76th Wisconsin Legislature

The Seventy-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1963, to January 13, 1965, in regular session, and convened in a special session in December 1963.[1]

76th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 1963 – January 4, 1965
ElectionNovember 6, 1962
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentJack B. Olson (R)
President pro temporeFrank E. Panzer (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerRobert Haase (R)
Speaker pro temporeHarold W. Clemens (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 9, 1963 – January 13, 1965
Special sessions
Dec. 1963 Spec.December 10, 1963 – December 13, 1963

During this legislative session, the legislature and governor again failed at several attempts to pass a redistricting plan. The Wisconsin Supreme Court enacted its own redistricting plan in May 1964, making it the first time in Wisconsin history that the legislative maps were drawn by a court.

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, 1962. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1960.[1]

Major events
  • January 7, 1963: Inauguration of John W. Reynolds Jr. as the 36th Governor of Wisconsin.
  • April 2, 1963: 1963 Wisconsin Spring election:
    • Bruce F. Beilfuss was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to succeed Timothy Brown.
    • Wisconsin voters approved an amendment to the state constitution to allow the legislature to set methodology for equalization of property values for the purpose of calculating municipal and county debt limits.
    • Wisconsin voters also rejected two amendments to the state constitution:
      • to allow the legislature to change the salaries of state judges during their terms.
      • to change the timing of the decennial redistricting from the first session after the census to the second.
  • August 28, 1963: Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
  • November 22, 1963: U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Lyndon B. Johnson immediately succeeded him as the 36th President of the United States.
  • January 1, 1964: George R. Currie became the 19th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by rule of seniority, at the expiration of the term of chief justice Timothy Brown.
  • January 23, 1964: The Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution came into force when a sufficient number of states ratified.
  • April 7, 1964: 1964 Wisconsin Spring election:
    • Wisconsin voters rejected three amendments to the state constitution:
      • to increase the maximum state appropriation for forestry improvements.
      • to adjust property valuation for municipal and county debt limit calculation for situations where a large amount of material property is suddenly removed.
      • to allow constitutional amendments to contain multiple related issues, rather than having each change as a separate amendment.
  • May 14, 1964: The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in the case of Reynolds v. Zimmerman, creating new legislative districts for use in the remaining 1960s elections.
  • July 2, 1964: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
  • July 23, 1964: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice William H. Dieterich died in office.
  • August 10, 1964: U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing the use of American military force in Vietnam.
  • August 11, 1964: Wisconsin Governor John W. Reynolds Jr. appointed Nathan Heffernan to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed the deceased justice William H. Dieterich.
  • November 3, 1964: 1964 United States general election:

Major legislation
  • 1963 Joint Resolution 7: Joint Resolution to amend article IV, section 26 of the constitution, relating to allowing increase or decreases for certain public officers during their term. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the legislature to change the salaries of state judges during their terms. This amendment was rejected by voters at the April 1963 election.
  • 1963 Joint Resolution 8: Joint Resolution to amend Article XI, section 3 of the constitution, relating to debt limits for units of local government. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the legislature to set a process to equalize property values for use in calculating municipal and county debt limits. This amendment was approved by voters at the April 1963 election.
  • 1963 Joint Resolution 9: Joint Resolution to amend Article IV, Section 3 of the constitution, relating to the time for apportionment of seats in the state legislature. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to change redistricting timing fromt he first session after the publishing of the census to the second. This amendment was rejected by voters at the April 1963 election.

