105th Wisconsin Legislature

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105th Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 2021 – January 2, 2023
ElectionNovember 3, 2020
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentChris Kapenga (R)
President pro temporePatrick Testin (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members99
Assembly SpeakerRobin Vos (R)
Speaker pro temporeTyler August (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 12, 2021 –
Special sessions
Jan. 2021 Spec.January 19, 2021 – February 11, 2021
Feb. 2021 Extra.February 5, 2021 – April 1, 2021
May 2021 Spec.May 24, 2021 – May 25, 2021
June 2021 Extra.June 29, 2021 – July 27, 2021
July 2021 Spec.July 27, 2021 – July 27, 2021

The 105th Wisconsin Legislature convened January 12, 2021, in regular session, and is the current ongoing session of the Wisconsin Legislature. It is scheduled to adjourn in the Spring of 2022.

Senators representing even-numbered districts are newly elected for this session and are serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members are elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 2020.[1] Senators representing odd-numbered districts are serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 6, 2018.[2]

Major events[]

  • January 6, 2021: The United States Capitol was overrun by rioters attempting to stop the counting of electoral college votes.
  • January 13, 2021: The United States House of Representatives voted to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection".
  • January 20, 2021: Inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States.
  • February 1, 2021: A coup d'état in Myanmar removed Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restored military rule.[3]
  • February 13, 2021: In the United States Senate, the impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump ended with a verdict of "not guilty".
  • February 22, 2021: 500,000th U.S. death from COVID-19.
  • March 11, 2021: U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
  • April 17, 2021: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 3 million.
  • May 19, 2021: Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to consider a bill to adopt Medicaid expansion.
  • June 29, 2021: Governor Tony Evers vetoed an act of the Legislature which would have ended federal supplemental unemployment benefits funded under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.[4]
  • July 7, 2021: President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was assassinated at his home in Pétion-Ville.
  • July 27, 2021: The Wisconsin Legislature met in extraordinary session and failed to override the veto of an act which would have ended federal supplemental unemployment benefits.[5]
  • August 30, 2021: The United States withdrew its last remaining troops from Kabul, Afghanistan, ending their 20 year war.
  • November 1, 2021: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 5 million.
  • June 1, 2022: De facto deadline for redistricting.
  • November 8, 2022: 2022 general election.

Major legislation[]

  • July 8, 2021: An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature, 2021 Act 58

Party summary[]

Senate[]

Senate Partisan composition
  Democratic: 12 seats
  Republican: 21 seats
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 13 18 31 2
Start of session[note 1] 12 20 32 1
From April 23, 2021[note 2] 21 33 0
Current voting share 36.36% 63.64%

Assembly[]

Senate Partisan composition
  Democratic: 38 seats
  Republican: 61 seats
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous legislature 34 62 96 3
Start of session[note 3] 38 60 98 1
From July 26, 2021[note 4] 61 99 0
Current voting share 38.38% 61.62%

Sessions[]

  • Regular session: January 12, 2021 – Present
  • January 2021 special session: January 19, 2021 – February 11, 2021
  • February 2021 extraordinary session: February 5, 2021 – April 1, 2021
  • May 2021 special session: May 24, 2021 – May 25, 2021
  • June 2021 extraordinary session: June 29, 2021 – July 27, 2021
  • July 2021 special session: July 27, 2021

Officers[]

Senate[]

Majority Leadership[]

Minority Leadership[]

Assembly[]

Majority Leadership[]

Minority Leadership[]

Members[]

Members of the Senate[]

