104th Wisconsin Legislature

The One Hundred Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 7, 2019, to January 4, 2021, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 13, 2020. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions and six special sessions during the legislative term.

104th Wisconsin Legislature
103rd 105th
Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 2019 – January 4, 2021
ElectionNovember 6, 2018
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentRoger Roth (R)
President pro temporeHoward Marklein (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members99
Assembly SpeakerRobin Vos (R)
Speaker pro temporeTyler August (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 7, 2019 – January 4, 2021
Special sessions
Feb. 2019 Extra.February 28, 2019 – February 28, 2019
Nov. 2019 Spec.November 7, 2019 – November 7, 2019
Jan. 2020 Spec.January 28, 2020 – April 16, 2020
Feb. 2020 Spec.February 11, 2020 – February 25, 2020
Apr. 2020 Spec. 1April 4, 2020 – April 8, 2020
Apr. 2020 Spec. 2April 7, 2020 – April 8, 2020
Apr. 2020 Extra.April 14, 2020 – April 16, 2020
Aug. 2020 Spec.August 31, 2020 – December 22, 2020

The second year of this legislature was significantly impacted by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin.

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 6, 2018.[1] 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 8, 2016.[2]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • March 6, 2020: Act to create 753.0605 of the statutes; relating to: adding 12 circuit court branches to be allocated by the director of state courts. 2019 Wisc. Act 184
  • April 15, 2020: Act ... relating to: state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2019 Wisc. Act 185

Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate Partisan composition
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 15 18 33 0
Start of Reg. Session 14 19 33 0
from May 15, 2020[note 1] 13 32 1
from May 18, 2020[note 2] 18 31 2
Final voting share 41.94% 58.06%
Beginning of the next Legislature 12 20 32 1

Assembly summary

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Assembly Partisan composition
  Democratic: 36 seats
  Republican: 63 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 35 64 99 0
Start of Reg. Session 36 63 99 0
From Jan. 8, 2019[note 3] 35 98 1
From May 13, 2019[note 4] 36 99 0
From Jun. 18, 2020[note 5] 35 98 1
From Jul. 31, 2020[note 6] 34 97 2
From Dec. 2, 2020[note 7] 62 96 3
Final voting share 35.42% 64.58%
Beginning of the next Legislature 38 60 98 1

Sessions

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  • Regular session: January 7, 2019 – January 4, 2021
  • February 2019 extraordinary session: February 28, 2019 – February 28, 2019
  • November 2019 special session: November 7, 2019 – November 7, 2019
  • January 2020 special session: January 28, 2020 – April 16, 2020
  • February 2020 special session: February 11, 2020 – February 25, 2020
  • April 2020 special session 1: April 4, 2020 – April 8, 2020
  • April 2020 special session 2: April 7, 2020 – April 8, 2020
  • April 2020 extraordinary session: April 14, 2020 – April 16, 2020
  • August 2020 special session: August 31, 2020 – December 22, 2020

Leadership

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Senate leadership

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Senate majority leadership (Republican)
Senate minority leadership (Democratic)

Assembly leadership

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Assembly majority leadership (Republican)
Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)

