Tyler August

Tyler August is a Republican member of the Wisconsin state Assembly, representing District 32, which is located in southeastern Wisconsin. He sits on the following Committees: Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy, Homeland Security and State Affairs, and Insurance.

August was reelected on November 6, 2012.

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
Rep. August is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s International Relations Task Force and Federal Relations Working Group Task Force. In 2009-2010 he attended ALEC's 2010 States & Nation Policy Summit. In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Rep. August co-authored 8 bills that reflect ALEC models, according to an analysis by the Center for Media and Democracy.

Assembly Bill 85 and the ALEC Model “Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act”
August was a co-introducer of Assembly Bill 85, described the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau as follows: "This bill reverses the changes made to the taxation of capital gains in the 2009−11 biennial budget act and restores the income tax exclusion for capital gains to 60 percent of the net long−term capital gains realized from the sale of assets held more than one year and the sale of all assets acquired from a decedent and repeals the separate 60 percent exclusion for farm assets." (AB 85)* (Compare with ALEC's “The Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act.”)