Joel Kitchens — Assembly District 1

AJoel KitchensRepublican

Incumbent state representative, District 1; Republican.

Voted yes on all captured 2023-26 conservative priority roll calls (abortion, gender/parental-rights, Freedom to Gather, firearms, partial-veto and tax-cut measures). iVoterGuide rates Leans Conservative.

• Life: Voted yes on AB 975 (2023, statutory referendum on a 14-week abortion limit), which the Heal Without Harm coalition (Wisconsin Right to Life, Pro-Life Wisconsin, Wisconsin Family Action, Wisconsin Catholic Conference) opposed as a bad strategy. No other pro-life roll call was captured for the Assembly.
• Family: Voted yes on AB 377 (2023) (K-12 girls' sports), AB 378 (2023) (college girls' sports), AB 465 (2023) (ban on sex-reassignment surgery for minors), AB 510 (2023) (Parents' Bill of Rights), AB 100 (2025) (K-12 girls' sports), AB 102 (2025) (college girls' sports), AB 104 (2025) (ban on gender-transition surgery for minors), SB 405 (2025) (civil remedies for minors harmed by gender-transition procedures), SB 799 (2025) (parental access to minors' health records).
• Religious liberty: Voted yes on SJR 54 (2023) ('Freedom to Gather' worship amendment), AJR 10 (2025) ('Freedom to Gather' worship amendment).
• 2nd Amendment: Voted yes on SB 466 (2023) (ban on firearm merchant codes).
• Limited gov’t: Voted yes on AJR 112 (2023) (partial-veto limit amendment), SJR 116 (2025) (partial-veto limit amendment), AJR 109 (2023) (anti-preferential-treatment amendment), AJR 102 (2025) (anti-preferential-treatment amendment), AJR 66 (2023) (tax-increase supermajority amendment), AB 602 (2025) (scholarship tax-credit school choice).
• Fiscal: Voted yes on AB 386 (2023) (income tax cut), AB 1020 (2023) (income tax cut), AJR 66 (2023) (tax-increase supermajority amendment), SB 36 (2025) (tip income tax exemption), AB 1 (May 2026 special session) (property tax relief/school funding), AB 602 (2025) (scholarship tax-credit school choice).

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