41st Wisconsin Legislature explained

41st Wisconsin Legislature
Body:Wisconsin Legislature
Before:40th
After:42nd
Chamber1:Senate
Membership1:33
Control1:Democratic
Chamber2:Assembly
Membership2:100
Control2:Democratic

The Forty-First Wisconsin Legislature convened in the U.S. state of Wisconsin from to in regular session.[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 8, 1892. 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 4, 1890.[1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
Dem.Rep.Vacant
End of previous Legislature1914330
Start of 1st Session267330
From Jan. 15, 1893[2] 25321
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature1320 330

Assembly summary

Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
Dem.Lab.Rep.Vacant
End of previous Legislature65132982
Start of 1st Session550451000
From Jan. 27, 1893[3] 54991
From Feb. 16, 1893[4] 5544
From Feb. 21, 1893[5] 561000
Final voting share colspan=2
Beginning of the next Legislature190811000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Forty-First Wisconsin Legislature:[6]

Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01Door, Kewaunee, ForestvilleDem.
02De PereDem.
03NorwayDem.
04MilwaukeeDem.
05MilwaukeeRep.
06MilwaukeeDem.
07MilwaukeeDem.
08MilwaukeeDem.
09Adams, Juneau, Marquette, PrincetonDem.
10Pierce, Polk, HudsonRep.
11Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, AshlandDem.
12Marathon & WoodWausauDem.
13WatertownDem.
14Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, & ShawanoShawanoDem.
15Two RiversDem.
16Crawford, Richland, LancasterRep.
17Green,, BeloitRep.
18Fond du LacDem.
19WinnebagoOshkoshDem.
20SheboyganSheboyganDem.
21Portage, Waushara, WaupacaDem.
22AppletonDem.
23WatertownDem.
24WhitewaterRep.
25NeillsvilleDem.
26Dane (Most)MadisonDem.
27PortageDem.
28Iowa, Lafayette, Mineral PointRep.
29Buffalo, Barron, Dunn, AlmaDem.
30Chippewa, Oneida, Price, Dem.
31Jackson, Monroe, ViroquaDem.
32La CrosseRep.
33Ozaukee, Washington, Dem.
--Vacant--

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Forty-First Wisconsin Legislature:[6]

