Matthew E. Trexler
Policy Analyst, State legislature
Madison, WI · (608) 555 0117 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/matthewetrexler
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
6 years in legislative fiscal and policy analysis
INDUSTRIES
State legislature, state budget office, university policy research
SPECIALTIES
Fiscal estimates, bill analysis, tax and revenue policy, nonpartisan briefing
SYSTEMS
Stata, R, Structured Query Language, Tableau, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures staff section
EDUCATION
Master of Public Policy, University of Wisconsin Madison
Results at a Glance
190
Fiscal estimates
3
Competing versions
9 days
By building reusable
14
New analysts
Executive Summary
Nonpartisan legislative analyst, 6 years writing fiscal estimates and bill analyzes for committees on both sides of the aisle. Costs proposals nobody has costed before, explains the assumptions in writing, and gets asked back because the numbers survive the hearing.
Signature Achievements
- Prepared 190 fiscal estimates in a single biennium, with 4 challenged and none revised after review.
- Built the revenue model for a property tax credit proposal that lawmakers used across 3 competing versions of the bill.
- Wrote the analysis of a paid family leave proposal that both the majority and minority offices cited in floor debate.
- Reduced average turnaround on committee requests from 9 days to 4 by building reusable estimate templates.
- Trained 14 new analysts on estimate methodology and the office standard for documenting assumptions.
Professional Experience
Policy Analyst
Legislative Fiscal Bureau, Madison, WI 2022 to present
Nonpartisan analyst covering tax, revenue and general government for 2 standing committees.
- Writes fiscal estimates and plain language bill summaries under deadlines set by committee schedules.
- Briefs members and staff of both parties without recommending a position, as office rules require.
- Maintains the revenue forecasting inputs for the taxes covered by the assignment.
- Answers questions during executive session and drafts the analysis attached to amendments.
Budget Analyst
State Executive Budget Office, Madison, WI 2020 to 2022
Analyst assigned to 4 agencies with a combined 620 million dollar appropriation.
- Reviewed agency budget requests and prepared recommendation memos for the budget director.
- Tracked appropriations, transfers and lapses across the biennium.
- Produced the fiscal impact sections of 3 executive branch policy initiatives.
Licensure and Certification
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures staff section
Member, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Education
Master of Public Policy, University of Wisconsin Madison
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Marquette University
Core Skills
Fiscal estimating · Bill analysis · Revenue modeling · Nonpartisan briefing · Stata programming · Legislative process · Assumption documentation · Committee support · Plain language writing · Deadline management