103rd Wisconsin Legislature

103rd Wisconsin Legislature
103rd Wisconsin Legislature
	Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
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
Sessions
Regular
Regular	January 10, 2017 – May 8, 2018
Special sessions
Jan. 2017 Spec.
Jan. 2017 Spec.	January 5, 2017 – June 14, 2017
Aug. 2017 Spec.	August 1, 2017 – September 14, 2017
Jan. 2018 Spec.	January 18, 2018 – February 27, 2018
Mar. 2018 Spec.	March 15, 2018 – March 29, 2018
Mar. 2018 Extra.	March 27, 2018 – March 29, 2018
Apr. 2018 Extra.	April 4, 2018 – April 4, 2018
Nov. 2018 Extra.	November 12, 2018 – January 7, 2019
Dec. 2018 Extra.	December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2018

The One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 2017, to May 8, 2018, in regular session. The Legislature also held four extraordinary sessions and four special sessions during the legislative term.

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 8, 2014.^[2]

Major events[]

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: Judge Rebecca Dallet was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
November 6, 2018: Tony Evers elected Governor of 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[]

Party summary[]

Senate[]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of	14	18	32	1

Beginning of this legislature	13	20	33	0
from November 10, 2017		19	32	1
from December 29, 2017		18	31	2
from January 26, 2018	14		32	1
from June 28, 2018	15		33	0

Final voting share	42.86%	51.43%

Beginning of next session	14	19	33	0

Assembly[]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of	36	63	99	0

Beginning of this legislature	35	64	99	0
From October 3, 2017		63	98	1
From December 29, 2017		62	97	2
From January 15, 2018	34	62	96	3
From January 24, 2018	34	63	97	2
From January 27, 2018	35	63	98	1
From June 25, 2018	35	64	99	0

Final voting share	35.35%	64.65%

Beginning of next session	36	63	99	0

Sessions[]

Regular session: January 10, 2017 – May 8, 2018
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

Officers[]

Senate officers[]

President: Roger Roth (R)
President pro tempore: Howard Marklein (R)

Senate Majority Leadership[]

Majority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R)
Assistant Majority Leader: Leah Vukmir (R)
Majority Caucus Chair: Sheila Harsdorf (R) (until November 10, 2017)
- After November 10, 2017: Van H. Wanggaard (R)
Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R) (until November 10, 2017)
- After November 10, 2017: Patrick Testin (R)

Senate Minority Leadership[]

Minority Leader: Jennifer Shilling (D)
Assistant Minority Leader: Janet Bewley (D)
Minority Caucus Chair: Mark F. Miller (D)
Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Janis Ringhand (D)

Assembly officers[]

Speaker: Robin Vos (R)
Speaker pro tempore: Tyler August (R)

Assembly Majority Leadership[]

Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R)
Assistant Majority Leader: Robert Brooks (R)
Majority Caucus Chair: Dan Knodl (R)

Assembly Minority Leadership[]

Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D) (until September 30, 2017)
- After September 30, 2017: Gordon Hintz (D)
Assistant Minority Leader: Dianne Hesselbein (D)
Minority Caucus Chair: Mark Spreitzer (D)

Members[]

Senate members[]

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the 103rd Wisconsin Legislature:^[3]

