Wisconsin State Assembly — District 73Certified ballot
Angela Stroud
Is Angela Stroud on the November 3 ballot?
Angela Stroud is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Wisconsin State Assembly — District 73, as the incumbent. One other candidate is on the ballot.
As printed · ballot order
- Frank KostkaRepublican
- Angela Stroud· this pageDemocraticIncumbent
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How we do this →ⓘ What is a voting record showing me?
A roll-call vote is a recorded yes/no vote in the legislature; 'aye' means yes and 'no' means no. A 'deciding vote' is one that changed the outcome. These are the candidate's actual recorded votes, linked to the official record.
How we do this →Voting record
Recorded floor votes Angela Stroud cast in the Wisconsin Legislature, newest first, across the 2025 session. Every entry links to its official roll call and the full bill. We don’t rate or score votes.
278
Recorded votes
77
Voted yes
187
Voted no
95%
Participation
14 did not vote
Wisconsin Watch’s questionnaire
Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit newsroom, asked candidates for this office the same questions.
Answered 4 questions. Read Angela Stroud’s answers on Wisconsin Watch
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Source: Wisconsin Watch 2026 Voter Guide, through Voter Guide Commons. That copy was last updated August 20, 2026; BadgerBrief checked it October 13, 2026. Whether a candidate answered is as the guide reports it.
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The contrast between Republicans and Democrats has never been clearer, and how money shapes the way power operates is one of the key differences between us. Here's an excerpt from my most recent newsletter in which I explain why we're seeing so many Republican signs and ads so early this election season: As you might know, I have the same opponent this time that I did in the last race, but this time, I have seen more of his signs throughout the district four months from the election than I did in all of 2024. Why? Because this time we have a Governor’s race, and the machine that is churning out Tom Tiffany signs is doing the same for my opponent. All of this is made possible by the billionaires who are the beating heart of the Republican Party of Wisconsin: Liz and Dick Uihlein and Diane Hendricks. Campaign finance reports reveal that over the last six months alone, Hendricks and the Uihleins have given the Republican Party of Wisconsin (RPW), the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee, and the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate a total of $16.5 million, that’s fully 76 percent of all the money those groups raised over the last six months. Looking at Tiffany’s campaign finance report: 70 percent of his money over the last six months came from the RPW, aka the Uihlein/Hendricks Party. Hendricks has also given Trump $25 million over the last six months. By contrast, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, the Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee (ADCC), and the State Senate Democratic Committee, have raised a total of $10 million from 6,105 people. Please understand that this wide gap in fundraising isn’t from lack of effort. In fact, our members have out-raised theirs and the ADCC had a record fundraising haul for the second report in a row. The problem is that none of the three Democratic fundraising arms has a single million-dollar donation over the last year, while the Republicans receive multiple million dollar checks each cycle from the same three billionaires. And this has been going on for well over a decade. There is much more to this story...but that's a post for another day. #getbillionairesoutofpolitics #democracyisnotforsale
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Wow! Tom Tiffany finally stood up to Trump! Now let’s see him do so with something that actually matters: 🔵 repealing tax cuts for the wealthy 🔵 protecting our water, air, and soil 🔵 not selling out Wisconsin farmers 🔵 funding public schools 🔵 restoring Medicaid, so rural kids and elders have access to healthcare 🔵 having a rational trade policy that puts Wisconsinites and Americans first 🔵 not selling off public lands to the highest bidder 🔵 regulating AI, instead of providing handouts to his tech bro billionaire donors 🔵 addressing corruption in politics instead of cashing in on it I could go on, but it’s time to start my day. What other issues do we need to see Tiffany stand up to Trump on? Leave a comment.
