Mike Bare
Wisconsin State Assemblymember, District 80 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 9
- 401 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +57.5
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Speaker's Task Force on Government Efficiency and Modernization · vice chair
- Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency
- Housing and Real Estate
- Insurance
- Legislative Council Study Committee on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Interstate compact · Became law May 2026
Income tax — Credit · Became law Apr 2026
Administration, Department of — Agency and general functions · Became law Apr 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bare sits in the Wisconsin State Assembly
Bare is closer to the center than 29% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Andrew Hysell, Kalan Haywood, Renuka Mayadev
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Bare’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills20%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bare’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Bare | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | SB 176: Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for… | No | No | Yes | Passed 60–34 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | SB 291: Relating to: making certain child care expenditures eligible for the business development… | No | No | Yes | Passed 63–31 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | SB 36: Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE) | No | No | Yes | Passed 60–31 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | AB 180: Relating to: requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to… | No | No | Yes | Passed 71–22 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | SB 785: Relating to: including information about investigations of license holders in an online… | No | No | Yes | Passed 66–32 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Bare 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 Assembly District 80 | Won | D+57.5 | D+49.3 | +8.2 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 80 | Won | D+46.9 | — | — |
| 2022 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 80 | Won | D+39.4 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $89.8K
- Spent
- $96.2K
- Cash
- $18.5K
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Lots of People Supporting Mike Bare State | Active |
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Seats Bare has held
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 80 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bare has run against
- Simran Arora (R) · 2026 general, won
- Robert Relph (R) · 2024 election, won
- Jacob D. Luginbuhl (R) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Bare
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1b0b0777-af08-40f2-a45b-3c2431b37722
- Wikidata Q115665013
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET