77th Wisconsin Legislature explained

77th Wisconsin Legislature
Body:	Wisconsin Legislature
Before:	76th
After:	78th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	33
Control1:	Republican
Chamber2:	Assembly
Membership2:	100
Control2:	Democratic
Session1 Type:	Regular

The Seventy-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session.^[1]

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

• January 4, 1965: Inauguration of Warren P. Knowles as the 37th Governor of Wisconsin.
• January 20, 1965: Second inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson as President of the United States.
• April 6, 1965: 1965 Wisconsin Spring election:
  • Wisconsin voters approved two amendments to the state constitution:
    • Revising the definition of a lottery.
    • Abolishing the county offices of coroner and surveyor for counties with more than 500,000 people (at the time, only Milwaukee County).
• July 30, 1965: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments of 1965, creating Medicare and Medicaid.
• January 2, 1966: The Green Bay Packers won the 1965 NFL Championship Game.
• April 5, 1966: 1966 Wisconsin Spring election:
  • Wisconsin voters approved four amendments to the state constitution:
    • To allow state legislators to serve in the military without vacating their legislative office.
    • To allow the legislature to create inferior courts.
    • To eliminate Section 15 of Article VII of the constitution, abolishing the office of justice of the peace.
    • To allow for indebtedness in special districts for public utilities.
• June 22, 1966: Wisconsin Assembly Republican leaders Paul Alfonsi and Willis J. Hutnik were indicted for accepting bribes. Alfonsi was ultimately convicted, but his conviction was overturned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
• July 27, 1966: The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in the case State v. Milwaukee Braves, Inc., lifting a lower court injunction and allowing the Milwaukee Braves to move to Atlanta.^[2]
• August 11, 1966: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Thomas E. Fairchild resigned after he was confirmed as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
• August 24, 1966: Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles appointed Leo B. Hanley to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed Thomas E. Fairchild.
• November 8, 1966: 1966 United States general election:
  • Warren P. Knowles (R) re-elected as Governor of Wisconsin.

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

	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
Beginning of the next Legislature	12		21	33	0

Assembly summary

	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^[3]		51		99	1
From May 11, 1965^[4]	52	100		0
From Sep. 15, 1965^[5]		47	99	1
From Nov. 24, 1965^[6]			53	100	0
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature	48		52	100	0

Sessions

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

Leaders

Senate leadership

• President of the Senate: Patrick Lucey (D)
• President pro tempore: Frank E. Panzer (R–Oakfield)
• Majority leader: Robert P. Knowles (R–New Richmond)
• Minority leader: Richard J. Zaborski (D–Milwaukee)

Assembly leadership

• Speaker of the Assembly: Robert T. Huber (D–West Allis)
• Speaker pro tempore: George Molinaro (D–Kenosha)
• Majority leader: Frank Nikolay (D–Abbotsford)
• Minority leader: Robert Haase (R–Marinette)
  • Paul Alfonsi (R–Minocqua)

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Seventy-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:^[7]

Dist.	Counties	Senator	Residence	Party
01	Door, Kewaunee,		Sturgeon Bay		Rep.
02			Green Bay		Rep.
03	Milwaukee (Southwest City)		Milwaukee		Dem.
04	Milwaukee (North County)		Milwaukee		Rep.
05			Milwaukee		Dem.
06			Milwaukee		Dem.
07	Milwaukee (Southeast County		Cudahy		Dem.
08			West Milwaukee		Rep.
09			Milwaukee		Dem.
10	Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk,		New Richmond		Rep.
11	Milwaukee (Western City)		Milwaukee		Dem.
12	Clark, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor,		Merrill		Rep.
13	Eastern Dodge, Jefferson,		Oakfield		Rep.
14			Bear Creek		Rep.
15			Janesville		Rep.
16			Stoughton		Dem.
17	Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette,		Darlington		Rep.
18			Rosendale		Rep.
19	Winnebago		Neenah		Rep.
20			Sheboygan Falls		Rep.
21			Racine		Dem.
22	Kenosha		Kenosha		Dem.
23	Barron, Chippewa, Dunn,		Spooner		Rep.
24	Green Lake, Portage, Waushara,		Stevens Point		Dem.
25	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk,		Superior		Dem.
26	Dane (Madison)		Madison		Dem.
27	Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette,		Richland Center		Rep.
28	Southwest Milwaukee,		Raymond		Dem.
29	Marathon, Menominee,		Wausau		Rep.
30	Northern Brown, Florence, Langlade, Marinette,		Oconto		Rep.
31	Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe,		Sparta		Rep.
32	Crawford, La Crosse,		La Crosse		Rep.
33			Hartland		Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Seventy-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:^[7]

Senate Dist.	County	Dist.	Representative	Party	Residence
27	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Adams, Juneau,			Rep.	Adams
25	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Ashland, Bayfield,			Rep.	Ashland
23	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Cumberland
02	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Brown	1			Rep.	Green Bay
	2			Rep.	New Denmark
	3			Dem.	Green Bay
10	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Buffalo, Pepin,			Dem.	Montana
	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Luck
02	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Calumet			Rep.	Brillion
23	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Chippewa			Dem.	Chippewa Falls
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Clark			Dem.	Abbotsford
27	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Columbia			Rep.	Portage
32	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Viroqua
26	text-align="left" rowspan="5"	Dane	1			Dem.	Madison
	2			Dem.	Madison
	3			Rep.	Madison
16	4			Dem.	Sun Prairie
	5			Dem.	Waunakee
13	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Dodge	1			Rep.	Horicon
18	2			Rep.	Beaver Dam
01	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Algoma
25	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Douglas			Dem.	Superior
23	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Dunn			Rep.	Boyceville
31	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Eau Claire	1			Rep.	Eau Claire
	2			Dem.	Fairchild
30				Rep.	Marinette
				Dem.	Marinette
18	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Fond du Lac	1			Rep.	Fond du Lac
	2			Rep.	Oakfield
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Forest, Oneida,			Rep.	Minocqua
17	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Grant			Rep.	Muscoda
	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Monroe
24	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Markesan
17	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Highland
31	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Strum
13	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Jefferson			Rep.	Watertown
22	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Kenosha	1			Dem.	Kenosha
	2			Dem.	Salem
32	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	La Crosse	1			Rep.	La Crosse
	2			Rep.	West Salem
30	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Oconto Falls
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Lublin
01	Manitowoc	1			Dem.	Manitowoc
		2			Dem.	Two Rivers
29	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Marathon	1			Dem.	Athens
	2			Dem.	Wausau
	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Shawano
06	text-align="left" rowspan="26"	Milwaukee	1			Dem.	Milwaukee
05	2			Dem.	Milwaukee
04	3			Dem.	Milwaukee
09	4			Dem.	Milwaukee
06	5			Dem.	Milwaukee
09	6			Dem.	Milwaukee
06	7			Dem.	Milwaukee
				Dem.	Milwaukee
11	8			Dem.	Milwaukee
05	9			Dem.	Milwaukee
11	10			Dem.	Milwaukee
03	11			Dem.	Milwaukee
	12			Dem.	Milwaukee
09	13			Dem.	Milwaukee
03	14			Dem.	Milwaukee
05	15			Dem.	Milwaukee
11	16			Dem.	Milwaukee
07	17			Dem.	Milwaukee
04	18			Rep.	Milwaukee
07	19			Dem.	Milwaukee
08	20			Rep.	Wauwatosa
	21			Dem.	West Allis
	22			Dem.	West Allis
28	23			Dem.	Greendale
07	24			Dem.	South Milwaukee
04	25			Rep.	Whitefish Bay
31	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Monroe			Rep.	Tomah
14	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Outagamie	1			Rep.	Appleton
	2			Dem.	Kaukauna
	3			Rep.	Shiocton
20	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Ozaukee			Rep.	Thiensville
24	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Portage			Dem.	Stevens Point
25	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Ladysmith
21	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Racine	1			Dem.	Racine
	2			Dem.	Racine
28	3			Rep.	Waterford
15	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Rock	1			Dem.	Janesville
16	2			Rep.	Edgerton
15	3			Rep.	Beloit
27	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Sauk			Rep.	Baraboo
20	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Sheboygan	1			Dem.	Sheboygan
	2			Rep.	Elkhart Lake
10	text-align="left" colspan="2"	St. Croix			Dem.	Hudson
22	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Walworth			Rep.	Delavan
13	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Washington			Rep.	West Bend
33	text-align="left" rowspan="4"	Waukesha	1			Rep.	Brookfield
	2			Rep.	Oconomowoc
	3			Dem.	Waukesha
28	4			Rep.	New Berlin
14	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Waupaca			Rep.	Waupaca
19	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Winnebago	1			Rep.	Oshkosh
	2			Rep.	Oshkosh
	3			Rep.	Menasha
24	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Wood	1			Rep.	Marshfield
	2			Rep.	Wisconsin Rapids

