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Senator Robert W. Wirch

Senate District 22

(D - Pleasant Prairie)
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Madison Office:
 Room 127 South
State Capitol
PO Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707 Telephone:
 (608) 267-8979
 Fax:
 (608) 282-3562 District Phone:
 (262) 694-7379
Staff:
 Paula McGuire Paula.McGuire@legis.wisconsin.gov
Matt Archambo Matt.Archambo@legis.wisconsin.gov
Henry Pitsch Henry.Pitsch@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Kenosha, Wisconsin, November 16, 1943; married; 2 children.
  • Graduate Mary D. Bradford High School; B.A. University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 1970.
  • Full-time legislator. Former factory worker and liaison to JTPA programs; served in Army Reserve, 1965–71.
  • Member: Danish Brotherhood; Kenosha Sport Fishing and Conservation Association; Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
  • Former member: Kenosha Boys and Girls Club (board of directors).
  • Kenosha County supervisor, 1986–94 (served on Health and Human Services Committee, Welfare Board, and Developmental Disabilities Board).
  • Elected to Assembly 1992. Reelected 1994. Elected to Senate since 1996. Leadership position: minority caucus chair 2003.

Member of Council on Military and State Relations

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 153
    Relating to: expanding the treatment alternatives and diversion programs. (FE)

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 150
    Relating to: passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions.

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Resolution 2
    Relating to: proclaiming March 2025 and March 2026 as Women’s History Months.

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 152
    Relating to: financial eligibility for the Alzheimer’s family and caregiver support program. (FE)

  • 3/14/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 19
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff.

  • 3/14/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 135
    Relating to: special observance days in schools.

  • 3/14/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 17
    Relating to: honoring April 22, 2025, as the 55th anniversary of Earth Day.

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 15
    Relating to: condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 13
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 73
    Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 67
    Relating to: providing state aid to reimburse public and private schools that provide free meals to all pupils for the costs of those meals and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 50
    Relating to: health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 60
    Relating to: expanding the homestead income tax credit. (FE)

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 8
    Relating to: proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 10
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 6
    Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 23
    Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 14
    Relating to: pelvic exams on unconscious patients and creating an administrative rule related to hospital requirements for pelvic exams on unconscious patients.

  • 1/24/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 2
    Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

2025 Cosponsored Proposals