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Representative Mike Bare

Minority Caucus Secretary

Assembly District 80

(D - Verona)
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Madison Office:
 Room 306 West
State Capitol
PO Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708 Telephone:
 (608) 237-9180
(888) 534-0080 Fax:
 (608) 282-3680 Voting Address:
Verona, WI 53593
Staff:
 McKinley Falkowski McKinley.Falkowski2@legis.wisconsin.gov
Will Oemichen Will.Oemichen@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born March 8, 1983, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
  • Graduate Manitowoc Lincoln High School, 2001; B.A. in Political Science, American University, 2005; M.A. in Political Science, American University, 2010.
  • Co-owner, Biergarten at Olbrich Park. Former researcher and advocate, Community Advocates Public Policy Institute.
  • Former member: New Leaders Council–Wisconsin (chapter director); Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin; Special Olympics of Wisconsin; Verona City Council; Verona Parks Commission; Verona Plan Commission.
  • Elected to Verona City Council, 2013–14; Dane County Board, 2020–23; Assembly 2022.

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 125
    Relating to: special observance days in schools.

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 15
    Relating to: proclaiming March 26, 2025, as Purple Day for epilepsy.

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 13
    Relating to: designating the month of March as Endosalpingiosis Awareness Month.

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 97
    Relating to: extension of eligibility under the Medical Assistance program for postpartum women. (FE)

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 92
    Relating to: spinal cord injury research grants and symposia and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 79
    Relating to: prosecuting or adjudicating delinquent a person under the age of 18 for committing an act of prostitution.

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 80
    Relating to: ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 57
    Relating to: requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 72
    Relating to: ratification of the Driver License Compact. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 62
    Relating to: health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 64
    Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher. (FE)

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Resolution 5
    Relating to: celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025.

  • 2/24/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 11
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jim Soletski.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 43
    Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 48
    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)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 45
    Relating to: ratification of the Dietitian Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 49
    Relating to: a minor’s authority to consent to health care.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 9
    Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 27
    Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 7
    Relating to: proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day.

  • 2/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 5
    Relating to: proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month.

  • 2/13/2025: 2025 Assembly Resolution 4
    Relating to: proclaiming our appreciation and respect for our Grocery and Retail Food Employees.

  • 2/7/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 23
    Relating to: establishment of a Palliative Care Council. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 22
    Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Middleton. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 18
    Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 3
    Relating to: proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 2/3/2025: 2025 Assembly Resolution 3
    Relating to: observing February 28, 2025, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin.

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 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 12
    Relating to: designating the month of March as Endosalpingiosis Awareness Month.

  • 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.

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 70
    Relating to: a minor’s authority to consent to health care.

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 69
    Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain expenses paid by a school teacher. (FE)

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 71
    Relating to: ratification of the Dietitian Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 2/26/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 74
    Relating to: ratification of the Social Work Licensure Compact. (FE)

  • 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 63
    Relating to: ratification of the Driver License Compact. (FE)

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 54
    Relating to: requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 42
    Relating to: permitting pharmacists to prescribe certain contraceptives, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

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

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

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 39
    Relating to: establishment of a Palliative Care Council. (FE)

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 24
    Relating to: limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in, and the lifespan of, a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Middleton. (FE)

  • 2/5/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 19
    Relating to: fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)

  • 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.

  • 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.