Joy Goeben
Wisconsin State Assemblymember, District 5 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Wisconsin State Assemblymember, District 5Born 1972Businessperson
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 26
- 203 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +12.3
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Education · vice chair
- Environment · chair
- Legislative Council Study Committee on Floodplain Restoration · chair
- Children and Families
- Committee on Jobs and Economy
- Housing and Real Estate
- Regulatory Licensing Reform
- Speaker's Task Force on Protecting Kids
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Income tax — Deduction · Became law Jun 2026
Administration, Department of — Agency and general functions · Became law Apr 2026
Children · Became law Apr 2026
Housing · Became law Apr 2026
Crime and criminals · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Goeben sits in the Wisconsin State Assembly
Goeben is closer to the center than 96% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Lindee Brill, David Steffen, Scott Allen
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Goeben’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills27%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Goeben’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Goeben | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | SB 176: Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 60–34 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | SB 291: Relating to: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 63–31 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | SB 36: Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE) | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 60–31 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | AB 180: Relating to: requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–22 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | SB 785: Relating to: including information about investigations of license holders in an online… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 66–32 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Goeben was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5 | Won | R+12.3 | R+21.5 | −9.2 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5 | Won | R+25.6 | R+21.5 | +4.1 |
| 2022 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5 | Won | R+19.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $38.1K
- Spent
- $24.8K
- Cash
- $21.7K
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 23, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Friends of Joy Goeben State | Active |
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 23, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Seats Goeben has held
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 5 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Goeben has run against
- Justin Schumacher (D) · 2026 election, won
- Greg Sampson (D) · 2024 election, won
- Joseph Van Deurzen (D) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Goeben
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b8666d84-956f-40a7-8faa-75709f9d4a12
- Wikidata Q115389142
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET