77th Wisconsin Legislature

The Seventy-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1965, to January 2, 1967, in regular session.[1]

77th Wisconsin Legislature
←76th 78th→
Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1965 – January 2, 1967
ElectionNovember 3, 1964
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentPatrick Lucey (D)
President pro temporeFrank E. Panzer (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerRobert T. Huber (D)
Speaker pro temporeGeorge Molinaro (D)
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
RegularJanuary 13, 1965 – January 2, 1967

This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to a decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1964.

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, 1964. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 6, 1962.[1]

Major events

Major legislation
  • December 30, 1965: An Act ... relating to a public defender at appellate level, 1965 Act 479. Created the position of state public defender and placed the role under supervision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
  • 1965 Joint Resolution 2: Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to revise the definition of lotteries. This amendment was ratified by voters at the April 1965 election.
  • 1965 Joint Resolution 5: Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to abolish the county offices of coroner and surveyor in counties with a population greater than 500,000 (at the time, this only applied to Milwaukee County). This amendment was ratified by voters at the April 1965 election.
  • 1965 Joint Resolution 14: Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow legislators to serve in the military without vacating their legislative seat. This amendment was ratified by voters at the April 1966 election.
  • 1965 Joint Resolution 50: Second legislative passage of two proposed amendments to the state constitution to allow the legislature to create inferior courts and to abolish the office of justice of the peace. Both amendments were ratified by voters at the April 1966 election.

Party summary

Senate summary
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 10 22 32 1
Start of Reg. Session 13 20 33 0
Final voting share 39.39% 60.61%
Beginning of the next Legislature 12 21 33 0

Assembly summary
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 53 seats
  Republican: 47 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 47 53 100 0
Start of Reg. Session 52 48 100 0
From Feb. 17, 1965[note 1] 51 99 1
From May 11, 1965[note 2] 52 100 0
From Sep. 15, 1965[note 3] 47 99 1
From Nov. 24, 1965[note 4] 53 100 0
Final voting share 53% 47%
Beginning of the next Legislature 48 52 100 0

