- See Bryan Steil's sponsored bills →Bryan SteilRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$6.3M raised
- Mitchell BermanDemocratic✓ Verified$1.6M raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Mitchell Berman supports restoring ACA subsidies, lowering prescription drug costs, creating a public option, capping out-of-pocket costs, and expanding mental health and addiction treatment access 1, and he supports protecting nurses and healthcare workers from violence on the job and ensuring proper staffing standards set by bedside nurses 5. Bryan Steil supports protecting Social Security and Medicare, ensuring their solvency, lowering prescription drug prices for seniors, and putting patients and doctors at the forefront of healthcare decisions to reduce costs and improve quality 23, and he supports securing the border to stop illicit drugs like fentanyl and human trafficking, collaborates with law enforcement, and opposes defunding the police 67.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Bryan SteilRepublican | Mitchell BermanDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Steil supports cutting wasteful government spending, unleashing American energy, and reducing regulatory costs to lower costs for families and workers. Steil supports reducing federal regulation and red tape to protect good paying jobs and foster innovation and competition in Wisconsin's diverse economy. Steil votes yea on multiple bills supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention. | Berman supports raising the federal minimum wage, cracking down on corporate price fixing, lowering housing and childcare costs, and investing in clean energy to make the economy work for all families. Berman criticizes Steil for building a career 'shipping jobs overseas' and serving donors rather than working families. |
| Healthcare | Steil supports protecting Social Security and Medicare, ensuring their solvency, and lowering prescription drug prices for seniors. Steil supports putting patients and doctors at the forefront of healthcare decisions to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase accessibility and affordability. Steil votes yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Berman supports restoring ACA subsidies, lowering prescription drug costs, creating a public option, capping out-of-pocket costs, and expanding mental health and addiction treatment access. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Mitchell Berman supports restoring ACA subsidies, lowering prescription drug costs, creating a public option, capping out-of-pocket costs, and expanding mental health and addiction treatment access 1. Bryan Steil supports protecting Social Security and Medicare, ensuring their solvency, lowering prescription drug prices for seniors, putting patients and doctors at the forefront of healthcare decisions to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase accessibility and affordability, and has voted yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities 234. | ||
| Immigration | Steil votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, including Secure America Act and Stop Illegal Entry Act, but nay on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Steil supports securing the border to stop illicit drugs like fentanyl and human trafficking, and collaborates with law enforcement to keep communities safe. Steil supports law enforcement and opposes defunding the police to keep Southeast Wisconsin communities safe. Steil votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, gun rights for veterans, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Berman supports protecting nurses and healthcare workers from violence on the job and ensuring proper staffing standards set by bedside nurses. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Mitchell Berman supports protecting nurses and healthcare workers from violence on the job and ensuring proper staffing standards set by bedside nurses 1. Bryan Steil supports securing the border to stop illicit drugs like fentanyl and human trafficking, collaborates with law enforcement to keep communities safe, supports law enforcement, opposes defunding the police, and has voted yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, gun rights for veterans, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets 234. | ||
| Abortion | Steil supports access to IVF and is a strong supporter of life. | Berman supports protecting reproductive freedom and a woman's right to reproductive health care without political interference. Berman says reproductive health care decisions should remain between patients and their doctors, not politicians. |
| Where they differ on Abortion: Mitchell Berman supports protecting reproductive freedom and a woman's right to reproductive health care without political interference 1. He also believes reproductive health care decisions should remain between patients and their doctors, not politicians 2. Bryan Steil supports access to IVF and identifies as a strong supporter of life 3. | ||
| Taxes & Government Spending | Steil leads efforts to cut wasteful spending to lower costs for Wisconsin workers and families. Steil advocates for fiscal responsibility and opposes wasteful government spending, urging Congress to balance the budget like Wisconsin families do. Steil votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and various appropriations acts. | Berman supports ending tax breaks for data centers, holding them accountable for energy and water costs, and stopping subsidies for corporations that move jobs overseas. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Mitchell Berman supports ending tax breaks for data centers, holding them accountable for energy and water costs, and stopping subsidies for corporations that move jobs overseas 1. Bryan Steil leads efforts to cut wasteful spending to lower costs for Wisconsin workers and families and advocates for fiscal responsibility, opposing wasteful government spending while urging Congress to balance the budget like Wisconsin families do 23. He has voted yea on tax relief for fraud victims, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and various appropriations acts 4. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Steil supports unleashing American energy as part of his efforts to lower costs for families and workers. Steil supports protecting Wisconsin's natural resources and the Great Lakes through commonsense environmental legislation that does not risk jobs. Steil votes yea on bills disapproving EPA rules, reducing diesel emissions, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and fuel retailer choice. | Berman supports investing in energy efficiency, clean energy, and a resilient, reliable grid to bring down energy costs. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Mitchell Berman supports investing in energy efficiency, clean energy, and a resilient, reliable grid to bring down energy costs 1. Bryan Steil supports unleashing American energy to lower costs for families and workers and supports protecting Wisconsin's natural resources and the Great Lakes through commonsense environmental legislation that does not risk jobs 23. Steil voted yea on bills disapproving EPA rules, reducing diesel emissions, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and fuel retailer choice 4. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Steil supports veterans and active duty service members by ensuring access to mental health services and veterans benefits. Steil supports a comprehensive national security strategy and ensuring service members have the resources to address threats from countries like Iran, Russia, and China. Steil votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, but yea on defense authorization and veterans clinic naming bills. | Berman supports upholding Congress's war powers, ending the war in Iran, and reducing war-related costs for Wisconsin families. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Mitchell Berman supports upholding Congress's war powers, ending the war in Iran, and reducing war-related costs for Wisconsin families 1. Bryan Steil supports veterans and active duty service members by ensuring access to mental health services and veterans benefits, and he supports a comprehensive national security strategy with resources to address threats from Iran, Russia, and China 23. Steil voted against resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and voted in favor of defense authorization and veterans clinic naming bills 4. | ||