District	Home	Senator	Party	First elected
01	De Pere, Brown County	Frank Lasee (until December 29, 2017)	Rep.	2010
01	Sturgeon Bay, Door County	Caleb Frostman (from June 28, 2018)	Dem.	2018
02	Allouez, Brown County	Robert Cowles	Rep.	1987
03	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	Tim Carpenter	Dem.	2002
04	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	Lena Taylor	Dem.	2004
05	Brookfield, Waukesha County	Leah Vukmir	Rep.	2010
06	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	La Tonya Johnson	Dem.	2016
07	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	Chris Larson	Dem.	2010
08	River Hills, Milwaukee County	Alberta Darling	Rep.	1992
09	Sheboygan, Sheboygan County	Devin LeMahieu	Rep.	2014
10	River Falls, Pierce County	Sheila Harsdorf (until November 10, 2017)	Rep.	2000
10	Somerset, St. Croix County	Patty Schachtner (from January 26, 2018)	Dem.	2018
11	Whitewater, Walworth County	Stephen Nass	Rep.	2014
12	Minocqua, Oneida County	Tom Tiffany	Rep.	2012
13	Juneau, Dodge County	Scott L. Fitzgerald	Rep.	1994
14	Ripon, Fond du Lac County	Luther Olsen	Rep.	2004
15	Evansville, Rock County	Janis Ringhand	Dem.	2014
16	Monona, Dane County	Mark F. Miller	Dem.	2004
17	Spring Green, Sauk County	Howard Marklein	Rep.	2014
18	Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County	Dan Feyen	Rep.	2016
19	Appleton, Outagamie County	Roger Roth	Rep.	2014
20	Saukville, Ozaukee County	Duey Stroebel	Rep.	2015
21	Racine, Racine County	Van H. Wanggaard	Rep.	2014
22	Kenosha, Kenosha County	Robert Wirch	Dem.	1996
23	Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County	Terry Moulton	Rep.	2010
24	Stevens Point, Portage County	Patrick Testin	Rep.	2016
25	Mason, Bayfield County	Janet Bewley	Dem.	2014
26	Madison, Dane County	Fred Risser	Dem.	1962
27	West Point, Columbia County	Jon Erpenbach	Dem.	1998
28	Big Bend, Waukesha County	Dave Craig	Rep.	2016
29	Marathon, Marathon County	Jerry Petrowski	Rep.	2012
30	Green Bay, Brown County	Dave Hansen	Dem.	2000
31	Alma, Buffalo County	Kathleen Vinehout	Dem.	2006
32	La Crosse, La Crosse County	Jennifer Shilling	Dem.	2011
33	Delafield, Waukesha County	Chris Kapenga	Rep.	2015

Assembly members[]

Members of the Assembly for the 103rd Wisconsin Legislature:^[3]

