105th Wisconsin Legislature
The 105th Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 4, 2021, to January 3, 2023, in regular session. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions and six special sessions during the term.
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||||||||||||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||||||||||||||
| Term | January 4, 2021 – January 2, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Election | November 3, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 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 of November 3, 2020.[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 6, 2018.[2]
Major events
- January 6, 2021: The United States Capitol was overrun by rioters attempting to stop the counting of electoral college votes.
- January 13, 2021: The United States House of Representatives voted to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection".
- January 20, 2021: Inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States.
- February 1, 2021: A coup d'état in Myanmar removed Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restored military rule.[3]
- February 13, 2021: In the United States Senate, the impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump ended with a verdict of "not guilty".
- February 22, 2021: 500,000th U.S. death from COVID-19.
- March 11, 2021: U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
- April 17, 2021: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 3 million.
- May 1, 2021: Annette Ziegler became the 27th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by a majority vote of the court's members.
- May 19, 2021: Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to consider a bill to adopt Medicaid expansion.
- June 29, 2021: Governor Tony Evers vetoed an act of the Legislature which would have ended federal supplemental unemployment benefits funded under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.[4]
- July 7, 2021: President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti was assassinated at his home in Pétion-Ville.
- July 27, 2021: The Wisconsin Legislature met in extraordinary session and failed to override the veto of an act which would have ended federal supplemental unemployment benefits.[5]
- August 30, 2021: The United States withdrew its last remaining troops from Kabul, Afghanistan, ending their 20-year war.
- November 1, 2021: The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 5 million.
- November 21, 2021: The Waukesha Christmas parade attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, resulted in six deaths and 62 injuries.
- February 24, 2022: Military forces of Russia invaded Ukraine, initiating the Russo-Ukrainian War.
- March 3, 2022: The Wisconsin Supreme Court selected new district maps for Wisconsin's legislative and congressional districts.[6]
- March 23, 2022: The United States Supreme Court struck down the legislative map chosen by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.[7]
- April 15, 2022: After the U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court selected the Republican redistricting plan.[8]
- June 8, 2022: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to repeal Wisconsin's abortion ban.
- June 24, 2022: In the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down long-standing precents Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, removing all federal protection for abortion rights.
- September 21, 2022: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to propose an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to allow citizen petition-initiated amendments to the state Constitution.[9]
- November 8, 2022: 2022 United States general election:
- Tony Evers re-elected as Governor of Wisconsin.
- Ron Johnson re-elected as United States senator from Wisconsin.
Major legislation
- July 8, 2021: An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature, 2021 Act 58.
Party summary
Senate
Senate Partisan composition
Democratic: 12 seats
Republican: 21 seats
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 13 | 18 | 31 | 2 |
| Start of session[note 1] | 12 | 20 | 32 | 1 |
| From April 23, 2021[note 2] | 21 | 33 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 36.36% | 63.64% | ||
| Beginning of next session | 11 | 21 | 32 | 1 |
Assembly
Senate Partisan composition
Democratic: 38 seats
Republican: 61 seats
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 34 | 62 | 96 | 3 |
| Start of session[note 3] | 38 | 60 | 98 | 1 |
| From July 26, 2021[note 4] | 61 | 99 | 0 | |
| From May 19, 2022[note 5] | 60 | 98 | 1 | |
| From June 1, 2022[note 6] | 59 | 97 | 2 | |
| From June 7, 2022[note 7] | 58 | 96 | 3 | |
| From July 27, 2022[note 8] | 57 | 95 | 4 | |
| Final voting share | 40% | 60% | ||
| Beginning of next session | 35 | 64 | 99 | 0 |
Sessions
- Regular session: January 4, 2021 – January 3, 2023
- January 2021 special session: January 19, 2021 – February 23, 2021
- February 2021 extraordinary session: February 5, 2021 – April 1, 2021
- May 2021 special session: May 24, 2021 – May 25, 2021
- June 2021 extraordinary session: June 29, 2021 – July 27, 2021
- July 2021 special session: July 27, 2021
- March 2022 special session: March 8, 2022
- June 2022 special session: June 22, 2022
- October 2022 special session: October 4, 2022
Leaders
Senate leadership
- President: Chris Kapenga (R)
- President pro tempore: Patrick Testin (R)
Majority leadership
- Majority Leader: Devin LeMahieu (R)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Dan Feyen (R)
- Majority Caucus Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R)
- Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Kathy Bernier (R)
Minority leadership
- Minority Leader: Janet Bewley (D)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Janis Ringhand (D)
- Minority Caucus Chair: Jeff Smith (D)
- Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Melissa Agard (D)
Assembly leadership
- Speaker: Robin Vos (R)
- Speaker pro tempore: Tyler August (R)
Majority leadership
- Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R) (until Jul. 27, 2022)
- After Jul. 27, 2022: --Vacant--
- Assistant Majority Leader: Kevin David Petersen (R)
- Majority Caucus Chair: Tyler Vorpagel (R) (until Jul. 27, 2022)
- After Jul. 27, 2022: --Vacant--
Minority leadership
- Minority Leader: Gordon Hintz (D) (until Jan. 10, 2022)
- After Jan. 10, 2022: Greta Neubauer (D)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Dianne Hesselbein (D) (until Jan. 10, 2022)
- After Jan. 10, 2022: Kalan Haywood (D)
- Minority Caucus Chair: Mark Spreitzer (D)
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the 105th Wisconsin Legislature:
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the 105th Wisconsin Legislature:
Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: Michael Queensland
- Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: Kay Inabnet
- Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers
See also
Notes
- Republican Scott L. Fitzgerald (District 13) resigned January 1, 2021, due to his election to the United States House of Representatives.
- Republican John Jagler (District 13) replaced Scott Fitzgerald.
- Republican John Nygren (District 89) resigned December 2, 2020.
- Republican William Penterman (District 37) sworn in July 26, 2021.
- Republican Mike Kuglitsch (District 84) resigned.
- Republican Tyler Vorpagel (District 27) resigned.
- Republican Samantha Kerkman (District 61) resigned.
- Republican Jim Steineke (District 5) resigned.
References
- Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Elections Commission. November 18, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- 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 9, 2021.
- "Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained". ABC News. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- Schmidt, Mitchell (July 1, 2021). "Tony Evers vetoes GOP bill seeking to end federal unemployment benefits in Wisconsin". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- Karnopp, Hope (July 27, 2021). "Republicans fail to override Evers' veto of bill that would end extra unemployment benefits". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- Marley, Patrick (March 3, 2022). "Wisconsin Supreme Court picks Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' maps in redistricting fight". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- Liptak, Adam (March 23, 2022). "Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in Case on Wisconsin Redistricting". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- Johnson, Shawn (April 15, 2022). "Wisconsin Supreme Court chooses maps drawn by Republicans in new redistricting decision". Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- Stracqualursi, Veronica (September 21, 2022). "Wisconsin governor calls special session with eye on allowing voters to repeal state abortion ban". CNN.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
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