The One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 7, 2013, through January 5, 2015, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 21, 2014. The legislature also held three special sessions during this legislative term.
This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session.
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 6, 2012. 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 2, 2010.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Scott Walker, of Milwaukee County, serving the second two years of a four-year term, having won election in the 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events January 20, 2013: Second inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States. February 28, 2013: Pope Benedict XVI resigned the papacy, becoming the first pope to resign in 600 years. March 13, 2013: The 2013 papal conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the next pope, he then took the papal name Pope Francis. April 15, 2013: Two Chechnya-born terrorists carried out a bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon. June 26, 2013: The United States Supreme Court published their decision in the case United States v. Windsor, allowing the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages. February 22, 2014: The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) voted to remove Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych after his violent attempt to put down protests in the capital, Kyiv. March 21, 2014: Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin declared the annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine. March 28, 2014: Former Wisconsin Assembly majority leader Bill Kramer was indicted for sexual assault. June 13, 2014: The International military intervention against ISIL began. July 17, 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed after it was shot down by Russian-led separatists in eastern Ukraine. September 22, 2014: United States and allied military forces began an airstrike campaign against ISIL targets in Syria. November 4, 2014: 2014 United States general election: Scott Walker (R) re-elected Governor of Wisconsin. Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution to require the existence of a department of transportation in the constitution (the department already existed) and require that certain transportation-related taxes and fees must be deposited in the transportation fund and cannot be used for other purposes.
Major legislation July 1, 2013: An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2013 legislature, 2013 Act 20.
Party summary Senate summary
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanVacant End of previous Legislature 17 16 33 0 Start of Reg. Session 15 18 33 0 From Jun. 16, 2014Republican Neal Kedzie (11th District) resigned. 17 32 1 From Dec. 1, 2014Republican Joe Leibham (9th District) resigned. 16 31 2Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 14 18 32 1
Assembly summary
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)Total Dem. Ind. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 39 1 57 97 2 Start of Reg. SessionRepublican Paul Farrow (98th district) resigned before the start of the session due to his election to the state senate. 39 0 59 98 1 From Apr. 16, 2013Republican Adam Neylon (98th district) was sworn in to succeed Paul Farrow. 60 99 0 From Sep. 3, 2013Republican Scott Suder (69th District) resigned. 59 98 1 From Sep. 18, 2013Republican Mark Honadel (21st District) resigned. 58 97 2 From Oct. 14, 2013Republican Jeff Stone (82nd District) resigned. 57 96 3 From Dec. 4, 2013Republicans Jessie Rodriguez (21st district) and Bob Kulp (69th district) were sworn in to succeed Mark Honadel and Scott Suder, respectively. 59 98 1 From Jan. 6, 2014Republican Ken Skowronski (82nd district) was sworn in to succeed Jeff Stone. 60 99 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 36 0 63 98 1
Sessions Regular session: January 7, 2013January 5, 2015 October 2013 special session: October 10, 2013November 12, 2013 December 2013 special session: December 2, 2013December 19, 2013 January 2014 special session: January 23, 2014March 20, 2014
Leadership Senate leadership President of the Senate: Michael G. Ellis (R–Neenah) President pro tempore: Joe Leibham (R–Sheboygan)
Senate majority leadership (Republican) Senate Majority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R–Juneau) Assistant Majority Leader: Glenn Grothman (R–West Bend) Majority Caucus Chair: Frank Lasee (R–De Pere) Majority Caucus vice-chair: Sheila Harsdorf (R–River Falls)
Senate minority leadership (Democratic) Senate Minority Leader: Chris Larson (D–Milwaukee) Assistant Minority Leader: Dave Hansen (D–Green Bay) Minority Caucus Chair: Julie Lassa (D–Stevens Point) Minority Caucus vice-chair: Kathleen Vinehout (D–Alma)
Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Robin Vos (R–Burlington) Speaker pro tempore: Tyler August (R–Lake Geneva)
Assembly majority leadership (Republican) Assembly Majority Leader: Scott Suder (R–Abbotsford) Bill Kramer (R–Waukesha) Patricia Strachota (R–West Bend) Assistant Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R–Kaukauna) Assembly Majority Caucus Chair: Joan Ballweg (R–Markesan) Assembly Majority Caucus vice-chair: John Murtha (R–Baldwin) Assembly Majority Caucus Secretary: Mary Williams (R–Medford) Assembly Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Samantha Kerkman (R–Randall)
