58th Wisconsin Legislature

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58th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 3, 1927 January 7, 1929
ElectionNovember 2, 1926
Senate
Members33
Senate President Henry Huber (R)
President pro tempore William L. Smith (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker John W. Eber (R)
Party control Republican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 12, 1927 August 13, 1927
Special sessions
Jan. 1928 Spec.January 24, 1928 February 4, 1928
Mar. 1928 Spec.March 6, 1928 March 13, 1928

The Fifty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1927, to August 13, 1927, in regular session, and reconvened in two special sessions in 1928. [1]

Contents

Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 2, 1926. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 4, 1924. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Socialist: 2 seats
Republican: 31 seats WI Senate 1927.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Socialist: 2 seats
  Republican: 31 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 0330330
Start of Reg. Session0231330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 0231330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 2 seats
Socialist: 8 seats
Independent: 1 seat
Republican: 89 seats WI Assembly 1927.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 2 seats
  Socialist: 8 seats
  Independent: 1 seat
  Republican: 89 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Ind. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 17088964
Start of Reg. Session281891000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 531911000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Fifty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Senate partisan representation
Socialist: 2 seats
Republican: 31 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1927.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Socialist: 2 seats
  Republican: 31 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc John E. Cashman Denmark Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto John B. Chase Oconto Rep.
03 Milwaukee (South City) Walter Polakowski Milwaukee Soc.
04 Milwaukee (Northeast County & Northeast City) Oscar Morris Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Bernhard Gettelman Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (North-Central City) Alex C. Ruffing Milwaukee Soc.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Herbert H. Smith Milwaukee Rep.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Harry Daggett West Milwaukee Rep.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Irving P. Mehigan Milwaukee Rep.
10 Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix Walter H. Hunt River Falls Rep.
11 Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn R. Bruce Johnson Superior Rep.
12 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & Vilas James H. Carroll Glidden Rep.
13 Dodge & Washington William H. Markham Horicon Rep.
14 Outagamie & Shawano John Englund Wittenberg Rep.
15 Rock George W. Blanchard Edgerton Rep.
16 Crawford, Grant, & Vernon Edward J. Roethe Fennimore Rep.
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette Charles W. Hutchison Mineral Point Rep.
18 Fond du Lac , Green Lake & Waushara William A. Titus Fond du Lac Rep.
19 Calumet & Winnebago Merritt F. White Winneconne Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Herman E. Boldt Sheboygan Falls Rep.
21 Racine Walter S. Goodland Racine Rep.
22 Kenosha & Walworth George W. Hull Whitewater Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Herman J. Severson Iola Rep.
24 Clark, Taylor, & Wood William L. Smith Neillsville Rep.
25 Lincoln & Marathon Otto Mueller Wausau Rep.
26 Dane Harry Sauthoff Madison Rep.
27 Columbia, Richland, & Sauk Robert Caldwell Lodi Rep.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire Herman Lange Eau Claire Rep.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk Carl B. Casperson Frederic Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oneida James A. Barker Antigo Rep.
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & Marquette Howard Teasdale Sparta Rep.
32 Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau V. S. Keppel Holmen Rep.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha John C. Schumann Watertown Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Fifty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 2 seats
Socialist: 8 seats
Independent: 1 seat
