100th Wisconsin Legislature

The One-Hundredth Wisconsin Legislature convened, in regular session, on January 3, 2011, and concluded on May 22, 2012. A concurrent special session was begun on January 18, 2011, and ran through May 11, 2011, and another brief special session was held from October 25, 2011, through November 3, 2011. There was an additional extraordinary session held from June 14, 2011, through August 1, 2011.

100th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2013
Election	November 2, 2010
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Michael G. Ellis (R) ^until July 17, 2012 Fred A. Risser (D) ^from July 17, 2012
President pro tempore	Joseph K. Leibham (R) ^until July 17, 2012 Tim Carpenter (D) ^from July 17, 2012
Party control	Republican ^until July 17, 2012 Democratic ^from July 17, 2012
Assembly
Members	99
Assembly Speaker	Jeff Fitzgerald (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
Regular January 3, 2011 – May 22, 2012 Jan. Special January 18, 2011 – May 11, 2011 Extraordinary June 14, 2011 – August 1, 2011 Sep. Special October 25, 2011 – November 3, 2011

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 2, 2010. 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 4, 2008.

During this session, recall elections were held in 2011 and 2012 in which 13 senators were challenged. Three were eventually removed from office and one other resigned, but was replaced by a senator of the same party.

Major events

• January 3, 2011: Inauguration of Scott Walker as 45th Governor of Wisconsin.
• February 14, 2011: Major protests began at the Wisconsin State Capitol over the proposed "Budget Repair" Bill.
• February 17, 2011: 14 Democratic senators fled the state to deny the senate a quorum and prevent passage of the Budget Repair Bill.
• March 9, 2011: Senate Republicans amended the Budget Repair Bill to remove budgetary items, allowing it to pass without a quorum.
• July 19, 2011: Senator Dave Hansen survived a recall election.
• August 9, 2011: Senators Randy Hopper and Dan Kapanke were defeated in recall elections, they were replaced by Jessica King and Jennifer Shilling, respectively. Senators Robert Cowles, Alberta Darling, Sheila Harsdorf, and Luther Olsen survived recall elections.
• August 16, 2011: Senators Jim Holperin and Robert Wirch survived recall elections.
• March 16, 2012: Pam Galloway resigned from the Wisconsin Senate.
• June 5, 2012: Governor Scott Walker survived a recall election. Senator Van H. Wanggaard was defeated in a recall election and was replaced by John Lehman. Senators Scott L. Fitzgerald and Terry Moulton survived recall elections. Jerry Petrowski elected to the Senate in a special election.

Major legislation

• March 11, 2011: Act relating to state finances, collective bargaining for public employees, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the state civil service system, the Medical Assistance program, 2011 Act 10. The controversial Budget Repair Bill which removed collective bargaining rights from state employees, prompted months of protests at the state capitol, and ultimately led to recall elections for thirteen senators and Governor Scott Walker.
• August 9, 2011: Act relating to legislative redistricting, 2011 Act 43. An overhaul of Wisconsin legislative voting districts fortified the Republican majorities through gerrymandering.

Party summary

Senate

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	18	15	33	0
Begin	14	19	33	0
August 9, 2011[1]	16	17
March 17, 2012[2]		16	32	1
July 11, 2012	17		33	0
Latest voting share	52%	48%

Assembly

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic	Ind	Republican		Vacant
End of previous legislature	50	2	45	97	2
Begin[3]	38	1	57	96	3
April 14, 2011[4]	37			95	4
May 3, 2011[5]	38		59	98	1
August 9, 2011[6]
November 8, 2011[7]	39			99	0
June 5, 2012[8]			58	98	1
Latest voting share	39.8%	60.2%

Sessions

• 2011-2012 regular session: January 3, 2011 – May 22, 2012
• January 2011 special session: January 18, 2011 – May 11, 2011
• Extraordinary session: June 14, 2011 – August 1, 2011
• September 2011 special session: October 25, 2011 – November 3, 2011

Leaders

• Legislative Leadership for 2011-12 [9]
• Wisconsin [10]

Senate

President of the Senate: Sen. Fred Risser
President pro tempore: Sen. Tim Carpenter
Chief Clerk: Hon. Robert J. Marchant
Sergeant at arms: Hon. Edward Blazel

Democratic leadership Majority Leader: Sen. Mark Miller Assistant Majority Leader: Sen. Dave Hansen Caucus chairperson: Sen. Julie Lassa Caucus vice chairperson: Sen. Kathleen Vinehout Caucus sergeant at arms: None

Republican leadership Minority Leader: Sen. Scott L. Fitzgerald Assistant Minority Leader: Sen. Glenn Grothman Caucus chairperson: Sen. Vacant Caucus vice chairperson: Sen. Sheila Harsdorf Caucus sergeant at arms: None

Assembly

Speaker of the Assembly: Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald
Speaker pro tempore: Rep. Bill Kramer
Chief clerk: Hon. Patrick E. Fuller
Sergeant at arms: Hon. Anne Tonnon Byers