Sessions
  • Regular session: January 13, 1965 – January 2, 1967

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Seventy-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc Alex Meunier Sturgeon Bay Rep.
02 Southern Brown & Calumet Robert W. Warren Green Bay Rep.
03 Milwaukee (Southwest City) Casimir Kendziorski Milwaukee Dem.
04 Milwaukee (North County) Jerris Leonard Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Wilfred Schuele Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (North City) Martin J. Schreiber Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast 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, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, & St. Croix Robert P. Knowles New Richmond Rep.
11 Milwaukee (Western City) Richard J. Zaborski Milwaukee Dem.
12 Clark, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, & Vilas Clifford Krueger Merrill Rep.
13 Eastern Dodge, Jefferson, & Washington Frank E. Panzer Oakfield Rep.
14 Outagamie & Waupaca Gerald Lorge Bear Creek Rep.
15 Eastern Rock & Walworth Peter P. Carr Janesville Rep.
16 Most of Dane & Western Rock Carl W. Thompson Stoughton Dem.
17 Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, & Richland Gordon Roseleip Darlington Rep.
18 Fond du Lac & Western Dodge Walter G. Hollander Rosendale Rep.
19 Winnebago William Draheim Neenah Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Ernest Keppler Sheboygan Falls Rep.
21 Racine (City & Southeast County) Henry Dorman Racine Dem.
22 Kenosha Joseph Lourigan Kenosha Dem.
23 Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, & Washburn Holger Rasmusen Spooner Rep.
24 Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, & Wood William C. Hansen Stevens Point Dem.
25 Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, & Sawyer Frank Christopherson Jr. Superior Dem.
26 Dane (Madison) Fred Risser Madison Dem.
27 Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, & Sauk Jess Miller Richland Center Rep.
28 Southwest Milwaukee, Most of Racine, & Southern Waukesha Taylor Benson Raymond Dem.
29 Marathon, Menominee, & Shawano Charles F. Smith Jr. Wausau Rep.
30 Northern Brown, Florence, Langlade, Marinette, & Oconto Reuben La Fave Oconto Rep.
31 Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, & Trempealeau J. Earl Leverich Sparta Rep.
32 Crawford, La Crosse, & Vernon Raymond Bice Sr. La Crosse Rep.
33 Waukesha (Northern half) Chester Dempsey Hartland Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Seventy-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 53 seats
  Republican: 47 seats
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.		 County Dist. Representative Party Residence
27 Adams, Juneau, & Marquette Louis C. Romell Rep. Adams
25 Ashland, Bayfield, & Iron Bernard E. Gehrmann Rep. Ashland
23 Barron & Washburn Fred J. Moser Dem. Cumberland
02 Brown 1 Jerome Quinn Rep. Green Bay
2 Lawrence J. Kafka Rep. New Denmark
3 Cletus J. Vanderperren Dem. Green Bay
10 Buffalo, Pepin, & Pierce Milton S. Buchli Dem. Montana
Burnett & Polk Harvey L. Dueholm Dem. Luck
02 Calumet Wilmer H. Struebing Rep. Brillion
23 Chippewa Bruce Peloquin Dem. Chippewa Falls
12 Clark Frank Nikolay Dem. Abbotsford
27 Columbia Everett Bidwell Rep. Portage
32 Crawford & Vernon Bernard Lewison Rep. Viroqua
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
18 2 Elmer C. Nitschke Rep. Beaver Dam
01 Door & Kewaunee Lawrence Johnson Rep. Algoma
25 Douglas Reino A. Perala Dem. Superior
23 Dunn Francis L. Peterson Rep. Boyceville
31 Eau Claire 1 Thomas H. Barland Rep. Eau Claire
2 Louis V. Mato Dem. Fairchild
30 Florence & Marinette Robert Haase (res. Sep. 15, 1965) Rep. Marinette
Leslie R. Stevenson (from Nov. 24, 1965) Dem. Marinette
18 Fond du Lac 1 Earl F. McEssy Rep. Fond du Lac
2 William S. Schwefel Rep. Oakfield
12 Forest, Oneida, & Vilas Paul Alfonsi Rep. Minocqua
17 Grant James N. Azim Jr. Rep. Muscoda
Green & Lafayette G. Fred Galli Rep. Monroe
24 Green Lake & Waushara Franklin M. Jahnke Rep. Markesan
17 Iowa & Richland Gregor J. Bock Rep. Highland
31 Jackson & Trempealeau John Q. Radcliffe Dem. Strum
13 Jefferson Byron F. Wackett Rep. Watertown