Members of the Senate for the 105th 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 New Richmond, St. Croix County Rob Stafsholt Rep. 2020
11 Whitewater, Walworth County Stephen Nass Rep. 2014
12 Birch, Lincoln County Mary Felzkowski Rep. 2020
13 Watertown, Jefferson County John Jagler Rep. 2021
14 Markesan, Green Lake County Joan Ballweg Rep. 2020
15 Evansville, Rock County Janis Ringhand Dem. 2014
16 Madison, Dane County Melissa Agard Dem. 2020
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 Kelda Roys Dem. 2020
27 West Point, Columbia County Jon Erpenbach Dem. 1998
28 Franklin, Milwaukee County Julian Bradley Rep. 2020
29 Marathon, Marathon County Jerry Petrowski Rep. 2012
30 De Pere, Brown County Eric Wimberger Rep. 2020
31 Eau Claire, Eau Claire County Jeff Smith Dem. 2018
32 Onalaska, La Crosse County Brad Pfaff Dem. 2020
33 Delafield, Waukesha County Chris Kapenga Rep. 2015

Members of the Assembly[]

Members of the Assembly for the 105th Wisconsin Legislature:

Senate
District 		Assembly
District 		Representative Party Current Age Residence First Elected
01 01 Joel Kitchens Rep 64 Sturgeon Bay 2014
02 Shae Sortwell Rep 36 Two Rivers 2018
03 Ron Tusler Rep 37 Appleton 2016
02 04 David Steffen Rep 49 Howard 2014
05 Jim Steineke Rep 51 Kaukauna 2010
06 Gary Tauchen Rep 68 Bonduel 2006
03 07 Daniel Riemer Dem 35 Milwaukee 2012
08 Sylvia Ortiz-Velez Dem Milwaukee 2020
09 Marisabel Cabrera Dem 46 Milwaukee 2018
04 10 David Bowen Dem 35 Milwaukee 2014
11 Dora Drake Dem Milwaukee 2020
12 LaKeshia Myers Dem 37 Milwaukee 2018
05 13 Sara Rodriguez Dem 46 Brookfield 2020
14 Robyn Vining Dem 45 Wauwatosa 2018
15 Joe Sanfelippo Rep 57 New Berlin 2012
06 16 Kalan Haywood Dem 22 Milwaukee 2018
17 Supreme Moore Omokunde Dem 42 Milwaukee 2020
18 Evan Goyke Dem 39 Milwaukee 2012
07 19 Jonathan Brostoff Dem 38 Milwaukee 2014
20 Christine Sinicki Dem 61 Bay View 1998
21 Jessie Rodriguez Rep 44 Franklin 2013
08 22 Janel Brandtjen Rep 55 Waukesha 2014
23 Deb Andraca Dem 51 Whitefish Bay 2020
24 Dan Knodl Rep 63 Germantown 2008
09 25 Paul Tittl Rep 60 Manitowoc 2012
26 Terry Katsma Rep 63 Oostburg 2014
27 Tyler Vorpagel Rep 36 Plymouth 2014
10 28 Gae Magnafici Rep 69 Dresser 2018
29 Clint Moses Rep 45 Menomonie 2020
30 Shannon Zimmerman Rep 49 River Falls 2016
11 31 Amy Loudenbeck Rep 52 Clinton 2010
32 Tyler August Rep 39 Walworth 2010
33 Cody Horlacher Rep 34 Mukwonago 2014
12 34 Rob Swearingen Rep 58 Rhinelander 2012
35 Calvin Callahan Rep 22 Wilson 2020
36 Jeffrey Mursau Rep 67 Crivitz 2004
13 37 William Penterman Rep 25 Columbus 2021
38 Barbara Dittrich Rep 57 Oconomowoc 2018
39 Mark Born Rep 45 Beaver Dam 2012
14 40 Kevin David Petersen Rep 57 Waupaca 2006
41 Alex Dallman Rep 29 Green Lake 2020
42 Jon Plumer Rep 66 Lodi 2018
15 43 Don Vruwink Dem 69 Milton 2016
44 Sue Conley Dem 61 Janesville 2020
45 Mark Spreitzer Dem 35 Beloit 2014
16 46 Gary Hebl Dem 70 Sun Prairie 2004
47 Jimmy P. Anderson Dem 35 Fitchburg 2016
48 Samba Baldeh Dem 51 Madison 2020
17 49 Travis Tranel Rep 36 Cuba City 2010
50 Tony Kurtz Rep 55 Wonewoc 2018