Members

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Members of the Senate

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Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the One Hundred Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:[5]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Dist. Senator Party Age
(2019)
Home First
elected
01 André Jacque Rep. 38 De Pere, Brown County 2018
02 Robert Cowles Rep. 68 Green Bay, Brown County 1987
03 Tim Carpenter Dem. 58 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2002
04 Lena Taylor Dem. 52 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2004
05 Dale Kooyenga Rep. 39 Brookfield, Waukesha County 2018
06 La Tonya Johnson Dem. 46 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2016
07 Chris Larson Dem. 38 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2010
08 Alberta Darling Rep. 74 River Hills, Milwaukee County 1992
09 Devin LeMahieu Rep. 46 Oostburg, Sheboygan County 2014
10 Patty Schachtner Dem. 58–59 Somerset, St. Croix County 2018
11 Stephen Nass Rep. 66 La Grange, Walworth County 2014
12 Tom Tiffany (res. May 18, 2020) Rep. 61 Little Rice, Oneida County 2012
--Vacant since May 18, 2020--
13 Scott L. Fitzgerald Rep. 55 Juneau, Dodge County 1994
14 Luther Olsen Rep. 67 Ripon, Fond du Lac County 2004
15 Janis Ringhand Dem. 68 Evansville, Rock County 2014
16 Mark F. Miller Dem. 75 Monona, Dane County 2004
17 Howard Marklein Rep. 64 Spring Green, Sauk County 2014
18 Dan Feyen Rep. 50–51 Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County 2016
19 Roger Roth Rep. 40 Appleton, Outagamie County 2014
20 Duey Stroebel Rep. 59 Saukville, Ozaukee County 2015
21 Van H. Wanggaard Rep. 66 Racine, Racine County 2010
22 Robert Wirch Dem. 75 Somers, Kenosha County 1996
23 Kathy Bernier Rep. 62 Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County 2018
24 Patrick Testin Rep. 30 Stevens Point, Portage County 2016
25 Janet Bewley Dem. 67 Mason, Bayfield County 2014
26 Fred Risser Dem. 91 Madison, Dane County 1962
27 Jon Erpenbach Dem. 57 Middleton, Dane County 1998
28 Dave Craig Rep. 39 Big Bend, Waukesha County 2016
29 Jerry Petrowski Rep. 68 Marathon, Marathon County 2012
30 Dave Hansen Dem. 71 Green Bay, Brown County 2000
31 Jeff Smith Dem. 63 Eau Claire, Eau Claire County 2018
32 Jennifer Shilling (res. May 15, 2020) Dem. 49 La Crosse, La Crosse County 2011
--Vacant from May 15, 2020--
33 Chris Kapenga Rep. 46 Delafield, Waukesha County 2015

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:[5]