Assembly minority leadership (Democratic) Assembly Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D–Kenosha) Assistant Minority Leader: Sandy Pasch (D–Whitefish Bay) Assembly Minority Caucus Chair: Andy Jorgensen (D–Fort Atkinson) Assembly Minority Caucus vice-chair: JoCasta Zamarripa (D–Milwaukee) Assembly Minority Caucus Secretary: Janis Ringhand (D–Evansville) Assembly Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Josh Zepnick (D–Milwaukee)
Members Members of the Senate Members of the Senate for the One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature:
Dist. Senator Party Age(2013) Home Firstelected 01 Rep. De Pere, Brown County 2010 02 Rep. Green Bay, Brown County 1987 03 Dem. Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2002 04 Dem. Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2004 05 Rep. Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County 2010 06 Dem. Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2012 07 Dem. Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2010 08 Rep. River Hills, Milwaukee County 1992 09 Rep. Sheboygan, Sheboygan County 2002 --Vacant form Dec. 1, 2014-- 10 Rep. River Falls, Pierce County 2000 11 Rep. Elkhorn, Walworth County 2002 --Vacant from Jun. 16, 2014-- 12 Rep. Little Rice, Oneida County 2012 13 Rep. Juneau, Dodge County 1994 14 Rep. Ripon, Fond du Lac County 2004 15 Dem. Janesville, Rock County 2010 16 Dem. Monona, Dane County 2004 17 Rep. Richland Center, Richland County 1991 18 Rep. Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County 2012 19 Rep. Neenah, Winnebago County 1982 20 Rep. West Bend, Washington County 2004 21 Dem. Racine, Racine County 2006 22 Dem. Somers, Kenosha County 1996 23 Rep. Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County 2010 24 Dem. Stevens Point, Portage County 2003 25 Dem. Poplar, Douglas County 1986 26 Dem. Madison, Dane County 1962 27 Dem. Middleton, Dane County 1998 28 Rep. New Berlin, Waukesha County 1998 29 Rep. Marathon, Marathon County 2012 30 Dem. Green Bay, Brown County 2000 31 Dem. Alma, Buffalo County 2006 32 Dem. La Crosse, La Crosse County 2011 33 Rep. Pewaukee, Waukesha County 2012
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature:
SenateDistrictAssemblyDistrictRepresentativePartyAge(2013)HomeFirstElected 01 01 Rep. Sister Bay 2000 02 Rep. De Pere 2010 03 Rep. Brillion 1986 02 04 Rep. Green Bay 2010 05 Rep. Kaukauna 2010 06 Rep. Bonduel 2006 03 07 Dem. Milwaukee 2012 08 Dem. Milwaukee 2010 09 Dem. Milwaukee 2002 04 10 Dem. Whitefish Bay 2008 11 Dem. Milwaukee 2012 12 Dem. Milwaukee 2004 05 13 Rep. Brookfield 2012 14 Rep. Brookfield 2010 15 Rep. West Allis 2012 06 16 Dem. Milwaukee 1992 17 Dem. Milwaukee 2012 18 Dem. Milwaukee 2012 07 19 Dem. Milwaukee 1998 20 Dem. Bay View 1998 21 Rep. South Milwaukee 2003 Rep. Oak Creek 2013 08 22 Rep. Hartford 2004 23 Rep. Mequon 2006 24 Rep. Germantown 2008 09 25 Rep. Manitowoc 2012 26 Rep. Sheboygan 2010 27 Rep. Elkhart Lake 1998 10 28 Rep. Star Prairie 2010 29 Rep. Baldwin 2006 30 Rep. Hudson 2010 11 31 Rep. Clinton 2010 32 Rep. Lake Geneva 2010 33 Rep. Whitewater 1990 12 34 Rep. Rhinelander 2012 35 Rep. Birch 2012 36 Rep. Crivitz 2004 13 37 Rep. Watertown 2012 38 Rep. Oconomowoc 2004 39 Rep. Beaver Dam 2012 14 40 Rep. Waupaca 2006 41 Rep. Markesan 2004 42 Rep. Lodi 2008 15 43 Dem. Fort Atkinson 2006 44 Dem. Janesville 2012 45 Dem. Evansville 2010 16 46 Dem. Sun Prairie 2004 47 Dem. Monona 2012 48 Dem. Madison 2012 17 49 Rep. Cuba City 2010 50 Rep. Reedsburg 2008 51 Rep. Spring Green 2010 18 52 Rep. Fond du Lac 2010 53 Rep. Oshkosh 2008 54 Dem. Oshkosh 2006 19 55 Rep. Neenah 1990 56 Rep. Greenville 2012 57 Dem. Appleton 2008 20 58 Rep. West Bend 2004 59 Rep. Cascade 2002 60 Rep. Cedarburg 2011 21 61 Rep. Randall 2000 62 Rep. Caledonia 2012 63 Rep. Burlington 2004 22 64 Dem. Kenosha 1984 65 Dem. Kenosha 2012 66 Dem. Racine 2006 23 67 Rep. Colfax 2010 68 Rep. Chippewa Falls 2010 69 Rep. Abbotsford 1998 Rep. Stratford 2013 24 70 Dem. Milladore 2002 71 Dem. Stevens Point 2012 72 Rep. Rome 2010 25 73 Dem. Parkland 2008 74 Dem. Ashland 2010 75 Dem. Shell Lake 2012 26 76 Dem. Madison 2011 77 Dem. Madison 1998 78 Dem. Madison 2010 27 79 Dem. Middleton 2012 80 Dem. Cross Plains 2002 81 Dem. Baraboo 2008 28 82 Rep. Greendale 1998 Rep. Franklin 2013 83 Rep. Vernon 2011 84 Rep. New Berlin 2010 29 85 Dem. Wausau 2012 86 Rep. Marshfield 2012 87 Rep. Medford 2002 30 88 Rep. Green Bay 2010 89 Rep. Marinette 2006 90 Dem. Green Bay 2012 31 91 Dem. Eau Claire 2008 92 Dem. Trempealeau 2008 93 Rep. Eleva 2010 32 94 Dem. Onalaska 2011 95 Dem. La Crosse 2011 96 Rep. Westby 2004 33 97 Rep. Waukesha 2006 98 --Vacant until Apr. 16, 2013-- Rep. Pewaukee 2013 99 Rep. Delafield 2010
Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk Sergeant-at-Arms: Edward A. Blazel
Assembly employees Chief Clerk: Patrick E. Fuller Sergeant-at-Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers
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References
External links 2013: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature