104th Wisconsin Legislature

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104th Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 2019 – January 4, 2021
ElectionNovember 6, 2018
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentRoger Roth (R)
President pro temporeHoward Marklein (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members99
Assembly SpeakerRobin Vos (R)
Speaker pro temporeTyler August (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 15, 2019 – May 12, 2020
Special sessions
Feb. 2019 Extra.February 28, 2019 – February 28, 2019
Nov. 2019 Spec.November 7, 2019 – November 7, 2019
Jan. 2020 Spec.January 28, 2020 – April 16, 2020
Feb. 2020 Spec.February 11, 2020 – February 25, 2020
Apr. 2020 Spec. 1April 4, 2020 – April 8, 2020
Apr. 2020 Spec. 2April 7, 2020 – April 8, 2020
Apr. 2020 Extra.April 14, 2020 – April 16, 2020
Aug. 2020 Spec.August 31, 2020 – December 22, 2020

The One Hundred Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 15, 2019, to May 12, 2020, in regular session. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions, on February 28, 2019, and April 14–16, 2020, and six special sessions: November 7, 2019; January 28, 2020 – April 16, 2020; February 11, 2020 – February 25, 2020; April 4, 2020 – April 8, 2020; April 7, 2020 – April 8, 2020; and August 31, 2020 – December 22, 2020. The 2nd year of the 104th Legislature was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 2018.[1] Senators representing even-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, 2016.[2]

Major events[]

  • January 7, 2019: Inauguration of Tony Evers as the 46th Governor of Wisconsin.
  • January 25, 2019: The U.S. federal government shutdown over funding for President Donald Trump's planned U.S.–Mexico border wall ended after 35 days without approving new funding for the wall.
  • March 23, 2019: The final territory held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was liberated by Syrian Democratic Forces.
  • April 2, 2019: Judge Brian Hagedorn was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
  • October 21, 2019: Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to consider gun control legislation.
  • October 27, 2019: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, killed himself during a raid by U.S. Special Forces near Barisha, Syria.
  • December 1, 2019: First known human case of COVID-19, in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
  • December 18, 2019: The United States House of Representatives voted to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
  • January 3, 2020: Iranian General Qasem Soleimani was assassinated by a U.S. drone strike, near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq.
  • January 22, 2020: Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature.
  • February 5, 2020: First case of COVID-19 detected in Wisconsin.
  • February 5, 2020: United States Senate voted to acquit U.S. President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
  • February 6, 2020: Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to consider education funding legislation.
  • March 19, 2020: First death from COVID-19 in Wisconsin. (155 cases in Wisconsin, 175 deaths in the United States)
  • April 3, 2020: Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to consider legislation to push back the spring election and make other election process changes to accommodate safe voting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • April 6, 2020: Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to consider legislation to set a new date for the spring election.
  • April 7, 2020: The 2020 Wisconsin spring election took place.
  • April 13, 2020: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary.
  • April 13, 2020: Judge Jill Karofsky was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating incumbent Justice Daniel Kelly.
  • August 11, 2020: 1,000th death from COVID-19 in Wisconsin. (61,785 cases in Wisconsin, 152,795 deaths in the United States)
  • August 23, 2020: Jacob Blake, an unarmed black man, was shot seven times in the back by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, provoking several days of protests and unrest.
  • August 24, 2020: Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to consider legislation on police reform.
  • August 25, 2020: Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old counter-protester, shot and killed two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  • September 18, 2020: Caleb Frostman, the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, is fired by Governor Tony Evers due to unemployment claim backlogs.
  • September 18, 2020: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died in Washington, D.C.
  • October 2, 2020: U.S. President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
  • October 26, 2020: Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • November 3, 2020: The 2020 United States presidential election took place.
  • November 7, 2020: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 United States presidential election and elected the 46th President of the United States.
  • December 11, 2020: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its first approval for emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer–BioNTech)
  • December 12, 2020: 4,000th death from COVID-19 in Wisconsin. (434,016 cases in Wisconsin, 281,590 deaths in the United States)
  • December 19, 2020: Shirley Abrahamson, the 25th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, died in Berkeley, California.