22 Kenosha 1 George Molinaro Dem. Kenosha
2 Earl H. Elfers Dem. Salem
32 La Crosse 1 D. Russell Wartinbee Rep. La Crosse
2 Norbert Nuttelman Rep. West Salem
30 Langlade & Oconto Milton McDougal Dem. Oconto Falls
12 Lincoln & Taylor Joseph Sweda Dem. Lublin
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
Menominee & Shawano Herbert J. Grover Dem. Shawano
06 Milwaukee 1 Mark Lipscomb Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
05 2 Joseph E. Jones Dem. Milwaukee
04 3 Angelo F. Greco Dem. Milwaukee
09 4 Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
06 5 Thomas M. Schaus Dem. Milwaukee
09 6 Lloyd Barbee Dem. Milwaukee
06 7 Allen J. Flannigan (died Feb. 17, 1965) Dem. Milwaukee
William A. Johnson (from May 11, 1965) Dem. Milwaukee
11 8 Adrian Manders Dem. Milwaukee
05 9 Edward F. Mertz Dem. Milwaukee
11 10 Fred Kessler Dem. Milwaukee
03 11 Raymond J. Tobiasz Dem. Milwaukee
12 Albert R. Tadych Dem. Milwaukee
09 13 Ronald G. Parys Dem. Milwaukee
03 14 Robert P. Kordus Dem. Milwaukee
05 15 James McCann Dem. Milwaukee
11 16 Wayne F. Whittow Dem. Milwaukee
07 17 John E. McCormick Dem. Milwaukee
04 18 Louis J. Ceci Rep. Milwaukee
07 19 Daniel D. Hanna Dem. Milwaukee
08 20 Glen Pommerening Rep. Wauwatosa
21 Richard J. Lynch Dem. West Allis
22 Robert T. Huber Dem. West Allis
28 23 Robert Schmidt Dem. Greendale
07 24 William P. Atkinson Dem. South Milwaukee
04 25 Nile Soik Rep. Whitefish Bay
31 Monroe Kyle Kenyon Rep. Tomah
14 Outagamie 1 Harold V. Froehlich Rep. Appleton
2 William J. Rogers Dem. Kaukauna
3 Ervin Conradt Rep. Shiocton
20 Ozaukee J. Curtis McKay Rep. Thiensville
24 Portage Norman Myhra Dem. Stevens Point
25 Price, Rusk & Sawyer Willis J. Hutnik Rep. Ladysmith
21 Racine 1 Earl W. Warren Dem. Racine
2 Manny S. Brown Dem. Racine
28 3 Merrill E. Stalbaum Rep. Waterford
15 Rock 1 Lewis T. Mittness Dem. Janesville
16 2 Carolyn Blanchard Rep. Edgerton
15 3 George B. Belting Rep. Beloit
27 Sauk Walter Terry Rep. Baraboo
20 Sheboygan 1 Kenneth Kunde Dem. Sheboygan
2 Harry L. Gessert Rep. Elkhart Lake
10 St. Croix Donald L. Iverson Dem. Hudson
22 Walworth George M. Borg Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Frederick C. Schroeder Rep. West Bend
33 Waukesha 1 Kenneth Merkel Rep. Brookfield
2 Harold W. Clemens Rep. Oconomowoc
3 Vincent R. Mathews Dem. Waukesha
28 4 John C. Shabaz Rep. New Berlin
14 Waupaca Gerald K. Anderson Rep. Waupaca
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 – W. Draheim, 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 – D. D. O'Malley, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Assembly Organization – R. T. Huber, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – E. S. Kaufman, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – N. C. Anderson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – K. Kunde, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education – A. F. Greco, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – V. R. Mathews, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – E. H. Elfers, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – L. Barbee, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – E. E. Bolle, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – J. L. Blaska, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – J. E. McCormick, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – F. Nikolay, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – J. E. Jones, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – F. E. Schaeffer, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – B. A. Riehle, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – H. L. Dueholm, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – L. V. Mato, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – F. Nikolay, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – E. W. Warren, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – R. A. Perala, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – M. Lipscomb, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – R. J. Tobiasz, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs – N. Myhra, chair

