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Senator Dora E. Drake

Minority Caucus Vice-Chair

Senate District 4

(D - Milwaukee)
District map based on 2023 Wisconsin Act 94
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Madison Office:
 Room 126 South
State Capitol
PO Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707 Telephone:
 (608) 266-5810

Staff:
 Ryan Schroeder Ryan.Schroeder@legis.wisconsin.gov
Amanda Puccini Amanda.Puccini@legis.wisconsin.gov
Nicholas Truog Nicholas.Truog@legis.wisconsin.gov

Biography

  • Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
  • Graduate Eastbrook Academy (Milwaukee), 2011; B.A. Marquette University, 2015.
  • Social worker; trauma-informed response facilitator; sales representative.
  • Member: Young Democrats of Wisconsin; Emerge Wisconsin, Class of 2020; Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus (2023 chair).
  • Former member: Wisconsin Delegate for Young Democrats of America; Milwaukee Area Professionals Chapter of National Society of Black Engineers.
  • Elected to Assembly 2020.

Member of Historical Society of Wisconsin Board of Curators

2025 Authored Proposals

(first or second author, first sponsor)

2025 Co-authored 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 13
    Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller.

  • 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 60
    Relating to: expanding the homestead income tax credit. (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.

2025 Cosponsored Proposals

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

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

  • 2/20/2025: 2025 Assembly Bill 52
    Relating to: expanding the homestead income tax credit. (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 Joint Resolution 9
    Relating to: honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker.

  • 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.