State Capitol
Room 3 South
Post Office Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707-7882
Full Name:
Dianne H. Hesselbein
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Bob; 3 Children: Will, Annika, Katie
Birth Date:
03/10/1971
Birth Place:
Madison, WI
Home City:
Middleton, WI
MA, Religion/Religious Studies, Edgewood College, 1996
BS, English Literature, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, 1993
Minority Caucus Vice-Chair, Wisconsin State Senate, 2023-present
Senator, Wisconsin State Senate, District 27, 2023-present
Assistant Minority Leader, Wisconsin State Assembly, 2017-2023
Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 79, 2012-2023
Candidate, Wisconsin State Senate, District 27, 2022
Candidate, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 77, 2010
Former Member, Colleges and Universities Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
Former Member, Financial Institutions Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
Former Member, Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions, Wisconsin State Assembly
Former Member, Law Revision Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
Former Member, Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
Former Member, State Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
No professional experience on file.
Member, Board of Directors, Greater Madison Visitor and Convention Bureau, present
Former Member, Clean Wisconsin, present
Member, Dane County Democratic Party, present
Member, Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy, present
Member, Middleton Action Team, present
Former Representative, Monona Terrace Convention and Community Center Board, present
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Ladies Auxiliary Council, present
Former Cubmaster, Boy Scouts of America
Former Chair, Budget Committee, Dane County Board of Supervisors
Former Representative, Community Center Board, Dane County Board of Supervisors
Former Member, Cultural Affairs Commission, Dane County Board of Supervisors
Former Sergeant-at-arms, Dane County Board of Supervisors
Former Member, Economic Development Committee, Dane County Board of Supervisors
Troop Leader, Girl Scouts of America
Former Member, Immigration Task Force, Dane County Board of Supervisors
Former President, Parent Teacher Organization
Former Member, Public Protection and Judiciary Committee, Dane County Board of Supervisors
Former Member, University Extension Committee, Dane County Board of Supervisors
Former Member, Youth in Governance Study Committee, Dane County Board of Supervisors
Member, Dane County Board of Supervisors, 2008-2014
Member, Middleton-Cross Plains Area School Board, 2005-2008
Spouse's Occupation:
Airline pilot; retired member, Wisconsin National Guard