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

Employees

Senate employees
  • Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen[4] (died March 2, 1965)
    • William P. Nugent
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Harold E. Damon

Assembly employees
  • Chief Clerk: James P. Buckley[4]
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Thomas H. Browne

Changes from the 76th Legislature

New districts for the 77th Legislature were defined in the case of State ex rel. Reynolds v. Zimmerman, decided by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in May 1964. This was the first time redistricting in Wisconsin was performed by a court.[5]

Summary of Senate changes
  • Only 5 districts were left unchanged.
  • 7 counties were split into two or more districts, the most since the 1892 redistricting.
  • 18 districts comprised at least some split county component, the most in the history of the state.
  • Brown County went from having its own district to being split between two shared districts (2, 30).
  • Kenosha County became its own district (22) after previously having been in a shared district with Walworth.
  • Milwaukee County went from having 8 districts to 8 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11) plus part of a 9th (28).
  • Rock County went from having its own district to being split between two shared districts (15, 16).
  • Winnebago County became its own district (19) after previously having been in a shared district with Calumet.

Senate districts
Map after redistricting, changes highlighted.
  Territory which was moved to a new district
  Districts which were entirely unchanged
  Districts which contain none of their prior territory
Dist. 76th Legislature 77th Legislature
1 Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc counties Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc counties
2 Brown County Brown (south & east), Calumet counties
3 Milwaukee County (city south) Milwaukee County (city southwest)
4 Milwaukee County (northern quarter) Milwaukee County (north)
5 Milwaukee County (city northwest) Milwaukee County (city northwest)
6 Milwaukee County (city northeast) Milwaukee County (city north)
7 Milwaukee County (southern quarter) Milwaukee County (southeast)
8 Milwaukee County (middle-west) Milwaukee County (middle-west)
9 Milwaukee County (city center) Milwaukee County (city center)
10 Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix counties Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
11 Milwaukee County (city west) Milwaukee County (city west)
12 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Vilas counties Clark, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, Vilas counties
13 Dodge, Washington counties Dodge (east half), Jefferson, Washington counties
14 Outagamie, Waupaca counties Outagamie, Waupaca counties
15 Rock County Rock (east half), Walworth counties
16 Dane County (excluding Madison) Dane (excluding Madison), Rock (west half) counties
17 Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette counties Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland counties
18 Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waushara counties Dodge (west half), Fond du Lac counties
19 Calumet, Winnebago counties Winnebago County
20 Ozaukee, Sheboygan counties Ozaukee, Sheboygan counties
21 Racine County Racine County (southeast)
22 Kenosha, Walworth counties Kenosha County
23 Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, Washburn counties Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Washburn counties
24 Clark, Portage, Wood counties Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, Wood counties
25 Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas counties Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer counties
26 Dane County (Madison) Dane County (Madison)
27 Columbia, Crawford, Richland, Sauk counties Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Sauk counties
28 Chippewa, Eau Claire counties Milwaukee (southwest), Racine (most), Waukesha (south half) counties
29 Marathon, Menominee, Shawano counties Marathon, Menominee, Shawano counties
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto counties Brown (north & west), Florence, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto counties
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, Marquette, Vernon counties Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, Trempealeau counties
32 Jackson, La Crosse, Trempealeau counties Crawford, La Crosse, Vernon counties
33 Jefferson, Waukesha counties Waukesha County (north half)

Summary of Assembly changes
  • Only 22 districts were left unchanged.
  • Barron County went from having its own district to being in a shared district with Washburn.
  • Douglas County went from having 2 districts to 1.
  • Green County went from having its own district to being in a shared district with Lafayette.
  • Lincoln County went from having its own district to being in a shared district with Taylor.
  • Marinette County went from having its own district to being in a shared district with Florence.
  • Oconto County went from having its own district to being in a shared district with Langlade.
  • Milwaukee County went from having 24 districts to 25.
  • Outagamie County went from having 2 districts to 3.
  • Waukesha County went from having 2 districts to 3.

