State Representative Andrew Hysell

06/01/2026

Operation Fresh Start are Dane County nonprofit entrepreneurs!

OFS develops and implements innovative programs that train young adults to succeed in the construction industry and workplace generally, all while simultaneously providing needed new housing.

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month! A free society recognizes that our lives belong to us. The right to privacy, personal autonomy, and individual liberty means that people should be free to live authentically and pursue happiness without government intrusion.

Wisconsin has a proud history of expanding freedom, and I remain committed to protecting the rights of EVERY person to live their life in peace, dignity, and safety.

05/29/2026

Happy birthday, Wisconsin! Today, our state celebrates 178 years of statehood – here’s to many more years of moving Forward!

05/26/2026

I attended the American Legion Post 333 and VFW 9362 2026 Memorial Day Ceremony in Sun Prairie with my father, Nick Hysell, a Vietnam veteran.

As it is ever year, the ceremony was poignant and reminded us of the ultimate sacrifice many of our fellow Americans have made and continue to make.

05/25/2026

Today, we honor the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and its ideals. Wisconsin and the nation will never forget their service.

05/24/2026

It was fun serving as a “celebrity“ cashier at this year’s Brat Fest! It was nonstop-I must have sold thousands of dollars of brats during my shift!

And I wasn’t alone! Countless volunteers helped cook, run, sell and clean!

Here are some of the groups that benefited from this year’s event:

African Center for Community Development, Inc.
After School Clubs, Inc.
The Aldo Leopold Nature Center
Alzheimer's Association
AMASIAN
ARVSS - Animal Rescue & Vet Support Services
Bikes for Kids Wisconsin
Blood Cancer United
Boy Scout Troop 420
Briarpatch Youth Services
Brown Paws Rescue
Calvary Gospel Church
Capital City Sanctuary COGIC
Capitol Chordsmen
Capitol City Band Association
Celebrate Children Foundation
Christ Memorial Lutheran Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Madison 2nd Ward
City Church Madison Inc. for City Church Youth/Activate
Abundant Life Christian School
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1st Ward
Groundlings Theater
Crossroads UMC
Cultivate Change
Dane County Humane Society
Dane County Shamrock Club
Harvest Intermediate School Student Council
Norski Travel Club
Delta Phi Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International Council
District Council of Madison Inc Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Divine Expectations Enterprises, Inc.
Do Good Wisconsin
Dogs On Call
Down Syndrome Association of WI-South Central
Dread Pirates Hockey
Eco Synergy Partners
Door Creek Church Young Professionals
Extended Hands Pantry Inc
Faith Lutheran Church Columbus
FairShare CSA Coalition, Inc
Family Works Programs, Inc
Fisher Valley Felines
Focused Interruption, Inc.
Friends Of Ukraine, Madison Inc
Friendship Chapter #2, Order of the Eastern Star
German School of Madison
Gilda's Club Wisconsin
Global 1nspiration Inc
Goldenrod Montessori
Greater Things Now, Inc.
Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County LLC
Hope 2 others
Impact Christian Academy High School
Information Technology Academy (ITA), UW-Madison

05/22/2026

Wisconsin has among the top ten highest property tax rates in the United States. The cause of our high taxes is not free-spending schools and municipalities. Instead, it’s the simple math of Republican fiscal policies. The Legislature stopped indexing the amount of money it sends to schools to inflation. In other words, the state has collected increasing amounts of state income and sales taxes from us, but simultaneously refused to return the full amount back to pay for the services we need. That is what is causing the need for operating referendums.

I was happy to oppose the surplus deal because it did nothing to solve this structural property tax problem. I cannot in good conscience brag to my constituents about giving some of them $300 (seniors living solely on Social Security would have gotten $0) while supporting policies that force homeowners to raise their property taxes by thousands of dollars.

05/20/2026

The Capitol Times sums up nicely how the surplus deal was bad for Wisconsin schools and taxpayers. Passing an election year gimmick that blows a hole in state's budget is not what we were elected to do.

Editorial: The editorial board applauds the Legislature's rejection of the back-door surplus deal. It's time to break the structural deficit cycle.

05/15/2026

05/14/2026

I opposed the surplus spending bill because it wasn't a serious response to the very real problem of spiraling property taxes.

"This bill will not fix Wisconsin's property tax problem. Over the past 16 years, it's been Republican fiscal policy that has led to our crazy high property taxes because of decisions made by the majority in this body," Hysell said."

"People in my district are getting crushed just for the luxury of going to work or buying groceries. So 300 bucks simply isn't enough, because it doesn't fix the structural problem, and you guessed it, you're going to pay thousands more in property taxes in the years ahead,"

MADISON (WKOW) -- Talks in the Wisconsin legislature are underway as members of the State Assembly and Senate discuss Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' bipartisan $1.8 billion tax relief bill that