Ben Franklin — Assembly District 88

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Incumbent Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for District 88 (first term, 2025-26).

Incumbent Republican; Assembly floor votes captured on 10 graded roll calls (2023-26), conservative on marriage/family, religious liberty, limited government and fiscal; endorsed by AFP-Wisconsin. iVoterGuide rates Conservative.

• Life: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
• Family: Voted yes 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 yes on AJR 10 (2025, 'Freedom to Gather' amendment, 2nd consideration).
• 2nd Amendment: No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
• Limited gov’t: Voted yes on SJR 116 (2025, limit on governor's partial veto, 2nd consideration) and AJR 102 (2025, ban on government preferential treatment, 2nd consideration). Endorsed by Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (2026).
• Fiscal: Voted yes on SB 36 (2025, income tax exemption for tips), SJR 116 (2025, limit on governor's partial veto, 2nd consideration) and AB 602 (2025, opt-in to federal school-choice scholarship tax credit). Endorsed by Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin (2026).

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