Major legislation[]

  • March 6, 2020: Act to create 753.0605 of the statutes; relating to: adding 12 circuit court branches to be allocated by the director of state courts. 2019 Wisc. Act 184
  • April 15, 2020: Act ... relating to: state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2019 Wisc. Act 185

Party summary[]

Senate[]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 15 18 33 0
Beginning of this legislature 14 19 33 0
from May 15, 2020[note 1] 13 32 1
from May 18, 2020[note 2] 18 31 2
Final voting share 41.94% 58.06%
Beginning of next session 12 20 32 1

Assembly[]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 35 64 99 0
Beginning of this legislature 36 63 99 0
From January 8, 2019[note 3] 35 98 1
From May 13, 2019[note 4] 36 99 0
From June 18, 2020[note 5] 35 98 1
From July 31, 2020[note 6] 34 97 2
From December 2, 2020[note 7] 62 96 3
Final voting share 35.42% 64.58%
Beginning of next session 38 60 98 1

Sessions[]

  • Regular session: January 15, 2019 – May 12, 2020
  • February 2019 Extraordinary session: February 28, 2019 – February 28, 2019
  • November 2019 Special session: November 7, 2019 – November 7, 2019
  • January 2020 Special session: January 28, 2020 – April 16, 2020
  • February 2020 Special session: February 11, 2020 – February 25, 2020
  • April 2020 Special session 1: April 4, 2020 – April 8, 2020
  • April 2020 Special session 2: April 7, 2020 – April 8, 2020
  • April 2020 Extraordinary session: April 14, 2020 – April 16, 2020
  • August 2020 Special session: August 31, 2020 – December 22, 2020

Officers[]

Senate[]

Majority Leadership[]

Minority Leadership[]

  • Minority Leader: Jennifer Shilling (D) (until April 24, 2020)
  • Assistant Minority Leader: Janet Bewley (D) (until April 24, 2020)
  • Minority Caucus Chair: Mark F. Miller (D)
  • Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Janis Ringhand (D) (until April 24, 2020)
    • After April 24, 2020: Vacant

Assembly[]

Majority Leadership[]

Minority Leadership[]

Members[]

Senate[]

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the 104th Wisconsin Legislature:

District Home Senator Party First elected
01 De Pere, Brown County André Jacque Rep. 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 Dale P. Kooyenga Rep. 2018
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 Somerset, St. Croix County Patty Schachtner Dem. 2018
11 Whitewater, Walworth County Stephen Nass Rep. 2014
12 Minocqua, Oneida County Tom Tiffany (until May 18, 2020) 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 Kathy Bernier Rep. 2018
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 Eau Claire, Eau Claire County Jeff Smith Dem. 2018
32 La Crosse, La Crosse County Jennifer Shilling (until May 15, 2020) Dem. 2011
33 Delafield, Waukesha County Chris Kapenga Rep. 2015

Assembly[]

Members of the Assembly for the 104th Wisconsin Legislature:

Senate
District 		Assembly
District 		Representative Party Age (2019) Residence First Elected
01 01 Joel Kitchens Rep 61 Sturgeon Bay 2014
02 Shae Sortwell Rep 33 Two Rivers 2018
03 Ron Tusler Rep 34 Appleton 2016
02 04 David Steffen Rep 46 Howard 2014
05 Jim Steineke Rep 48 Kaukauna 2010
06 Gary Tauchen Rep 65 Bonduel 2006
03 07 Daniel Riemer Dem 32 Milwaukee 2012
08 JoCasta Zamarripa Dem 42 Milwaukee 2010
09 Marisabel Cabrera Dem 43 Milwaukee 2018
04 10 David Bowen Dem 31 Milwaukee 2014
11 Jason Fields Dem 44 Milwaukee 2004
12 LaKeshia Myers Dem 34 Milwaukee 2018
05 13 Rob Hutton Rep 51 Brookfield 2012
14 Robyn Vining Dem 42 Wauwatosa 2018
15 Joe Sanfelippo Rep 54 New Berlin 2012
06 16 Kalan Haywood Dem 19 Milwaukee 2018
17 David Crowley (until June 18, 2020) Dem 32 Milwaukee 2016
18 Evan Goyke Dem 36 Milwaukee 2012
07 19 Jonathan Brostoff Dem 35 Milwaukee 2014
20 Christine Sinicki Dem 58 Bay View 1998
21 Jessie Rodriguez Rep 41 Franklin 2013
08 22 Janel Brandtjen Rep 52 Waukesha 2014
23 Jim Ott Rep 71 Mequon 2006
24 Dan Knodl Rep 60 Germantown 2008
09 25 Paul Tittl Rep 57 Manitowoc 2012
26 Terry Katsma Rep 60 Oostburg 2014
27 Tyler Vorpagel Rep 33 Plymouth 2014
10 28 Gae Magnafici Rep 66 Dresser 2018
29 Rob Stafsholt Rep New Richmond 2016
30 Shannon Zimmerman Rep 46 River Falls 2016
11 31 Amy Loudenbeck Rep 49 Clinton 2010
32 Tyler August Rep 35 Walworth 2010
33 Cody Horlacher Rep 31 Mukwonago 2014
12 34 Rob Swearingen Rep 55 Rhinelander 2012
35 Calvin Callahan Rep 55 Irma 2012
36 Jeffrey Mursau Rep 64 Crivitz 2004
13 37 John Jagler Rep 49 Watertown 2012
38 Barbara Dittrich Rep 54 Oconomowoc 2018
39 Mark Born Rep 42 Beaver Dam 2012
14 40 Kevin David Petersen Rep 54 Waupaca 2006
41 Joan Ballweg Rep 66 Markesan 2004
42 Jon Plumer Rep 63 Lodi 2018
15 43 Don Vruwink Dem 66 Milton 2016
44 Debra Kolste Dem 65 Janesville 2012
45 Mark Spreitzer Dem 32 Beloit 2014
16 46 Gary Hebl Dem 67 Sun Prairie 2004
47 Jimmy P. Anderson Dem 32 Fitchburg 2016
48 Melissa Agard Sargent Dem 49 Madison 2012
17 49 Travis Tranel Rep 33 Cuba City 2010
50 Tony Kurtz Rep 52 Wonewoc 2018
51 Todd Novak Rep 53 Dodgeville 2014
18 52 Jeremy Thiesfeldt Rep 52 Fond du Lac 2010
53 Michael Schraa Rep 57 Oshkosh 2012
54 Gordon Hintz Dem 45 Oshkosh 2006
19 55 Mike Rohrkaste Rep 60 Neenah 2014
56 Dave Murphy Rep 64 Greenville 2012
57 Amanda Stuck Dem 36 Appleton 2014
20 58 Rick Gundrum Rep 53 Slinger 2018
59 Timothy Ramthun Rep 61 Campbellsport 2018
60 Robert Brooks Rep 53 Saukville 2011
21 61 Samantha Kerkman Rep 44 Powers Lake 2000
62 Robert Wittke Rep 61 Racine 2018
63 Robin Vos Rep 50 Rochester 2004
22 64 Tip McGuire (from May 13, 2019) Dem Somers 2019
65 Tod Ohnstad Dem 66 Kenosha 2012
66 Greta Neubauer Dem 27 Racine 2018
23 67 Rob Summerfield Rep 38 Bloomer 2016
68 Jesse James Rep 46 Altoona 2018
69 Bob Kulp Rep 52 Stratford 2013
24 70 Nancy VanderMeer Rep 60 Tomah 2014
71 Katrina Shankland Dem 31 Stevens Point 2012
72 Scott Krug Rep 43 Wisconsin Rapids 2010
25 73 Nick Milroy Dem 44 Superior 2008
74 Beth Meyers Dem 59 Bayfield 2014
75 Romaine Quinn Rep 28 Cameron 2014
26 76 Chris Taylor (until July 31, 2020) Dem 50 Madison 2011
77 Shelia Stubbs Dem 47 Madison 2018
78 Lisa Subeck Dem 47 Madison 2014
27 79 Dianne Hesselbein Dem 47 Middleton 2012
80 Sondy Pope-Roberts Dem 68 Mount Horeb 2002
81 Dave Considine Dem 66 Baraboo 2014
28 82 Ken Skowronski Rep 80 Franklin 2013
83 Chuck Wichgers Rep 53 Muskego 2016
84 Mike Kuglitsch Rep 58 New Berlin 2010
29 85 Patrick Snyder Rep 62 Schofield 2016
86 John Spiros Rep 57 Marshfield 2012
87 James W. Edming Rep 73 Glen Flora 2014
30 88 John Macco Rep 60 De Pere 2014
89 John Nygren (until December 2, 2020) Rep 54 Marinette 2006
90 Staush Gruszynski Dem 33 Green Bay 2018
31 91 Jodi Emerson Dem 45 Eau Claire 2018
92 Treig Pronschinske Rep 51 Mondovi 2016
93 Warren Petryk Rep 63 Eleva 2010
32 94 Steve Doyle Dem 60 Onalaska 2011
95 Jill Billings Dem 56 La Crosse 2011
96 Loren Oldenburg Rep 53 Viroqua 2018
33 97 Scott Allen Rep 53 Waukesha 2014
98 Adam Neylon Rep 34 Pewaukee 2013
99 Cindi Duchow Rep 60 Delafield 2015

