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Ben DeSmidt — Assembly District 65
Democratic · Wisconsin general election, November 3, 2026.
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Incumbent Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for District 65 (first term, 2025-26).
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Incumbent Democrat; Assembly floor votes captured on 10 graded roll calls (2023-26), opposing conservative positions on marriage/family, religious liberty, Second Amendment and limited government; a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate. iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
- Life: No specific position found; Democrat; iVoterGuide rates Verified Liberal.
- Family: Voted no on AB 100 (2025, K-12 girls' sports), AB 102 (2025, college girls' sports), AB 104 (2025, ban on sex-reassignment surgery for minors), SB 405 (2025, civil remedies for minors harmed by gender-transition procedures), SB 799 (2025, parental access to minors' health records) and AB 602 (2025, opt-in to federal school-choice scholarship tax credit).
- Religious liberty: Voted no on AJR 10 (2025, 'Freedom to Gather' amendment, 2nd consideration).
- 2nd Amendment: Designated a Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate (2026).
- Limited gov’t: Voted no on SJR 116 (2025, limit on governor's partial veto, 2nd consideration) and AJR 102 (2025, ban on government preferential treatment, 2nd consideration).
- Fiscal: Voted yes on SB 36 (2025, income tax exemption for tips); voted no on SJR 116 (2025, limit on governor's partial veto, 2nd consideration) and AB 602 (2025, opt-in to federal school-choice scholarship tax credit).