 
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 36 seats
  Republican: 63 seats
Sen.
Dist.
Dist. Representative Party Age
(2019)
Residence First
Elected
01 01 Joel Kitchens Rep. 61 Sturgeon Bay 2014
02 Shae Sortwell Rep. 33 Two Rivers 2018
03 Ron Tusler Rep. 34 Appleton 2016
02 04 David Steffen Rep. 46 Howard 2014
05 Jim Steineke Rep. 48 Kaukauna 2010
06 Gary Tauchen Rep. 65 Bonduel 2006
03 07 Daniel Riemer Dem. 32 Milwaukee 2012
08 JoCasta Zamarripa Dem. 42 Milwaukee 2010
09 Marisabel Cabrera Dem. 43 Milwaukee 2018
04 10 David Bowen Dem. 31 Milwaukee 2014
11 Jason Fields Dem. 44 Milwaukee 2004
12 LaKeshia Myers Dem. 34 Milwaukee 2018
05 13 Rob Hutton Rep. 51 Brookfield 2012
14 Robyn Vining Dem. 42 Wauwatosa 2018
15 Joe Sanfelippo Rep. 54 New Berlin 2012
06 16 Kalan Haywood Dem. 19 Milwaukee 2018
17 David Crowley (res. Jun. 18, 2020) Dem. 32 Milwaukee 2016
--Vacant from Jun. 18, 2020--
18 Evan Goyke Dem. 36 Milwaukee 2012
07 19 Jonathan Brostoff Dem. 35 Milwaukee 2014
20 Christine Sinicki Dem. 58 Bay View 1998
21 Jessie Rodriguez Rep. 41 Oak Creek 2013
08 22 Janel Brandtjen Rep. 52 Waukesha 2014
23 Jim Ott Rep. 71 Mequon 2006
24 Dan Knodl Rep. 60 Germantown 2008
09 25 Paul Tittl Rep. 57 Manitowoc 2012
26 Terry Katsma Rep. 60 Oostburg 2014
27 Tyler Vorpagel Rep. 33 Plymouth 2014
10 28 Gae Magnafici Rep. 66 Dresser 2018
29 Rob Stafsholt Rep. 43 New Richmond 2016
30 Shannon Zimmerman Rep. 46 River Falls 2016
11 31 Amy Loudenbeck Rep. 49 Clinton 2010
32 Tyler August Rep. 35 Walworth 2010
33 Cody Horlacher Rep. 31 Mukwonago 2014
12 34 Rob Swearingen Rep. 55 Rhinelander 2012
35 Mary Felzkowski Rep. 55 Tomahawk 2012
36 Jeffrey Mursau Rep. 64 Crivitz 2004
13 37 John Jagler Rep. 49 Watertown 2012
38 Barbara Dittrich Rep. 54 Oconomowoc 2018
39 Mark Born Rep. 42 Beaver Dam 2012
14 40 Kevin David Petersen Rep. 54 Waupaca 2006
41 Joan Ballweg Rep. 66 Markesan 2004
42 Jon Plumer Rep. 63 Lodi 2018
15 43 Don Vruwink Dem. 66 Milton 2016
44 Debra Kolste Dem. 65 Janesville 2012
45 Mark Spreitzer Dem. 32 Beloit 2014
16 46 Gary Hebl Dem. 67 Sun Prairie 2004
47 Jimmy P. Anderson Dem. 32 Fitchburg 2016
48 Melissa Agard Sargent Dem. 49 Madison 2012
17 49 Travis Tranel Rep. 33 Cuba City 2010
50 Tony Kurtz Rep. 52 Wonewoc 2018
51 Todd Novak Rep. 53 Dodgeville 2014
18 52 Jeremy Thiesfeldt Rep. 52 Fond du Lac 2010
53 Michael Schraa Rep. 57 Oshkosh 2012
54 Gordon Hintz Dem. 45 Oshkosh 2006
19 55 Mike Rohrkaste Rep. 60 Neenah 2014
56 Dave Murphy Rep. 64 Greenville 2012
57 Amanda Stuck Dem. 36 Appleton 2014
20 58 Rick Gundrum Rep. 53 Slinger 2018
59 Timothy Ramthun Rep. 61 Campbellsport 2018
60 Robert Brooks Rep. 53 Saukville 2011
21 61 Samantha Kerkman Rep. 44 Powers Lake 2000
62 Robert Wittke Rep. 61 Racine 2018
63 Robin Vos Rep. 50 Rochester 2004
22 64 Peter W. Barca (res. Jan. 8, 2019} Dem. 61 Kenosha 1984
Tip McGuire (from May 13, 2019) Dem. 31 Somers 2019
65 Tod Ohnstad Dem. 66 Kenosha 2012
66 Greta Neubauer Dem. 27 Racine 2018
23 67 Rob Summerfield Rep. 38 Bloomer 2016
68 Jesse James Rep. 46 Altoona 2018
69 Bob Kulp Rep. 52 Stratford 2013
24 70 Nancy VanderMeer Rep. 60 Tomah 2014
71 Katrina Shankland Dem. 31 Stevens Point 2012
72 Scott Krug Rep. 43 Wisconsin Rapids 2010
25 73 Nick Milroy Dem. 44 Superior 2008
74 Beth Meyers Dem. 59 Bayfield 2014
75 Romaine Quinn Rep. 28 Cameron 2014
26 76 Chris Taylor (res. Jul. 31, 2020) Dem. 50 Madison 2011
--Vacant from Jul. 31, 2020--
77 Shelia Stubbs Dem. 47 Madison 2018
78 Lisa Subeck Dem. 47 Madison 2014
27 79 Dianne Hesselbein Dem. 47 Middleton 2012
80 Sondy Pope-Roberts Dem. 68 Mount Horeb 2002
81 Dave Considine Dem. 66 Baraboo 2014
28 82 Ken Skowronski Rep. 80 Franklin 2013
83 Chuck Wichgers Rep. 53 Muskego 2016
84 Mike Kuglitsch Rep. 58 New Berlin 2010
29 85 Patrick Snyder Rep. 62 Schofield 2016
86 John Spiros Rep. 57 Marshfield 2012
87 James W. Edming Rep. 73 Glen Flora 2014
30 88 John Macco Rep. 60 De Pere 2014
89 John Nygren (res. Dec. 2, 2020) Rep. 54 Marinette 2006
--Vacant from Dec. 2, 2020--
90 Staush Gruszynski Dem. 33 Green Bay 2018
31 91 Jodi Emerson Dem. 45 Eau Claire 2018
92 Treig Pronschinske Rep. 51 Mondovi 2016
93 Warren Petryk Rep. 63 Eleva 2010
32 94 Steve Doyle Dem. 60 Onalaska 2011
95 Jill Billings Dem. 56 La Crosse 2011
96 Loren Oldenburg Rep. 53 Viroqua 2018
33 97 Scott Allen Rep. 53 Waukesha 2014
98 Adam Neylon Rep. 34 Pewaukee 2013
99 Cindi Duchow Rep. 60 Delafield 2015

