102nd Wisconsin Legislature
| 102nd Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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 Wisconsin State Capitol | |||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 5, 2015 – January 4, 2017 | ||||
| Election | November 4, 2014 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Mary Lazich (R) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Rick Gudex (R) until Oct. 12, 2016 | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 99 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Robin Vos (R) | ||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Tyler August (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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The One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 5, 2015, through January 4, 2017, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 18, 2016.[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 4, 2014. 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 6, 2012.
Major events
[edit]- January 5, 2015: Second inauguration of Scott Walker as Governor of Wisconsin.
- April 7, 2015: 2015 Wisconsin Spring election:
- Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution, changing the rules for selecting the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
- April 29, 2015: Utilizing the recently passed constitutional amendment, Patience D. Roggensack became the 26th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by a majority vote of the court's members.
- June 26, 2015: The United States Supreme Court published their decision in the case Obergefell v. Hodges, establishing the right to marriage for same-sex couples.
- September 21, 2015: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice N. Patrick Crooks died.
- October 12, 2015: Wisconsin governor Scott Walker appointed Rebecca Bradley to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed N. Patrick Crooks.
- July 31, 2016: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice David Prosser Jr. resigned.
- August 1, 2016: Wisconsin governor Scott Walker appointed Daniel Kelly to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed David Prosser Jr.
- October 12, 2016: Wisconsin state senator Rick Gudex died in office.
- November 8, 2016: 2016 United States general election:
- Donald Trump (R) elected President of the United States.
- Ron Johnson (R) re-elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
Major legislation
[edit]- July 13, 2015: An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2015 legislature, 2015 Act 55.
- December 17, 2015: An Act relating to: reorganizing the Government Accountability Board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations, 2015 Act 118. Abolished the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board and replaced it with the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.
Party summary
[edit]Senate summary
[edit]
Democratic: 14 seats
Republican: 19 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 15 | 16 | 31 | 2 |
| Start of Reg. Session[note 1] | 14 | 18 | 32 | 1 |
| From Apr. 15, 2015[note 2] | 19 | 33 | 0 | |
| From Jul. 17, 2015[note 3] | 18 | 32 | 1 | |
| From Aug. 6, 2015[note 4] | 19 | 33 | 0 | |
| From Oct. 12, 2016[note 5] | 18 | 32 | 1 | |
| Final voting share | 43.75% | 56.25% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 13 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly summary
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Democratic: 36 seats
Republican: 63 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 39 | 60 | 99 | 0 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 36 | 63 | 99 | 0 |
| From Aug. 6, 2015[note 6] | 62 | 98 | 1 | |
| From Oct. 9, 2015[note 7] | 63 | 99 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 36.36% | 63.64% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 35 | 64 | 99 | 0 |
Sessions
[edit]- Regular session: January 5, 2015 – January 4, 2017
Leadership
[edit]Senate leadership
[edit]- President of the Senate: Mary Lazich (R–New Berlin)
- President pro tempore: Rick Gudex (R–Fond du Lac) (until Oct. 12, 2016)
- Senate majority leadership (Republican)
- Senate Majority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R–Juneau)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Paul Farrow (R–Pewaukee) (until Jul. 17, 2015)
- Leah Vukmir (R–Wauwatosa) (after Oct. 2015)
- Senate Majority Caucus Chair: Sheila Harsdorf (R–River Falls)
- Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R–Racine)
- Senate minority leadership (Democratic)
- Senate Minority Leader: Jennifer Shilling (D–La Crosse)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Dave Hansen (D–Green Bay)
- Senate Minority Caucus Chair: Julie Lassa (D–Stevens Point)
- Senate Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Kathleen Vinehout (D–Alma)
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)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Dan Knodl (R–Germantown)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Chair: John Murtha (R–Baldwin)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Lee Nerison (R–Westby)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Secretary: Jessie Rodriguez (R–Franklin)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Samantha Kerkman (R–Salem)
- Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)
- Assembly Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D–Kenosha)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Katrina Shankland (D–Stevens Point)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Chair: Andy Jorgensen (D–Fort Atkinson)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Vice Chair: JoCasta Zamarripa (D–Milwaukee)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Secretary: Beth Meyers (D–Bayfield)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Josh Zepnick (D–Milwaukee)
Members
[edit]Members of the Senate
[edit]Members of the Senate for the One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Democratic: 14 seats
Republican: 19 seats
Members of the Assembly
[edit]Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Democratic: 36 seats
Republican: 63 seats
Employees
[edit]Senate employees
[edit]- Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Edward A. Blazel
Assembly employees
[edit]- Chief Clerk: Patrick E. Fuller
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers
Notes
[edit]- ^ Republican Glenn Grothman (20th district) resigned before the start of the session due to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ Republican Duey Stroebel (20th district) was sworn in to succeed Glenn Grothman.
- ^ Republican Paul Farrow (33rd district) resigned after his election as county executive.
- ^ Republican Chris Kapenga (33rd district) was sworn in to succeed Paul Farrow.
- ^ Republican Rick Gudex (18th district) died.
- ^ Republican Chris Kapenga (99th district) resigned after his election to the state senate.
- ^ Republican Cindi Duchow (99th district) was sworn in to succeed Chris Kapenga.
References
[edit]- ^ "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2023–2024 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2023. pp. 492–493, 496, 501, 513–514. ISBN 978-1-7333817-2-7. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Pohlman, Julie; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2015). "Biographies" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2015–2016 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 18–86. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6. Retrieved February 4, 2024.