Angela Stroud

Angela Stroud (born 1981) is an American educator, author, and Democratic politician from Ashland, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and represents Wisconsin's 73rd Assembly district since January 2025.

Early life and career Stroud was born in McAllen, Texas, a city roughly ten miles north of the Mexican city of Reynosa, on January 24, 1981. During her childhood, she and her family would cross the border into Mexico at various times to shop and dine and often encountered extreme poverty among the populace in both the United States and Mexico. In her youth, she attended McAllen High School, graduating in 1999. At Northland, Stroud served as a professor of Sociology and Social Justice, where she taught courses including Sociology of Gender and Sexuality, Undoing Racism, Sociology of Community, Human Rights and Social Justice, and Introduction to Sociology. Stroud, along with eight other faculty members, was laid off in May, at the end of the 2023–2024 school year as part of an initial restructuring plan meant to keep Northland College open.

Political career Due to redistricting, the 73rd district's incumbent representative Angie Sapik announced she would not seek re-election in 2024, after which Stroud entered the race. She faced a primary against John Adams, a member of the Washburn City Board and candidate for the 74th district in 2022. During the campaign, Stroud ran on giving more public funding to Wisconsin public schools and supporting more environmental regulations, especially to combat PFAS contamination. Stroud went on to win the general election, receiving about 58% of the vote against Republican Frank Kostka, a former Department Commander for the Wisconsin American Legion and member of the Wisconsin American Legion Board of Directors.

Stroud was sworn in on January 6, 2025.

With the opening of the 107th Wisconsin Legislature Stroud joined the Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus. In November 2025, Stroud and freshman senator Jodi Habush Sinykin introduced legislation to regulate AI data centers in the state. The bill as proposed would have required companies building the data centers pay their workers a prevailing wage, and establish "clear statewide guardrails" for the industry.

Personal life and family Stroud lives in Gingles, Wisconsin, with her partner Cynthia, her stepson, and their rescue dog Mae. ''Book Review: Land, God, and Guns: Settler Colonialism and Masculinity in the American Heartland