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Former Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th District, 2017–2024

Mike Gallagher

Republican 4th term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

95LoyaltyMed 95
98AttendMed 98
18BipartMed 16
32BreaksMed 35
In office
House 2017–2024
7 years in Congress

Did not complete the term. Gallagher served 16 months of a term that ran to Jan 3, 2025 (resigned on Apr 24, 2024). Succeeded by Tony Wied (Republican) in November 2024.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—44215387032

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What did he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Armed Forces and National Security no statements 9%
Government Operations and Politics no statements 14%
International Affairs no statements 16%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to International Affairs and Government Operations and Politics.

  • 44 bills sponsored, most on International Affairs.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 7 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

28% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Gallagher.

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Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview

28% of his cosponsorships went to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Stewart and Rouzer.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Could he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 42 · expected 23.5
Action in committee 17 · expected 12
Beyond committee 3 · expected 4
Passed House 2 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 98 of 445 in the House

1.48expected 1.05 · average member 1.00

2 of 42 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.48 against a peer median of 1.05.

  • On the move: H.R. 915 (out of committee), H.R. 5917 (passed a chamber), H.R. 7521 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.44
Education2 of 14
Government Operations and Politics2 of 28
Crime and Law Enforcement1 of 16

With his party on the other 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 8 of the 9 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Republicans on 95% of party-line votes, broke 32 times (peer median 27), most on Education.

  • Position: +0.44, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 13 of 145, International Affairs 6 of 40, Armed Forces & National Security 4 of 40.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backed him?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.