REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 65
Assembly District 65; Wisconsin
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 71 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 58,953 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(5,914,872 ÷ 58,953) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.3, measured against a statewide vote in WI (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
DeSmidt co-owns the Union Park Tavern in Kenosha and taught at Carthage College for 15 years. He works on public education and colleges and on support for small businesses.
Records: Personal Income Tax Reduction 3 for, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for, 1 against,
Republican · declared
Kretchmer is a business professional and an alternate member of the Pleasant Prairie Park Commission, where she pushed for ADA-accessible playgrounds. She wants better special education funding and lower everyday costs for families.
Sources: elections.wi.gov23