Rep. Ben DeSmidt

04/22/2026

Grateful for the opportunity to join a Women-Owned Business Roundtable and hear directly from a strong group of women leading, building, and growing our local economy. Great conversations and real momentum for our community.

04/16/2026

Last month, Governor Evers signed an executive order calling lawmakers into a special session this week to pass a constitutional amendment to ban partisan gerrymandering.

This would result in a nonpartisan redistricting process where elected officials no longer pick and choose their voters, like Republicans in Wisconsin currently do.

Assembly Democrats showed up.

Assembly Republicans didn’t.

04/15/2026

Reminder about this great opportunity happening Saturday!

04/07/2026

04/07/2026

Polls are open until 8pm tonight. Please make a plan to vote this evening!

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04/01/2026

Have you ever thought about a career in the trades?

If so, please consider this great opportunity. There will be a hiring event at the Brewers Stadium on April 18th where you can go through a 10 station, hands on skills course and show what you can do.

Union contractors will be hiring on the spot, and these are careers that come with strong pay and excellent benefits, including healthcare, pension, and retirement.

If you are ready to get started, I encourage you to register here: https://airtable.com/app5zwM6FxduTrs7k/pagvNqzJmZNmbuEv2/form

03/18/2026

Pleased to attend this signing!

03/13/2026

Great to visit Backyard Dream Productions in Kenosha yesterday with Governor Tony Evers.

Amazing studio!

03/03/2026

I was proud to stand alongside the Governor, my colleagues, and advocates this morning as the executive order was signed!

02/27/2026

This week, I joined Kenosha-area small business owners for a roundtable discussion on the economic challenges they’re facing. Thank you to Bigg Mike’s Barbershop for hosting.

02/19/2026

Yesterday, Assembly Democrats stood up and refused to let lifesaving bills continue to sit in limbo, aggressively pushing amendments on Postpartum Medicaid expansion and Gail’s Law.

And today, Republicans have both bills on the calendar.

I’m so proud of our caucus. For years, Democratic women in our caucus have been relentless in fighting to extend Postpartum Medicaid coverage. They’ve shared their stories, met with families, and pushed Republican leadership to act. And finally, today, postpartum care is getting the vote it deserves because of their efforts.

I cannot thank the women in our caucus enough for not backing down in this fight. I’m also grateful to every member of our caucus who stood together yesterday to demand action. These votes on Postpartum care and Gail’s Law are happening today because Democrats and advocates absolutely refused to let them be ignored.

And while this is likely the last floor day before we adjourn for the year, and there are many other issues Republican leadership chose not to bring forward, today is certainly worth celebrating.