95th Wisconsin Legislature

95th Wisconsin Legislature
95th Wisconsin Legislature
	Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 1, 2001 – January 6, 2003
Election	November 7, 2000
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Fred Risser (D)
President pro tempore	Gary R. George (D)
Party control	Democratic
Assembly
Members	99
Assembly Speaker	Scott Jensen (R)
Speaker pro tempore	Stephen Freese (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
Regular
Regular	January 30, 2001 – May 15, 2002
Special sessions
Jan. 2002 Spec.
Jan. 2002 Spec.	January 22, 2002 – July 8, 2002

The Ninety-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 30, 2001, to May 15, 2002, in regular session, and held a concurrent special session from January 22, 2002, through July 8, 2002.

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 of November 7, 2000.^[1] Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the .^[2]

Major events[]

January 20, 2001: Inauguration of George W. Bush as 43rd President of the United States.
September 11, 2001: September 11 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center and damaged The Pentagon.
October 1, 2001: Start of Operation Enduring Freedom.
October 7, 2001: United States invasion of Afghanistan initiated the War in Afghanistan.
May 30, 2002: A three-judge panel of two U.S. district judges and one Circuit Judge of the United States Seventh Circuit issue an opinion in Baumgart v. Wendelberger which directed a legislative redistricting of Wisconsin based on the 2000 United States census to be utilized in the 2002 elections.

Party summary[]

Senate summary[]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of	17	16	33	0

Beginning of this legislature	18	15	33	0
from May 9, 2001^{[note 1]}		14	32	1
from July 18, 2001^{[note 2]}		15	33	0

Final voting share	54.55%	45.45%

Beginning of next session	13	18	31	2

Assembly summary[]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of	44	55	99	0

Beginning of this legislature	43	56	99	0

Final voting share	43.43%	56.57%

Beginning of next session	41	58	99	0

Sessions[]

Regular session: January 30, 2001 – May 15, 2002
January 2002 Special session: January 22, 2002 – July 8, 2002

Officers[]

Senate[]

President: Fred Risser (D)
President pro tempore: Gary R. George (D)

Majority Leadership[]

Majority Leader: Charles Chvala (D)
Assistant Majority Leader: Rodney C. Moen (D)
Majority Caucus Chair: Judy Robson (D)

Minority Leadership[]

Minority Leader: Mary Panzer (R)
Assistant Minority Leader: Margaret Farrow (R) (until May 9, 2001)
- After May 9, 2001: Alan Lasee (R)
Minority Caucus Chair: David Zien (R)
Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Carol Roessler (R)

Assembly[]

Speaker: Scott Jensen (R)
Speaker pro tempore: Stephen Freese (R)

Majority Leadership[]

Majority Leader: Steven Foti (R)
Assistant Majority Leader: Bonnie Ladwig (R)
Majority Caucus Chair: Daniel P. Vrakas (R)

Minority Leadership[]

Minority Leader: Shirley Krug (D) (until May 1, 2001)
- After May 1, 2001: Spencer Black (D)
Assistant Minority Leader: Spencer Black (D) (until May 1, 2001)
- After May 1, 2001: James Kreuser (D)
Minority Caucus Chair: Peter Bock (D)

Members[]

Senate members[]

Members of the Senate for the 95th Wisconsin Legislature:^[3]

District	Home	Senator	Age (2001)	Party	First elected
01	De Pere, Brown County	Alan Lasee	63	Rep.	1977
02	Green Bay, Brown County	Robert Cowles	50	Rep.	1987
03	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	Brian B. Burke	42	Dem.	1988
04	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	Gwen Moore	49	Dem.	1992
05	Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County	Peggy Rosenzweig	64	Rep.	1993
06	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	Gary R. George	46	Dem.	1980
07	South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	Richard Grobschmidt	52	Dem.	1995
08	River Hills, Milwaukee County	Alberta Darling	56	Rep.	1992
09	Sheboygan, Sheboygan County	James Baumgart	62	Dem.	1998
10	River Falls, Pierce County	Sheila Harsdorf	44	Rep.	2000
11	Waukesha, Waukesha County	Joanne Huelsman	62	Rep.	1990
12	Eland, Shawano County	Roger Breske	62	Dem.	1990
13	Juneau, Dodge County	Scott L. Fitzgerald	37	Rep.	1994
14	Redgranite, Waushara County	Robert T. Welch	42	Rep.	1995
15	Beloit, Rock County	Judy Robson		Dem.	1987
16	Madison, Dane County	Charles Chvala	46	Dem.	1984
17	Richland Center, Richland County	Dale Schultz	47	Rep.	1991
18	Oshkosh, Winnebago County	Carol Roessler	52	Rep.	1987
19	Neenah, Winnebago County	Michael G. Ellis	59	Rep.	1982
20	West Bend, Washington County	Mary Panzer	49	Rep.	1993
21	Racine, Racine County	Kimberly Plache	39	Dem.	1996
22	Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County	Robert Wirch	57	Dem.	1996
23	Eau Claire, Eau Claire County	David Zien	50	Rep.	1993
24	Stevens Point, Portage County	Kevin Shibilski	39	Dem.	1995
25	Poplar, Douglas County	Robert Jauch	55	Dem.	1986
26	Madison, Dane County	Fred Risser	73	Dem.	1962
27	Middleton, Dane County	Jon Erpenbach	39	Dem.	1998
28	New Berlin, Waukesha County	Mary Lazich	48	Rep.	1998
29	Schofield, Marathon County	Russ Decker	47	Dem.	1990
30	Green Bay, Brown County	Dave Hansen	53	Dem.	2000
31	Whitehall, Trempealeau County	Rodney C. Moen	63	Dem.	1982
32	La Crosse, La Crosse County	Mark Meyer	37	Dem.	2000
33	Pewaukee, Waukesha County	Margaret Farrow (until May 9, 2001)	66	Rep.	1989
33	Brookfield, Waukesha County	Theodore Kanavas (from July 18, 2001)	40	Rep.	2001

