Melissa Ratcliff

Melissa Ratcliff
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 16th district
Assumed office
January 6, 2025
Preceded byMelissa Agard
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 46th district
In office
January 3, 2023  January 6 2025
Preceded byGary Hebl
Succeeded byJoan Fitzgerald
Member of the Board of Supervisors of Dane County, Wisconsin, from the 36th district
In office
September 6, 2018  April 16, 2024
Preceded byDanielle Williams
Succeeded byDavid Peterson
Personal details
Born
Melissa Amy Larsen

November 1976 (1976-11) (age 48)
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Daniel Kartes
    (m. 1995; div. 1998)
  • Philip Ratcliff
    (m. 2002; div. 2023)
Children2
ResidenceCottage Grove, Wisconsin
Alma materMadison Area Technical College
OccupationParalegal
Website

Melissa Amy Ratcliff (née Larsen; born November 1976) is an American Democratic politician from Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 16th Senate district since 2025. She previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 46th Assembly district during the 20232024 term. Before being elected to the Legislature, she served six years as a member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors and four years on the Cottage Grove village board.