Committees[]

Legislative committees and leadership for the 104th Legislature.[3][4][5]

Joint committees[]

Senate committees[]

  • Senate Committee on Administrative Rules (Chair: Stephen Nass)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions (Chair: Howard Marklein)
  • Senate Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade (Chair: Dan Feyen)
  • Senate Committee on Education (Chair: Luther Olsen)
  • Senate Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues (Chair: Kathy Bernier)
  • Senate Committee on Finance (Chair: Alberta Darling)
  • Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection (Chair: Duey Stroebel)
  • Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Chair: Patrick Testin)
  • Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts (Chair: Dave Craig)
  • Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety (Chair: Van H. Wanggaard)
  • Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform (Chair: Stephen Nass)
  • Senate Committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development (Chair: André Jacque)
  • Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Chair: Robert Cowles)
  • Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations (Chair: Chris Kapenga)
  • Senate Committee on Senate Organization (Chair: Scott L. Fitzgerald)
  • Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry (Chair: Devin LeMahieu)
  • Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs (Chair: Jerry Petrowski)
  • Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families (Chair: Dale P. Kooyenga)
  • Senate Committee on Utilities and Housing (Chair: Devin LeMahieu)

Assembly committees[]

  • Assembly Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
  • Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
  • Assembly Committee on Agriculture
  • Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization (Chair: Robin Vos)
  • Assembly Committee on Audit
  • Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections
  • Assembly Committee on Children and Families
  • Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities
  • Assembly Committee on Community Development
  • Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics
  • Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection
  • Assembly Committee on Corrections
  • Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Assembly Committee on Education
  • Assembly Committee on Employment Relations
  • Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities
  • Assembly Committee on Environment
  • Assembly Committee on Family Law
  • Assembly Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations
  • Assembly Committee on Finance
  • Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions
  • Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation
  • Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight
  • Assembly Committee on Health
  • Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate
  • Assembly Committee on Insurance
  • Assembly Committee on International Affairs and Commerce
  • Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy
  • Assembly Committee on Judiciary
  • Assembly Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment
  • Assembly Committee on Local Government
  • Assembly Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight
  • Assembly Committee on Mental Health
  • Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform
  • Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
  • Assembly Committee on Rules
  • Assembly Committee on Rural Development
  • Assembly Committee on Science and Technology
  • Assembly Committee on Small Business Development
  • Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage
  • Assembly Committee on State Affairs
  • Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention
  • Assembly Committee on Tourism
  • Assembly Committee on Transportation
  • Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
  • Assembly Committee on Ways and Means
  • Assembly Committee on Workforce Development
  • Assembly Speaker's Task Force on Adoption
  • Assembly Speaker's Task Force on Racial Disparities
  • Assembly Speaker's Task Force on Suicide Prevention
  • Assembly Subcommittee on Education and Economic Development
  • Assembly Subcommittee on Law Enforcement Policies and Standards

Employees[]

Senate[]

  • Chief Clerk: Jeff Renk
  • Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel

Assembly[]

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

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Democrat Jennifer Shilling (Senate District 32) resigned.
  2. ^ Republican Tom Tiffany (Senate District 12) resigned due to his election to the United States House of Representatives.
  3. ^ Democrat Peter W. Barca (Assembly District 64) resigned after he was appointed Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
  4. ^ Democrat Tip McGuire replaced Peter W. Barca (Assembly District 64).
  5. ^ Democrat David Crowley (Assembly District 17) resigned after he was elected Milwaukee County Executive.
  6. ^ Democrat Chris Taylor (Assembly District 76) resigned after she was appointed Wisconsin circuit court judge in Dane County.
  7. ^ Republican John Nygren (Assembly District 89) resigned.

References[]

  1. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019 Joint Committees". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019 Senate Committees". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "2019 Assembly Committees". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

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