Shelia Stubbs

Democratic Party

Wisconsin State Assembly District 78

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Predecessor:Lisa Subeck (D)

Prior offices:

Wisconsin State Assembly District 77

Years in office: 2019 - 2025

Predecessor:Terese Berceau (D)

Successor:Renuka Mayadev (D)

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Dane County Board of Supervisors District 23

Years in office: 2006 - 2022

Successor:Chuck Erickson (Nonpartisan)

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Compensation

Base salary

$60,924/year

Per diem

$171/day (with overnight) or $85.50/day (no overnight). Dane County representatives receive only $85.50/day.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Tougaloo College, 1993

Personal

Birthplace

Camden, AR

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Shelia Stubbs (Democratic Party) is a member of theWisconsin State Assembly, representingDistrict 78. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Stubbs (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theWisconsin State Assembly to representDistrict 78. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Shelia Stubbs was born inCamden, Arkansas, and she moved toBeloit, Wisconsin, when she was five years old. She earned a bachelor's degree from Tougaloo College in 1993. Stubbs' career experience includes working as a senior probation and parole agent and special education teacher. She served as chair of the Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Stubbs was assigned to the following committees:

• Corrections Committee
• Energy and Utilities Committee
• Health Committee

2023-2024

Stubbs was assigned to the following committees:

• Colleges and Universities Committee
• Corrections Committee
• Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
• Tourism Committee

2021-2022

Stubbs was assigned to the following committees:

• Colleges and Universities Committee
• Corrections Committee
• Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
• Tourism Committee

2019-2020

Stubbs was assigned to the following committees:

• Colleges and Universities Committee
• Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
• Corrections Committee
• Insurance Committee
• State Affairs Committee
• Tourism Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78

IncumbentShelia Stubbs won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs (D)	98.1	29,638
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	560

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,198
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78

IncumbentShelia Stubbs defeatedMaia Pearson in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 78 on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs	65.8	9,574
	Submit photo	Maia Pearson	34.1	4,956
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	24

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,554
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77

IncumbentShelia Stubbs won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs (D)	98.7	27,839
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	366

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,205
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77

IncumbentShelia Stubbs advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77 on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs	99.7	11,537
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	35

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,572
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Campaign finance

2020

Wisconsin State Assembly

See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77

IncumbentShelia Stubbs won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs (D)	98.8	30,741
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	372

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,113
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77

IncumbentShelia Stubbs advanced from the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs	99.5	14,985
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	80

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,065
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Dane County Board of Supervisors

See also: Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2020)

General election

General election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 23

IncumbentShelia Stubbs won election in the general election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 23 on April 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs (Nonpartisan)	98.8	2,157
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	26

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,183
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Campaign finance

2018

See also:Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77

Shelia Stubbs won election in the general election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs (D)	98.7	29,347
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	394

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,741
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77

Shelia Stubbs defeatedShabnam Lotfi,John Imes, andMark Garthwaite in the Democratic primary for Wisconsin State Assembly District 77 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs	49.9	7,760
	Submit photo	Shabnam Lotfi	36.1	5,612
		John Imes	7.9	1,222
	Submit photo	Mark Garthwaite	6.2	968

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,562
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2018 Dane County

See also:Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2018)

General election

General election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 23

IncumbentShelia Stubbs won election in the general election for Dane County Board of Supervisors District 23 on April 3, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelia Stubbs (Nonpartisan)	98.6	1,193
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	17

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,210
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Wisconsin State Assembly

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Dane County Board of Supervisors

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Campaign finance summary

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