Committees

Senate committees

• Senate Standing Committee on AgricultureJ. E. Leverich, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on ConservationC. Krueger, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on EducationP. P. Carr, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Governmental and Veterans AffairsW. Draheim, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on HighwaysJ. Miller, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Interstate CooperationF. E. Panzer, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on the JudiciaryA. Busby, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Taxation, Insurance, and BankingG. Lorge, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Public WelfareC. Dempsey, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Senate OrganizationF. E. Panzer, chair
• Senate Special Committee on CommitteesR. Bice, chair
• Senate Special Committee on Contingent Expenditures, chair
• Senate Special Committee on Legislative ProcedureF. E. Panzer, chair

Assembly committees

• Assembly Standing Committee on AgricultureD. D. O'Malley, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Assembly OrganizationR. T. Huber, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and ManufacturesE. S. Kaufman, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on ConservationN. C. Anderson, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent ExpendituresK. Kunde, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on EducationA. F. Greco, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on ElectionsV. R. Mathews, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed BillsE. H. Elfers, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled BillsL. Barbee, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and FeesE. E. Bolle, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on HighwaysJ. L. Blaska, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and BankingJ. E. McCormick, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on the JudiciaryF. Nikolay, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on LaborJ. E. Jones, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on MunicipalitiesF. E. Schaeffer, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on PrintingB. A. Riehle, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Public WelfareH. L. Dueholm, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on RevisionL. V. Mato, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on RulesF. Nikolay, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on State AffairsE. W. Warren, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on TaxationR. A. Perala, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Third ReadingM. Lipscomb, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on TransportationR. J. Tobiasz, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military AffairsN. Myhra, chair

Joint committees

• Joint Standing Committee on FinanceW. G. Hollander (Sen.) & G. Molinaro (Asm.), co-chairs
• Joint Standing Committee on Legislative OrganizationR. Haase, chair
• Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform LawsE. Keppler (Sen.) & E. Nager (Asm.), co-chairs
• Joint Legislative CouncilR. T. Huber, chair

Employees

Senate employees

• Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen^[8]
  • William P. Nugent
• Sergeant-at-Arms: Harold E. Damon

Assembly employees

• Chief Clerk: James P. Buckley^[8]
• 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.^[9]

Senate redistricting

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

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, counties	Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, 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), 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	,, 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)

Assembly redistricting

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

External links

• 1965: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature

Notes and References

1. State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 . 2021 . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . 978-1-7333817-1-0 . Barish . Lawrence S. . Lemanski . Lynn . https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2021_2022/160_historical_lists.pdf . Historical Lists . 468, 471, 475, 479–480 . August 5, 2023 .
2. https://cite.case.law/wis-2d/31/699/ . State v. Milwaukee Braves, Inc. . . July 27, 1966 . 31 . Wis. 2d . 699 . October 13, 2023 .
3. Democrat Allen J. Flannigan (Milwaukee County) died.
4. Democrat William A. Johnson (Milwaukee County) was sworn in to replace Allen J. Flannigan.
5. Republican Robert Haase (Florence & Marinette County) resigned to become state commissioner of insurance.
6. Democrat Leslie R. Stevenson (Florence & Marinette County) was sworn in to replace Robert Haase.
7. The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966 . . 1966 . Theobald . H. Rupert . Biographies . 20–68 . October 13, 2023 .
8. The Wisconsin Blue Book 1966 . . 1966 . Theobald . H. Rupert . The Legislative Branch . 358-379 . October 13, 2023 .
9. https://cite.case.law/wis-2d/23/606/ . State ex rel. Reynolds v. Zimmerman . . May 14, 1964 . 23 . Wis. 2d . 606 . October 13, 2023 .