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66th Wisconsin Legislature

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66th Wisconsin Legislature
65th 67th
Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1943 – January 1, 1945
ElectionNovember 3, 1942
Senate
Members33
Senate President--Vacant--
President pro temporeConrad Shearer (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerVernon W. Thomson (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 13, 1943 – January 22, 1944

The Sixty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1943, to January 22, 1944, in regular session.[1]

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 3, 1942. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 5, 1940.[1]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • May 21, 1943: An Act ... relating to the creation and operation of a municipal retirement system, 1943 Act 175. Created Wisconsin's municipal employee pension system.
  • May 22, 1943: An Act ... relating to a retirement system for state employes, and making an appropriation, 1943 Act 176. Created Wisconsin's state employee pension system.
  • 1943 Joint Resolution 27: First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to abolish the office of justice of the peace in first class cities. This amendment was eventually ratified by voters at the April 1945 election.
  • 1943 Joint Resolution 37: First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the state to take on debt for the development of aeronautical facilities. This amendment was eventually ratified by voters at the April 1945 election.
  • 1943 Joint Resolution 60: First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to remove audit powers from the Secretary of State and instead grant that authority to the Legislature. This amendment was eventually ratified by voters in two separate parts (removal from Secretary of State and authorization to the Legislature) at the November 1946 election.

Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 4 seats
  Progressive: 6 seats
  Republican: 22 seats
  Vacant: 1 seat
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 3 6 23 32 1
Start of Reg. Session 4 6 23 33 0
From Apr. 30, 1943[note 1] 22 32 1
From Jun. 16, 1944[note 2] 21 31 2
Final voting share 12.9% 19.35% 67.74%
Beginning of the next Legislature 6 5 22 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Progressive: 13 seats
  Republican: 73 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 14 22 60 96 4
Start of Reg. Session 14 13 73 100 0
Final voting share 14% 13% 73%
Beginning of the next Legislature 19 5 75 100 0

Sessions

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  • Regular session: January 13, 1943 – January 22, 1944

Leaders

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Senate leadership

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Assembly leadership

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Members

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Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Sixty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 4 seats
  Progressive: 6 seats
  Republican: 22 seats
  Vacant: 1 seat
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc John E. Cashman Denmark Prog.
02 Brown & Oconto John W. Byrnes Green Bay Rep.
03 Milwaukee (South City) Clement J. Zablocki Milwaukee Dem.
04 Milwaukee (Northeast County & Northeast City) Milton T. Murray Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Bernhard Gettelman Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (North-Central City) George Hampel Milwaukee Prog.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Anthony P. Gawronski Milwaukee Dem.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Allen Busby West Milwaukee Rep.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Robert E. Tehan Milwaukee Dem.
10 Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix Warren P. Knowles (took leave Apr. 30, 1943) New Richmond Rep.
--Vacant from Apr. 30, 1943--
11 Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn Elmer Peterson Superior Prog.
12 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & Vilas James H. Carroll Glidden Rep.
13 Dodge & Washington Frank E. Panzer Oakfield Rep.
14 Outagamie & Shawano John F. Lappen Appleton Rep.
15 Rock Robert P. Robinson Beloit Rep.
16 Crawford, Grant, & Vernon Helmar Lewis Boscobel Rep.
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette Melvin Olson South Wayne Rep.
18 Fond du Lac, Green Lake & Waushara Louis J. Fellenz Jr. (res. Jun. 16, 1944) Fond du Lac Rep.
--Vacant from Jun. 16, 1944--
19 Calumet & Winnebago Taylor G. Brown Oshkosh Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Gustave W. Buchen Sheboygan Rep.
21 Racine Edward F. Hilker Racine Rep.
22 Kenosha & Walworth Conrad Shearer Kenosha Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Harley M. Jacklin Plover Dem.
24 Clark, Taylor, & Wood Melvin R. Laird Sr. Marshfield Rep.
25 Lincoln & Marathon William McNeight Unity Rep.
26 Dane Fred Risser Madison Prog.
27 Columbia, Richland, & Sauk Jess Miller Richland Center Rep.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire George H. Hipke Stanley Rep.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk Charles D. Madsen Luck Prog.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oneida Philip Downing Amberg Rep.
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & Marquette J. Earl Leverich Sparta Prog.
32 Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau Rudolph Schlabach La Crosse Rep.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha William A. Freehoff Waukesha Rep.

