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Democratic Representative · Assembly District 80

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

Floor votes missed
0 of 429
Bills led
42 · 1 became law
Votes with their party
98% · 243 votes, 2025
Committees
6

Bills they led · 42

Bills where Mike Bare 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 42 bills they led: 1 became law, 0 were vetoed, 39 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

1 became law 41 died at session end
Became law 1 bills
  • AB 558 Identification of the Mount Horeb Veterans Memorial on state highway maps. (FE) 2023
Died at session end 41 bills
  • AJR 118 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. 2025
  • AB 950 Beer festivals conducted under temporary retail licenses; inapplicability of a sales tax exemption to beer festivals. (FE) 2025
  • AB 829 The state superintendent’s power to issue a subpoena in a license revocation investigation. 2025
  • AB 815 Creating a blue envelope program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 784 Creating a multifamily housing innovation council and allowing a multifamily dwelling up to six stories to be served by a single stairway. (FE) 2025
  • AB 756 Local health officer authority to mandate business closure to control communicable disease. 2025
  • AB 755 Coverage of sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling under health insurance policies and plans. (FE) 2025
  • AB 754 Coverage of tests for sexually transmitted diseases by health insurance policies and plans. (FE) 2025
  • AB 753 Grants to match county investments in the health care, public health, and care provider workforce and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 626 Electronic copies of operators’ licenses and identification cards. (FE) 2025
  • AB 567 Covenants not to compete in employment contracts. 2025
  • AB 52 Expanding the homestead income tax credit. (FE) 2025
  • AB 378 Prohibiting the state from sharing data with the federal government that contains personally identifiable information if the data is not first masked or otherwise anonymized and authorizing a civil cause of action for negligent violations of that prohibition. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1230 Qualified applicants for buyer identification cards. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1229 Prohibitions on nondisparagement clauses in employment contracts. 2025
  • AB 1228 Incorporating awareness about fentanyl and the use of an opioid antagonist into school district educational goals. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1184 Grants for school district construction of or upgrades to accessible playgrounds and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1183 Grants for emergency notification systems that are accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1182 Leadership in energy and environmental design certification grant program and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1181 The school district revenue limit adjustment for energy efficiency projects. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1180 Prohibitions on postemployment nonsolicitation clauses in employment contracts. 2025
  • AB 1179 Creating WisEARNS, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1178 Regional transit authorities and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1163 Unfair sales practices at publicly funded stadiums. 2025
  • AB 1141 Public financing of campaigns for the offices of justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge, and circuit court judge, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1118 Refundability of the additional child and dependent care tax credit and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1117 Constitutional eligibility of candidates for federal office. 2025
  • AB 1116 Installation of a newborn infant safety device at an emergency medical services station. 2025
  • AB 1113 Modifications to the property tax exemption for nonprofit organizations that sell property to low-income persons. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1093 Employment by a former member of the legislature as a lobbyist. 2025
  • AB 1092 Paid preparation time for teachers. (FE) 2025
  • AB 1030 Increasing the earned income tax credit for families with fewer than three children. (FE) 2025
  • AB 877 Local rent control and inclusionary zoning. 2023
  • AB 858 Local health officer authority to mandate business closure to control communicable disease. 2023
  • AB 471 Increasing the earned income tax credit for claimants with fewer than three children. (FE) 2023
  • AB 458 Expanding the homestead income tax credit. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1198 Coverage of sterilization procedures and patient education and counseling under health insurance policies and plans. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1197 Coverage of tests for sexually transmitted diseases by health insurance policies and plans. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1182 Grants to match county investments in the health care, public health, and care provider workforce and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1170 Creating WisEARNS and making an appropriation. (FE) 2023
  • AB 1006 Prohibiting abusive work environments and creating a cause of action. (FE) 2023

