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Representative David Steffen

Assembly District 4

(R - Howard)
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Madison Office:
 Room 323 North
State Capitol
PO Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708 Telephone:
 (608) 237-9104
(888) 534-0004 Fax:
 (608) 282-3604 Voting Address:
Howard, WI 54313
Staff:
 Michael Happel Michael.Happel@legis.wisconsin.gov
Nicole Walentowski-Domokos Nicole.Walentowski-Domokos@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born October 12, 1971; married; 1 child.
  • Graduate Ashwaubenon High School, 1990; B.A. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995.
  • Small business owner.
  • Membership: McPherson Eye Research Institute (advisory council member); U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (advisory council member); Howard Small Business Partnership (founder); Howard Go Green Save Green Initiative (founder, chair); Ashwaubenon Business Association (president); Prevent Blindness—Northeastern Wisconsin (president); Team Lambeau (executive director); Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce State and Federal Issues Committee (chair).
  • Village of Howard Board of Trustees, 2007–15; Brown County Board of Supervisors, 2012–15.
  • Elected to Village of Howard Board of Trustees, 2007–15; Brown County Board of Supervisors, 2012–15; Assembly since 2014.

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 108
    Relating to: a nuclear power siting study and time limits for taking final action on certain certificate of public convenience and necessity applications. (FE)

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 75
    Relating to: venue for actions in which there is a governmental party.

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 67
    Relating to: venue for actions in which there is a governmental party.

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 51
    Relating to: flags flown at state and local government buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 46
    Relating to: flags flown at state and local government buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 35
    Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 6
    Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 34
    Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 7
    Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state.

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 124
    Relating to: prohibiting persons who have been convicted of a violent crime from changing their name and providing a penalty.

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 12
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.

  • 3/5/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 104
    Relating to: prohibiting gender transition medical intervention for individuals under 18 years of age.

  • 3/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 100
    Relating to: designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.

  • 3/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 102
    Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 97
    Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 79
    Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 78
    Relating to: impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses. (FE)

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 74
    Relating to: parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 54
    Relating to: utilization management controls for antipsychotic prescription drugs under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 61
    Relating to: injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty.

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 64
    Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jim Soletski.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 44
    Relating to: allowing advanced practice nurse prescribers to pronounce the date, time, and place of a patient’s death for purposes of the preparation of death records.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 40
    Relating to: school safety grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 30
    Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 24
    Relating to: county sheriff assistance with certain federal immigration functions. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 2/4/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 6
    Relating to: requiring a school board to spend at least 70 percent of its operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures and annual pay increases for school administrators. (FE)

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 2
    Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 4
    Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 97
    Relating to: parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE)

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 117
    Relating to: designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 116
    Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 13
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 73
    Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 83
    Relating to: utilization management controls for antipsychotic prescription drugs under the Medical Assistance program. (FE)

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 69
    Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 64
    Relating to: injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty.

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 57
    Relating to: county sheriff assistance with certain federal immigration functions. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 65
    Relating to: impoundment of vehicles used in certain reckless driving offenses. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 32
    Relating to: requiring a school board to spend at least 70 percent of its operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures and annual pay increases for school administrators. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 29
    Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 30
    Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 41
    Relating to: school safety grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 43
    Relating to: allowing advanced practice nurse prescribers to pronounce the date, time, and place of a patient’s death for purposes of the preparation of death records.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 23
    Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 7
    Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Votes