Fox Lake Listening Session with Rep. Mark Born

Assembly District 37 is a strong Republican District represented by Incumbent Mark Born.

In the upcoming 2026 Election, Rep. Born will face Democrat LaToya Bates.  Latoya is a proud support of cannabis reform and her campaign was featured at the 2024 Pizza, Pot and Politics Event and Bates will be featured at the upcoming 420 Event in Ripon at Heritage Hemp Farm.

Visit, like and share the LaToya Bates for Assembly page on Facebook and watch her her local campaign events. Visit her campaign website LaToya for Us to learn more.

The Wisconsin 37th State Assembly District is located in east-central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of the northern half of Dodge County and part of southern Fond du Lac County. It includes the cities of Beaver Dam, Fox Lake, Mayville, and Waupun, and the villages of Brownsville, Lomira, Oakfield, and Randolph. The district also contains the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area.

Mark Born (R)

Won the August 2024 Primary with 69% of the vote.

Republican Incumbent; ran unopposed in 2022. Faced Bates in 2024 and will face Bates again in 2026.

Former corrections supervisor, Dodge County Sheriff’s Department. Elected to Beaver Dam Fire and Police Commission, 2003–05; Beaver Dam City Council, 2005–09; Assembly since 2012.

Rep. Born has been somewhat quiet regarding his support for medical marijuana reform and comes in as a late co-sponsor to the Republican bill to create a medical marijuana program in 2019-20, but was absent from any attempts in 2021-22.

Born was the Co-Chair of the JFC in 2021 when marijuana provisions were removed from the state budget proposals. No public hearings were held on marijuana legalization in the session.

He was again Co-Chair of the powerful Joint Finance Committee in 2023 when everything marijuana was stripped from the budget and people who showed up to testify on that portion of the budget were not allowed to testify.

Rep. Born reappeared in 2024 as a dead bill was introduced late in session, but he was co-sponsor of this VERY controversial GOP medical cannabis legislation.

Rep. Born was again co-chair of the JFC for 2025-26 which again stripped almost all cannabis provisions from the budget, including simple age gate (21+) requirements. Only at the last minute (and unknown to many on the JFC) the hemp vape exemption extension made it the final 2025-26 budget.

Rep. Born was absent from any hemp or medical cannabis legislation in 2026.

Born’s 2026 Campaign Website, Campaign Facebook

In District Office Hours are an excellent time to meet with your elected officials one on one. Always remember to bring something of value to the table also.  If you plan to attend and need background information and talking points or are reporting the results of your meeting use the contact information below.

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For more information or to report the results of your meeting with your elected officials, email The Wisconsin Cannabis Activist Network (www.WiscoCan.org)(wiscocan@gmailDOTcom) or leave a voicemail at 920-931-4207.