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Dianne Hesselbein
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Democratic Party

Wisconsin State Senate District 27
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Wisconsin State Assembly District 79
Successor: Alex Joers

Compensation

Base salary

$57,408/year

Per diem

$140/day for senators who reside outside of Dane County; $70/day for Dane County senators

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

Graduate

Edgewood College

Personal
Birthplace
Wisconsin
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Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing District 27. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Hesselbein (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 27. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Hesselbein has served as state Senate minority leader since December 1, 2023.[1]

Biography

Dianne Hesselbein was born in Wisconsin, and lives in Middleton. Hesselbein graduated from LaFollette High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and a master’s degree in religious studies at Edgewood College.[2]

Hesselbein was elected to the Middleton-Cross Plains School District board of education in 2005 and to the Dane County board of supervisors in 2008. She volunteered in the VFW Women’s Auxiliary, the Girl Scouts of America, and as a friend of the Pheasant Branch Conservancy.[2]

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: [email protected].

2023-2024

Hesselbein was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Hesselbein was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Hesselbein was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wisconsin committee assignments, 2017
• Assembly Organization
• Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage
• Rules
• State Affairs
• Veterans and Military Affairs
• Joint Legislative Council
• Legislative Organization

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hesselbein served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Hesselbein served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 27

Dianne Hesselbein defeated Robert Relph in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 27 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dianne Hesselbein
Dianne Hesselbein (D)
 
68.0
 
65,618
Image of Robert Relph
Robert Relph (R)
 
32.0
 
30,863
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
53

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 96,534
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 27

Dianne Hesselbein advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 27 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dianne Hesselbein
Dianne Hesselbein
 
99.9
 
25,352
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
23

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 25,375
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 27

Robert Relph advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 27 on August 9, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Robert Relph
Robert Relph
 
99.0
 
10,074
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
101

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,175
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79

Incumbent Dianne Hesselbein defeated Victoria Fueger in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dianne Hesselbein
Dianne Hesselbein (D)
 
67.1
 
29,719
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Victoria Fueger (R)
 
32.8
 
14,507
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
41

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 44,267
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79

Incumbent Dianne Hesselbein advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dianne Hesselbein
Dianne Hesselbein
 
99.8
 
9,942
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
22

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,964
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79

Victoria Fueger advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79 on August 11, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Victoria Fueger
 
99.5
 
1,810
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
9

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,819
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79

Incumbent Dianne Hesselbein won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dianne Hesselbein
Dianne Hesselbein (D)
 
97.6
 
28,079
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.4
 
697

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,776
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79

Incumbent Dianne Hesselbein advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79 on August 14, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dianne Hesselbein
Dianne Hesselbein
 
100.0
 
9,723

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,723
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2016

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Dianne Hesselbein defeated Jordan Zadra in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 79 general election.[3][4]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dianne Hesselbein Incumbent 63.91% 23,211
     Republican Jordan Zadra 36.09% 13,105
Total Votes 36,316
Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission


Incumbent Dianne Hesselbein ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 79 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dianne Hesselbein Incumbent (unopposed)


Jordan Zadra ran unopposed in the Wisconsin State Assembly District 79 Republican primary.[5][6]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jordan Zadra  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Dianne Hesselbein was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Brent Renteria was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hesselbein and Renteria faced off in the general election.[7][8] Incumbent Hasselbein defeated Renteria in the general election, and was re-elected for another term.[9]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDianne Hesselbein Incumbent 62.3% 18,843
     Republican Brent Renteria 37.7% 11,406
Total Votes 30,249

2012

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012

Hesselbein won election in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 79. She defeated Ellen Lindgren in the Democratic primary on August 14 and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDianne Hesselbein 98.8% 24,683
     - Scattering 1.2% 312
Total Votes 24,995
Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDianne Hesselbein 65.6% 3,590
Ellen Lindgren 34.4% 1,885
Total Votes 5,475

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Dianne Hesselbein did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Dianne Hesselbein campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Wisconsin State Senate District 27Won general$146,554 $75,024
2020Wisconsin State Assembly District 79Won general$44,813 N/A**
2016Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79Won $19,305 N/A**
2014Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79Won $35,753 N/A**
2012Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79Won $49,546 N/A**
Grand total$295,971 $75,024
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ NBC15, "Wisconsin Senate Democrats choose Hesselbein as new minority leader," December 1, 2023
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin State Senate, "About Dianne," accessed February 27, 2023
    3. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed November 4, 2016
    4. ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "2016 Fall General Election Results," accessed December 2, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidate Tracking by Office," accessed June 20, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wisconsin Elections and Ethics Commission, "2016 Partisan Primary," accessed September 16, 2016
    7. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
    8. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
    9. ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
    10. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall Partisan Primary," accessed May 5, 2014
    11. ↑ Government Accountability Board, "2012 Fall General Election," accessed May 5, 2014
    12. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    13. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    14. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017
    15. ↑ Wisconsin Family Action, "2015-2016 legislative scorecard," accessed May 31, 2017

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Jon Erpenbach (D)     		Wisconsin State Senate District 27
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    -     		Wisconsin State Assembly District 79
    2013-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Alex Joers (D)


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