Elected in 2012, previous sessions she only co-sponsored Industrial Hemp and CBD. This Middleton area Democrat ran unopposed as an incumbent in 2018 and ended up co-sponsoring medical marijuana with home grows and smoking products, along with decriminalization for the 2019-2020. During the 2021-22 session as an Assembly Rep she co-sponsored adult use recreational marijuana.
Holds office State Senate District 27
- Born Madison, Wisconsin, March 10, 1971; married; 3 children.
- Graduate La Follette High School (Madison), 1989; B.S. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1993; M.A. Edgewood College, 1996.
- Full-time legislator.
- Member: Dane County Democratic Party; Friends of Pheasant Branch; Middleton Action Team; VFW Auxiliary Council; Girl Scouts troop leader.
- Former member: : Parent Teacher Organization (president); Boy Scouts of America (cubmaster); Monona Terrace Convention and Community Center Board; Clean Wisconsin.
- Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board, 2005—08; Dane County Board, 2008—14.
- Elected to Assembly since 2012. Leadership positions: Assistant Minority Leader 2019, 2017.
AB 570 Medical Marijuana with home grows and smoking products.
Email: sen.hesselbein@legis.wisconsin.gov
Web: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/senate/27/hesselbein/
Phone: 608-266-6670
State Capitol Room 3 South Post Office Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707-7882