Party summary

Senate summary
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 11 seats
  Republican: 22 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 10 20 30 3
Start of Reg. Session 11 22 33 0
From May 10, 1964[note 1] 10 32 1
Final voting share 31.25% 68.75%
Beginning of the next Legislature 13 20 33 0

Assembly summary
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 47 seats
  Republican: 53 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 44 54 98 2
Start of Reg. Session[note 2] 47 52 99 1
From Apr. 9, 1963[note 3] 53 100 0
From Aug. 8, 1963[note 4] 52 99 1
From Oct. 15, 1963[note 5] 51 98 2
From Apr. 13, 1964[note 6] 53 100 0
Final voting share 47% 53%
Beginning of the next Legislature 51 49 100 0

Sessions
  • Regular session: January 9, 1963 – January 13, 1965
  • December 1963 special session: December 10, 1963 – December 13, 1963

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Seventy-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 11 seats
  Republican: 22 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc Alex Meunier Sturgeon Bay Rep.
02 Brown Leo P. O'Brien Green Bay Rep.
03 Milwaukee (South City) Casimir Kendziorski Milwaukee Dem.
04 Milwaukee (North County) Jerris Leonard Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Charles J. Schmidt (res. May 10, 1964) Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (Northeast City) Martin J. Schreiber Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (South County & Southeast City) Leland McParland Cudahy Dem.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Allen Busby West Milwaukee Rep.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Norman Sussman Milwaukee Dem.
10 Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix Robert P. Knowles New Richmond Rep.
11 Milwaukee (Western City) Richard J. Zaborski Milwaukee Dem.
12 Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, & Vilas Clifford Krueger Merrill Rep.
13 Dodge & Washington Frank E. Panzer Oakfield Rep.
14 Outagamie & Waupaca Gerald Lorge Bear Creek Rep.
15 Rock Peter P. Carr Janesville Rep.
16 Dane (Excluding Madison) Carl W. Thompson Stoughton Dem.
17 Grant, Green, Iowa, & Lafayette Gordon Roseleip Darlington Rep.
18 Fond du Lac, Green Lake & Waushara Walter G. Hollander Rosendale Rep.
19 Calumet & Winnebago William Draheim Neenah Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Ernest Keppler Sheboygan Falls Rep.
21 Racine Lynn E. Stalbaum Racine Dem.
22 Kenosha & Walworth Earl D. Morton Kenosha Rep.
23 Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, & Washburn Holger Rasmusen Spooner Rep.
24 Clark, Portage, & Wood John M. Potter Port Edwards Rep.
25 Ashland, Bayfield, & Douglas Frank Christopherson Jr. Superior Dem.
26 Dane (Madison) Fred Risser Madison Dem.
27 Columbia, Crawford, Richland, & Sauk Jess Miller Richland Center Rep.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire Davis A. Donnelly Eau Claire Dem.
29 Marathon, Menominee, & Shawano Charles F. Smith Jr. Wausau Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oconto Reuben La Fave Oconto Rep.
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, Marquette, & Vernon J. Earl Leverich Sparta Rep.
32 Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau Raymond Bice Sr. La Crosse Rep.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha Chester Dempsey Hartland Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Seventy-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 47 seats
  Republican: 53 seats
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.		 County Dist. Representative Party Residence
31 Adams, Juneau, & Marquette Louis C. Romell Rep. Adams
25 Ashland & Bayfield Robert F. Barabe Dem. Mellen
23 Barron Thomas St. Angelo Rep. Cumberland
02 Brown 1 Jerome Quinn Rep. Green Bay
2 Alexander R. Grant Rep. Green Bay
3 Cletus J. Vanderperren Dem. Green Bay
10 Buffalo, Pepin, & Pierce Robert I. Johnson Rep. Mondovi
23 Burnett & Polk Harvey L. Dueholm Dem. Luck
