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Janel Brandtjen's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

State Capitol, Room 12 West
Post Office Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708-8952

North 52 West 16632 Oak Ridge Trail
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Full Name:

Janel Brandtjen

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Rick; 2 Children

Birth Place:

Milwaukee, WI

Home City:

Menomonee Falls, WI

Religion:

Christian

Bachelor of Science, Finance/Marketing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 22, 2014-present

Member, Waukesha County Supervisor, 2008-present

Candidate, Wisconsin State Senate, District 8, 2023

Candidate, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 22, 2022

Former Member, Children and Families Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Community Development Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Joint Information Policy and Technology Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Science and Technology Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Chair, Small Business Development Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, State Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Urban Revitalization Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Workforce Development Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

No professional experience on file.

Chair, Health and Human Services, 2010-present

Member, Marsh County Health Alliance, 2010-present

Member, Waukesha County Board Executive Committee, 2010-present

Member, Immanuel Lutheran Church, present

Member, National Rifle Association, present

Member, Republican Party of Waukesha County, present

Chair/Co-Chair Fundraisers, Aquinas Academy

Chair/Co-Chair Fundraisers, Christ for Africa

Vice Chair, Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight

Member, Mental Health Joint Conference Committee

Member, Republican Women of Waukesha County

Member, Community Health Improvement Plan Programs Steering Committee, 2011

Awards:

Wisconsin Pro-Life Legislator of the Year, 2016; Friend of Family, Life and Liberty, Wisconsin Family Action, 2016, 2018; Building Wisconsin Award, Associated Builders & Contractors, 2016, 2018, 2020; Champion of Commerce, Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce, 2015-16, 2017-18; Working for Wisconsin Award, WMC, 2015-16, 2017-18; Dental Academy Award, Wisconsin Dental Association, 2015, 2017, 2019; Award for Outstanding Support of Motorcyclists, ABATE of Wisconsin, 2018; Friend of Housing Award, Wisconsin Builders Association, 2020

Priority Issues:

Lower Taxes
Economic Growth
Fiscal Responsibility
Education Choice
Sanctity of Human Life
Right to Bear Arms

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