Shae Sortwell
Wisconsin State Assemblymember, District 2 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 8
- 88 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.0%
- With party
- 94%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +15.4
- 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.
- Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency · vice chair
- Regulatory Licensing Reform · chair
- Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Energy and Utilities
- Insurance
- Judiciary
- Speaker's Task Force on Rulemaking
- Sporting Heritage
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Crime and criminals · Became law Apr 2026
Fuel · Became law Apr 2026
Crime and criminals · Became law Apr 2026
Attorney General · Became law Oct 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Sortwell sits in the Wisconsin State Assembly
Sortwell is closer to the center than 98% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Joy Goeben, Lindee Brill, David Steffen
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
With Sortwell’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans94%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills29%
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: Sortwell’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Sortwell | 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 Sortwell 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 2 | Won | R+15.4 | R+23.9 | −8.5 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 2 | Won | R+26.5 | — | — |
| 2022 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 2 | Won | R+18.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 2 | Won | R+26.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 2 | Won | R+17.9 | — | — |
| 2014 | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 90 | Lost | D+46.9 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $59.2K
- Spent
- $38.3K
- Cash
- $18.6K
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.
| Taxpayers for Sortwell State | Active |
Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 1:46 AM ET
Seats Sortwell has held
- Wisconsin State Assembly, District 2 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sortwell has run against
- Alicia Saunders (D) · 2026 general, won
- Alicia Saunders (D) · 2024 election, won
- Renee Gasch (D) · 2022 election, won
- Mark Kiley (D) · 2020 election, won
- Mark Grams (D) · 2018 election, won
- Eric Genrich (D) · 2014 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Sortwell
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/82745ad9-d4b8-48e7-bbb9-3c5d73535c30
- Wikidata Q58333762
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET