60th Wisconsin Legislature

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60th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1931 January 2, 1933
ElectionNovember 4, 1930
Senate
Members33
Senate President Henry Huber (R)
President pro tempore Herman J. Severson (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker Charles B. Perry (R)
Party control Republican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 14, 1931 June 27, 1931
Special sessions
Nov. 1931 Spec.November 24, 1931 February 5, 1932

The Sixtieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1931, to June 27, 1931, in regular session, and reconvened in a special session from November 24, 1931, to February 5, 1932. [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 4, 1930. 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 6, 1928. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Regular session

Special session

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 1 seat
Socialist: 2 seats
Republican: 30 seats WI Senate 1931.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 1 seat
  Socialist: 2 seats
  Republican: 30 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 02031330
Start of Reg. Session12030330
From Nov. 1, 1931 [note 1] 29321
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 90123330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 3 seats
Socialist: 9 seats
Republican: 88 seats WI Assembly 1931.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 3 seats
  Socialist: 9 seats
  Republican: 88 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Ind. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 531090991
Start of Reg. Session3900881000
From Feb. 26, 1931 [note 2] 87991
From Nov. 27, 1931 [note 3] 86982
From July 13, 1932 [note 4] 85973
From Sep. 11, 1932 [note 5] 84964
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 593124131000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Sixtieth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 1 seat
Socialist: 2 seats
Republican: 31 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1931.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 1 seat
  Socialist: 2 seats
  Republican: 31 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc John E. Cashman Denmark Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Elmer Hall Green Bay 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) Thomas M. Duncan Milwaukee Soc.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Leonard Fons Milwaukee Rep.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Harry Daggett 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 Philip E. Nelson Maple Rep.
12 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & Vilas James H. Carroll Glidden Rep.
13 Dodge & Washington Eugene A. Clifford Juneau Dem.
14 Outagamie & Shawano Anton M. Miller Kaukauna Rep.
15 Rock George W. Blanchard Edgerton Rep.
16 Crawford, Grant, & Vernon Edward J. Roethe Fennimore Rep.
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette William Olson Monroe Rep.
18 Fond du Lac , Green Lake & Waushara L. J. Fellenz 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 Conrad Shearer Kenosha Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Herman J. Severson Iola Prog.Rep.
24 Clark, Taylor, & Wood Walter J. Rush Neillsville Rep.
25 Lincoln & Marathon Otto Mueller Wausau Rep.
26 Dane Glenn D. Roberts Madison Rep.
27 Columbia, Richland, & Sauk Fred W. Zantow Baraboo Rep.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire Peter J. Smith Eau Claire Rep.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk John A. Anderson Barron Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oneida James A. Barker Antigo Rep.
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & Marquette Orland S. Loomis Mauston Rep.
32 Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau V. S. Keppel Holmen Rep.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha William H. Edwards Sussex Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Sixtieth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 3 seats
Socialist: 9 seats
Republican: 88 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1931.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 3 seats
  Socialist: 9 seats
  Republican: 88 seats
Milwaukee County districts WI Assembly Partisan Map 1931 MilwaukeeCo.svg