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I applaud DNR Secretary Huyn’s decision asking Enbridge to halt construction. The frac outs and now this gas leak are all warning signs, making it clear that Line 5 has no business being in the Lake Superior watershed. The pipeline reroute runs a mile from my house, through what must be the most pristine aquifer in the world. When we had our well tested years ago, it came back as being “pre-human contact.” It’s the most incredible water you could ever drink. Why are we risking puncturing this irreplaceable resource? Why are we risking the drinking water of everyone who lives along the lake? Why are we risking Manoomin beds? Why are we insisting that a Canadian pipe that carries tar sands crude—a product that produces 25 times more greenhouse gasses than coal plants—be allowed to be here? I’ve been meeting with those fighting the legal battle against Line 5 and have been asking what statutory changes and tools we need to protect our ecosystem. There are things that we can do. But we’ll need the right people in office next session, enough votes to clear both houses, and a governor willing to sign them. Maybe it won’t be enough. But if laws and policies are what has allowed this, then that’s what we have to change to stop it. #protectthesacred #lakesuperior
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This morning I had the good fortune of helping load food boxes for Bad River Food Sovereignty’s monthly food distribution. To see so much organic, healthy food, and local, ethical meat being distributed to a community was a total joy. And the crew is a blast to work with! I hope to help anytime my schedule allows. #communityfirst #foodislove
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If you’re looking to grab a sign, you can pick one up at any of the following locations: 🔵 Cheq Dems office, Ashland 🔵 Adventure Us, Washburn 🔵 Honest Dog Books, Bayfield 🔵 White Winter Winery, Iron River 🔵 Douglas County Dems, Superior We have 2’ x 4’ signs for high-visibility areas and 4’x4’s coming next week. Thanks for the support, everyone!
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Yesterday evening was the final Superior Porchfest of the year. I want to shout out Cheri and Paul for the amazing work they do—along with their board members—in bringing music, joy, and community connection to the people of Superior. Community is one of the most important and most under-appreciated elements of our lives. Anything that builds justice-centered, joyful community, builds a more loving, more livable world. Wendell Berry sums up it up well: “A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other’s lives. It is the knowledge that people have of each other, their concern for each other, their trust in each other, the freedom with which they come and go among themselves.” #communityfirst
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Notable door of the day. Even when our country breaks our hearts, we can’t give up. #Elections #service
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The thing that frustrates me the most about politicians is when they use talking points that have absolutely no substance behind them. For example: Tom Tiffany says that he's unwilling to increase funding for the DNR Fisheries Programs until there's an audit. Well, good news! There was one in 2025! (Linked in the comments.) It showed that the DNR is being a good steward of the money they receive. The fundamental issue is that revenues to fund operations have not kept up with inflation. This has been an ongoing, well-known problem for over a decade, and the Republican-controlled Legislature has failed to act. This is why hatcheries have closed and stocking has been reduced. Republicans have controlled the Legislature for 16 consecutive years. If there were major problems with how the DNR managed its funds, don't you think they would have caught them by now? And if not, why not? You can't have it both ways: you can't simultaneously be the party in charge of a broken system and then say that only your party can fix the problem. These are tired talking points, Tom. We know what's broken. What we need is real leadership that is willing to step up and actually solve problems. #Wisconsin #wisconsin #fishing #fishing🎣 #LeadershipMatters
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One of the most surreal experiences of my first term happened in May 2025, when I was invited to attend a gathering in Rice Lake convened by Tom Tiffany’s office. The goal for the day was to better understand healthcare needs in Northwestern Wisconsin. People who work in law enforcement and for county health and human services agencies explained the extreme strain they experience in trying to care for our communities’ most vulnerable people and their fears of what would happen if the the proposed cuts to Medicaid that were in the One Big Beautiful Bill were signed into law. This was a non-partisan meeting of the people who try to clean up the mess when politicians fail. At the end of the presentations, they asked us to go around and introduce ourselves. All of the Republicans said where they were from, and many of them made jokes with each other. Despite how heavy the presentations had been, it was a very laid-back atmosphere. I introduced myself and then I said, “I just have to point out how surreal it has been to sit here for the last few hours, listening to these professionals who care for our most vulnerable constituents, all but beg us to do something to help. We all know that President Trump is currently contemplating a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid in this year‘s budget. It is clear from these presentations how devastating that would be. Our Congressman, who convened this meeting gets a vote on that budget. And I am hoping that the staff here today, and anyone who can get an audience with him, will convey what they have heard and just how much is at stake. Given what we've seen here, it's clear that he should vote No." Of course, that didn't happen. Tiffany voted to cut $1 trillion from Medicaid to give the ultra wealthy a tax cut, and an estimated 300,000 Wisconsinites are losing their healthcare. And now, the same person who dismissed all that he heard about the way that that budget would harm Northwest Wisconsin communities is running for Governor. These photos aren't great, but they're the receipts. And don't fall for their tricks: they cut $1 T but said that they'll put $50 bil back into rural healthcare. That means they're gutting 95% of the program. It's called a gimmick. They knew what they were doing. They were warned. The problem is that they don't care. Tax cuts for the wealthy are the most important thing, anything else, everyone else, is a sideshow to be managed. #healthcare #healthcareheroes #republicanslie #elections
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Unfortunately, my opponent has declined to participate in a debate this year. But I think it’s important for people to be able to ask candidates questions and to engage in conversation, and so I’ve decided to host a public forum at the Vaughn Public library in Ashland on October 20 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. We will be on the third floor, with room for up to 70 people. I will try to get someone to do a live stream, if we can figure that out! I want to invite Republicans or anyone who identifies as conservative to come and ask questions. I promise to do my best to maintain a respectful atmosphere with the goal being that we will exchange ideas and learn from each other. Even when we don’t agree, I will hear you out and listen first before sharing my views. Our government was never intended to be about political parties—this isn’t team sports. There is too much at stake for us to treat each other like the enemy. Instead, how about we talk? I hope you’ll join me! #listening #commitment #election
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What exactly are the billionaires buying?