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Sixty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Progressive: 13 seats
  Republican: 73 seats
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
31 Adams & Marquette Robert M. Long Rep. Westfield
12 Ashland John C. Chapple Rep. Ashland
29 Barron Charles H. Sykes Prog. Cameron
11 Bayfield Samuel E. Squires Rep. Bayfield
02 Brown 1 Robert E. Lynch Dem. Green Bay
2 William J. Sweeney Dem. De Pere
10 Buffalo & Pepin David I. Hammergren Rep. Cochrane
11 Burnett & Washburn Guy Benson Rep. Spooner
19 Calumet Charles R. Barnard Rep. Brillion
28 Chippewa Arthur L. Padrutt Prog. Chippewa Falls
24 Clark Walter E. Cook Rep. Unity
27 Columbia Arthur E. Austin Rep. Rio
16 Crawford Donald C. McDowell Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 Lyall T. Beggs Prog. Madison
2 Earl Mullen Prog. Blooming Grove
3 Albert J. Baker Prog. Mount Horeb
13 Dodge 1 Elmer L. Genzmer Dem. Mayville
2 Jesse A. Canniff Rep. Beaver Dam
01 Door Alex Meunier Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 William R. Foley Prog. Superior
2 Arthur Lenroot Jr. Rep. Superior
29 Dunn Earl W. Hanson Rep. Elk Mound
28 Eau Claire John T. Pritchard Rep. Eau Claire
30 Florence, Forest, & Oneida Walter S. Fisher Rep. Minocqua
18 Fond du Lac 1 William J. Nuss Rep. Fond du Lac
2 Alfred Van De Zande Rep. Campbellsport
16 Grant 1 William H. Goldthorpe Rep. Cuba City
2 P. Bradley McIntyre Rep. Lancaster
17 Green Harry A. Keegan Rep. Monroe
18 Green Lake & Waushara Robert H. Boyson Rep. Wautoma
17 Iowa Robert McCutchin Prog. Arena
12 Iron & Vilas Margaret P. Varda Prog. Eagle River
32 Jackson Casper D. Waller Prog. Black River Falls
33 Jefferson Palmer F. Daugs Dem. Lake Mills
31 Juneau Pat W. Brunner Rep. Lyndon Station
22 Kenosha 1 Frederick Pfennig Rep. Kenosha
2 Matt G. Siebert Dem. Salem
01 Kewaunee Joseph M. Mleziva Rep. Luxemburg
32 La Crosse 1 Edward C. Krause Rep. La Crosse
2 William F. Miller Rep. West Salem
17 Lafayette Henry Youngblood Rep. Wiota
30 Langlade Clair Finch Rep. Antigo
25 Lincoln James H. Hamlin Rep. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 Otto A. Vogel Prog. Manitowoc
2 Frank E. Riley Rep. Two Rivers
25 Marathon 1 Martin C. Lueck Rep. Hamburg
2 Paul A. Luedtke Rep. Wausau
30 Marinette Orin W. Angwall Rep. Marinette
09 Milwaukee 1 Charles P. Greene Dem. Milwaukee
06 2 Michael F. O'Connell Dem. Milwaukee
08 3 William Luebke Prog. Milwaukee
09 4 John A. Zoller Rep. Milwaukee
03 5 Mary O. Kryszak Dem. Milwaukee
09 6 Phillip Markey Prog. Milwaukee
06 7 Martin E. Schreiber Rep. Milwaukee
08 8 Richard M. Rice Rep. Milwaukee
05 9 Edward L. Graf Rep. Milwaukee
07 10 Leland McParland Dem. Cudahy
03 11 Ervin J. Ryczek Dem. Milwaukee
07 12 Peter Pyszczynski Dem. Milwaukee
04 13 William Nawrocki Dem. Milwaukee
14 John C. McBride Rep. Milwaukee
05 15 Charles E. Collar Rep. Milwaukee
06 16 Herman B. Wegner Prog. Milwaukee
07 17 William F. Double Rep. Milwaukee
06 18 Alvin J. Clasen Rep. Milwaukee
05 19 Charles F. Westfahl Rep. Milwaukee
08 20 Milton F. Burmaster Rep. Wauwatosa
31 Monroe Alex L. Nicol Rep. Sparta
02 Oconto John E. Youngs Rep. Oconto
14 Outagamie 1 Mark Catlin Jr. Rep. Appleton
2 William M. Rohan Dem. Kaukauna
20 Ozaukee Fred L. Feierstein Rep. Random Lake
10 Pierce Selmer W. Gunderson Rep. Spring Valley
29 Polk Raymond A. Peabody Rep. Milltown
23 Portage John Kostuck Dem. Stevens Point
12 Price Ernest A. Heden Rep. Ogema
21 Racine 1 Carl C. Christensen Rep. Racine
2 Willis Frazell Rep. Racine
3 Randolph H. Runden Rep. Union Grove
27 Richland Vernon W. Thomson Rep. Richland Center
15 Rock 1 Edward Grassman Rep. Edgerton
2 Burger M. Engebretson Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer Nicholas Christman Rep. Tony
27 Sauk George J. Woerth Rep. Prairie du Sac
14 Shawano Charles Ebert Rep. Gresham
20 Sheboygan 1 Ernest Keppler Rep. Sheboygan
2 Edwin J. Larson Rep. Plymouth
10 St. Croix Elmer L. Rundell Rep. Roberts
24 Taylor Carl M. Nelson Rep. Medford
32 Trempealeau Martin D. Brom Rep. Arcadia
16 Vernon Jerome H. Wheelock Rep. Viroqua
22 Walworth Ora R. Rice Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Joseph A. Schmitz Rep. Germantown
33 Waukesha 1 Frederic Woodhead Rep. Waukesha
2 Alfred R. Ludvigsen Rep. Hartland
23 Waupaca Julius Spearbraker Rep. Clintonville
19 Winnebago 1 Walter Tank Rep. Oshkosh
2 James C. Fritzen Rep. Neenah
24 Wood William W. Clark Rep. Vesper

