Jenna Jacobson
Jenna Jacobson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing District 50. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027. Jacobson is not running for re-election to Wisconsin State Assembly District 50 in 2026.
Jacobson (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Wisconsin State Senate to represent District 17. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Democratic primary on August 11, 2026.
Biography
Jenna Jacobson was born in Brenham, Texas, and lives in Oregon, Wisconsin. Jacobson graduated from Frederic High School in 2000. She earned a bachelor's degree in consumer financial planning with a minor in organizational leadership and supervision from Purdue University in 2008. Her career experience includes working as a housing program specialist for the Dane County housing access and affordability division. She served on the Village of Oregon board of trustees from 2017 to 2022.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Jacobson was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture Committee
- Financial Institutions Committee
- Health Committee
- Sporting Heritage Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
2023-2024
Jacobson was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2026
See also: Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2026
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Senate District 17
Incumbent Howard Marklein and Jenna Jacobson are running in the general election for Wisconsin State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Howard Marklein (R) | |
 | Jenna Jacobson (D) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 17
Jenna Jacobson defeated Corrine Hendrickson and Lisa White in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 17 on August 11, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenna Jacobson | 59.1 | 11,775 |
 | Corrine Hendrickson | 23.0 | 4,589 | |
 | Lisa White | 17.9 | 3,567 | |
| Total votes: 19,931 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 17
Incumbent Howard Marklein advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Senate District 17 on August 11, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Howard Marklein | 99.7 | 10,213 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 10,239 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 50
Incumbent Jenna Jacobson defeated Rich Johnson in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 50 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenna Jacobson (D) | 56.3 | 20,418 |
 | Rich Johnson (R) | 43.7 | 15,841 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 36,286 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 50
Incumbent Jenna Jacobson advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 50 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenna Jacobson | 99.9 | 9,089 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 9,096 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 50
Rich Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 50 on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich Johnson | 99.6 | 3,867 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 3,884 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Jacobson in this election.
2022
See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43
Jenna Jacobson defeated Marisa Voelkel in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenna Jacobson (D) | 62.3 | 19,681 |
| Marisa Voelkel (R) | 37.7 | 11,903 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 31,610 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43
Jenna Jacobson defeated Matt McIntyre in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenna Jacobson | 82.7 | 6,015 |
| Matt McIntyre | 17.2 | 1,251 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 7,271 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43
Marisa Voelkel advanced from the Republican primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marisa Voelkel | 99.5 | 3,759 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 3,777 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2025.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2024.
- Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce — Legislators are scored on whether they voted for or against MMAC's position.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Sierra Club Wisconsin Chapter — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.
- Wisconsin Conservation Voters — Legislators are scored on their stances on conservation issues.
- Wisconsin Family Action — Legislators are scored by the Wisconsin Family Action on their votes on legislation related to "marriage, family, the sanctity of human life, or religious freedom."
- Wisconsin Professional Police Association — Legislators are scored on their votes by the Wisconsin Professional Police Association on legislation related to Wisconsin's law enforcement community.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Wisconsin State Legislature in 2023.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wisconsin State Senate District 17 |
Officeholder Wisconsin State Assembly District 50 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tony Kurtz (R) |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 50 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Don Vruwink (D) |
Wisconsin State Assembly District 43 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Brienne Brown (D) |