Assembly districts
County Districts in 76th Legislature Districts in 77th Legislature Change
Adams Shared with Juneau & Marquette Shared with Juneau & Marquette Steady
Ashland Shared with Bayfield Shared with Bayfield & Iron Decrease
Barron 1 District Shared with Washburn Decrease
Bayfield Shared with Ashland Shared with Ashland & Iron Decrease
Brown 3 Districts 3 Districts Steady
Buffalo Shared with Pepin & Pierce Shared with Pepin & Pierce Steady
Burnett Shared with Polk Shared with Polk Steady
Calumet 1 District 1 District Steady
Chippewa 1 District 1 District Steady
Clark 1 District 1 District Steady
Columbia 1 District 1 District Steady
Crawford Shared with Richland Shared with Vernon Steady
Dane 5 Districts 5 Districts Steady
Dodge 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Door Shared with Kewaunee Shared with Kewaunee Steady
Douglas 2 Districts 1 District Decrease
Dunn 1 District 1 District Steady
Eau Claire 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Florence Shared with Forest & Langlade Shared with Marinette Steady
Fond du Lac 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Forest Shared with Florence & Langlade Shared with Oneida & Vilas Steady
Grant 1 District 1 District Steady
Green 1 District Shared with Lafayette Decrease
Green Lake Shared with Waushara Shared with Waushara Steady
Iowa Shared with Lafayette Shared with Richland Steady
Iron Shared with Oneida & Vilas Shared with Ashland & Bayfield Steady
Jackson Shared with Trempealeau Shared with Trempealeau Steady
Jefferson 1 District 1 District Steady
Juneau Shared with Adams & Marquette Shared with Adams & Marquette Steady
Kenosha 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Kewaunee Shared with Door Shared with Door Steady
La Crosse 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Lafayette Shared with Iowa Shared with Green Steady
Langlade Shared with Florence & Forest Shared with Oconto Steady
Lincoln 1 District Shared with Taylor Decrease
Manitowoc 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Marathon 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Marinette 1 District Shared with Florence Decrease
Marquette Shared with Adams & Juneau Shared with Adams & Juneau Steady
Menominee Shared with Shawano Shared with Shawano Steady
Milwaukee 24 Districts 25 Districts Increase
Monroe 1 District 1 District Steady
Oconto 1 District Shared with Langlade Decrease
Oneida Shared with Iron & Vilas Shared with Forest & Vilas Steady
Outagamie 2 Districts 3 Districts Increase
Ozaukee 1 District 1 District Steady
Pepin Shared with Buffalo & Pierce Shared with Buffalo & Pierce Steady
Pierce Shared with Buffalo & Pepin Shared with Buffalo & Pepin Steady
Polk Shared with Burnett Shared with Burnett Steady
Portage 1 District 1 District Steady
Price Shared with Taylor Shared with Rusk & Sawyer Steady
Racine 3 Districts 3 Districts Steady
Richland Shared with Crawford Shared with Iowa Steady
Rock 3 Districts 3 Districts Steady
Rusk Shared with Sawyer & Washburn Shared with Price & Sawyer Steady
Sauk 1 District 1 District Steady
Sawyer Shared with Rusk & Washburn Shared with Price & Rusk Steady
Shawano Shared with Menominee Shared with Menominee Steady
Sheboygan 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
St. Croix 1 District 1 District Steady
Taylor Shared with Price Shared with Lincoln Steady
Trempealeau Shared with Jackson Shared with Jackson Steady
Vernon 1 District Shared with Crawford Steady
Vilas Shared with Iron & Oneida Shared with Forest & Oneida Steady
Walworth 1 District 1 District Steady
Washburn Shared with Rusk & Sawyer Shared with Barron Steady
Washington 1 District 1 District Steady
Waukesha 2 Districts 4 Districts Increase
Waupaca 1 District 1 District Steady
Waushara Shared with Green Lake Shared with Green Lake Steady
Winnebago 3 Districts 3 Districts Steady
Wood 2 District 2 District Steady

Notes
  1. Democrat Allen J. Flannigan (Milwaukee County) died.
  2. Democrat William A. Johnson (Milwaukee County) was sworn in to replace Allen J. Flannigan.
  3. Republican Robert Haase (Florence & Marinette County) resigned to become state commissioner of insurance.
  4. Democrat Leslie R. Stevenson (Florence & Marinette County) was sworn in to replace Robert Haase.

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. State v. Milwaukee Braves, Inc., 31 Wis. 2d 699 (Wisconsin Supreme Court July 27, 1966).
  3. Theobald, H. Rupert, ed. (1966). "Biographies". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 20–68. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. Theobald, H. Rupert, ed. (1966). "The Legislative Branch". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 358–379. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. State ex rel. Reynolds v. Zimmerman, 23 Wis. 2d 606 (Wisconsin Supreme Court May 14, 1964).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.