Senate District	Assembly District	Representative	Party	Age (2017)	Residence	First Elected
01	01	Joel Kitchens	Rep	59	Sturgeon Bay	2014
	02	André Jacque	Rep	36	De Pere	2010
	03	Ron Tusler	Rep	32	Appleton	2016
02	04	David Steffen	Rep	44	Howard	2014
	05	Jim Steineke	Rep	46	Kaukauna	2010
	06	Gary Tauchen	Rep	63	Bonduel	2006
03	07	Daniel Riemer	Dem	30	Milwaukee	2012
	08	JoCasta Zamarripa	Dem	40	Milwaukee	2010
	09	Josh Zepnick	Dem	48	Milwaukee	2002
04	10	David Bowen	Dem	29	Milwaukee	2014
	11	Jason Fields	Dem	42	Milwaukee	2004
	12	Fred Kessler	Dem	76	Milwaukee	1960
05	13	Rob Hutton	Rep	49	Brookfield	2012
	14	Dale P. Kooyenga	Rep	37	Brookfield	2010
	15	Joe Sanfelippo	Rep	52	New Berlin	2012
06	16	Leon Young	Dem	49	Milwaukee	1992
	17	David Crowley	Dem	30	Milwaukee	2016
	18	Evan Goyke	Dem	34	Milwaukee	2012
07	19	Jonathan Brostoff	Dem	33	Milwaukee	2014
	20	Christine Sinicki	Dem	56	Bay View	1998
	21	Jessie Rodriguez	Rep	39	Franklin	2013
08	22	Janel Brandtjen	Rep	50	Waukesha	2014
	23	Jim Ott	Rep	69	Mequon	2006
	24	Dan Knodl	Rep	58	Germantown	2008
09	25	Paul Tittl	Rep	55	Manitowoc	2012
	26	Terry Katsma	Rep	58	Oostburg	2014
	27	Tyler Vorpagel	Rep	31	Plymouth	2014
10	28	Adam Jarchow	Rep	38	Balsam Lake	2014
	29	Rob Stafsholt	Rep		New Richmond	2016
	30	Shannon Zimmerman	Rep	44	River Falls	2016
11	31	Amy Loudenbeck	Rep	47	Clinton	2010
	32	Tyler August	Rep	33	Walworth	2010
	33	Cody Horlacher	Rep	29	Mukwonago	2014
12	34	Rob Swearingen	Rep	53	Rhinelander	2012
	35	Calvin Callahan	Rep	53	Irma	2012
	36	Jeffrey Mursau	Rep	62	Crivitz	2004
13	37	John Jagler	Rep	47	Watertown	2012
	38	Joel Kleefisch	Rep	45	Oconomowoc	2004
	39	Mark Born	Rep	40	Beaver Dam	2012
14	40	Kevin David Petersen	Rep	52	Waupaca	2006
	41	Joan Ballweg	Rep	64	Markesan	2004
	42	Keith Ripp (until December 29, 2017)	Rep	55	Lodi	2008
	42	Jon Plumer (from June 25, 2018)	Rep	63 (2018)	Lodi	2018
15	43	Don Vruwink	Dem	64	Milton	2016
	44	Debra Kolste	Dem	63	Janesville	2012
	45	Mark Spreitzer	Dem	30	Beloit	2014
16	46	Gary Hebl	Dem	65	Sun Prairie	2004
	47	Jimmy P. Anderson	Dem	30	Fitchburg	2016
	48	Melissa Agard Sargent	Dem	47	Madison	2012
17	49	Travis Tranel	Rep	31	Cuba City	2010
	50	Edward Brooks	Rep	74	Reedsburg	2008
	51	Todd Novak	Rep	51	Dodgeville	2014
18	52	Jeremy Thiesfeldt	Rep	50	Fond du Lac	2010
	53	Michael Schraa	Rep	55	Oshkosh	2012
	54	Gordon Hintz	Dem	43	Oshkosh	2006
19	55	Mike Rohrkaste	Rep	58	Neenah	2014
	56	Dave Murphy	Rep	62	Greenville	2012
	57	Amanda Stuck	Dem	34	Appleton	2014
20	58	Bob Gannon (until October 3, 2017)	Rep	57	Slinger	2014
	58	Rick Gundrum (from January 24, 2018)	Rep	52 (2018)	Slinger	2018
	59	Jesse Kremer	Rep	39	Kewaskum	2014
	60	Robert Brooks	Rep	51	Saukville	2011
21	61	Samantha Kerkman	Rep	42	Powers Lake	2000
	62	Tom Weatherston	Rep	59	Racine	2012
	63	Robin Vos	Rep	48	Rochester	2004
22	64	Peter W. Barca	Dem	61	Kenosha	1984
	65	Tod Ohnstad	Dem	64	Kenosha	2012
	66	Cory Mason (until January 15, 2018)	Dem	43	Racine	2006
	66	Greta Neubauer (from January 27, 2018)	Dem	26 (2018)	Racine	2018
23	67	Rob Summerfield	Rep	36	Bloomer	2016
	68	Kathy Bernier	Rep	60	Chippewa Falls	2010
	69	Bob Kulp	Rep	50	Stratford	2013
24	70	Nancy VanderMeer	Rep	58	Tomah	2014
	71	Katrina Shankland	Dem	29	Stevens Point	2012
	72	Scott Krug	Rep	41	Wisconsin Rapids	2010
25	73	Nick Milroy	Dem	42	Superior	2008
	74	Beth Meyers	Dem	57	Bayfield	2014
	75	Romaine Quinn	Rep	26	Cameron	2014
26	76	Chris Taylor	Dem	48	Madison	2011
	77	Terese Berceau	Dem	66	Madison	1998
	78	Lisa Subeck	Dem	45	Madison	2014
27	79	Dianne Hesselbein	Dem	45	Middleton	2012
	80	Sondy Pope-Roberts	Dem	66	Mount Horeb	2002
	81	Dave Considine	Dem	64	Baraboo	2014
28	82	Ken Skowronski	Rep	78	Franklin	2013
	83	Chuck Wichgers	Rep	51	Muskego	2016
	84	Mike Kuglitsch	Rep	56	New Berlin	2010
29	85	Patrick Snyder	Rep	60	Schofield	2016
	86	John Spiros	Rep	55	Marshfield	2012
	87	James W. Edming	Rep	71	Glen Flora	2014
30	88	John Macco	Rep	58	De Pere	2014
	89	John Nygren	Rep	52	Marinette	2006
	90	Eric Genrich	Dem	37	Green Bay	2012
31	91	Dana Wachs	Dem	59	Eau Claire	2012
	92	Treig Pronschinske	Rep	49	Mondovi	2016
	93	Warren Petryk	Rep	61	Eleva	2010
32	94	Steve Doyle	Dem	58	Onalaska	2011
	95	Jill Billings	Dem	54	La Crosse	2011
	96	Lee Nerison	Rep	64	Westby	2004
33	97	Scott Allen	Rep	51	Waukesha	2014
	98	Adam Neylon	Rep	32	Pewaukee	2013
	99	Cindi Duchow	Rep	58	Delafield	2015

Employees[]

Senate employees[]

Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk
Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel

Assembly employees[]

Chief Clerk: Patrick Fuller
Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers

References[]

^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2017). "Biographies" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2017-2018 (Report). State of Wisconsin. ISBN 978-0-9752820-9-0. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

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[1] Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[2] Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[2017bios-3] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2017). "Biographies" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2017-2018 (Report). State of Wisconsin. ISBN 978-0-9752820-9-0. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

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