51 Todd Novak Rep 56 Dodgeville 2014
18 52 Jeremy Thiesfeldt Rep 55 Fond du Lac 2010
53 Michael Schraa Rep 60 Oshkosh 2012
54 Gordon Hintz Dem 48 Oshkosh 2006
19 55 Rachael Cabral-Guevara Rep 45 Fox Crossing 2020
56 Dave Murphy Rep 67 Greenville 2012
57 Lee Snodgrass Dem 52 Appleton 2020
20 58 Rick Gundrum Rep 56 Slinger 2018
59 Timothy Ramthun Rep 64 Campbellsport 2018
60 Robert Brooks Rep 56 Saukville 2014
21 61 Samantha Kerkman Rep 47 Powers Lake 2000
62 Robert Wittke Rep 64 Racine 2018
63 Robin Vos Rep 53 Rochester 2004
22 64 Tip McGuire Dem Somers 2019
65 Tod Ohnstad Dem 69 Kenosha 2012
66 Greta Neubauer Dem 30 Racine 2018
23 67 Rob Summerfield Rep 41 Bloomer 2016
68 Jesse James Rep 49 Altoona 2018
69 Donna Rozar Rep 71 Marshfield 2020
24 70 Nancy VanderMeer Rep 63 Tomah 2014
71 Katrina Shankland Dem 34 Stevens Point 2012
72 Scott Krug Rep 46 Wisconsin Rapids 2010
25 73 Nick Milroy Dem 47 Superior 2008
74 Beth Meyers Dem 62 Bayfield 2014
75 David Armstrong Rep 60 Rice Lake 2020
26 76 Francesca Hong Dem 33 Madison 2020
77 Shelia Stubbs Dem 50 Madison 2018
78 Lisa Subeck Dem 50 Madison 2014
27 79 Dianne Hesselbein Dem 50 Middleton 2012
80 Sondy Pope-Roberts Dem 71 Mount Horeb 2002
81 Dave Considine Dem 69 Baraboo 2014
28 82 Ken Skowronski Rep 83 Franklin 2013
83 Chuck Wichgers Rep 56 Muskego 2016
84 Mike Kuglitsch Rep 61 New Berlin 2010
29 85 Patrick Snyder Rep 65 Schofield 2016
86 John Spiros Rep 60 Marshfield 2012
87 James W. Edming Rep 76 Glen Flora 2014
30 88 John Macco Rep 63 De Pere 2014
89 Elijah Behnke Rep 39 Pensaukee 2021
90 Kristina Shelton Dem 41 Green Bay 2020
31 91 Jodi Emerson Dem 48 Eau Claire 2018
92 Treig Pronschinske Rep 55 Mondovi 2016
93 Warren Petryk Rep 67 Eleva 2010
32 94 Steve Doyle Dem 63 Onalaska 2011
95 Jill Billings Dem 60 La Crosse 2011
96 Loren Oldenburg Rep 56 Viroqua 2018
33 97 Scott Allen Rep 56 Waukesha 2014
98 Adam Neylon Rep 37 Pewaukee 2013
99 Cindi Duchow Rep 63 Delafield 2015

Employees[]

Senate[]

  • Chief Clerk: Michael Queensland
  • Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel

Assembly[]

  • Chief Clerk: Kay Inabnet
  • Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Republican Scott L. Fitzgerald (District 13) resigned January 1, 2021, due to his election to the United States House of Representatives.
  2. ^ Republican John Jagler (District 13) replaced Scott Fitzgerald.
  3. ^ Republican John Nygren (District 89) resigned December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Republican William Penterman (District 37) sworn in July 26, 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained". ABC News. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Schmidt, Mitchell (July 1, 2021). "Tony Evers vetoes GOP bill seeking to end federal unemployment benefits in Wisconsin". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Karnopp, Hope (July 27, 2021). "Republicans fail to override Evers' veto of bill that would end extra unemployment benefits". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

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