101st Wisconsin Legislature explained
The One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 7, 2013, through January 5, 2015, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 21, 2014. The legislature also held three special sessions during this legislative term.[1]
This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session.
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 6, 2012. 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 2, 2010.
Major events
- January 20, 2013: Second inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.
- February 28, 2013: Pope Benedict XVI resigned the papacy, becoming the first pope to resign in 600 years.
- March 13, 2013: The 2013 papal conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the next pope, he then took the papal name Pope Francis.
- April 15, 2013: Two Chechnya-born terrorists carried out a bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
- June 26, 2013: The United States Supreme Court published their decision in the case United States v. Windsor, allowing the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages.
- February 22, 2014: The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) voted to remove Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych after his violent attempt to put down protests in the capital, Kyiv.
- March 21, 2014: Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin declared the annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine.
- March 28, 2014: Former Wisconsin Assembly majority leader Bill Kramer was indicted for sexual assault.[2]
- June 13, 2014: The International military intervention against ISIL began.
- July 17, 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed after it was shot down by Russian-led separatists in eastern Ukraine.
- September 22, 2014: United States and allied military forces began an airstrike campaign against ISIL targets in Syria.
- November 4, 2014: 2014 United States general election:
- Scott Walker (R) re-elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution to require the existence of a department of transportation in the constitution (the department already existed) and require that certain transportation-related taxes and fees must be deposited in the transportation fund and cannot be used for other purposes.
Major legislation
- July 1, 2013: An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2013 legislature, 2013 Act 20.
Party summary
Senate summary
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
| Total | |
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| Democratic | Republican | Vacant |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End of previous Legislature | | 17 | 16 | 33 | 0 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Start of Reg. Session | 15 | | 18 | 33 | 0 |
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| From Jun. 16, 2014[3] | | 17 | 32 | 1 |
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| From Dec. 1, 2014[4] | | 16 | 31 | 2 |
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| Final voting share | | | | |
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| Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | | 18 | 32 | 1 | |
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Assembly summary
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
| Total | |
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| | | |
| Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | Vacant |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End of previous Legislature | 39 | | 1 | | 57 | 97 | 2 |
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| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Start of Reg. Session[5] | 39 | 0 | | 59 | 98 | 1 |
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| From Apr. 16, 2013[6] | | 60 | 99 | 0 |
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| From Sep. 3, 2013[7] | | 59 | 98 | 1 |
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| From Sep. 18, 2013[8] | | 58 | 97 | 2 |
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| From Oct. 14, 2013[9] | | 57 | 96 | 3 |
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| From Dec. 4, 2013[10] | | 59 | 98 | 1 |
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| From Jan. 6, 2014[11] | | 60 | 99 | 0 |
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| Final voting share | | | | |
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| Beginning of the next Legislature | 36 | 0 | | 63 | 98 | 1 | |
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Sessions
- Regular session: January 7, 2013January 5, 2015
- October 2013 special session: October 10, 2013November 12, 2013
- December 2013 special session: December 2, 2013December 19, 2013
- January 2014 special session: January 23, 2014March 20, 2014
Leadership
Senate leadership
- Senate majority leadership (Republican)
- Senate minority leadership (Democratic)
Assembly leadership
- Assembly majority leadership (Republican)
- Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature:[12]
| Dist. | Senator | Party | Age
(2013) | Home | First
elected |
|---|
| | | Rep. | | De Pere, Brown County | 2010 |
| | | Rep. | | Green Bay, Brown County | 1987 |
| 03 | | | Dem. | | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2002 |
| | | Dem. | | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2004 |
| | | Rep. | | Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County | 2010 |
| | | Dem. | | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2012 |
| | | Dem. | | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2010 |
| | | Rep. | | River Hills, Milwaukee County | 1992 |
| | | Rep. | | Sheboygan, Sheboygan County | 2002 |
| --Vacant form Dec. 1, 2014-- |
| | | Rep. | | River Falls, Pierce County | 2000 |
| | | Rep. | | Elkhorn, Walworth County | 2002 |
| --Vacant from Jun. 16, 2014-- |
| | | Rep. | | Little Rice, Oneida County | 2012 |
| | | Rep. | | Juneau, Dodge County | 1994 |
| | | Rep. | | Ripon, Fond du Lac County | 2004 |
| | | Dem. | | Janesville, Rock County | 2010 |
| | | Dem. | | Monona, Dane County | 2004 |
| | | Rep. | | Richland Center, Richland County | 1991 |
| | | Rep. | | Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County | 2012 |
| | | Rep. | | Neenah, Winnebago County | 1982 |
| | | Rep. | | West Bend, Washington County | 2004 |
| | | Dem. | | Racine, Racine County | 2006 |
| | | Dem. | | Somers, Kenosha County | 1996 |
| | | Rep. | | Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County | 2010 |
| | | Dem. | | Stevens Point, Portage County | 2003 |
| 25 | | | Dem. | | Poplar, Douglas County | 1986 |
| | | Dem. | | Madison, Dane County | 1962 |
| 27 | | | Dem. | | Middleton, Dane County | 1998 |
| | | Rep. | | New Berlin, Waukesha County | 1998 |
| | | Rep. | | Marathon, Marathon County | 2012 |
| | | Dem. | | Green Bay, Brown County | 2000 |
| | | Dem. | | Alma, Buffalo County | 2006 |
| 32 | | | Dem. | | La Crosse, La Crosse County | 2011 |
| | | Rep. | | Pewaukee, Waukesha County | 2012 | |
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature:[12]
Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Edward A. Blazel
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: Patrick E. Fuller
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers
External links
Notes and References
- State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2023–2024 . 2023 . . 978-1-7333817-2-7 . https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2023_2024/180_historical_lists.pdf . Historical Lists . 492–493, 496, 501, 513–514 . December 23, 2023 .
- News: State lawmaker charged with sex assault . . March 29, 2014 . Todd . Richmond . 12 . February 3, 2024 . .
- Republican Neal Kedzie (11th District) resigned.
- Republican Joe Leibham (9th District) resigned.
- Republican Paul Farrow (98th district) resigned before the start of the session due to his election to the state senate.
- Republican Adam Neylon (98th district) was sworn in to succeed Paul Farrow.
- Republican Scott Suder (69th District) resigned.
- Republican Mark Honadel (21st District) resigned.
- Republican Jeff Stone (82nd District) resigned.
- Republicans Jessie Rodriguez (21st district) and Bob Kulp (69th district) were sworn in to succeed Mark Honadel and Scott Suder, respectively.
- Republican Ken Skowronski (82nd district) was sworn in to succeed Jeff Stone.
- State of Wisconsin 2013 - 2014 Blue Book . 2013 . . 978-0-9752820-6-9 . Pohlman . Julie . Lemanski . Lynn . https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2013_2014/200_biographies.pdf . Biographies . 18–86 . February 2, 2024 .
