106th Wisconsin Legislature
The 106th Wisconsin Legislature is the current ongoing legislative session in Wisconsin. It was convened on January 10, 2023, in regular session, and will likely adjourn in the Spring of 2024.
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 2, 2023 – January 6, 2025 | ||||
| Election | November 8, 2022 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Chris Kapenga (R) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Patrick Testin (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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| Members | 99 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Robin Vos (R) | ||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Kevin D. Petersen (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
This is the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to a decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2022.
Senators representing odd-numbered districts are newly elected for this session and are serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members are elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 2022.[1] Senators representing even-numbered districts are serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 3, 2020.[2]
Major events
- January 3, 2023: For the first time since the 68th Congress, the United States House of Representatives failed to elect a speaker on the first day of the 118th Congress.
- February 8, 2023: On his first trip after the 2023 State of the Union Address, U.S. President Joe Biden visited Dane County, Wisconsin, and spoke to workers at a LiUNA training center in DeForest, Wisconsin.
- February 12, 2023: Following the 2023 Chinese balloon incident, another suspected Chinese balloon was detected near northern Wisconsin and was shot down over Lake Huron.
- March 17, 2023: Wisconsin's longest-serving statewide elected officer, secretary of state Doug La Follette, retired after more than 40 years in office.
- April 4, 2023: 2023 Spring general election:
- Janet Protasiewicz was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to succeed Patience Roggensack.
- Wisconsin voters ratified two amendments to the state constitution related to guidance to judges on questions of pre-trial release and bail conditions.
- November 5, 2024: 2024 United States general election
Major legislation
- January 19, 2023: Joint Resolution to amend section 8 (2) of article I of the constitution; relating to: conditions for release prior to conviction, including the imposition of bail (second consideration), 2023 Senate Joint Resolution 2. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin.
Party summary
Senate summary
Senate Partisan composition
Democratic: 11 seats
Republican: 21 seats
Vacant: 1 seat
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 12 | 21 | 33 | 0 |
| Start of session[note 1] | 11 | 21 | 32 | 1 |
| Current voting share | 34.38% | 65.63% | ||
Assembly summary
Assembly Partisan composition
Democratic: 35 seats
Republican: 64 seats
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 38 | 57 | 95 | 4 |
| Start of session | 35 | 64 | 99 | 0 |
| Current voting share | 35.35% | 64.65% | ||
Sessions
- Regular session: January 10, 2023 – Spring 2024
Leaders
Senate leadership
- President: Chris Kapenga (R–Delafield)
- President pro tempore: Patrick Testin (R–Stevens Point)
Majority leadership
- Majority Leader: Devin LeMahieu (R–Oostburg)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Dan Feyen (R–Fond du Lac)
- Majority Caucus Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R–Racine)
- Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Joan Ballweg (R–Markesan)
Minority leadership
- Minority Leader: Melissa Agard (D–Madison)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Jeff Smith (D–Brunswick)
- Minority Caucus Chair: Chris Larson (D–Milwaukee)
- Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Dianne Hesselbein (D–Middleton)
Assembly leadership
- Speaker: Robin Vos (R–Rochester)
- Speaker pro tempore: Kevin David Petersen (R–Waupaca)
Majority leadership
- Majority Leader: Tyler August (R–Lake Geneva)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Jon Plumer (R–Lodi)
- Majority Caucus Chair: Rob Summerfield (R–Bloomer)
- Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Cindi Duchow (R–Delafield)
Minority leadership
- Minority Leader: Greta Neubauer (D–Racine)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Kalan Haywood (D–Milwaukee)
- Minority Caucus Chair: Lisa Subeck (D–Madison)
- Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Jill Billings (D–La Crosse)
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the 106th Wisconsin Legislature:
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the 106th Wisconsin Legislature:
Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: Michael Queensland
- Sergeant at Arms:
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: Ted Blazel
- Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers
See also
Notes
- Republican Alberta Darling (District 8) resigned before the start of the session.
References
- Canvass Results for 2022 General Election - 11/8/2022 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 30, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
External links
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