Senate
District
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
09text-align="left" colspan="2" Rep.Shields
11text-align="left" colspan="2" AshlandDem.Hurley
29text-align="left" colspan="2" BarronRep.Rice Lake
11text-align="left" colspan="2" Bayfield, Burnett, Sawyer, Rep.Washburn
02text-align="left" rowspan="2" Brown1Dem.Green Bay
2Dem.Wrightstown
29text-align="left" colspan="2" Rep.Alma
15text-align="left" colspan="2" CalumetDem.Brothertown
30text-align="left" rowspan="2" Chippewa1Dem.Chippewa Falls
2Dem.Bloomer
25text-align="left" colspan="2" ClarkRep.Loyal
27text-align="left" rowspan="2" Columbia1Dem.Poynette
132Rep.Cambria
16text-align="left" colspan="2"CrawfordRep.Soldiers Grove
26text-align="left" rowspan="4" Dane1Dem.Madison
2Dem.Waunakee
173Rep.Derrfield
264Dem.Mount Horeb
33text-align="left" rowspan="3" Dodge1Dem.LeRoy
132Dem.Beaver Dam
3Dem.Lebanon
01text-align="left" colspan="2" DoorRep.Sturgeon Bay
11text-align="left" colspan="2" DouglasRep.Superior
29text-align="left" colspan="2" DunnRep.Knapp
25Eau Claire1Rep.Eau Claire
2Rep.Augusta
18text-align="left" rowspan="3" Fond du Lac1Rep.Ripon
2Dem.Fond du Lac
3Dem.Forest
16text-align="left" rowspan="2"Grant1Rep.Paris
282Rep.Montfort
17text-align="left" colspan="2" GreenRep.Brodhead
09text-align="left" colspan="2"Green LakeDem.Kingston
28text-align="left" colspan="2" IowaDem.Mineral Point
31text-align="left" colspan="2" JacksonRep.Black River Falls
23text-align="left" rowspan="2" Jefferson1Dem.Watertown
2Dem.Jefferson
09text-align="left" colspan="2" JuneauDem.Necedah
03text-align="left" colspan="2" rowspan="2" KenoshaDem.Kenosha
Dem.Randall
01text-align="left" colspan="2" KewauneeDem.Luxemburg
32text-align="left" rowspan="2" La Crosse1Dem.La Crosse
2Rep.Farmington
28text-align="left" colspan="2" LafayetteRep.South Wayne
14text-align="left" colspan="2" Florence, Forest, Rep.Antigo
14text-align="left" colspan="2" LincolnDem.Merrill
15text-align="left" rowspan="2" Manitowoc1Dem.Meeme
2Dem.Manitowoc
12text-align="left" rowspan="2" Marathon1Dem.Spencer
2Dem.Wausau
01text-align="left" colspan="2" MarinetteDem.Marinette
04text-align="left" rowspan="15" Milwaukee1Dem.Milwaukee
2Dem.Milwaukee
3Rep.Milwaukee
054Rep.Milwaukee
075Rep.Milwaukee
066Dem.Milwaukee
7Dem.Milwaukee
058Dem.Milwaukee
9Rep.Milwaukee
0810Rep.Milwaukee
Dem.Milwaukee
0611Rep.Milwaukee
0812Dem.Milwaukee
13Rep.Milwaukee
0714Rep.Wauwatosa
31text-align="left" colspan="2" MonroeDem.Tomah
02text-align="left" colspan="2" OcontoDem.Oconto Falls
22text-align="left" rowspan="2" Outagamie1Dem.Appleton
2Dem.Kaukauna
30text-align="left" colspan="2" Oneida, Price, Rep.Medford
33text-align="left" colspan="2" OzaukeeDem.Cedarburg
10text-align="left" colspan="2" PierceRep.Oak Grove
text-align="left" colspan="2" PolkRep.Osceola
21text-align="left" colspan="2" PortageDem.Amherst
03text-align="left" rowspan="2" Racine1Rep.Racine
2Dem.Burlington
16text-align="left" colspan="2" RichlandRep.Buena Vista
17text-align="left" rowspan="3" Rock1Rep.Evansville
242Rep.Milton
3Dem.Janesville
27text-align="left" rowspan="2" Sauk1Rep.Baraboo
2Dem.Reedsburg
14text-align="left" colspan="2" ShawanoDem.Shawano
20text-align="left" rowspan="3"Sheboygan1Dem.Sheboygan
2Dem.Sheboygan Falls
3Dem.Scott
10text-align="left" colspan="2" St. CroixRep.New Richmond
32text-align="left" colspan="2" TrempealeauRep.Arcadia
31text-align="left" colspan="2" VernonRep.Viroqua
24text-align="left" rowspan="2" Walworth1Rep.East Troy
2Rep.Delavan
33text-align="left" colspan="2" WashingtonDemHartford
07text-align="left" rowspan="2" Waukesha1Dem.Muskego
232Dem.Pewaukee
22text-align="left" rowspan="2" Waupaca1Dem.Mukwa
212Rep.Iola
text-align="left" colspan="2" WausharaRep.Aurora
19text-align="left" rowspan="3" Winnebago1Dem.Oshkosh
2Dem.Neenah
3Rep.Omro
12text-align="left" colspan="2" WoodDem.Grand Rapids

Committees

Senate committees

Assembly committees

Joint committees

Changes from the 40th Legislature

New districts for the 41st Legislature were defined in 1892 Wisconsin Special Session 2 Act 1, passed into law in the 40th Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

Summary of changes

Senate districts

Dist.40th Legislature41st Legislature
1Door, Marinette, Oconto countiesDoor, Kewaunee, Marinette counties
2Brown, Calumet countiesBrown, Oconto counties
3Racine CountyKenosha, Racine counties
4Milwaukee County (city north)Milwaukee County (city northeast)
5Milwaukee County (city center)Milwaukee County (city south)
6Milwaukee County (city south)Milwaukee County (city center)
7Milwaukee County (outside the city)Northern Milwaukee and eastern Waukesha
8Kenosha, Walworth countiesMilwaukee County (county south)
9Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, western Marathon countiesAdams, Juneau, Marquette, Green Lake counties
10Pierce, St. Croix countiesPierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
11Ashland, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Price, Taylor countiesAshland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn counties
12Green, Lafayette countiesMarathon, Wood counties
13Dodge CountyEastern Columbia, southern Dodge
14Juneau, Sauk countiesFlorence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Shawano counties
15Kewaunee, Manitowoc countiesCalumet, Manitowoc counties
16Crawford, Grant countiesCrawford, Richland, northern Grant counties
17Rock CountyGreen, southeast Dane, western Rock counties
18Western Fond du Lac CountyFond du Lac County
19Winnebago County (except Menasha)Winnebago County
20Sheboygan, Eastern Fond du Lac countiesSheboygan County
21Shawano, Waupaca, eastern Marathon countiesPortage, Waushara, western Waupaca counties
22Outagamie County (and Menasha)Outagamie, eastern Waupaca counties
23Jefferson, western Waukesha countiesJefferson, western Waukesha counties
24Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Sawyer, Washburn countiesWalworth, eastern Rock counties
25Clark, Eau Claire countiesClark, Eau Claire counties
26Dane CountyMost of Dane County
27Adams, Columbia, Marquette countiesSauk, western Columbia counties
28Iowa, Richland countiesIowa, Lafayette, southern Grant counties
29Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau countiesBuffalo, Barron, Dunn, Pepin counties
30Chippewa, Dunn countiesChippewa, Oneida, Price, Taylor counties
31La Crosse, Vernon countiesJackson, Monroe, Vernon counties
32Jackson, Monroe, Wood countiesLa Crosse, Trempealeau counties
33Ozaukee, Washington, eastern Waukesha countiesOzaukee, Washington, northern Dodge counties