Committees

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Legislative committees and leadership for the 104th Legislature.[6][7][8]

Joint committees

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Senate committees

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  • Senate Committee on Administrative Rules (Chair: Stephen Nass)
  • Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions (Chair: Howard Marklein)
  • Senate Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade (Chair: Dan Feyen)
  • Senate Committee on Education (Chair: Luther Olsen)
  • Senate Committee on Elections, Ethics and Rural Issues (Chair: Kathy Bernier)
  • Senate Committee on Finance (Chair: Alberta Darling)
  • Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection (Chair: Duey Stroebel)
  • Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Chair: Patrick Testin)
  • Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts (Chair: Dave Craig)
  • Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety (Chair: Van H. Wanggaard)
  • Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform (Chair: Stephen Nass)
  • Senate Committee on Local Government, Small Business, Tourism and Workforce Development (Chair: André Jacque)
  • Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (Chair: Robert Cowles)
  • Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations (Chair: Chris Kapenga)
  • Senate Committee on Senate Organization (Chair: Scott L. Fitzgerald)
  • Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry (Chair: Devin LeMahieu)
  • Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs (Chair: Jerry Petrowski)
  • Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families (Chair: Dale P. Kooyenga)
  • Senate Committee on Utilities and Housing (Chair: Devin LeMahieu)

Assembly committees

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  • Assembly Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
  • Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care
  • Assembly Committee on Agriculture
  • Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization (Chair: Robin Vos)
  • Assembly Committee on Audit
  • Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections
  • Assembly Committee on Children and Families
  • Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities
  • Assembly Committee on Community Development
  • Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics
  • Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection
  • Assembly Committee on Corrections
  • Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Assembly Committee on Education
  • Assembly Committee on Employment Relations
  • Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities
  • Assembly Committee on Environment
  • Assembly Committee on Family Law
  • Assembly Committee on Federalism and Interstate Relations
  • Assembly Committee on Finance
  • Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions
  • Assembly Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation
  • Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight
  • Assembly Committee on Health
  • Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate
  • Assembly Committee on Insurance
  • Assembly Committee on International Affairs and Commerce
  • Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy
  • Assembly Committee on Judiciary
  • Assembly Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment
  • Assembly Committee on Local Government
  • Assembly Committee on Medicaid Reform and Oversight
  • Assembly Committee on Mental Health
  • Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform
  • Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
  • Assembly Committee on Rules
  • Assembly Committee on Rural Development
  • Assembly Committee on Science and Technology
  • Assembly Committee on Small Business Development
  • Assembly Committee on Sporting Heritage
  • Assembly Committee on State Affairs
  • Assembly Committee on Substance Abuse and Prevention
  • Assembly Committee on Tourism
  • Assembly Committee on Transportation
  • Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
  • Assembly Committee on Ways and Means
  • Assembly Committee on Workforce Development
  • Assembly Speaker's Task Force on Adoption
  • Assembly Speaker's Task Force on Racial Disparities
  • Assembly Speaker's Task Force on Suicide Prevention
  • Assembly Subcommittee on Education and Economic Development
  • Assembly Subcommittee on Law Enforcement Policies and Standards

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Jeff Renk
  • Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Patrick Fuller
  • Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Democrat Jennifer Shilling (32nd district) resigned.
  2. ^ Republican Tom Tiffany (12th district) resigned due to his election to the United States House of Representatives.
  3. ^ Democrat Peter W. Barca (Assembly District 64) resigned after he was appointed Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
  4. ^ Democrat Tip McGuire replaced Peter W. Barca (Assembly District 64).
  5. ^ Democrat David Crowley (Assembly District 17) resigned after he was elected Milwaukee County Executive.
  6. ^ Democrat Chris Taylor (Assembly District 76) resigned after she was appointed Wisconsin circuit court judge in Dane County.
  7. ^ Republican John Nygren (Assembly District 89) resigned.

References

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  1. ^ 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 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Canvass Results for 2016 General Election - 11/8/2016 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Dakin Andone. "Jacob Blake says he 'didn't want to be the next George Floyd' in first interview since he was shot by police". CNN.
  4. ^ "No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake". AP NEWS. April 20, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "State Legislature" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2019–2020 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2019. ISBN 978-1-7333817-0-3. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "2019 Joint Committees". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "2019 Senate Committees". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "2019 Assembly Committees". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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