Assembly members[]

Members of the Assembly for the 95th Wisconsin Legislature:^[3]

District	Assembly Person	Party
1	Garey D. Bies	Republican
2	Frank Lasee	Republican
3	Al Ott	Republican
4	Phil Montgomery	Republican
5	Becky Weber	Republican
6	John Ainsworth	Republican
7	Peggy Krusick	Democrat
8	Pedro Colon	Democrat
9	Josh Zepnick	Democrat
10	Annette Polly Williams	Democrat
11	Johnnie Morris-Tatum	Democrat
12	Shirley Krug	Democrat
13	David A. Cullen	Democrat
14	Leah Vukmir	Republican
15	Tony Staskunas	Democrat
16	Leon D. Young	Democrat
17	G. Spencer Coggs	Democrat
18	Antonio R. Riley	Democrat
19	Jon Richards	Democrat
20	Christine Sinicki	Democrat
21	Jeffrey T. Plale	Democrat
22	Sheldon A. Wasserman	Democrat
23	Curt Gielow	Republican
24	Suzanne Jeskewitz	Republican
25	Bob Ziegelbauer	Democrat
26	Terry Van Akkeren	Democrat
27	Steve Kestell	Republican
28	Mark L. Pettis	Republican
29	Joe Plouff	Democrat
30	Kitty Rhoades	Republican
31	Steve Nass	Republican
32	Thomas A. Lothian	Republican
33	Daniel P. Vrakas	Republican
34	Dan Meyer	Republican
35	Donald Friske	Republican
36	Lorraine M. Seratti	Republican
37	David Ward	Republican
38	Steven M. Foti	Republican
39	Jeff Fitzgerald	Republican
40	Jean Hundertmark	Republican
41	Luther S. Olsen	Republican
42	J. A. Hines	Republican
43	Debi Towns	Republican
44	Wayne W. Wood	Democrat
45	Dan Schooff	Democrat
46	Tom Hebl	Democrat
47	Gene Hahn	Republican
48	Mark Miller	Democrat
49	Gabe Loeffelholz	Republican
50	Sheryl K. Albers	Republican
51	Stephen J. Freese	Republican
52	John Townsend	Republican
53	Carol Owens	Republican
54	Gregg Underheim	Republican
55	Dean R. Kaufert	Republican
56	Terri McCormick	Republican
57	Steve Wieckert	Republican
58	Glenn Grothman	Republican
59	Daniel R. Lemahieu	Republican
60	Mark Gottlieb	Republican
61	Robert L. Turner	Democrat
62	John Lehman	Democrat
63	Bonnie L. Ladwig	Democrat
64	Jim Kreuser	Democrat
65	John Steinbrink	Democrat
66	Samantha Starzyk	Republican
67	Jeffrey Wood	Republican
68	Larry Balow	Democrat
69	Scott Suder	Republican
70	Amy Sue Vruwink	Democrat
71	Julie M. Lassa	Democrat
72	Marlin D. Schneider	Democrat
73	Frank Boyle	Democrat
74	Gary Sherman	Democrat
75	Mary Hubler	Democrat
76	Terese Berceau	Democrat
77	Spencer Black	Democrat
78	Mark Pocan	Democrat
79	Sondy Pope-Roberts	Democrat
80	Mike Powers	Republican
81	Dave Travis	Democrat
82	Jeff Stone	Republican
83	Scott L. Gunderson	Republican
84	Mark Gundrum	Republican
85	Greg Huber	Democrat
86	Jerry J. Petrowski	Republican
87	Mary Williams	Republican
88	Judy Krawczyk	Republican
89	John G. Gard	Republican
90	Karl Van Roy	Republican
91	Barbara Gronemus	Democrat
92	Terry M. Musser	Republican
93	Robin Kreibich	Republican
94	Mike Huebsch	Republican
95	Jennifer Ehlenfeldt	Democrat
96	DuWayne G. Johnsrud	Republican
97	Ann M. Nischke	Republican
98	Scott R. Jensen	Republican
99	Michael Lehman	Republican

Notes[]

^ Republican Margaret Farrow (District 33) resigned after being appointed Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.
^ Republican Theodore Kanavas (District 33) sworn in to replace Margaret Farrow.

References[]

^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 10, 2001. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1999). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E. (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1999-2000 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2001). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E. (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2001-2002 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

External links[]

[3] Republican Margaret Farrow (District 33) resigned after being appointed Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.

[4] Republican Theodore Kanavas (District 33) sworn in to replace Margaret Farrow.

[1] Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 10, 2001. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[1999elex-2] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1999). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E. (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1999-2000 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[2001bios-5] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2001). "Biographies" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E. (eds.). State of Wisconsin 2001-2002 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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