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Representative Joel Kitchens

Assembly District 1

(R - Sturgeon Bay)
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Madison Office:
 Room 314 North
State Capitol
PO Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708 Telephone:
 (608) 237-9101
(888) 482-0001 Fax:
 (608) 282-3601 Voting Address:
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Staff:
 Bob Delaporte Bob.Delaporte@legis.wisconsin.gov
Marco Lopez Marco.Lopez@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Washington, D.C., September 20, 1957; married; 3 children, 2 grandchildren.
  • Graduate Ballard High School, (Louisville, Kentucky), 1975; BS Ohio State University, 1979; DVM Ohio State University, 1983.
  • Large animal veterinarian.
  • Member: Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church; Door County Medical Center (board member); Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association; American Veterinary Medical Association; Sturgeon Bay Rotary Club; Wisconsin Coastal Management Council.
  • Elected to Sturgeon Bay Board of Education, 2000–14; Assembly since 2014.

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

  • 4/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 159
    Relating to: creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 139
    Relating to: transfer of nursing home beds.

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 119
    Relating to: transfer of nursing home beds.

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 90
    Relating to: copies of and inspection or disclosure of information contained in certain vital records. (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.

  • 2/26/2025: 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 52
    Relating to: copies of and inspection or disclosure of information contained in certain vital records. (FE)

  • 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)

  • 2/12/2025: 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 Bill 29
    Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.

  • 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 Bill 2
    Relating to: requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time.

2025 Co-authored Proposals

  • 4/9/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 173
    Relating to: regulation of pharmacy benefit managers, fiduciary and disclosure requirements on pharmacy benefit managers, and application of prescription drug payments to health insurance cost-sharing requirements. (FE)

  • 4/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 156
    Relating to: requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE)

  • 4/2/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 158
    Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. (FE)

  • 3/17/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 148
    Relating to: interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings.

  • 3/13/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 131
    Relating to: programs and requirements to address PFAS.

  • 3/13/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 130
    Relating to: exempting certain persons from PFAS enforcement actions under the spills law. (FE)

  • 3/13/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 18
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff.

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 17
    Relating to: proclaiming the week of April 14, 2025, as Two Lights for Tomorrow Week in the state of Wisconsin.

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

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 120
    Relating to: positions for the Office of School Safety. (FE)

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 12
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.

  • 3/11/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 118
    Relating to: a transition to grazing pilot program and making an appropriation. (FE)

  • 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 91
    Relating to: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE)

  • 2/28/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 77
    Relating to: registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty.

  • 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 Bill 61
    Relating to: injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty.

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

  • 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 Bill 35
    Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)

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

  • 2/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 8
    Relating to: agreements for direct primary care.

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 1
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

  • 4/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 180
    Relating to: modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. (FE)

  • 4/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 176
    Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)

  • 4/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 168
    Relating to: changing the conditions of liability for worker’s compensation benefits for emergency medical responders, emergency medical services practitioners, volunteer firefighters, correctional officers, emergency dispatchers, coroners and coroner staff, and medical examiners and medical examiner staff. (FE)

  • 4/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 170
    Relating to: rehired annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE)

  • 4/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 178
    Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)

  • 4/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 171
    Relating to: requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE)

  • 4/3/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 173
    Relating to: creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 147
    Relating to: interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings.

  • 3/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 154
    Relating to: requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits. (FE)

  • 3/14/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 127
    Relating to: exempting certain persons from PFAS enforcement actions under the spills law. (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 128
    Relating to: programs and requirements to address PFAS.

  • 3/14/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 18
    Relating to: proclaiming the week of April 14, 2025, as Two Lights for Tomorrow Week in the state of Wisconsin.

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 100
    Relating to: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE)

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 113
    Relating to: a transition to grazing pilot program and making an appropriation. (FE)

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

  • 3/7/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 119
    Relating to: positions for the Office of School Safety. (FE)

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

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 64
    Relating to: injuring or killing a police or fire animal and providing a penalty.

  • 2/21/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 66
    Relating to: registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty.

  • 2/12/2025: 2025 Senate Bill 34
    Relating to: withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)

  • 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.

  • 1/6/2025: 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 2
    Relating to: requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration).

2025 Authored Amendments