105th Wisconsin Legislature explained

105th Wisconsin Legislature
Body:	Wisconsin Legislature
Before:	104th
After:	106th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	33
Control1:	Republican
Chamber1 Leader1:	Chris Kapenga (R)
Chamber1 Leader2:	Patrick Testin (R)
Chamber2:	Assembly
Membership2:	99
Control2:	Republican
Chamber2 Leader1:	Robin Vos (R)
Chamber2 Leader2:	Tyler August (R)
Session1 Type:	Regular

The One Hundred Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions and six special sessions during the term.

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

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.^[3]
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.^[4]
November 21, 2021: The Waukesha Christmas parade attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, resulted in six deaths and 62 injuries.
March 3, 2022: The Wisconsin Supreme Court selected new district maps for Wisconsin's legislative and congressional districts.^[5]
March 23, 2022: The United States Supreme Court struck down the legislative map chosen by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.^[6]
April 15, 2022: After the U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court selected the Republican redistricting plan.^[7]
June 8, 2022: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers called a special session of the Legislature to repeal Wisconsin's abortion ban.
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.^[8]
November 8, 2022: 2022 United States general election:
- Tony Evers (D) re-elected as Governor of Wisconsin.
- Ron Johnson (R) 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 summary

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	End of previous Legislature	13		18	31	2

nowrap style="font-size:80%"	Start of Reg. Session ^[9]	12		20	32	1
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	From Apr. 23, 2021^[10]	12		21	33	0

Final voting share

Beginning of the next Legislature	11		21	32	1

Assembly summary

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	End of previous Legislature	34		62	96	3

nowrap style="font-size:80%"	Start of Reg. Session^[11]	38		60	98	1
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	From Apr. 23, 2021^[12]			59	97	2
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	From May 11, 2021^[13]			60	98	1
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	From Jul. 26, 2021^[14]			61	99	0
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	From May 19, 2022^[15]			60	98	1
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	From Jun 1, 2022^[16]			59	97	2
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	From Jun. 7, 2022^[17]			58	96	3
nowrap style="font-size:80%"	From Jul. 27, 2022^[18]			57	95	4

Final voting share

Beginning of the next Legislature	35		64	99	0

Sessions

Regular session: January 4, 2021January 3, 2023
January 2021 special session: January 19, 2021February 23, 2021
February 2021 extraordinary session: February 5, 2021April 1, 2021
May 2021 special session: May 24, 2021May 25, 2021
June 2021 extraordinary session: June 29, 2021July 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

Leadership

Senate leadership

President of the Senate: Chris Kapenga (R - Delafield)
President pro tempore: Patrick Testin (R - Stevens Point)

Senate majority leadership (Republican)

Senate Majority Leader: Devin LeMahieu (R - Sheboygan)
Assistant Majority Leader: Dan Feyen (R - Fond du Lac)
Senate Majority Caucus Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R - Racine)
Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Kathy Bernier (R - Chippewa Falls)

Senate minority leadership (Democratic)

Senate Minority Leader: Janet Bewley (D - Mason)
Assistant Minority Leader: Janis Ringhand (D - Evansville)
Senate Minority Caucus Chair: Jeff Smith (D - Eau Claire)
Senate Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Melissa Agard (D - Madison)

Assembly leadership

Speaker of the Assembly: Robin Vos (R - Burlington)
Speaker pro tempore: Tyler August (R - Lake Geneva)

Assembly majority leadership (Republican)

Assembly Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R - Kaukauna)
- --Vacant after July 27, 2022--
Assistant Majority Leader: Kevin David Petersen (R - Waupaca)
Assembly Majority Caucus Chair: Tyler Vorpagel (R - Plymouth)
- --Vacant after Jun. 1, 2022--
Assembly Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Cindi Duchow (R - Delafield)
Assembly Majority Caucus Secretary: Jesse James (R - Altoona)
Assembly Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Samantha Kerkman (R - Salem)
- --Vacant after Jun. 7, 2022--

Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)

Assembly Minority Leader: Gordon Hintz (D - Oshkosh)
- Greta Neubauer (D - Racine)
Assistant Minority Leader: Dianne Hesselbein (D - Middleton)
- Kalan Haywood (D - Milwaukee)
Assembly Minority Caucus Chair: Mark Spreitzer (D - Beloit)
- Lisa Subeck (D - Madison)
Assembly Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Lisa Subeck (D - Madison)
- Jill Billings (D - La Crosse)
Assembly Minority Caucus Secretary: Beth Meyers (D - Bayfield)
- Kristina Shelton (D - Green Bay)
Assembly Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Kalan Haywood (D - Milwaukee)
- Lee Snodgrass (D - Appleton)