Republican: 89 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1927.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 2 seats
  Socialist: 8 seats
  Independent: 1 seat
  Republican: 89 seats
Milwaukee County districts WI Assembly Partisan Map 1927 MilwaukeeCo.svg
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
31 Adams & Marquette Robert B. Wood Rep. Adams
12 Ashland Bernard J. Gehrmann Rep. Mellen
29 Barron Charles A. Beggs Rep. Rice Lake
11 Bayfield Paul Ungrodt Rep. Washburn
02 Brown 1 Malcolm A. Sellers Rep. Green Bay
2 Gustav J. Zittlow Rep. West De Pere
10 Buffalo & Pepin Arthur A. Hitt Rep. Alma
11 Burnett & Washburn Louis Thayer Rep. Birchwood
19 Calumet Carl Hillmann Rep. Brillion
28 Chippewa Gustave Rheingans Prog.Rep. Chippewa Falls
24 Clark Arlo Huckstead Rep. Neillsville
27 Columbia E. Myrwyn Rowlands Rep. Cambria
16 Crawford Archie J. McDowell Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 Alvin C. Reis Rep. Madison
2 James C. Hanson Rep. Deerfield
3 Albert J. Baker Rep. Mount Horeb
13 Dodge 1 John M. Dihring Rep. Brownsville
2 Philip J. Zink Dem. Beaver Dam
01 Door Bernard Hahn Rep. Gibraltar
11 Douglas 1 Walter W. Lang Rep. Superior
2 Philip E. Nelson Rep. Maple
29 Dunn James D. Millar Rep. Menomonie
28 Eau Claire C. N. Saugen Rep. Pleasant Valley
30 Florence, Forest, & Oneida Joseph D. Grandine Rep. Argonne
18 Fond du Lac 1 Math Koenigs Rep. Fond du Lac
2 Thomas Dieringer Prog.Rep. Campbellsport
16 Grant 1 Harry E. Stephens Rep. Platteville
2 Leroy D. Eastman Rep. Boscobel
17 Green Ernst J. Hoesly Prog.Rep. New Glarus
18 Green Lake & Waushara George M. O'Connor Rep. Hancock
17 Iowa John S. Jackson Rep. Mineral Point
12 Iron & Vilas Richard C. Trembath Rep. Hurley
32 Jackson Emil G. Gilbertson Rep. Black River Falls
33 Jefferson Don V. Smith Rep. Lake Mills
31 Juneau A. A. Telfer Rep. Elroy
22 Kenosha 1 Conrad Shearer Rep. Kenosha
2 Don J. Vincent Rep. Genoa City
01 Kewaunee Anton G. Schauer Rep. Kewaunee
32 La Crosse 1 Gardner R. Withrow Rep. La Crosse
2 John Larson Rep. West Salem
17 Lafayette S. Dell Penniston Rep. Argyle
30 Langlade John R. Fronek Rep. Antigo
25 Lincoln Richard Kamke Rep. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 Charles Schuette Rep. Manitowoc
2 Herman Roethel Rep. Kiel
25 Marathon 1 Mathias J. Berres Rep. Edgar
2 Henry Ellenbecker Rep. Wausau
30 Marinette Charles A. Budlong Rep. Marinette
09 Milwaukee 1 Thomas H. Conway Rep. Milwaukee
2 Michael Laffey Rep. Milwaukee
04 3 Albert F. Woller Soc. Milwaukee
4 Thomas Duncan Soc. Milwaukee
07 5 George L. Tews Soc. Milwaukee
06 6 Frederick Petersen Rep. Milwaukee
7 Philip Wenz Soc. Milwaukee
03 8 Louis Polewczynski Rep. Milwaukee
06 9 Julius Kiesner Soc. Milwaukee
08 10 John W. Eber Rep. Milwaukee
03 11 Elmer Baumann Soc. Milwaukee
05 12 Henry A. Staab Rep. Milwaukee
04 13 Barney F. Spott Rep. Milwaukee
07 14 George Gauer Soc. Milwaukee
05 15 Theodore Engel Rep. Milwaukee
08 16 Arthur J. Miller Rep. Wauwatosa
07 17 Clarence C. Krause Rep. Lake
04 18 Frank L. Prescott Rep. Whitefish Bay
08 19 George C. Hinkley Rep. West Allis
05 20 William Coleman Soc. Milwaukee
31 Monroe Earl D. Hall Rep. Greenfield
02 Oconto Carl Schoenebeck Rep. Lena
14 Outagamie 1 Oscar J. Schmiege Rep. Appleton
2 Anton M. Miller Rep. Kaukauna
20 Ozaukee John J. Jungers Rep. Grafton
10 Pierce Theodore Swanson Rep. Ellsworth
29 Polk E. E. Husband Rep. Balsam Lake
23 Portage Michael J. Mersch Dem. Stevens Point
12 Price Helen F. Thompson Rep. Park Falls
21 Racine 1 Wallace Ingalls Rep. Racine
2 Edward F. Hilker Rep. Racine
3 John H. Kamper Rep. Raymond
27 Richland Harley A. Martin Ind. Richland Center
15 Rock 1 John S. Baker Rep. Evansville
2 Erastus G. Smith Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer A. C. Schultz Rep. Bruce
27 Sauk Carl Koenig Rep. Loganville
14 Shawano Paul T. Fuhrman Rep. Bowler
20 Sheboygan 1 Ernst A. Sonnemann Rep. Sheboygan
2 John Mentink Rep. Cedar Grove
10 St. Croix Robert M. Graham Rep. Roberts
24 Taylor John Gamper Rep. Medford
32 Trempealeau George Schmidt Rep. Arcadia
16 Vernon August E. Smith Rep. Viroqua
22 Walworth Frank E. Lawson Rep. Walworth
13 Washington Joseph J. Huber Rep. West Bend
33 Waukesha 1 Evan G. Davies Rep. Wales
2 W. H. Edwards Rep. Sussex
23 Waupaca Adam A. Schider Rep. Manawa
19 Winnebago 1 Chester D. Seftenberg Rep. Oshkosh
2 Nels Larson Rep. Neenah
24 Wood Peter Ebbe Rep. Marshfield

Committees

Senate committees

Assembly committees

Joint committees

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

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References

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