Wisconsin State Assembly

Wisconsin State Assembly
Wisconsin State Legislature

Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 5, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly	Robin Vos (R) Since January 7, 2013
Speaker pro tempore	Tyler August (R) Since October 8, 2013
Majority Leader	Jim Steineke (R) Since January 5, 2015
Minority Leader	Peter Barca (D) Since January 12, 2011
Structure
Seats	99

Political groups	Governing party Republican (62) Opposition parties Democratic (36)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, Wisconsin Constitution
Salary	$50,950/year + $153 per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (99 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2016 (99 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

State Assembly Chamber Wisconsin State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin
Website
Wisconsin State Assembly

The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Representatives are elected for two-year terms, elected during the fall elections. If a vacancy occurs in an Assembly seat between elections, it may be filled only by a special election.

The Wisconsin Constitution limits the size of the State Assembly to between 54 and 100 members inclusive. Since 1973, the state has been divided into 99 Assembly districts apportioned amongst the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 99 representatives. From 1848 to 1853 there were 66 assembly districts; from 1854 to 1856, 82 districts; from 1857 to 1861, 97 districts; and from 1862 to 1972, 100 districts.^[1]

The Assembly chamber is located in the west wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, in Madison, Wisconsin.

Salary and benefits 1
Current session 2
- Composition 2.1
- Officers 2.2
- Members 2.3
Images 3
See also 4
Notes 5
External links 6

Salary and benefits

Chairs and Voting Board

Representatives elected or re-elected in the fall of 2012 receive an annual salary of $49,943.

In addition to their salaries, Representatives outside Dane County may receive up to $88 a day each in living expenses while they are in Madison on state business. Members of the Dane County delegation are allowed up to $44 each in expenses.

Each Representative also receives $75 per month in "out-of-session" pay when the Legislature is in session for three days or less.

Over two years, each representative is allotted $12,000 to cover general office expenses, printing, postage and district mailings.

According to a 1960 study, at that time Assembly salaries and benefits were so low that in Milwaukee County, positions on the County Board of Supervisors and the Milwaukee Common Council were considered more desirable than seats in the Assembly, and an average of 23% of Milwaukee legislators did not seek re-election. This pattern was not seen to hold to the same extent in the rest of the state, where local offices tended to pay less well.^[2]

Current session

Composition


62	36
Republican	Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Republican	Democratic	Vacant
Begin	59	39	98	1
End of previous legislature	60	39	99	0

Begin	63	36	99	0
August 5, 2015	62		99	1
September 29, 2015	63		99	0
Latest voting share	7001640000000000000♠64%	7001360000000000000♠36%

Officers

Position		Name	Party
	Speaker	Robin Vos	Republican
	Speaker Pro Tempore	Tyler August	Republican
	Majority Leader	Jim Steineke	Republican
	Assistant Majority Leader	Dan Knodl	Republican
	Majority Caucus Chair	John Murtha	Republican
	Minority Leader	Peter Barca	Democratic
	Assistant Minority Leader	Katrina Shankland	Democratic
	Minority Caucus Chair	Andy Jorgensen	Democratic
Chief Clerk		Patrick Fuller
Sergeant-at-Arms		Anne Tonnon Byers

Members

The corresponding state senate districts are shown as a senate district is formed by nesting three assembly districts.