19 Calumet Wilmer H. Struebing Rep. Brillion
28 Chippewa Edgar E. Lien Rep. Bloomer
24 Clark Frank Nikolay Dem. Abbotsford
27 Columbia Everett Bidwell Rep. Portage
Crawford & Richland Milford C. Kintz Rep. Richland Center
26 Dane 1 Norman C. Anderson Dem. Madison
2 Edward Nager Dem. Madison
3 Robert Uehling Rep. Madison
16 4 Jerome L. Blaska Dem. Sun Prairie
5 David D. O'Malley Dem. Waunakee
13 Dodge 1 Esther S. Doughty Rep. Horicon
2 Elmer C. Nitschke Rep. Beaver Dam
01 Door & Kewaunee Lawrence Johnson Rep. Algoma
25 Douglas 1 Reino A. Perala Dem. Superior
2 Charles J. Bouchard Dem. Brule
10 Dunn William E. Owen Rep. Menomonie
28 Eau Claire 1 Thomas H. Barland Rep. Eau Claire
2 Louis V. Mato Dem. Fairchild
30 Florence, Forest, & Langlade Paul Dailey Jr. Rep. Elcho
18 Fond du Lac 1 Earl F. McEssy Rep. Fond du Lac
2 Fred W. Schlueter Rep. Ripon
17 Grant Hugh A. Harper (died Aug. 8, 1963) Rep. Lancaster
James N. Azim Jr. (from Apr. 13, 1964) Rep. Muscoda
Green Christian M. Stauffer (died Oct. 15, 1963) Rep. Monticello
G. Fred Galli (from Apr. 13, 1964) Rep. Monroe
18 Green Lake & Waushara Franklin M. Jahnke Rep. Markesan
17 Iowa & Lafayette Walter B. Calvert Rep. Benton
12 Iron, Oneida, & Vilas Paul Alfonsi Rep. Minocqua
32 Jackson & Trempealeau Merlin J. Peterson Rep. Black River Falls
33 Jefferson Byron F. Wackett Rep. Watertown
22 Kenosha 1 George Molinaro Dem. Kenosha
2 Russell Olson Rep. Randall
32 La Crosse 1 D. Russell Wartinbee Rep. La Crosse
2 Norbert Nuttelman Rep. West Salem
12 Lincoln Fred C. Reger Rep. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 Eugene S. Kaufman Dem. Manitowoc
2 Everett E. Bolle Dem. Two Rivers
29 Marathon 1 Ben A. Riehle Dem. Athens
2 Dave Obey Dem. Wausau
30 Marinette Robert Haase Rep. Marinette
29 Menominee & Shawano Theodore Abrahamson Rep. Tigerton
04 Milwaukee 1 Stan Pelecky Dem. Milwaukee
09 2 Frank G. Dionesopulos Dem. Milwaukee
3 Angelo F. Greco Dem. Milwaukee
11 4 Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
05 5 Mark W. Ryan Dem. Milwaukee
09 6 Isaac N. Coggs Dem. Milwaukee
06 7 Allen J. Flannigan Dem. Milwaukee
11 8 Adrian Manders Dem. Milwaukee
05 9 Joseph E. Jones Dem. Milwaukee
06 10 Patrick H. Kelly Dem. Milwaukee
03 11 Raymond J. Tobiasz Dem. Milwaukee
12 Albert R. Tadych Dem. Milwaukee
06 13 Raymond Lee Lathan Dem. Milwaukee
03 14 Richard C. Nowakowski Dem. Milwaukee
05 15 Wilfred Schuele Dem. Milwaukee
11 16 Wayne F. Whittow Dem. Milwaukee
07 17 John E. McCormick Dem. Milwaukee
04 18 Michael J. Barron Dem. Milwaukee
19 Nile Soik Rep. Whitefish Bay
08 20 Glen Pommerening Rep. Wauwatosa
21 Richard J. Lynch Dem. West Allis
22 Robert T. Huber Dem. West Allis
07 23 Robert Schmidt Dem. West Allis
24 Lawrence P. Kelly Dem. Cudahy
31 Monroe Kyle Kenyon Rep. Tomah
30 Oconto Lloyd R. Baumgart Rep. Lena
14 Outagamie 1 Harold V. Froehlich Rep. Appleton
2 William J. Rogers Dem. Kaukauna
20 Ozaukee J. Curtis McKay Rep. Thiensville
24 Portage Norman Myhra Dem. Stevens Point
12 Price & Taylor Joseph Sweda Dem. Lublin
21 Racine 1 Earl W. Warren Dem. Racine
2 Roy E. Naleid Dem. Racine
3 Merrill E. Stalbaum Rep. Waterford
15 Rock 1 William Merriam Rep. Janesville
2 --Vacant until Apr. 9, 1963--
Carolyn Blanchard (from Apr. 9, 1963) Rep. Edgerton
3 George B. Belting Rep. Beloit
23 Rusk, Sawyer, & Washburn Willis J. Hutnik Rep. Tony
27 Sauk Walter Terry Rep. Baraboo
20 Sheboygan 1 Kenneth Kunde Dem. Sheboygan
2 Harry L. Gessert Rep. Elkhart Lake
10 St. Croix William W. Ward Dem. New Richmond
16 Vernon Bernard Lewison Rep. Viroqua
22 Walworth George M. Borg Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Elmer J. Schowalter Rep. Jackson
33 Waukesha 1 Vincent R. Mathews Dem. Waukesha
2 Harold W. Clemens Rep. Oconomowoc
14 Waupaca Richard E. Peterson Rep. Clintonville
19 Winnebago 1 William A. Steiger Rep. Oshkosh
2 Floyd E. Shurbert Rep. Oshkosh
3 David O. Martin Rep. Menasha
24 Wood 1 Raymond F. Heinzen Rep. Marshfield
2 Harvey F. Gee Rep. Wisconsin Rapids

