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Republican · 3 November 2026
Bryan Steil
U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district (since 2019)
Bryan Steil, a Republican who has represented Wisconsin's 1st congressional district since 2019 and chairs the House Administration Committee, faces Democrat Mitchell Berman, a nurse, in the 2026 general election.
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DCCC: Bryan Steil will raise health care costs for 30,000 people in WI-01 if he has his way
The article from State Affairs Pro reports that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) claims Representative Bryan Steil would raise health care costs for about 30,000 residents in Wisconsin’s 1st…
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AFP Action: Congratulates Bryan Steil on WI-01 reelection
AFP Action congratulates Bryan Steil on winning reelection to Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District (WI-01).
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Bryan Steil took $40k from Blackstone executives before voting against renters, thousands more from Wall Street, banks, mortgage providers
Approximately $40,000 in contributions from Blackstone employees in the weeks around votes rolling back rental assistance and related housing policies.
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- Born
- March 3, 1981
- Birthplace
- Janesville, Wisconsin
- Education
- Joseph A. Craig High School
Georgetown University (Bachelor of Science in business administration)
University of Wisconsin School of Law (Juris Doctor)
Biography & Campaign Analysis
Background
Bryan Steil was born on March 3, 1981, in Janesville, Wisconsin, where he was raised and attended Joseph A. Craig High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin School of Law. Steil is a Catholic, and he became engaged to be married in 2025.
Career
In 2003, Steil spent a year working as an aide to U.S. representative Paul Ryan.
Before his election to Congress, he spent a decade in the manufacturing industry in southeast Wisconsin, serving as an executive at plastics manufacturer Charter NEX Film and working for Regal Beloit, and he also worked as an attorney at McDermott Will & Emery.
In 2016, Governor Scott Walker nominated him to the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, and the Wisconsin State Senate approved him unanimously.
Steil won the 2018 Republican primary to succeed the retiring incumbent Paul Ryan, then speaker of the House, and defeated Democrat Randy Bryce with 54.6% of the vote. He was reelected in 2020 with 59.3%, in 2022 with 54.1%, and in 2024 with 54.0% against Democrat Peter Barca.
Since 2023 he has chaired the Committee on House Administration, where he led hearings that contributed to the ouster of Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton, and he also serves on the Committee on Financial Services. He co-chairs the Middle Class Jobs Caucus and founded the Future of Work Caucus.
2026 race
Bryan Steil is the incumbent in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which covers the southeastern corner of the state, including Beloit, Franklin, Janesville, Kenosha, Oak Creek, Racine, and most of Whitewater. He won the 2026 Republican primary with 99.60% of the vote.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, he faces Democrat Mitchell Berman, a nurse who won the Democratic primary with 44.11% of the vote.
Berman's opponents in that primary included Milwaukee alderman Peter Burgelis, who had withdrawn while remaining on the ballot, and emergency management professional Lorenzo Santos.