustion. (FE) 2025
  • SB 535 The regulation of digital assets. 2025

Showing 50 of 391, see the full record

Campaign money

$22,639 reported receipts across 85 records

Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2026. Includes collected receipts before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Jul 30, 2026. Earliest collected receipt in this view: Jan 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 $8,581 in 2026 Q1.
Quarter by quarter
  • 2025 Q1: $369
  • 2025 Q2: $2,607
  • 2025 Q3: $2,004
  • 2025 Q4: $2,496
  • 2026 Q1: $8,581
  • 2026 Q2: $4,481
  • 2026 Q3: $2,100

Where it came from

  • Individuals: $16,411 (72%)
  • Political committees: $4,200 (19%)
  • Businesses & other entities: $1,028 (5%)
  • Unregistered: $1,000 (4%)

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

  • Nathaniel L. Gustafson 1 receipts $1,320
  • David J Beaupre 1 receipts $1,000
  • Jeff Smith 1 receipts $1,000
  • Martin Fisher 1 receipts $1,000
  • Richard Alyward 1 receipts $1,000

Top occupations of individual donors

as reported by donors; individuals gave $16,411 in total

  • retired $6,298
  • lobbyist $3,000
  • legislator $1,350
  • Business Executive $1,000
  • doctor $828

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 · 153

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 · 5

Roll calls where Gus Gustafson 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 5 party-break votes
  • May 13, 2025 AB 43 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 43 Aye–10 Nay roll call
  • Feb 22, 2024 AB 968 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 60 Aye–2 Nay roll call
  • Nov 9, 2023 AB 493 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 52 Aye–10 Nay roll call
  • Oct 17, 2023 AB 438 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 46 Aye–16 Nay roll call
  • Oct 17, 2023 AB 439 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Republicans split 46 Aye–16 Nay roll call

Floor attendance

Only days the chamber held recorded floor votes are shown, on every tile below, they either voted or missed: 429 votes across 50 voting days, 2 missed.

voted all present, not voting missed votes (striped)
2026
2025
Missed-vote days in 2025 · 1
  • Sep 11: missed 1 of 8
2024
2023
Missed-vote days in 2023 · 1
  • Jun 21: missed 1 of 8

Vote history · 427

Showing the most recent 200, see all 427 votes →