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The family and I enjoyed rides, music, fair food, and shopping yesterday at Applefest in Bayfield! I didn’t get many photos thanks to the rain, so I’m including my apple celebration photo from last year. We have a family birthday to celebrate today, so I won’t be able to watch this year’s parade. Instead, I’m smoking a brisket and pressing apples with the Packers and Brewers on the radio. Fall is the absolute best season in the Northwoods! (I mean, aside from summer and winter.) Happy Applefest! #🍎🍏🍎🍎🍏 #fallvibes🍁 #bayfield #applefest
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Mid-doors thoughts.
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Yesterday while out knocking doors in Washburn, I met Will. Though he wasn’t on my list, he recognized me and came out to chat. We had a wonderful conversation in which I learned a lot of things about Will’s life, like how, despite being 86, he shovels the sidewalks for his neighbors at his housing complex. And how he loves to volunteer around the community, doing things like cleaning up the walking trail and chatting with people. He told me about his late partner who was in a nursing home after a stroke. She was told that she would finish her life there. But she wanted to go home, and so she did, and Will cared for her for the next 11 years. With tears in his eyes, he said it was an absolute honor to care for her since she was the most loving person he had ever known. When I asked Will whether he votes, he said that when he tried to vote in 2024, he couldn’t because he doesn’t have an ID anymore. He said that being turned away at the polls put a bad taste in his mouth and he isn’t sure it’s worth the hassle anymore. I assured him that it’s his right, and that his vote matters, that he deserves to have a voice about this community that he cares about so much in the county where he was born and raised. I told him to call my office phone number, and we would figure out a way to help him get the information he needs. We talked for a long time, and at one point Will said, “I’m going on too long.” I assured him that he wasn’t. I love people. Hearing their stories, their heartaches and triumphs, and how they see the world is one of my favorite things about knocking doors. Some people read fiction to experience the inner lives of other people. I do too. But I also like having conversations with strangers, especially those who like to tell stories, when all you have to do is ask questions and then sit back and listen. #love
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Yesterday while knocking doors in Superior, I met a man I'll call T, who was probably in his mid-30s. We commiserated about the fact that a low cost-of-living is one of the things that used to be special about our area. But now, housing costs are astronomical, and he feels little hope that he'll ever afford to buy his own home. T served in the military for five years and was deployed overseas. Now he works full-time as a painter, making $30 / hour (equivalent to $60,000 / year), and yet he can't afford to buy a house in the city he grew up in. He said that renting gets old. Not only does he have to live in fear that his landlord will raise his rent, but, as has happened to him already a number of times, he has to pick up and move if his landlord decides to sell. This is a person who has done things the right way--he even donates a part of every paycheck to the local United Way chapter to help the city that he loves--and yet the American Dream is just out of reach. Until our government is more focused on people like T and less focused on Liz and Dick Uihlein or the other billionaires who have bought our political system, we will not see any significant change. Vote for the party that isn't bought by billionaires if you want to see any of the following: 🔵 The subsidization of building more middle-class homes. 🔵 Allowing communities to control the number of short-term rentals they allow. 🔵 The building of more "missing-middle" housing. 🔵 Direct support for land trusts and other creative solutions. We need to care more about the working and middle-classes than we do the ultra-wealthy. Our government belongs to us, not to the highest bidder. #housing #VoteBlue
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Post-doors thoughts.
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Today on doors. #elections #elders #Wisconsin
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One of the things that drives me most crazy about Tom Tiffany’s platform is that he’s a completely illegitimate messenger for fiscal health. “Tax cuts” is campaign code for “I have no plan to deliver on what you’re asking for.” #Wisconsin #elections #TrickleDownEconomics
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We live in heaven. #lakesuperior #Wisconsin #lucky
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