Coauthored · 721

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Mike Bare 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 721 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 4 Proclaiming our appreciation and respect for our Grocery and Retail Food Employees. 2025
  • AR 3 Observing February 28, 2025, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin. 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 96 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months. 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 91 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 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 83 Recognizing September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 82 Recognizing and proclaiming September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 81 Urging the immediate and unconditional release of documents, files, and records related to Jeffrey Epstein. 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 73 Recognizing June 2025 as Black Music Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 72 Recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 70 Proclaiming June 2025 as Immigrant Heritage Month. 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 61 Proclaiming June 6, 2025, as Gun Violence Awareness Day 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 54 Observing Tuesday, March 25, 2025, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 53 Commemorating the Bay View labor strike and tragedy. 2025
  • AJR 52 Proclaiming April 20 to 26 as 2025 National Infertility Awareness Week in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 51 Designating May 2025 and May 2026 as Food Allergy Awareness Months. 2025
  • AJR 50 Recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 5 Proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month. 2025
  • AJR 48 Commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War. 2025
  • AJR 44 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler. 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 42 An advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 2025
  • AJR 41 Proclaiming May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Months. 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 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 28 Commending the IBS Patient Support Group on its recognition of April 17 through April 19, 2025, as World IBS Days. 2025

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Cosponsored · 693

Bills from the other house that Mike Bare 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 693 cosponsored bills
  • SJR 99 Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • 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 96 Proclaiming October 2025 as Careers in Construction Month. 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 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 86 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 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 8 Proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day. 2025
  • SJR 79 Urging the immediate and unconditional release of documents, files, and records related to Jeffrey Epstein. 2025
  • SJR 78 Honoring the dedication and service of Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. 2025
  • SJR 75 Recognizing June 2025 as Black Music Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 74 Recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 73 Recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month. 2025
  • SJR 72 Proclaiming June 2025 as Immigrant Heritage 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 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 56 Proclaiming April 20 to 26 as 2025 National Infertility Awareness Week in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 55 Recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 54 Designating May 2025 and May 2026 as Food Allergy Awareness Months. 2025
  • SJR 53 Designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 49 Commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War. 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 45 Proclaiming May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Months. 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 36 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. 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 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 29 Designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Months. 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 25 Commending the IBS Patient Support Group on its recognition of April 17 through April 19, 2025, as World IBS Days. 2025
  • SJR 23 Proclaiming the week of April 28 to May 2, 2025, as School Nutrition Professionals Appreciation Week. 2025
  • SJR 22 Designating April 2025 and April 2026 as Testicular Cancer Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 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

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Campaign money

$47,946 reported receipts across 206 records

Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2026. Includes collected receipts before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Aug 6, 2026. Earliest collected receipt in this view: Jan 15, 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 $13,883 in 2025 Q4.
Quarter by quarter
  • 2025 Q1: $3,317
  • 2025 Q2: $2,050
  • 2025 Q3: $3,764
  • 2025 Q4: $13,883
  • 2026 Q1: $4,102
  • 2026 Q2: $12,710
  • 2026 Q3: $8,120

Where it came from

  • Individuals: $33,096 (69%)
  • Political committees: $12,600 (26%)
  • Unregistered: $1,250 (3%)
  • Businesses & other entities: $1,000 (2%)

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 Braun 1 receipts $1,000
  • Donald Michelson 1 receipts $1,000
  • Bob Kasieta 1 receipts $1,000
  • Derek Wallace 1 receipts $1,000
  • David Besley 1 receipts $1,000

Top occupations of individual donors

as reported by donors; individuals gave $33,096 in total

  • Not employed $6,191
  • Retired $3,675
  • Business Executive $2,000
  • Attorney $1,900
  • CEO $1,500

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 · 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 · 9

Roll calls where Mike Bare 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 9 party-break votes
  • Feb 19, 2026 AB 598 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Democrats split 23 Aye–18 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 SB 622 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Voted Aye; Democrats split 3 Aye–42 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 SB 485 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Voted Nay; Democrats split 25 Aye–20 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 AB 768 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Democrats split 31 Aye–14 Nay roll call
  • Jan 13, 2026 SB 391 CONCURRENCE AS AMENDED Voted Nay; Democrats split 30 Aye–15 Nay roll call
  • Oct 17, 2023 AB 438 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Democrats split 23 Aye–11 Nay roll call
  • Oct 17, 2023 AB 439 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Democrats split 23 Aye–11 Nay roll call
  • Mar 22, 2023 AB 55 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Democrats split 23 Aye–12 Nay roll call
  • Mar 22, 2023 SB 92 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Democrats split 23 Aye–12 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, none missed.

voted all present, not voting missed votes (striped)
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Vote history · 429

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