Travis Tranel — Assembly District 49

ATravis TranelRepublican

Incumbent state representative, Assembly District 49; Republican.

Voted for the abortion-related legislation, girls'-sports, gender-transition and parental-rights bills and Freedom to Gather amendment and the partial-veto/anti-preference amendments and tax cuts. iVoterGuide rates Conservative.

• Life: Voted yes on AB 975 (2023 14-week abortion limit referendum). Pro-life groups (Wisconsin Right to Life, Pro-Life Wisconsin, Wisconsin Family Action, Catholic Conference) opposed AB 975 as inadequate, so this vote alone is not treated as decisive.
• 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 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 school-choice scholarship tax credit); did not vote on AB 510 (2023 Parents' Bill of Rights).
• Religious liberty: Voted yes on SJR 54 (2023 Freedom to Gather amendment, 1st consideration) and AJR 10 (2025 Freedom to Gather amendment, on the Nov 2026 ballot).
• 2nd Amendment: did not vote on SB 466 (2023 ban on firearm merchant category codes). No specific position found; Republican; iVoterGuide rates Conservative.
• Limited gov’t: Voted yes on AJR 112 (2023 partial-veto limit amendment), SJR 116 (2025 partial-veto limit amendment, on the Nov 2026 ballot), AJR 109 (2023 amendment barring government race/sex preferences), AJR 102 (2025 amendment barring government race/sex preferences, on the Nov 2026 ballot) and AJR 66 (2023 supermajority-for-tax-increases amendment).
• Fiscal: Voted yes on AJR 112 (2023 partial-veto limit amendment), SJR 116 (2025 partial-veto limit amendment, on the Nov 2026 ballot), AB 386 (2023 income-tax cut), AB 1020 (2023 income-tax cut), AJR 66 (2023 supermajority-for-tax-increases amendment), SB 36 (2025 income-tax exemption for tips) and AB 602 (2025 school-choice scholarship tax credit).

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