Sen. Kelda Roys
Democratic Wisconsin Senate · District 26 · Wisconsin
-0.993Left–right score (within Senate)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#3 of 33Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
97.2%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
191Roll calls (10 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
In office since 2021-01-04 · sen.roys@legis.wisconsin.gov · docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/…/2252 · docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/…/2432 · docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/…/2825 · keldaroys.com · Open States ID 967afe3c-119d-4051-a8b1-674f328c4775
Capitol: State Capitol Room 130 South, P.O. Box 7882 , 2 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53707 608-266-1627
Where they sit in the Wisconsin Senate
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Wisconsin Senate have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Kelda Roys. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Kelda Roys.
Committees
- Administrative Rules
- Finance
- Finance
- Judiciary and Public Safety
- Review of Administrative Rules
Recent votes (latest 60 of 191 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | AB 1 CONCURRENCE Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund payments; increasing funding for special education and school age parents | Nay | Fail 15–18 |
| 2026-03-17 | SJR 142 PASSAGE Relating to: recognizing the life and extraordinary leadership of Bob Harlan. | Yea | Pass 33–0 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 911 CONCURRENCE Relating to: funding for a battery collection and recycling program and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 33–0 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 454 CONCURRENCE Relating to: a workforce home loan program. (FE) | Yea | Pass 31–2 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 461 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation. (FE) | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 182 CONCURRENCE Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE) | Yea | Pass 30–3 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 604 CONCURRENCE Relating to: coverage under the Medical Assistance program for incarcerated individuals. (FE) | Yea | Pass 32–1 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 1032 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: the sale of property under Department of Natural Resources jurisdiction to prevent the spread of avian flu. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 248 CONCURRENCE Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices. | Nay | Pass 17–16 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 248 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | SB 485 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: video monitoring or recording in residential care centers for children and youth, group homes, and shelter care facilities. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 884 CONCURRENCE Relating to: who may purchase certain contractual services and technical changes to tax provisions related to qualified retirement plans and the film production services credit. | Yea | Pass 33–0 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 595 CONCURRENCE Relating to: compliance with the federal Help America Vote Act, voter registration data sharing agreements, removing ineligible voters from the official voter registration list, and fees for obtaining the official voter | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | SB 799 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: parental access to health records of minors. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 373 CONCURRENCE Relating to: creating a refundable individual income tax credit for the parent of a stillbirth and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 32–1 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 685 CONCURRENCE Relating to: individual income tax subtraction for certain theft losses. (FE) | Yea | Pass 33–0 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 650 CONCURRENCE Relating to: funding for identity verification under the unemployment insurance law and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 33–0 |
| 2026-03-17 | SB 799 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: parental access to health records of minors. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 670 CONCURRENCE Relating to: exempting persons engaged in certain contract research services from the sales and use tax. (FE) | Yea | Pass 32–1 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 676 CONCURRENCE Relating to: creating a tax credit for insurers for certain investments in community development entities. (FE) | Yea | Pass 32–1 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 460 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: pupil eligibility for parental choice programs based upon participation by a sibling or a dependent child of the pupil's parent or guardian. (FE) | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 461 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation. (FE) | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 968 CONCURRENCE Relating to: virtual currency kiosks. | Yea | Pass 33–0 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 130 CONCURRENCE Relating to: exempting certain persons from PFAS enforcement actions under the spills law. (FE) | Yea | Pass 33–0 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 957 CONCURRENCE Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 33–0 |
| 2026-03-17 | SB 799 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: parental access to health records of minors. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | SB 799 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: parental access to health records of minors. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 619 CONCURRENCE Relating to: a tax credit for aviation biofuel manufacturing, authorizing the state to contract public debt for an aviation biofuel project grant, and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 31–2 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 700 CONCURRENCE Relating to: an appropriation for refundable long-term care insurance assessment credits and making an appropriation. (FE) | Yea | Pass 30–3 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 759 CONCURRENCE Relating to: eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE) | Yea | Pass 31–2 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 601 CONCURRENCE Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”. | Yea | Pass 21–12 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 1034 CONCURRENCE Relating to: name, image, and likeness rights for University of Wisconsin System student athletes; maintenance costs for University of Wisconsin–Madison intercollegiate athletic facilities; and making an appropriation. ( | Nay | Pass 17–16 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 461 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation. (FE) | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 1027 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: requiring information relating to the food stamp program to be compiled and provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (FE) | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 375 CONCURRENCE Relating to: modifications to the historic rehabilitation tax credit. (FE) | Yea | Pass 31–2 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 913 CONCURRENCE Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE) | Yea | Pass 33–0 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 461 CONCURRENCE Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation. (FE) | Nay | Pass 21–12 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 657 CONCURRENCE Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for nuclear fusion technology projects. (FE) | Yea | Pass 30–3 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 387 CONCURRENCE Relating to: correction bill for 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 and making an appropriation. | Yea | Pass 29–4 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 598 CONCURRENCE Relating to: consent to admissions to certain health care facilities by patient representatives without requiring a petition for guardianship or protective placement. (FE) | Yea | Pass 28–5 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 241 CONCURRENCE Relating to: required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-03-17 | AB 180 CONCURRENCE 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) | Nay | Pass 25–8 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 825 PASSAGE Relating to: environmental review prerequisites for certain major highway project actions. | Nay | Pass 24–9 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 799 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: parental access to health records of minors. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 672 CONCURRENCE Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the | Nay | Pass 19–14 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 673 CONCURRENCE Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a pen | Nay | Pass 20–13 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 799 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: parental access to health records of minors. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 287 PASSAGE Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE) | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 415 CONCURRENCE Relating to: use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 799 PASSAGE Relating to: parental access to health records of minors. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 737 CONCURRENCE Relating to: financing certain infrastructure by special charge approved by a neighborhood improvement district. | Yea | Pass 32–1 |
| 2026-02-18 | AJR 133 CONCURRENCE Relating to: legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 799 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: parental access to health records of minors. | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 453 CONCURRENCE Relating to: required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs rela | Yea | Pass 28–5 |
| 2026-02-18 | SB 522 PASSAGE Relating to: the appointment of a guardian ad litem in a proceeding to grant reasonable visitation rights to a nonparent. (FE) | Yea | Pass 32–1 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 674 CONCURRENCE Relating to: prohibiting knowingly covering organ transplantation and related care under health insurance policies and the Medical Assistance program if the organ is transplanted in or originates from a country known to | Nay | Pass 21–12 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 549 SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND Relating to: manufactured home sales and certificates of title and modifying administrative rules of the Department of Safety and Professional Services related to manufactured home purchase contracts. (FE) | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-02-18 | AB 663 CONCURRENCE Relating to: imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE) | Nay | Pass 19–14 |
| 2026-02-11 | SB 277 PASSAGE Relating to: the expiration of administrative rules. (FE) | Nay | Pass 18–15 |
| 2026-02-11 | AB 443 CONCURRENCE Relating to: increasing the maximum fee for court costs collectible in a municipal court action. (FE) | Yea | Pass 32–1 |