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Democratic Representative · Assembly District 46

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

Floor votes missed
0 of 245
Bills led
8 · 0 became law
Votes with their party
98% · 243 votes, 2025
Committees
2

Bills they led · 8

Bills where Joan Fitzgerald 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 8 bills they led: 0 became law, 0 were vetoed, 7 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

1 adopted 7 died at session end
Adopted 1 bills
  • AJR 126 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Rudolph L. “Rudy” Silbaugh. 2025
Died at session end 7 bills
  • AJR 61 Proclaiming June 6, 2025, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AB 621 Prohibiting a virtual school from participating in a parental choice program. 2025
  • AB 620 Teacher and administrator licensure in parental choice programs and in the Special Needs Scholarship Program and granting rule-making authority. (FE) 2025
  • AB 495 General equalization aids, supplemental hold harmless aid, the per pupil adjustment for school district revenue limits, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 466 Project labor agreements and public contracts. (FE) 2025
  • AB 465 Permits authorizing the employment of minors. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1077 Permits for firearms dealers, firearms transactions and safety, firearms crimes, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025

Coauthored · 323

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Joan Fitzgerald 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 323 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 5 Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025. 2025
  • AR 3 Observing February 28, 2025, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AR 12 Observing February 28, 2026, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 98 Proclaiming October 2025 as Filipino American History Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 96 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months. 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 90 Recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 9 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • AJR 89 Honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic veterans. 2025
  • AJR 88 Recognizing November 10, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of the crew of SS Edmund Fitzgerald. 2025
  • AJR 87 Proclaiming August and October 2025 to be Agent Orange Awareness Months in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 86 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jim Rooney. 2025
  • AJR 85 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Baseball Team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship. 2025
  • AJR 80 Declaring May 2025 and May 2026 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Months. 2025
  • AJR 79 Recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month. 2025
  • AJR 78 Proclaiming June 12, 2025, as Women Veterans Day. 2025
  • AJR 77 Honoring the dedication and service of Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. 2025
  • AJR 76 Eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 72 Recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 7 Proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day. 2025
  • AJR 63 Proclaiming January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, as Wisconsin State Park System 125th Anniversary. 2025
  • AJR 62 Designating June 2025 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 59 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 58 Designating May as Older Americans Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 55 Designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 54 Observing Tuesday, March 25, 2025, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 5 Proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month. 2025
  • AJR 44 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler. 2025
  • AJR 42 An advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 2025
  • AJR 40 Celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people. 2025
  • AJR 39 Recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. 2025
  • AJR 38 Proclaiming 2025 as the year of the snake. 2025
  • AJR 36 The right of the people to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment and to its preservation (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 35 Proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2025, Syttende Mai Weekend. 2025
  • AJR 33 Declaration of the Economic Justice Bill of Rights. 2025
  • AJR 32 Designating the first full week in May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. 2025
  • AJR 31 Proclaiming March 31, 2025, as Wisconsin’s Transgender Day of Visibility. 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 27 Condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 2025
  • AJR 26 Honoring the life and public service of Senator Timothy Francis Cullen. 2025
  • AJR 20 Proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week. 2025
  • AJR 19 Honoring April 22, 2025, as the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. 2025
  • AJR 18 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff. 2025
  • AJR 151 Proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. 2025
  • AJR 15 Proclaiming March 26, 2025, as Purple Day for epilepsy. 2025
  • AJR 149 Honoring the life and public service of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. 2025

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Cosponsored · 321

Bills from the other house that Joan Fitzgerald 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 321 cosponsored bills
  • SJR 98 Equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 97 Recognizing September 25, 2025, as First Amendment Day for all people of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 95 Designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 93 Proclaiming November 2025 to be Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. 2025
  • SJR 92 Proclaiming October 2025 as Filipino American History Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 91 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months. 2025
  • SJR 90 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 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 85 Recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 84 Honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic veterans. 2025
  • SJR 83 Recognizing November 10, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of the crew of SS Edmund Fitzgerald. 2025
  • SJR 82 Proclaiming August and October 2025 to be Agent Orange Awareness Months in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 81 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Baseball Team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship. 2025
  • SJR 8 Proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day. 2025
  • SJR 78 Honoring the dedication and service of Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. 2025
  • SJR 74 Recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 73 Recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month. 2025
  • SJR 70 Proclaiming June 12, 2025, as Women Veterans Day. 2025
  • SJR 68 Eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 63 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 62 Proclaiming January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, as Wisconsin State Park System 125th Anniversary. 2025
  • SJR 61 Designating June 2025 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 60 Proclaiming June 6, 2025, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 6 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • SJR 57 Designating May as Older Americans Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 53 Designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 47 Observing Tuesday, March 25, 2025, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 46 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler. 2025
  • SJR 42 Proclaiming 2025 as the year of the snake. 2025
  • SJR 41 Celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people. 2025
  • SJR 40 Recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. 2025
  • SJR 38 An advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 2025
  • SJR 37 The right of the people to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment and to its preservation (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 35 Proclaiming May 16, 17, and 18, 2025, Syttende Mai Weekend. 2025
  • SJR 33 Declaration of the Economic Justice Bill of Rights. 2025
  • SJR 32 Designating the first full week in May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. 2025
  • SJR 31 Proclaiming March 31, 2025, as Wisconsin’s Transgender Day of Visibility. 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 23 Proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week. 2025
  • SJR 21 Honoring the life and public service of Senator Timothy Francis Cullen. 2025
  • SJR 20 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jim Soletski. 2025
  • SJR 19 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff. 2025
  • SJR 17 Honoring April 22, 2025, as the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. 2025
  • SJR 15 Condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 2025
  • SJR 147 Establishing an annual Education Foundation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 141 Honoring the life and public service of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. 2025
  • SJR 135 Commemorating the 250th anniversary of one of the first major victories for the Patriots in the Revolutionary War and recognizing the contributions of Irish Americans in the struggle for independence. 2025
  • SJR 134 Proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. 2025

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Campaign money

$36,963 reported receipts across 320 records

Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2026. Includes collected receipts before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Jul 27, 2026. Earliest collected receipt in this view: Jan 1, 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 $21,068 in 2026 Q2.
Quarter by quarter
  • 2025 Q1: $226
  • 2025 Q2: $3,059
  • 2025 Q3: $922
  • 2025 Q4: $5,273
  • 2026 Q1: $1,560
  • 2026 Q2: $21,068
  • 2026 Q3: $4,855

Where it came from

  • Individuals: $20,863 (56%)
  • Political committees: $15,000 (41%)
  • Unregistered: $1,100 (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

  • Jerry Fitzgerald 1 receipts $1,000
  • Charles Pinckney 5 receipts $850
  • Steve Bower 2 receipts $750
  • Zachary Rueth 19 receipts $665
  • Joan Fitzgerald 4 receipts $551

Top occupations of individual donors

as reported by donors; individuals gave $20,863 in total

  • Retired $5,910
  • Bartender $1,000
  • State Representative $782
  • Franchisee $750
  • IT Business $500

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.

Votes against their party · 4

Roll calls where Joan Fitzgerald voted opposite the majority of Democrats 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 4 party-break votes
  • Feb 19, 2026 AB 180 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 18 Aye–22 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 AB 411 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 7 Aye–37 Nay roll call
  • Jan 22, 2026 AB 320 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 12 Aye–32 Nay roll call
  • Nov 19, 2025 AB 592 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 14 Aye–30 Nay 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)
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2025

Vote history · 245

Showing the most recent 200, see all 245 votes →