Assembly redistricting

Summary of changes

Assembly districts

CountyDistricts in 40th LegislatureDistricts in 41st LegislatureChange
AdamsShared with MarquetteShared with Marquette
AshlandShared with Florence, Forest, Oneida, & Price1 District
Barron1 District1 District
BayfieldShared with Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, & WashburnShared with Burnett, Sawyer, & Washburn
Brown2 Districts2 Districts
Buffalo1 DistrictShared with Pepin
BurnettShared with Bayfield, Douglas, Sawyer, & WashburnShared with Bayfield, Sawyer, & Washburn
Calumet1 District1 District
Chippewa1 District2 Districts
Clark1 District1 District
Columbia2 Districts2 Districts
Crawford1 District1 District
Dane4 Districts4 Districts
Dodge3 Districts3 Districts
Door1 District1 District
DouglasShared with Bayfield, Burnett, Sawyer, & Washburn1 District
Dunn1 District1 District
Eau Claire2 Districts2 Districts
FlorenceShared with Ashland, Forest, Oneida, & PriceShared with Forest & Langlade
Fond du Lac3 Districts3 Districts
ForestShared with Ashland, Florence, Oneida, & PriceShared with Florence & Langlade
Grant3 Districts2 Districts
Green1 District and 1 shared with Lafayette1 District
Green Lake1 District1 District
Iowa2 Districts1 District
Jackson1 District1 District
Jefferson2 Districts2 Districts
Juneau1 District1 District
Kenosha1 District1 District
Kewaunee1 District1 District
La Crosse2 Districts2 Districts
Lafayette1 District and 1 shared with Green1 District
LangladeShared with Lincoln & TaylorShared with Florence & Forest
LincolnShared with Langlade & Taylor1 District
Manitowoc2 Districts and 1 shared with Kewaunee2 Districts
Marathon2 Districts2 Districts
Marinette1 District1 District
MarquetteShared with AdamsShared with Adams
Milwaukee12 Districts14 Districts
Monroe2 Districts1 District
Oconto1 District1 District
Outagamie2 Districts2 Districts
Ozaukee1 District1 District
Pepin1 DistrictShared with Buffalo
Pierce1 District1 District
Polk1 District1 District
Portage1 District1 District
PriceShared with Ashland, Florence, Forest, & OneidaShared with Oneida & Taylor
Racine1 District2 Districts
Richland1 District1 District
Rock3 Districts3 Districts
Sauk2 Districts2 Districts
SawyerShared with Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & WashburnShared with Bayfield, Burnett, & Washburn
Shawano1 District and 1 shared with Waupaca1 District
Sheboygan3 Districts3 Districts
St. Croix1 District1 District
TaylorShared with Langlade & LincolnShared with Oneida & Price
Trempealeau1 District1 District
Vernon2 Districts1 District
Walworth2 Districts2 Districts
WashburnShared with Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & SawyerShared with Bayfield, Burnett, & Sawyer
Washington1 District1 District
Waukesha2 Districts2 Districts
Waupaca1 District and 1 shared with Shawano2 Districts
Waushara1 District1 District
Winnebago3 Districts3 Districts
Wood1 District1 District

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

External links

Notes and References

  1. State of Wisconsin 2011–2012 Blue Book . 2011 . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . 978-0-9752820-1-4 . Barish . Lawrence S. . Lemanski . Lynn . https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2011_2012/840_stats_history.pdf . Statistics: History . 709, 714, 717, 719 . April 3, 2022 .
  2. Democrat Frederick W. Horn (District 33) died.
  3. Democrat Daniel A. Mahoney (Kenosha) died.
  4. Democrat Peter Rademacher (Milwaukee 10th) replaced Republican Theodore Prochnow by decision of the Assembly Elections Committee.
  5. Democrat George H. Kroncke (Kenosha) replaced Daniel A. Mahoney (deceased).
  6. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . State of Wisconsin . 1893 . Cunningham . Thomas J. . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1893/reference/wi.wibluebk1893.i0016.pdf . Biographical Sketches . 623-657 . April 3, 2022 .
  7. The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin . State of Wisconsin . 1893 . Cunningham . https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1893/reference/wi.wibluebk1893.i0015.pdf . The judiciary, United States government, state government, miscellaneous state societies, etc. . 607-615 . March 31, 2022 .