105th Wisconsin Legislature
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||||||||||||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||||||||||||||
| Term | January 4, 2021 – January 2, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Election | November 3, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Members | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senate President | Chris Kapenga (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| President pro tempore | Patrick Testin (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||||||||||||||
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| Members | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Assembly Speaker | Robin Vos (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Tyler August (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||||||||||||||
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The One Hundred Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 4, 2021, to January 3, 2023, in regular session. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions and six special sessions during the 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 of November 3, 2020.[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 6, 2018.[2]
Major events
[edit]- May 1, 2021: Annette Ziegler became the 27th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by a majority vote of the court's members.
- 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.[3]
- 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.[4]
- November 21, 2021: The Waukesha Christmas parade attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, resulted in six deaths and 62 injuries.
- March 3, 2022: The Wisconsin Supreme Court selected new district maps for Wisconsin's legislative and congressional districts.[5]
- March 23, 2022: The United States Supreme Court struck down the legislative map chosen by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[6]
- April 15, 2022: After the U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court selected the Republican redistricting plan.[7]
- June 8, 2022: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to repeal Wisconsin's abortion ban.
- September 21, 2022: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to propose an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to allow citizen petition-initiated amendments to the state Constitution.[8]
- November 8, 2022: 2022 United States general election:
- Tony Evers (D) re-elected as Governor of Wisconsin.
- Ron Johnson (R) re-elected as United States senator from Wisconsin.
Major legislation
[edit]- 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
[edit]Senate summary
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Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 21 seats
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 13 | 18 | 31 | 2 |
| Start of Reg. Session [note 1] | 12 | 20 | 32 | 1 |
| From Apr. 23, 2021[note 2] | 21 | 33 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 36.36% | 63.64% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 11 | 21 | 32 | 1 |
Assembly summary
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Democratic: 38 seats
Republican: 61 seats
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Total | |||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 34 | 62 | 96 | 3 |
| Start of Reg. Session[note 3] | 38 | 60 | 98 | 1 |
| From Apr. 23, 2021[note 4] | 59 | 97 | 2 | |
| From May 11, 2021[note 5] | 60 | 98 | 1 | |
| From Jul. 26, 2021[note 6] | 61 | 99 | 0 | |
| From May 19, 2022[note 7] | 60 | 98 | 1 | |
| From Jun 1, 2022[note 8] | 59 | 97 | 2 | |
| From Jun. 7, 2022[note 9] | 58 | 96 | 3 | |
| From Jul. 27, 2022[note 10] | 57 | 95 | 4 | |
| Final voting share | 40% | 60% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 35 | 64 | 99 | 0 |
Sessions
[edit]- Regular session: January 4, 2021 – January 3, 2023
- January 2021 special session: January 19, 2021 – February 23, 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
- March 2022 special session: March 8, 2022
- June 2022 special session: June 22, 2022
- October 2022 special session: October 4, 2022
Leadership
[edit]Senate leadership
[edit]- President of the Senate: Chris Kapenga (R–Delafield)
- President pro tempore: Patrick Testin (R–Stevens Point)
- Senate majority leadership (Republican)
- Senate Majority Leader: Devin LeMahieu (R–Sheboygan)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Dan Feyen (R–Fond du Lac)
- Senate Majority Caucus Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R–Racine)
- Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Kathy Bernier (R–Chippewa Falls)
- Senate minority leadership (Democratic)
- Senate Minority Leader: Janet Bewley (D–Mason)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Janis Ringhand (D–Evansville)
- Senate Minority Caucus Chair: Jeff Smith (D–Eau Claire)
- Senate Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Melissa Agard (D–Madison)
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) (until Jul. 27, 2022)
- --Vacant after July 27, 2022--
- Assistant Majority Leader: Kevin David Petersen (R–Waupaca)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Chair: Tyler Vorpagel (R–Plymouth) (until Jun. 1, 2022)
- --Vacant after Jun. 1, 2022--
- Assembly Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Cindi Duchow (R–Delafield)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Secretary: Jesse James (R–Altoona)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Samantha Kerkman (R–Salem) (until Jun. 7, 2022)
- --Vacant after Jun. 7, 2022--
- Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)
- Assembly Minority Leader: Gordon Hintz (D–Oshkosh) (until Jan. 10, 2022)
- Greta Neubauer (D–Racine) (after Jan. 10, 2022)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Dianne Hesselbein (D–Middleton) (until Jan. 10, 2022)
- Kalan Haywood (D–Milwaukee) (after Jan. 10, 2022)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Chair: Mark Spreitzer (D–Beloit) (until Apr. 2022)
- Lisa Subeck (D–Madison) (after Apr. 2022)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Lisa Subeck (D–Madison) (until Apr. 2022)
- Jill Billings (D–La Crosse) (after Apr. 2022)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Secretary: Beth Meyers (D–Bayfield) (until Jan. 10, 2022)
- Kristina Shelton (D–Green Bay) (after Jan. 10, 2022)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Kalan Haywood (D–Milwaukee) (until Jan. 10, 2022)
- Lee Snodgrass (D–Appleton) (after Jan. 10, 2022)
Members
[edit]Members of the Senate
[edit]Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the One Hundred Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:[9]
Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 21 seats
Members of the Assembly
[edit]Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:[9]
Democratic: 38 seats
Republican: 61 seats
Employees
[edit]Senate employees
[edit]- Chief Clerk: Michael Queensland
- Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel
Assembly employees
[edit]- Chief Clerk: Kay Inabnet
- Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Republican Scott L. Fitzgerald (13th district) resigned before the start of the session, due to his election to the United States House of Representatives.
- ^ Republican John Jagler (13th district) was sworn in to succeed Scott Fitzgerald.
- ^ Republican John Nygren (89th district) resigned before the start of the session.
- ^ Republican John Jagler (37th district) resigned due to his election to the state senate.
- ^ Republican Elijah Behnke (89th district) was sworn in to succeed John Nygren.
- ^ Republican William Penterman (37th district) was sworn in to replace John Jagler.
- ^ Republican Mike Kuglitsch (84th district) resigned.
- ^ Republican Tyler Vorpagel (27th district) resigned.
- ^ Republican Samantha Kerkman (61st district) resigned due to her election as county executive.
- ^ Republican Jim Steineke (5th district) resigned.
References
[edit]- ^ Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. February 22, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Marley, Patrick (March 3, 2022). "Wisconsin Supreme Court picks Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' maps in redistricting fight". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Liptak, Adam (March 23, 2022). "Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in Case on Wisconsin Redistricting". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Shawn (April 15, 2022). "Wisconsin Supreme Court chooses maps drawn by Republicans in new redistricting decision". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ Stracqualursi, Veronica (September 21, 2022). "Wisconsin governor calls special session with eye on allowing voters to repeal state abortion ban". CNN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "State Legislature" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2021. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved February 10, 2024.