Mark Born
Wisconsin State Assemblymember, District 37 since 2012. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 8. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2012
- Bills became law
- 2
- 15 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +25.9
- 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.
- Finance · co-chair
- Finance · co-chair
- Audit
- Employment Relations
- Employment Relations
- Legislative Audit
- Legislative Council
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Drunken driving · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Born sits in the Wisconsin State Assembly
Born is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Ben Franklin, Barbara Dittrich, Treig Pronschinske
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Born’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- 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: Born’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Born | 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 Born 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 37 | Won | R+25.9 | R+28.8 | −2.9 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 37 | Won | R+37.2 | R+28.8 | +8.4 |
| 2022 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 39 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 39 | Won | R+37.5 | — | — |
| 2018 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 39 | Won | R+26.8 | — | — |
| 2016 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 39 | Won | R+34.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 39 | Won | R+47.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 39 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 39 | Won | R+20.8 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $264.5K
- Spent
- $170.9K
- Cash
- $111.8K
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Born For Assembly State | Active |
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Seats Born has held
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 37 · since 2024
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 39 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Born has run against
- LaToya Bates (D) · 2026 election, won
- Izzy Hassey Nevarez (D) · 2020 election, won
- Elisha Barudin (D) · 2018 election, won
- Jim Zahn (D) · 2016 election, won
- Richard Bennett (I) · 2014 election, won
- Jim Grigg (D) · 2012 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Born
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b6559841-9e69-4435-8788-0d8bc087baed
- Wikidata Q16240751
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET