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Senator Dianne H. Hesselbein

Minority Caucus Vice-Chair

Senate District 27

(D - Middleton)
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Madison Office:
 Room 3 South
State Capitol
PO Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707 Telephone:
 (608) 266-6670

Staff:
 Denise Stromme Denise.Stromme@legis.wisconsin.gov
Margie Berkowitz Margie.Berkowitz@legis.wisconsin.gov
Geoff Gaston Geoff.Gaston@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Madison, Wisconsin, March 10, 1971; married; 3 children.
  • Graduate La Follette High School (Madison), 1989; B.S. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1993; M.A. Edgewood College, 1996.
  • Full-time legislator.
  • Member: Dane County Democratic Party; Friends of Pheasant Branch; Middleton Action Team; VFW Auxiliary Council.
  • Former member: Parent Teacher Organization (president); Boy Scouts of America (cubmaster); Girl Scouts (troop leader); Monona Terrace Convention and Community Center Board.
  • Elected to Middleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Education, 2005-08; Dane County Board of Supervisors, 2008-14; Assembly 2012–20. Assistant Minority Leader 2021, 2019, 2017. Elected to Senate 2022. Minority Caucus Vice Chair 2023.

Member of Women's Council

2023 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 22
    Relating to: honoring April 22, 2023, as the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day.

  • 3/23/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 142
    Relating to: waiver of fees for admission to state parks on Earth Day. (FE)

  • 3/23/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 137
    Relating to: preferences for woman-owned businesses in state procurement for architectural and engineering services. (FE)

  • 3/16/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 20
    Relating to: designating June 2023 as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month.

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 19
    Relating to: honoring April 22, 2023, as the 53rd anniversary of Earth Day.

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 114
    Relating to: the establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed. (FE)

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 116
    Relating to: civil cause of action for financial exploitation. (FE)

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 121
    Relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

  • 2/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 52
    Relating to: creating a deicer applicators certification program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/27/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 8
    Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. (FE)

2023 Co-authored Proposals

  • 3/23/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 22
    Relating to: observing Wednesday, March 15, 2023, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin.

  • 3/23/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 134
    Relating to: farmland preservation agreements and tax credits. (FE)

  • 3/23/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 133
    Relating to: sexual assault by a health care provider and providing a penalty.

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 17
    Relating to: proclaiming March 2023 as Women's History Month.

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 127
    Relating to: requiring informed consent before performing a pelvic examination on a patient who is under general anesthesia or unconscious.

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 18
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dr. Rebecca M. Blank.

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 115
    Relating to: requiring one-half credit of personal financial literacy for high school graduation. (FE)

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 113
    Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker's compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer fire fighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff.

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 122
    Relating to: requiring the Department of Financial Institutions to implement a section 529A ABLE savings account program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 3/8/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 15
    Relating to: proclaiming March 31, 2023, as Wisconsin's Transgender Day of Visibility.

  • 3/1/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 110
    Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

  • 2/14/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 55
    Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

  • 2/14/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 12
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2023 as Black History Month.

  • 2/3/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 10
    Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of repealing Wisconsin's 1849 abortion law and restoring the constitutional rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade.

  • 2/3/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 11
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2023 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.

  • 1/27/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 14
    Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to parents or guardians of 4th grade pupils and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 1/27/2023: 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 9
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2023 as human trafficking awareness and prevention month.

  • 1/27/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 11
    Relating to: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs. (FE)

  • 1/27/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 17
    Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

  • 1/27/2023: 2023 Senate Bill 27
    Relating to: spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation. (FE)

2023 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 117
    Relating to: coverage of breast cancer screenings by the Medical Assistance program and health insurance policies and plans. (FE)

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 121
    Relating to: requiring the Department of Financial Institutions to implement a section 529A ABLE savings account program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 125
    Relating to: requiring informed consent before performing a pelvic examination on a patient who is under general anesthesia or unconscious.

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 129
    Relating to: sexual assault by a health care provider and providing a penalty.

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 21
    Relating to: proclaiming March 31, 2023, as Cesar Chavez Day in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 116
    Relating to: civil cause of action for financial exploitation. (FE)

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 18
    Relating to: observing Wednesday, March 15, 2023, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin.

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 19
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Dr. Rebecca M. Blank.

  • 3/24/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 20
    Relating to: proclaiming March 31, 2023, as Wisconsin's Transgender Day of Visibility.

  • 3/21/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 114
    Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

  • 3/21/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 115
    Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker's compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer fire fighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff.

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 112
    Relating to: the establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed. (FE)

  • 3/14/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 109
    Relating to: requiring one-half credit of personal financial literacy for high school graduation. (FE)

  • 3/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 16
    Relating to: proclaiming March 2023 as Women's History Month.

  • 3/6/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 13
    Relating to: designating June 2023 as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month.

  • 2/23/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 61
    Relating to: creating a deicer applicators certification program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 48
    Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

  • 2/20/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2023 as Black History Month.

  • 2/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 10
    Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on the question of repealing Wisconsin's 1849 abortion law and restoring the constitutional rights guaranteed under Roe v. Wade.

  • 2/10/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 26
    Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 8
    Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

  • 2/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 11
    Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to parents or guardians of 4th grade pupils and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 17
    Relating to: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs. (FE)

  • 2/7/2023: 2023 Assembly Bill 19
    Relating to: spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/6/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 9
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2023 as human trafficking awareness and prevention month.

  • 2/6/2023: 2023 Assembly Joint Resolution 5
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2023 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.

2023 Votes