Kelda Roys
Wisconsin State Senator, District 26 since 2020. Ran in 4 elections between 2008 and 2024, winning 4. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 6
- 441 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 5.2%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
- Elections
- 4
- 2008–2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Administrative Rules
- Finance
- Finance
- Judiciary and Public Safety
- Review of Administrative Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Health Services, Department of — Health · Became law Mar 2026
Disease · Became law Mar 2026
Newspaper and magazine · Became law Dec 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Roys sits in the Wisconsin State Senate
Roys is closer to the center than 7% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Dora Drake, Chris Larson, Mark Spreitzer
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Roys’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills28%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Wisconsin State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Roys’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Roys | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2026 | AB 248: Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices. | No | No | Yes | Passed 17–16 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | AB 595: Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data… | No | No | Yes | Passed 18–15 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | AB 461: Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation. (FE) | No | No | Yes | Passed 21–12 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | AB 1034: Relating to: name, image, and likeness rights for University of Wisconsin System student… | No | No | Yes | Passed 17–16 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | AB 601: Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 21–12 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Roys 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wisconsin State Senate, District 26 | Won | — | D+70.1 | — |
| 2020 | Wisconsin State Senate, District 26 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 81 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 81 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Roys has held
- Wisconsin State Senate, District 26 · since 2020
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 81 · 2008–2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Roys
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/967afe3c-119d-4051-a8b1-674f328c4775
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET