He is the majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2023 and previously served as the chamber's speaker pro tempore.

[7] In the current term, August serves on the Committees on Assembly Organization, Government Accountability and Oversight, Insurance, Rules, and Law Revision.

[8] In June 2022, Governor Tony Evers called for a special session to pass laws which would have legalized abortion in Wisconsin until viability.

[9] However, August and other Republicans in the Legislature gaveled the special session in and out, keeping abortion illegal in the state.

[10] August was elected as Majority Leader of the Assembly on November 10, 2022, replacing Jim Steineke, who resigned on July 27, 2022.