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the One Hundred Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:^[19]

Dist.	Senator	Age (2021)	First elected
		Rep.	De Pere, Brown County	2018
		Rep.	Green Bay, Brown County	1987
03		Dem.	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	2002
		Dem.	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	2004
		Rep.	Brookfield, Waukesha County	2018
		Dem.	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	2016
		Dem.	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County	2010
		Rep.	River Hills, Milwaukee County	1992
	--Vacant from Dec. 1, 2022--
		Rep.	Oostburg, Sheboygan County	2014
		Rep.	New Richmond, St. Croix County	2020
		Rep.	La Grange, Walworth County	2014
		Rep.	Birch, Lincoln County	2020
	--Vacant until Apr. 23, 2021--
		Rep.	Watertown, Jefferson County	2021
		Rep.	Markesan, Green Lake County	2020
		Dem.	Evansville, Rock County	2014
		Dem.	Madison, Dane County	2020
		Rep.	Spring Green, Sauk County	2014
		Rep.	Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County	2016
		Rep.	Appleton, Outagamie County	2014
		Rep.	Saukville, Ozaukee County	2015
		Rep.	Racine, Racine County	2010
		Dem.	Somers, Kenosha County	1996
		Rep.	Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County	2018
		Rep.	Stevens Point, Portage County	2016
25		Dem.	Mason, Bayfield County	2014
		Dem.	Madison, Dane County	2020
27		Dem.	West Point, Columbia County	1998
		Rep.	Franklin, Milwaukee County	2020
		Rep.	Marathon, Marathon County	2012
		Rep.	De Pere, Brown County	2020
		Dem.	Eau Claire, Eau Claire County	2018
32		Dem.	Onalaska, La Crosse County	2020
		Rep.	Delafield, Waukesha County	2015

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:^[19]

Sen. Dist.	Dist.	Representative	Age (2021)	First Elected
01	01		Rep.	Sturgeon Bay	2014
	02		Rep.	Two Rivers	2018
	03		Rep.	Appleton	2016
02	04		Rep.	Howard	2014
	05		Rep.	Vandenbroek	2010
	05	--Vacant from Jul. 27, 2022--
	06		Rep.	Bonduel	2006
03	07		Dem.	Milwaukee	2012
	08		Dem.	Milwaukee	2020
	09		Dem.	Milwaukee	2018
04	10		Dem.	Milwaukee	2014
	11		Dem.	Milwaukee	2020
	12		Dem.	Milwaukee	2018
05	13		Dem.	Brookfield	2020
	14		Dem.	Wauwatosa	2018
	15		Rep.	New Berlin	2012
06	16		Dem.	Milwaukee	2018
	17		Dem.	Milwaukee	2020
	18		Dem.	Milwaukee	2012
07	19		Dem.	Milwaukee	2014
	20		Dem.	Bay View	1998
	21		Rep.	Franklin	2013
08	22		Rep.	Waukesha	2014
	23		Dem.	Whitefish Bay	2020
	24		Rep.	Germantown	2008
09	25		Rep.	Manitowoc	2012
	26		Rep.	Oostburg	2014
	27		Rep.	Plymouth	2014
	27	--Vacant from Jun. 1, 2022--
10	28		Rep.	Dresser	2018
	29		Rep.	Menomonie	2020
	30		Rep.	River Falls	2016
11	31		Rep.	Clinton	2010
	32		Rep.	Walworth	2010
	33		Rep.	Mukwonago	2014
12	34		Rep.	Rhinelander	2012
	35		Rep.	Wilson	2020
	36		Rep.	Crivitz	2004
13	37	--Vacant until July 26, 2021--
	37		Rep.	Columbus	2021
	38		Rep.	Oconomowoc	2018
	39		Rep.	Beaver Dam	2012
14	40		Rep.	Waupaca	2006
	41		Rep.	Green Lake	2020
	42		Rep.	Lodi	2018
15	43		Dem.	Milton	2016
	44		Dem.	Janesville	2020
	45		Dem.	Beloit	2014
16	46		Dem.	Sun Prairie	2004
	47		Dem.	Fitchburg	2016
	48		Dem.	Madison	2020
17	49		Rep.	Cuba City	2010
	50		Rep.	Wonewoc	2018
	51		Rep.	Dodgeville	2014
18	52		Rep.	Fond du Lac	2010
	53		Rep.	Oshkosh	2012
	54		Dem.	Oshkosh	2006
19	55		Rep.	Fox Crossing	2020
	56		Rep.	Greenville	2012
	57		Dem.	Appleton	2020
20	58		Rep.	Slinger	2018
	59		Rep.	Campbellsport	2018
	60		Rep.	Saukville	2014
21	61		Rep.	Burlington	2000
	61	--Vacant from June 7, 2022--
	62		Rep.	Racine	2018
	63		Rep.	Rochester	2004
22	64		Dem.	Somers	2019
	65		Dem.	Kenosha	2012
	66		Dem.	Racine	2018
23	67		Rep.	Bloomer	2016
	68		Rep.	Altoona	2018
	69		Rep.	Marshfield	2020
24	70		Rep.	Tomah	2014
	71		Dem.	Stevens Point	2012
	72		Rep.	Wisconsin Rapids	2010
25	73		Dem.	Superior	2008
	74		Dem.	Bayfield	2014
	75		Rep.	Rice Lake	2020
26	76		Dem.	Madison	2020
	77		Dem.	Madison	2018
	78		Dem.	Madison	2014
27	79		Dem.	Middleton	2012
	80		Dem.	Mount Horeb	2002
	81		Dem.	Baraboo	2014
28	82		Rep.	Franklin	2013
	83		Rep.	Muskego	2016
	84		Rep.	New Berlin	2010
	84	--Vacant from May 19, 2022--
29	85		Rep.	Schofield	2016
	86		Rep.	Marshfield	2012
	87		Rep.	Glen Flora	2014
30	88		Rep.	De Pere	2014
	89		Rep.	Pensaukee	2021
	90		Dem.	Green Bay	2020
31	91		Dem.	Eau Claire	2018
	92		Rep.	Mondovi	2016
	93		Rep.	Eleva	2010
32	94		Dem.	Onalaska	2011
	95		Dem.	La Crosse	2011
	96		Rep.	Viroqua	2018
33	97		Rep.	Waukesha	2014
	98		Rep.	Pewaukee	2013
	99		Rep.	Delafield	2015

