Nancy VanderMeer
Wisconsin State Assemblymember, District 70 since 2014. Ran in 8 elections between 2012 and 2024, winning 7. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
Wisconsin State Assemblymember, District 70Businessperson
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 8
- 51 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +22.3
- 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.
- Science, Technology and AI · vice chair
- Transportation · chair
- Agriculture
- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
- Legislative Council
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention
- Rural Development
- Speaker's Task Force on Elder Services
- Veterans and Military Affairs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Interstate compact · Became law May 2026
Crime and criminals — Felony · Became law Apr 2026
Consumer protection · Became law Apr 2026
Children · Became law Dec 2025
Business · Became law Dec 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where VanderMeer sits in the Wisconsin State Assembly
VanderMeer 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 VanderMeer’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills61%
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: VanderMeer’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | VanderMeer | 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 VanderMeer 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 70 | Won | R+22.3 | R+26.2 | −3.9 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70 | Won | R+33.5 | R+26.2 | +7.3 |
| 2022 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70 | Won | R+32.1 | — | — |
| 2020 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70 | Won | R+33.5 | — | — |
| 2018 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70 | Won | R+23.9 | — | — |
| 2016 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70 | Won | R+24.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70 | Won | R+5.6 | — | — |
| 2014 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70 | Lost | D+0.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $100.8K
- Spent
- $47.4K
- Cash
- $115.2K
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Nancy 4 Wisconsin State | Active |
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 26, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Seats VanderMeer has held
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 70 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who VanderMeer has run against
- Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen (D) · 2026 election, won
- Remy Gomez (D) · 2024 election, won
- John Iver Baldus (D) · 2020 election, won
- Cari Fay (D) · 2018 election, won
- Mark Holbrook (D) · 2016 election, won
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know VanderMeer
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/5858f406-f96a-4846-8a9e-0bede48d94ed
- Wikidata Q19518219
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET