103rd Wisconsin Legislature
The One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 2017, to May 8, 2018, in regular session. The Legislature also held four extraordinary sessions and four special sessions during the legislative term.
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||||||||||||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||||||||||||||
| Term | January 2, 2017 – January 7, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Election | November 8, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||||||||||
| Members | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senate President | Roger Roth (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| President pro tempore | Howard Marklein (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||||||||||||||
| Assembly | |||||||||||||||||
| Members | 99 | ||||||||||||||||
| Assembly Speaker | Robin Vos (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Tyler August (R) | ||||||||||||||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||||||||||||||
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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 held on November 8, 2016.[1] 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 8, 2014.[2]
Major events
- January 20, 2017: Inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States.
- May 17, 2017: Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
- January 20, 2018: U.S. federal government shutdown began, due to dispute over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
- January 22, 2018: U.S. federal government shutdown ended.
- April 3, 2018: Judge Rebecca Dallet was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
- November 6, 2018: Tony Evers elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- December 22, 2018: U.S. federal government shutdown began, due to dispute over funding for President Donald Trump's planned U.S.–Mexico border wall.
Major legislation
Party summary
Senate
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 14 | 18 | 32 | 1 |
| Beginning of this legislature | 13 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
| from November 10, 2017 | 19 | 32 | 1 | |
| from December 29, 2017 | 18 | 31 | 2 | |
| from January 26, 2018 | 14 | 32 | 1 | |
| from June 28, 2018 | 15 | 33 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 42.86% | 51.43% | ||
| Beginning of next session | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 36 | 63 | 99 | 0 |
| Beginning of this legislature | 35 | 64 | 99 | 0 |
| From October 3, 2017 | 63 | 98 | 1 | |
| From December 29, 2017 | 62 | 97 | 2 | |
| From January 15, 2018 | 34 | 96 | 3 | |
| From January 24, 2018 | 63 | 97 | 2 | |
| From January 27, 2018 | 35 | 98 | 1 | |
| From June 25, 2018 | 64 | 99 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 35.35% | 64.65% | ||
| Beginning of next session | 36 | 63 | 99 | 0 |
Sessions
- Regular session: January 10, 2017 – May 8, 2018
- January 2017 Special session: January 5, 2017 – June 14, 2017
- August 2017 Special session: August 1, 2017 – September 14, 2017
- January 2018 Special session: January 18, 2018 – February 27, 2018
- March 2018 Special session: March 15, 2018 – March 29, 2018
- March 2018 Extraordinary session: March 27, 2018 – March 29, 2018
- April 2018 Extraordinary session: April 4, 2018
- November 2018 Extraordinary session: November 12, 2018 – January 7, 2019
- December 2018 Extraordinary session: December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2018
Officers
Senate officers
- President: Roger Roth (R)
- President pro tempore: Howard Marklein (R)
Senate Majority Leadership
- Majority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Leah Vukmir (R)
- Majority Caucus Chair: Sheila Harsdorf (R) (until November 10, 2017)
- After November 10, 2017: Van H. Wanggaard (R)
- Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R) (until November 10, 2017)
- After November 10, 2017: Patrick Testin (R)
Senate Minority Leadership
- Minority Leader: Jennifer Shilling (D)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Janet Bewley (D)
- Minority Caucus Chair: Mark F. Miller (D)
- Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Janis Ringhand (D)
Assembly officers
- Speaker: Robin Vos (R)
- Speaker pro tempore: Tyler August (R)
Assembly Majority Leadership
- Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Robert Brooks (R)
- Majority Caucus Chair: Dan Knodl (R)
Assembly Minority Leadership
- Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D) (until September 30, 2017)
- After September 30, 2017: Gordon Hintz (D)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Dianne Hesselbein (D)
- Minority Caucus Chair: Mark Spreitzer (D)
Members
Senate members
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the 103rd Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Assembly members
Members of the Assembly for the 103rd Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk
- Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: Patrick Fuller
- Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers
See also
References
- 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 13, 2021.
- Canvass Results for 2014 General Election - 11/4/2014 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. November 26, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (2017). "Biographies" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2017-2018 (Report). State of Wisconsin. ISBN 978-0-9752820-9-0. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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