Senate District	Assembly District	Representative	Party	Current Age	Residence	First Elected
1	1	Joel Kitchens	Rep	58	Sturgeon Bay	2014
	2	Andre Jacque	Rep	35	Bellevue	2010
	3	Alvin Ott	Rep	66	Forest Junction	1986
2	4	David Steffen	Rep	43	Howard	2014
	5	Jim Steineke	Rep	45	Kaukauna	2010
	6	Gary Tauchen	Rep	62	Bonduel	2006
3	7	Daniel Riemer	Dem	29	Milwaukee	2012
	8	JoCasta Zamarripa	Dem	39	Milwaukee	2010
	9	Josh Zepnick	Dem	47	Milwaukee	2002
4	10	David Bowen	Dem	28	Milwaukee	2014
	11	Mandela Barnes	Dem	29	Milwaukee	2012
	12	Frederick P. Kessler	Dem	76	Milwaukee	2004
5	13	Rob Hutton	Rep	48	Brookfield	2012
	14	Dale P. Kooyenga	Rep	36	Brookfield	2010
	15	Joe Sanfelippo	Rep	51	New Berlin	2012
6	16	Leon Young	Dem	48	Milwaukee	1993
	17	La Tonya Johnson	Dem	43	Milwaukee	2012
	18	Evan Goyke	Dem	33	Milwaukee	2012
7	19	Jonathan Brostoff	Dem	32	Milwaukee	2014
	20	Christine Sinicki	Dem	55	Bay View	1998
	21	Jessie Rodriguez	Rep	38	Franklin	2013
8	22	Janel Brandtjen	Rep	49	Waukesha	2014
	23	Jim Ott	Rep	68	Mequon	2006
	24	Dan Knodl	Rep	57	Germantown	2008
9	25	Paul Tittl	Rep	54	Manitowoc	2012
	26	Terry Katsma	Rep	57	Oostburg	2014
	27	Tyler Vorpagel	Rep	30	Plymouth	2014
10	28	Adam Jarchow	Rep	37	Balsam Lake	2014
	29	John Murtha	Rep	64	Baldwin	2006
	30	Dean Knudson	Rep	54	Hudson	2010
11	31	Amy Loudenbeck	Rep	46	Clinton	2010
	32	Tyler August	Rep	32	Walworth	2010
	33	Cody Horlacher	Rep	28	Mukwonago	2014
12	34	Rob Swearingen	Rep	52	Rhinelander	2012
	35	Mary Czaja	Rep	52	Irma	2012
	36	Jeffrey Mursau	Rep	61	Crivitz	2004
13	37	John Jagler	Rep	46	Watertown	2012
	38	Joel Kleefisch	Rep	44	Oconomowoc	2004
	39	Mark Born	Rep	39	Beaver Dam	2012
14	40	Kevin David Petersen	Rep	51	Waupaca	2006
	41	Joan Ballweg	Rep	63	Markesan	2004
	42	Keith Ripp	Rep	54	Lodi	2008
15	43	Andy Jorgensen	Dem	48	Milton	2006
	44	Debra Kolste	Dem	62	Janesville	2012
	45	Mark Spreitzer	Dem	29	Beloit	2014
16	46	Gary Hebl	Dem	64	Sun Prairie	2004
	47	Robb Kahl	Dem	44	Monona	2012
	48	Melissa Sargent	Dem	46	Madison	2012
17	49	Travis Tranel	Rep	30	Cuba City	2010
	50	Ed Brooks	Rep	73	Reedsburg	2008
	51	Todd Novak	Rep	50	Dodgeville	2014
18	52	Jeremy Thiesfeldt	Rep	49	Fond du Lac	2010
	53	Michael Schraa	Rep	54	Oshkosh	2012
	54	Gordon Hintz	Dem	42	Oshkosh	2006
19	55	Mike Rohrkaste	Rep	57	Neenah	2014
	56	Dave Murphy	Rep	61	Greenville	2012
	57	Amanda Stuck	Dem	30	Appleton	2014
20	58	Bob Gannon	Rep	57	Slinger	2014
	59	Jesse Kremer	Rep	38	Kewaskum	2014
	60	Robert Brooks	Rep	50	Saukville	2011
21	61	Samantha Kerkman	Rep	41	Powers Lake	2000
	62	Tom Weatherston	Rep	65	Racine	2012
	63	Robin Vos	Rep	47	Rochester	2004
22	64	Peter Barca	Dem	60	Kenosha	2008
	65	Tod Ohnstad	Dem	63	Kenosha	2012
	66	Cory Mason	Dem	42	Racine	2006
23	67	Tom Larson	Rep	67	Colfax	2010
	68	Kathy Bernier	Rep	59	Chippewa Falls	2010
	69	Bob Kulp	Rep	49	Stratford	2013
24	70	Nancy VanderMeer	Rep	57	Tomah	2014
	71	Katrina Shankland	Dem	28	Stevens Point	2012
	72	Scott Krug	Rep	40	Wisconsin Rapids	2010
25	73	Nick Milroy	Dem	41	Superior	2008
	74	Beth Meyers	Dem	56	Bayfield	2014
	75	Romaine Quinn	Rep	25	Rice Lake	2014
26	76	Chris Taylor	Dem	48	Madison	2011
	77	Terese Berceau	Dem	65	Madison	1998
	78	Lisa Subeck	Dem	44	Madison	2014
27	79	Dianne Hesselbein	Dem	44	Middleton	2012
	80	Sondy Pope	Dem	65	Verona	2002
	81	Dave Considine	Dem	63	Baraboo	2014
28	82	Ken Skowronski	Rep	77	Franklin	2013
	83	David Craig	Rep	36	Vernon	2011
	84	Mike Kuglitsch	Rep	55	New Berlin	2010
29	85	Dave Heaton	Rep	44	Wausau	2014
	86	John Spiros	Rep	54	Marshfield	2012
	87	James Edming	Rep	70	Glen Flora	2014
30	88	John Macco	Rep	57	DePere	2014
	89	John Nygren	Rep	51	Marinette	2006
	90	Eric Genrich	Dem	36	Green Bay	2012
31	91	Dana Wachs	Dem	58	Eau Claire	2012
	92	Chris Danou	Dem	49	Trempealeau	2008
	93	Warren Petryk	Rep	60	Eleva	2010
32	94	Steve Doyle	Dem	57	Onalaska	2011
	95	Jill Billings	Dem	54	La Crosse	2011
	96	Lee Nerison	Rep	63	Westby	2004
33	97	Scott Allen	Rep	50	Waukesha	2014
	98	Adam Neylon	Rep	31	Pewaukee	2013
	99	Cindi Duchow	Rep		Delafield	2015

Images

Rear of the Assembly

Notes

^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991, p. 229.
^ Hagensick, A. Clarke. "Influences of Partisanship and Incumbency on a Nonpartisan Election System" The Western Political Quarterly Vol. 17, No. 1 (Mar., 1964), pp. 117–124

External links

Wisconsin State Assembly official government website
State Assembly of Wisconsin at Project Vote Smart
Legislature Salary

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