Employees

Senate employees

Chief Clerk: Michael Queensland
Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel

Assembly employees

Chief Clerk: Kay Inabnet
Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers

External links

Notes and References

Canvass Results for 2020 General Election - 11/3/2020 . . November 18, 2020 . February 9, 2021 . March 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210315220054/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Statewide%20Results%20All%20Offices%20%28pre-Presidential%20recount%29.pdf . dead .
Canvass Results for 2018 General Election - 11/6/2018 . . February 22, 2019 . February 9, 2021 . February 7, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200207221049/https://elections.wi.gov/sites/elections.wi.gov/files/Summary%20Results-2018%20Gen%20Election_0.pdf . dead .
News: Tony Evers vetoes GOP bill seeking to end federal unemployment benefits in Wisconsin . . July 1, 2021 . Schmidt . Mitchell . July 29, 2021 .
News: Republicans fail to override Evers' veto of bill that would end extra unemployment benefits . . July 27, 2021 . Karnopp . Hope . July 29, 2021 .
News: Wisconsin Supreme Court picks Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' maps in redistricting fight . . March 3, 2022 . Patrick . Marley . March 3, 2022 .
News: Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in Case on Wisconsin Redistricting . . March 23, 2022 . Adam . Liptak . March 23, 2022 .
News: Wisconsin Supreme Court chooses maps drawn by Republicans in new redistricting decision . . April 15, 2022 . Shawn . Johnson . May 16, 2022 .
News: Wisconsin governor calls special session with eye on allowing voters to repeal state abortion ban . . September 21, 2022 . Stracqualursi . Veronica . November 9, 2022 .
Republican Scott L. Fitzgerald (13th district) resigned before the start of the session, due to his election to the United States House of Representatives.
Republican John Jagler (13th district) was sworn in to succeed Scott Fitzgerald.
Republican John Nygren (89th district) resigned before the start of the session.
Republican John Jagler (37th district) resigned due to his election to the state senate.
Republican Elijah Behnke (89th district) was sworn in to succeed John Nygren.
Republican William Penterman (37th district) was sworn in to replace John Jagler.
Republican Mike Kuglitsch (84th district) resigned.
Republican Tyler Vorpagel (27th district) resigned.
Republican Samantha Kerkman (61st district) resigned due to her election as county executive.
Republican Jim Steineke (5th district) resigned.
Wisconsin Blue Book 2021 - 2022 . . 2021 . 978-1-7333817-1-0 . https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2021_2022/030_state_legislators.pdf . State Legislature . February 10, 2024 .