The One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 2017, to January 7, 2019, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 9, 2018. The Legislature also held four extraordinary sessions and four special sessions during the legislative term.
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 Wisconsin State Capitol | |||||||||||||||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||||||||||||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||||||||||||||
| Term | January 2, 2017 – January 7, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Election | November 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||||||||||
| Members | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senate President | Roger Roth (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| President pro tempore | Howard Marklein (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||||||||||||||
| Assembly | |||||||||||||||||
| Members | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Assembly Speaker | Robin Vos (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Tyler August (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||||||||||||||
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The most notable work of this legislature occurred in the last month of the term, at the extraordinary sessions after the 2018 election, in which the Republican Legislature and outgoing Republican governor passed laws to limit powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general.
Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election held on November 8, 2016.[1] Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 4, 2014.[2]
Major events
edit- January 20, 2017: Inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States.
- May 17, 2017: Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
- January 20, 2018: U.S. federal government shutdown began, due to dispute over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
- January 22, 2018: U.S. federal government shutdown ended.
- April 3, 2018: 2018 Wisconsin spring election:
- Rebecca Dallet was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to succeed Michael Gableman.
- Wisconsin voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution which would have eliminated the office of State Treasurer of Wisconsin.
- November 6, 2018: 2018 United States general election:
- Tony Evers (D) elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- Tammy Baldwin (D) elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
- December 22, 2018: U.S. federal government shutdown began, due to dispute over funding for President Donald Trump's planned U.S.–Mexico border wall.
Major legislation
edit- December 15, 2018:
- An Act relating to: legislative powers and duties, state agency and authority composition and operations, absentee ballots, and administrative rule-making process, 2017 Act 369.
- An Act relating to: federal government waivers and other requests for federal approval; public assistance programs; waivers from work search and registration requirements for certain unemployment insurance benefit claimants; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation, 2017 Act 370.
Party summary
editSenate summary
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Democratic: 13 seats
Republican: 20 seats
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Total | |||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 14 | 18 | 32 | 1 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 13 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
| From Nov. 10, 2017[note 1] | 19 | 32 | 1 | |
| From Dec. 29, 2017[note 2] | 18 | 31 | 2 | |
| From Jan. 26, 2018[note 3] | 14 | 32 | 1 | |
| From Jun. 28, 2018[note 4] | 15 | 33 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 45.45% | 54.55% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly summary
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Democratic: 35 seats
Republican: 64 seats
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Total | |||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 36 | 63 | 99 | 0 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 35 | 64 | 99 | 0 |
| From Oct. 3, 2017[note 5] | 63 | 98 | 1 | |
| From Dec. 29, 2017[note 6] | 62 | 97 | 2 | |
| From Jan. 15, 2018[note 7] | 34 | 96 | 3 | |
| From Jan. 24, 2018[note 8] | 63 | 97 | 2 | |
| From Jan. 27, 2018[note 9] | 35 | 98 | 1 | |
| From Jun. 25, 2018[note 10] | 64 | 99 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 35.35% | 64.65% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 36 | 63 | 99 | 0 |
Sessions
edit- Regular session: January 3, 2017 – January 7, 2019
- January 2017 special session: January 5, 2017 – June 14, 2017
- August 2017 special session: August 1, 2017 – September 14, 2017
- January 2018 special session: January 18, 2018 – February 27, 2018
- March 2018 special session: March 15, 2018 – March 29, 2018
- March 2018 extraordinary session: March 27, 2018 – March 29, 2018
- April 2018 extraordinary session: April 4, 2018
- November 2018 extraordinary session: November 12, 2018 – January 7, 2019
- December 2018 extraordinary session: December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2018
Leadership
editSenate leadership
edit- President of the Senate: Roger Roth (R–Appleton)
- President pro tempore: Howard Marklein (R–Spring Green)
- Senate majority leadership (Republican)
- Senate Majority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R–Juneau)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Leah Vukmir (R–Wauwatosa)
- Senate Majority Caucus Chair: Sheila Harsdorf (R–River Falls) (until Nov. 10, 2017)
- Van H. Wanggaard (R–Racine) (after Nov. 10, 2017)
- Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R–Racine) (until Nov. 10, 2017)
- Patrick Testin (R–Stevens Point) (after Nov. 10, 2017)
- Senate minority leadership (Democratic)
- Senate Minority Leader: Jennifer Shilling (D–La Crosse)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Janet Bewley (D–Mason)
- Senate Minority Caucus Chair: Mark F. Miller (D–Monona)
- Senate Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Janis Ringhand (D–Evansville)
Assembly leadership
edit- Speaker of the Assembly: Robin Vos (R–Burlington)
- Speaker pro tempore: Tyler August (R–Lake Geneva)
- Assembly majority leadership (Republican)
- Assembly Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R–Kaukauna)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Robert Brooks (R–Saukville)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Chair: Dan Knodl (R–Germantown)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Romaine Quinn (R–Rice Lake)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Secretary: Jessie Rodriguez (R–Oak Creek)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Samantha Kerkman (R–Salem)
- Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)
- Assembly Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D–Kenosha) (until Sep. 30, 2017)
- Gordon Hintz (D–Oshkosh) (after Sep. 30, 2017)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Dianne Hesselbein (D–Middleton)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Chair: Mark Spreitzer (D–Beloit)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Steve Doyle (D–Onalaska)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Secretary: Beth Meyers (D–Bayfield)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Christine Sinicki (D–Milwaukee)
Members
editMembers of the Senate
editMembers of the Wisconsin Senate for the One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Democratic: 13 seats
Republican: 20 seats
Members of the Assembly
editMembers of the Assembly for the One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Democratic: 35 seats
Republican: 64 seats
Employees
editSenate employees
edit- Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk
- Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel
Assembly employees
edit- Chief Clerk: Patrick Fuller
- Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Republican Sheila Harsdorf (10th district) resigned to accept an appointment to state office.
- ^ Republican Frank Lasee (1st district) resigned.
- ^ Democrat Patty Schachtner (10th district) was sworn in to succeed Sheila Harsdorf.
- ^ Democrat Caleb Frostman (1st district) was sworn in to succeed Frank Lasee.
- ^ Republican Bob Gannon (58th district) resigned.
- ^ Republican Keith Ripp (42nd district) resigned.
- ^ Democrat Cory Mason (66th district) resigned after his election as mayor.
- ^ Republican Rick Gundrum (58th district) was sworn in to succeed Bob Gannon.
- ^ Democrat Greta Neubauer (66th district) was sworn in to succeed Cory Mason.
- ^ Republican Jon Plumer (42nd district) was sworn in to succeed Keith Ripp.
References
edit- ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ a b "Biographies" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2017–2018 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2017. ISBN 978-0-9752820-9-0. Retrieved February 13, 2021.