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
31 Adams & Marquette K. J. Callahan Rep. Montello
12 Ashland Bernard J. Gehrmann Rep. Mellen
29 Barron Charles A. Beggs Rep. Rice Lake
11 Bayfield Robert A. Nixon Rep. Washburn
02 Brown 1 Harold C. Malchow Rep. Green Bay
2 Gustav J. Zittlow Rep. West De Pere
10 Buffalo & Pepin Arthur A. Hitt Rep. Alma
11 Burnett & Washburn James H. Jensen Rep. Grantsburg
19 Calumet Jerome F. Fox Dem. Chilton
28 Chippewa Ingolf E. Rasmus Rep. Chippewa Falls
24 Clark Joseph Schmittfranz Rep. Thorp
27 Columbia E. Myrwyn Rowlands Rep. Cambria
16 Crawford W. R. Graves Rep. Prairie du Chien
26 Dane 1 Harold Groves Rep. Madison
2 James C. Hanson Rep. Deerfield
3 Albert J. Baker Rep. Mount Horeb
13 Dodge 1 Frank E. Panzer Rep. Oakfield
2 Ira E. Burtis Rep. Beaver Dam
01 Door Moulton Goff Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 Agnes Charbonneau Rep. Superior
2 Joseph Westlund Rep. Superior
29 Dunn James D. Millar Rep. Menomonie
28 Eau Claire G. Erle Ingram Rep. Eau Claire
30 Florence, Forest, & Oneida S. J. Gwidt Rep. Rhinelander
18 Fond du Lac 1 Carlton W. Mauthe Rep. Fond du Lac
2 H. Albert Wrucke Rep. Campbellsport
16 Grant 1 Harry E. Stephens Rep. Platteville
2 Hugh A. Harper Rep. Lancaster
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 John Benson Rep. Land o' Lakes
32 Jackson William F. Dettinger Rep. Hixton
33 Jefferson Don V. Smith Rep. Lake Mills
31 Juneau Ben Tremain Rep. Hustler
22 Kenosha 1 Lewis W. Powell Rep. Kenosha
2 August J. Piper Rep. Somers
01 Kewaunee Jacob J. Blahnik Dem. Algoma
32 La Crosse 1 John Mulder Rep. La Crosse
2 William F. Miller Rep. West Salem
17 Lafayette S. Dell Penniston Rep. Argyle
30 Langlade John R. Fronek Prog.Rep. Antigo
25 Lincoln Leo Gesicki Rep. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 John Lorfeld Rep. Cleveland
2 David Sigman Prog.Rep. Two Rivers
25 Marathon 1 Ben Lang Rep. Marshfield
2 Henry Ellenbecker Rep. Wausau
30 Marinette Charles A. Budlong Rep. Marinette
09 Milwaukee 1 Cornelius T. Young Dem. Milwaukee
2 Michael Laffey Rep. Milwaukee
04 3 George Hampel Soc. Milwaukee
4 Emil Meyer Soc. Milwaukee
07 5 John Ermenc Soc. Milwaukee
06 6 Ben Rubin Soc. Milwaukee
7 Philip Wenz Soc. Milwaukee
03 8 Ben Wiczynski Rep. Milwaukee
06 9 Otto Kehrein Soc. Milwaukee
08 10 John W. Eber Rep. Milwaukee
03 11 George L. Tews Soc. Milwaukee
05 12 Charles F. Westfahl Rep. Milwaukee
04 13 Walter P. Kuptz Rep. Milwaukee
07 14 Marshall Reckard Soc. Milwaukee
05 15 Theodore Engel Rep. Milwaukee
08 16 Charles B. Perry Rep. Wauwatosa
07 17 John W. Grobschmidt Rep. South Milwaukee
04 18 Milton T. Murray Rep. Whitefish Bay
08 19 Allen Busby Rep. West Milwaukee
05 20 Edward H. Kiefer Soc. Milwaukee
31 Monroe Earl D. Hall Rep. Greenfield
02 Oconto Carl Schoenebeck Rep. Lena
14 Outagamie 1 Oscar J. Schmiege Rep. Appleton
2 William Bay Prog.Rep. Kaukauna
20 Ozaukee John L. Long Rep. Grafton
10 Pierce William A. Kay Rep. Spring Valley
29 Polk Marius Dueholm Rep. Luck
23 Portage John Kostuck Prog.Rep. Stevens Point
12 Price L. S. Shauger Rep. Ogema
21 Racine 1 John L. Sieb Rep. Racine
2 Edward F. Hilker Rep. Racine
3 John H. Kamper Rep. Raymond
27 Richland A. Ray Lawton Rep. Viola
15 Rock 1 Stanley Slagg Rep. Edgerton
2 Erastus G. Smith Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer J. W. Carow Rep. Ladysmith
27 Sauk Robert J. Keller Rep. Sauk City
14 Shawano Paul T. Fuhrman Rep. Bowler
20 Sheboygan 1 Curt W. Janke Rep. Sheboygan
2 Frederick W. Krez Rep. Plymouth
10 St. Croix Hans A. Aune Rep. Baldwin
24 Taylor John Gamper Rep. Medford
32 Trempealeau Frank A. Kellman Rep. Galesville
16 Vernon Dedrick M. Langve Rep. Westby
22 Walworth Daniel E. LaBar Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Joseph J. Huber Rep. West Bend
33 Waukesha 1 Evan G. Davies Rep. Wales
2 William H. Steele Rep. Pewaukee
23 Waupaca Daniel F. Burnham Rep. Waupaca
19 Winnebago 1 William Meyer 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

Notes

  1. Republican William Olson (17th District) died.
  2. Republican Hans A. Aune (St. Croix County) died.
  3. Republican William A. Kay (Pierce County) died.
  4. Republican Joseph Schmittfranz (Clark County) died.
  5. Republican Henry Ellenbecker (Marathon County) died.

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References

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