Committees

Senate committees
  • Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture – J. E. Leverich, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Conservation – C. Krueger, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Education – P. P. Carr, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Governmental and Veterans Affairs – L. P. O'Brien, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Highways – J. Miller, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Interstate Cooperation – F. E. Panzer, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – A. Busby, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Taxation, Insurance, and Banking – G. Lorge, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Public Welfare – C. Dempsey, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Senate Organization – F. E. Panzer, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Committees – R. Bice, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Contingent Expenditures – R. La Fave, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Legislative Procedure – F. E. Panzer, chair

Assembly committees
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – W. Merriam, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Assembly Organization – R. Haase, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – J. Quinn, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – P. Alfonsi, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – J. C. McKay, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education – W. B. Calvert, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – W. A. Steiger, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – F. W. Schlueter, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – W. E. Owen, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – F. E. Shurbert, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – E. C. Nitschke, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – K. Kenyon, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – R. E. Peterson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – W. J. Hutnik, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – E. F. McEssy, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – M. C. Kintz, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – W. Terry, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – L. R. Baumgart, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – P. Alfonsi, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – F. M. Jahnke, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – E. Bidwell, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – C. M. Stauffer, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – B. Lewison, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs – H. W. Clemens, chair

Joint committees
  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance – W. G. Hollander (Sen.) & G. Pommerening (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Standing Committee on Legislative Organization – R. Haase, chair
  • Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform Laws – E. Keppler (Sen.) & R. Uehling (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Legislative Council – R. Knowles, chair

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

Notes
  1. Republican Charles J. Schmidt (5th District) resigned to join the Milwaukee common council.
  2. Republican speaker David Blanchard (Rock County) died before the start of the session.
  3. Republican Carolyn Blanchard (Rock County) sworn in to replace David Blanchard.
  4. Republican Hugh A. Harper (Grant County) died.
  5. Republican Christian M. Stauffer (Green County) died.
  6. Republicans James N. Azim Jr. (Grant County) and G. Fred Galli (Green County) sworn in to replace Hugh A. Harper and Christian M. Stauffer.

References
  1. Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 468, 471, 475, 479–480. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. Theobald, H. Rupert, ed. (1964). "Biographies". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1964 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 22–68. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  3. Theobald, H. Rupert, ed. (1964). "The Legislative Branch". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1964 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 280–296. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
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