Committees

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Senate committees

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  • Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Labor – M. R. Laird, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Committees – M. T. Murray, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – T. G. Brown, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and Taxation – M. T. Murray, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – W. A. Freehoff, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Highways – J. Miller, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – J. W. Byrnes, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure – C. Shearer, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Military Affairs – B. Gettelman, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government – R. Schlabach, chair

Assembly committees

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  • Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – O. R. Rice, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – E. Grassman, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – E. A. Heden, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – G. Benson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education – W. H. Goldthorpe, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – W. J. Nuss, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – H. Youngblood, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – C. M. Nelson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – J. A. Schmitz, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – D. C. McDowell, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – J. C. McBride, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – M. Catlin, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – W. E. Cook, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – W. F. Double, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – J. C. Chapple, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – E. W. Hanson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – C. E. Collar, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – D. C. McDowell, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – A. E. Austin, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – A. R. Ludvigsen, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – W. F. Miller, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – D. I. Hammergren, chair

Joint committees

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  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance – H. Lewis (Sen.) & P. B. McIntyre (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform Laws – G. W. Buchen (Sen.) & W. J. Nuss (Asm.), co-chairs

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Thomas M. Donahue
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Emil A. Hartman (died Oct 30, 1943)
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Harold Damon

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Arthur L. May[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Edward J. Walden
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Norris J. Kellman
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Phillip K. Lalor

Notes

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  1. ^ Republican Warren P. Knowles (10th District) took leave.
  2. ^ Republican Louis J. Fellenz Jr. (18th District) resigned.

References

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  1. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 468, 471, 475, 479–480. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1944). "Members of the Legislature". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 25–72. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1944). "The State Government: Legislative Branch". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1944 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 177–183. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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