Steve Doyle · Candidate for State Assembly

Does Steve Doyle really represent you?

Wisconsin deserves representation closer to its people than to party leadership.

On major issues, Doyle takes positions aligned with national party leadership and well outside the views of ordinary Wisconsinites. From your family’s choices to your workplace freedoms, his positions put the party’s agenda ahead of the safeguards Wisconsin families deserve.

For voters across Onalaska, Holmen, West Salem, Galesville and Ettrick, and the parts of northern La Crosse in Assembly District 94.

Doyle’s 2025–26 legislative actions below are from his service in the State Assembly.

Cost of living

Cosponsored mandatory union membership and payments

You should be able to keep your job without being required to join or pay a union. Doyle cosponsored repealing Wisconsin’s right-to-work protections.

Sponsored: SB458

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Doyle cosponsored SB458 at introduction.

Outcome: Senate did not pass SB458; it failed to pass March 23, 2026. Assembly recorded no passage of SB458. It did not become law.

SB458 would restore all-union agreements subject to Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission voting and referendum safeguards. Doyle was named as a representative cosponsor at introduction on October 2, 2025.

Elections

Voted against voter photo ID in the constitution

It should be easy to vote and hard to cheat. Election integrity is foundational to our republic, worthy of constitutional protection.

Voted no: SJR2

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Doyle voted no on SJR2 in the Assembly.

Outcome: Senate adopted January 8, 2025, 17–15. Assembly concurred January 14, 2025, 54–45. Voters approved the constitutional amendment in the April 1, 2025 referendum; the resolution was published as Enrolled Joint Resolution 1.

The resolution concerns constitutional protection of photo ID, including legislative authority for exceptions and provisional ballots.

Campus rights

Voted against campus free-speech and fair-hearing protections

Students need to question ideas and debate controversial subjects without fear of punishment. When accused of misconduct, they need access to the evidence and an impartial decision-maker so they can defend themselves before their education is disrupted.

Voted no: SB498

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Doyle voted no on SB498 in the Assembly.

Outcome: Senate passed November 18, 2025, 17–16. Assembly concurred February 12, 2026, 53–45. Governor vetoed March 20, 2026; the bill did not become law.

The bill protects academic freedom and requires notice, access to evidence, counsel or an advocate, and impartial roles in disciplinary proceedings. More than one due-process violation within five years triggers a two-year tuition freeze; UW institutions also face a corresponding funding reduction. Biennial surveys assess First Amendment rights, academic freedom, bias and self-censorship. Annual instruction covers academic freedom, due process and First Amendment protections.

Voted against ending racial discrimination in college aid

Racism has no place in Wisconsin. Doyle voted against race-neutral standards in college aid programs.

Voted no: SB652

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Doyle voted no on SB652 as amended in the Assembly on February 12, 2026.

Outcome: Senate passed January 21, 2026. Assembly concurred as amended February 12, 2026, 53–45; Senate concurred in the Assembly amendment February 18. Governor vetoed March 20; the veto was sustained May 13, 2026. The bill did not become law.

The amended bill uses individualized social and economic disadvantage, including financial information and a personal narrative, without considering race or sex. It also changes recruitment and retention priorities and removes specified medical- and dental-school minority-enrollment conditions.

Children and unborn life

Coauthored allowing abortion even just before birth

Doyle coauthored allowing abortion, at any stage, for any reason that the patient’s medical provider judges “necessary.” Doyle’s bill allows abortion “at any time during the pregnancy if an abortion is necessary in the professional judgment of the individual’s medical provider.” It does not define “necessary” or list qualifying reasons, leaving it entirely to the provider’s discretion.

Sponsored: AB355

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Doyle coauthored AB355 at introduction.

Outcome: Assembly did not pass AB355; it failed to pass March 23, 2026. Senate recorded no passage of AB355. It did not become law.

Introduced section 11 allows abortion “at any time during the pregnancy if an abortion is necessary in the professional judgment of the individual’s medical provider.” It does not define “necessary” or enumerate qualifying reasons or limit necessity to saving the mother’s life.

Schools

Voted against federal scholarship tax credits for Wisconsin

Doyle voted against requiring Wisconsin to participate in the federal scholarship tax-credit program. Families could use the scholarship for tuition, tutoring, materials, technology, and other eligible expenses.

Voted no: AB602

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Doyle voted no on AB602 in the Assembly.

Outcome: Assembly passed November 19, 2025, 54–44. Senate concurred January 21, 2026, 18–15. Governor vetoed March 30, 2026; the bill did not become law.

AB602 would require the governor to elect participation in the federal scholarship tax-credit program, which begins in 2027, and provide for scholarship-organization lists and certification.

Voted against timely access to classroom materials

Parents need to know what their children are taught. Doyle voted against requiring schools to allow no-cost inspection of covered classroom materials within 14 days and an online list of adopted textbooks.

Background: A 2021 report by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty concluded that political agendas are pervasive in Wisconsin classrooms and that parental inspection of teaching materials is difficult, costly, and subject to months-long delays. Examples in the report included no response from Sheboygan after three months and an estimated $5,250 charge from Madison for records from seven teachers.

Voted no: AB5

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Doyle voted no on AB5 in the Assembly.

Outcome: Assembly passed February 19, 2025, 54–43. Senate concurred October 14, 2025, 18–15. Governor vetoed October 31, 2025; the bill did not become law.

The bill preserves copyright protections and existing public-records rights. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment 1; no substantive amendment was adopted.

Voted against restoring nationally aligned school-testing standards

Parents need consistent standards to judge their children’s academic progress. Doyle voted against realigning Wisconsin standardized test scoring with the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Voted no: AB1

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Doyle voted no on AB1 in the Assembly.

Outcome: Assembly passed February 19, 2025, 54–44. Senate concurred March 18, 2025, 18–14. Governor vetoed March 28, 2025; the bill did not become law.

It uses 2019–20 report-card thresholds and descriptions, NAEP-aligned Forward English and math classifications, and 2021–22 PreACT/ACT classifications.