Republican leadership Majority Leader: Rep. Scott Suder Assistant majority leader: Rep. Dan Knodl Caucus chairperson: Rep. Joan Ballweg Caucus vice chairperson: Rep. John Murtha Caucus secretary: Rep. Mary Williams Caucus sergeant at arms: Rep. Samantha Kerkman

Democratic leadership Minority Leader: Rep. Peter Barca Assistant minority leader: Rep. Donna Seidel Caucus chairperson: Rep. Kelda Helen Roys Caucus vice chairperson: Rep. Fred Clark Caucus secretary: Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber Caucus sergeant at arms: Rep. Josh Zepnick

Members

Senate

Senator	District	Party	Current Age	First elected	Seat up
Frank Lasee	01	Republican	59	2010	2014
Robert Cowles	02	Republican	70	1987	2012
Tim Carpenter	03	Democratic	60	2002	2014
Lena Taylor	04	Democratic	54	2004	2012
Leah Vukmir	05	Republican	62	2010	2014
Spencer Coggs	06	Democratic	71	2003	2012
Chris Larson	07	Democratic	40	2010	2014
Alberta Darling	08	Republican	76	1992	2012
Joe Leibham	09	Republican	51	2002	2014
Sheila Harsdorf	10	Republican	64	2000	2012
Neal Kedzie	11	Republican	65	2002	2014
Jim Holperin	12	Democratic	70	2008	2012
Scott Fitzgerald	13	Republican	57	1994	2014
Luther Olsen	14	Republican	69	2004	2012
Tim Cullen	15	Democratic	76	2010	2014
Mark Miller	16	Democratic	78	2004	2012
Dale Schultz	17	Republican	67	1991	2014
Jessica King	18	Democratic	46	2011†	2012
Michael Ellis	19	Republican	79	1982	2014
Glenn Grothman	20	Republican	65	2004	2012
John Lehman	21	Democratic	75	2012†	2014
Robert Wirch	22	Democratic	77	1996	2012
Terry Moulton	23	Republican	74	2010	2014
Julie Lassa	24	Democratic	50	2003	2012
Robert Jauch	25	Democratic	75	1986	2014
Fred Risser	26	Democratic	93	1962	2012
Jon Erpenbach	27	Democratic	60	1998	2014
Mary Lazich	28	Republican	68	1998	2012
Jerry Petrowski	29	Republican	70	2012†	2014
Dave Hansen	30	Democratic	73	2000	2012
Kathleen Vinehout	31	Democratic	62	2006	2014
Jennifer Shilling	32	Democratic	51	2011†	2012
Rich Zipperer	33	Republican	46	2010	2014

† Elected in a recall election (2011, 2012)

Assembly

District	Representative	Party	Current Age	Residence	First Elected
1	Garey Bies	Rep	74	Sister Bay	2000
2	Andre Jacque	Rep	40	Bellevue	2010
3	Alvin Ott	Rep	71	Forest Junction	1986
4	Chad Weininger	Rep	48	Green Bay	2010
5	Jim Steineke	Rep	50	Kaukauna	2010
6	Gary Tauchen	Rep	67	Bonduel	2006
7	Peggy Krusick	Dem	64	Milwaukee	1983
8	Jocasta Zamarripa	Dem	44	Milwaukee	2010
9	Josh Zepnick	Dem	52	Milwaukee	2002
10	Elizabeth M. Coggs	Dem	57	Milwaukee	2010
11	Jason Fields	Dem	47	Milwaukee	2004
12	Frederick P. Kessler	Dem	81	Milwaukee	2004
13	David Cullen	Dem	61	Milwaukee	1990
14	Dale P. Kooyenga	Rep	41	Brookfield	2010
15	Tony Staskunas	Dem	60	West Allis	1996
16	Leon Young	Dem	53	Milwaukee	1992
17	Barbara Toles	Dem	64	Milwaukee	2004
18	Tamara Grigsby	Dem	46	Milwaukee	2004
19	Jon Richards	Dem	57	Milwaukee	1998
20	Christine Sinicki	Dem	60	Bay View	1998
21	Mark Honadel	Rep	64	South Milwaukee	2003
22	Sandy Pasch	Dem	66	Whitefish Bay	2008
23	Jim Ott	Rep	73	Mequon	2006
24	Dan Knodl	Rep	62	Germantown	2008
25	Bob Ziegelbauer	Ind	69	Manitowoc	1992
26	Mike Endsley	Rep	58	Sheboygan	2010
27	Steve Kestell	Rep	65	Herman	1998
28	Erik Severson	Rep	47	Star Prairie	2010
29	John Murtha	Rep	69	Baldwin	2006
30	Dean Knudson	Rep	59	Hudson	2010
31	Stephen Nass	Rep	68	Whitewater	1990
32	Tyler August	Rep	38	Walworth	2010
33	Chris Kapenga	Rep	48	Delafield	2010
34	Dan Meyer	Rep	72	Eagle River	2000
35	Tom Tiffany	Rep	63	Hazelhurst	2010
36	Jeffrey Mursau	Rep	66	Crivitz	2004
37	Andy Jorgensen	Dem	53	Fort Atkinson	2006
38	Joel Kleefisch	Rep	49	Oconomowoc	2004
39	Jeff Fitzgerald	Rep	54	Horicon	2000
40	Kevin David Petersen	Rep	56	Waupaca	2006
41	Joan Ballweg	Rep	68	Markesan	2004
42	Fred Clark	Dem	61	Baraboo	2008
43	Evan Wynn	Rep	58	Whitewater	2010
44	Joe Knilans	Rep	56	Janesville	2010
45	Amy Loudenbeck	Rep	51	Clinton	2010
46	Gary Hebl	Dem	69	Sun Prairie	2004
47	Keith Ripp	Rep	59	Lodi	2008
48	Chris Taylor	Dem	53	Madison	2011
49	Travis Tranel	Rep	35	Cuba City	2010
50	Edward Brooks	Rep	78	Reedsburg	2008
51	Howard Marklein	Rep	66	Spring Green	2010
52	Jeremy Thiesfeldt	Rep	54	Fond du Lac	2010
53	Richard Spanbauer	Rep	74	Oshkosh	2008
54	Gordon Hintz	Dem	47	Oshkosh	2006
55	Dean Kaufert	Rep	63	Neenah	1990
56	Michelle Litjens	Rep	48	Appleton	2010
57	Penny Bernard Schaber	Dem	67	Appleton	2008
58	Patricia Strachota	Rep	65	West Bend	2004
59	Daniel LeMahieu	Rep	74	Cascade	2002
60	Duey Stroebel	Rep	61	Cedarburg	2011
61	Robert L. Turner	Dem	73	Racine	1990
62	Cory Mason	Dem	48	Racine	2006
63	Robin Vos	Rep	52	Burlington	2004
64	Peter Barca	Dem	65	Kenosha	1993
65	John Steinbrink	Dem	71	Pleasant Prairie	1996
66	Samantha Kerkman	Rep	46	Powers Lake	2000
67	Tom Larson	Rep	72	Colfax	2010
68	Kathy Bernier	Rep	64	Chippewa Falls	2010
69	Scott Suder	Rep	52	Abbotsford	1998
70	Amy Sue Vruwink	Dem	45	Milladore	2002
71	Louis Molepske	Dem	47	Stevens Point	2003
72	Scott Krug	Rep	45	Wisconsin Rapids	2010
73	Nick Milroy	Dem	46	Superior	2008
74	Janet Bewley	Dem	69	Ashland	2010
75	Roger Rivard	Rep	68	Rice Lake	2010
76	Terese Berceau	Dem	70	Madison	1998
77	Brett Hulsey	Dem	61	Madison	2010
78	Mark Pocan	Dem	56	Madison	1998
79	Sondy Pope-Roberts	Dem	70	Verona	2002
80	Janis Ringhand	Dem	70	Evansville	2010
81	Kelda Roys	Dem	41	Madison	2008
82	Jeff Stone	Rep	60	Greendale	1998
83	David Craig	Rep	41	Vernon	2011
84	Mike Kuglitsch	Rep	61	New Berlin	2010
85	Donna Seidel	Dem	70	Wausau	2004
86	Vacant
87	Mary Williams	Rep	71	Medford	2002
88	John Klenke	Rep	62	Green Bay	2010
89	John Nygren	Rep	56	Marinette	2006
90	Karl Van Roy	Rep	82	Howard	2002
91	Chris Danou	Dem	54	Trempealeau	2008
92	Mark Radcliffe	Dem	49	Black River Falls	2008
93	Warren Petryk	Rep	66	Eleva	2010
94	Steve Doyle	Dem	62	Onalaska	2011
95	Jill Billings	Dem	59	La Crosse	2011
96	Lee Nerison	Rep	68	Westby	2004
97	Bill Kramer	Rep	56	Waukesha	2006
98	Paul Farrow	Rep	56	Pewaukee	2010
99	Don Pridemore	Rep	74	Hartford	2004

Changes from the 99th Legislature

Open seats

On April 14, 2011, Joe Parisi resigned from the 48th District after being elected Dane County Executive.

References

1. Republicans Randy Hopper (District 18) and Dan Kapanke (District 32) recalled and were succeeded by Democrats Jessica King and Jennifer Shilling, respectively.
2. Republican Pam Galloway (District 29) resigns.
3. Republicans Mark Gottlieb, Scott Gunderson and Michael Huebsch (Districts 60, 83 and 94, respectively) resigned January 3 to take positions in Gov.-elect Scott Walker's administration.
4. Democrat Joe Parisi (District 48) resigned after being elected County Executive of Dane County
5. Republicans Duey Stroebel and David Craig elected to succeed Gottlieb and Gunderson, respectively. Democrat Steve Doyle elected to succeed Huebsch
6. Democrat Jennifer Shilling (District 95) elected to the State Senate in the Wisconsin Senate recall elections. Democrat Chris Taylor elected to succeed Parisi.
7. Democrat Jill Billings elected to succeed Shilling.
8. Republican Jerry Petrowski (District 86) elected to the State Senate in the 2012 recall elections.
9. "Legislative Leadership for 2011-12". Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
10. "Wisconsin Briefs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-12-16.