72nd Wisconsin Legislature

72nd Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1957
Election	November 2, 1954
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Warren P. Knowles (R)
President pro tempore	Frank E. Panzer (R)
Party control	Republican
Assembly
Members	100
Assembly Speaker	Mark Catlin Jr. (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
Regular January 12, 1955 – October 21, 1955

The Seventy-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1955, to October 21 1955, in regular session. ^[1]

This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the 1951 session (The implementation of that redistricting act had been delayed to the 1954 election).

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, 1954. 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, 1952. ^[1]

Major events

• January 3, 1955: Third inauguration of Walter J. Kohler Jr. as Governor of Wisconsin.
• April 5, 1955: 1955 Wisconsin spring election:
  • Wisconsin voters ratified two amendments to the state constitution:
    • created a new section in Article VII (judiciary) establishing qualifications for state judges and setting a mandatory retirement age at 70.
    • adjusted debt limit rules for school districts.
• May 14, 1955: Eight communist bloc counties, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact, establishing a defensive alliance.
• August 28, 1955: Emmett Till was lynched in Money, Mississippi.
• November 1, 1955: The United States Military Assistance Advisory Group for South Vietnam was established. This was later identified as the start of formal U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
• December 5, 1955: The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged, forming the AFL–CIO.
• April 3, 1956: 1956 Wisconsin spring election:
  • Thomas E. Fairchild was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to succeed his father Edward T. Fairchild.
  • Wisconsin voters ratified two amendments to the state constitution:
    • expanded the language around circumstances where municipalities could acquire land for public purposes.
    • created an exception to changes to compensation for retired teachers.
  • Wisconsin voters rejected two other amendements to the state constitution:
    • would have abolished limits on sheriffs serving consecutive terms in office.
    • would have created exceptions in the prohibition on free passes for state officers.
• June 29, 1956: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, establishing the Interstate Highway System in the United States.
• August 28, 1956: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Edward J. Gehl died in office.
• September 5, 1956: Wisconsin Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. appointed Emmert L. Wingert to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed the deceased justice Edward J. Gehl.
• November 1, 1956: Soviet forces invaded Hungary to put down the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
• November 5, 1956: Following Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Company, French and English forces invaded the Suez Canal zone and took control of the canal. Due to sunken commercial ships in the canal, it was closed to traffic until March 1957, resulting in shortages and rationing.
• November 6, 1956: 1956 United States general election:
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) re-elected President of the United States.
  • Vernon Wallace Thomson (R) elected Governor of Wisconsin.
  • Alexander Wiley (R) re-elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
• November 13, 1956: The United States Supreme Court, in the case Browder v. Gayle , found that state and local ordinances which enforced racial segregation of buses were unconstitutional.

Major legislation

• August 3, 1955: An Act ... relating to incorporation of certain towns as fourth class cities, 1955 Act 500. This act dramatically reduced the population density requirements in order for a community to incorporate as a fourth-class city. The act was commonly known as the "Oak Creek Law", because the Milwaukee suburb had worked to pass this law in order to avoid further annexation to the city of Milwaukee.
• 1955 Joint Resolution 14. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to create a new section establishing qualifications for state judges and allowing the legislature to set a mandatory retirement age. This amendment was ratified by voters at the 1955 April election.
• 1955 Joint Resolution 17. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to add an exception for retired teachers in the rules on changes to compensation for state employees. This amendment was ratified by voters at the 1956 April election.

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition

  Democratic: 8 seats

  Republican: 25 seats

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Dem.	Rep.		Vacant
End of previous Legislature	7	24	31	2
Start of Reg. Session	8	25	33	0
From Nov. 1, 1955 [note 1]		24	32	1
From Apr. 13, 1956 [note 2]		23	31	2
Final voting share	25.81%	74.19%
Beginning of the next Legislature	10	23	33	0

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition

  Democratic: 36 seats

  Republican: 64 seats

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Dem.	Rep.		Vacant
End of previous Legislature	25	72	97	3
Start of Reg. Session	36	64	100	0
From Oct. 12, 1955 [note 3]		63	99	1
From Apr. 16, 1956 [note 4]	35		98	2
Final voting share	35.71%	64.29%
Beginning of the next Legislature	33	67	100	0

Sessions

• Regular session: January 12, 1955 –October 21, 1955

Leaders

Senate leadership

• President of the Senate: Warren P. Knowles (R)
• President pro tempore: Frank E. Panzer (R–Oakfield)
• Majority leader: Paul J. Rogan (R–Ladysmith)
• Minority leader: Henry Maier (D–Milwaukee)

Assembly leadership

• Speaker of the Assembly: Mark Catlin Jr. (R–Appleton)
• Majority leader: Robert G. Marotz (R–Shawano)
• Minority leader: Robert T. Huber (D–West Allis)

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Seventy-Second Wisconsin Legislature: ^[2]

Senate partisan representation

  Democratic: 8 seats

  Republican: 25 seats

Dist.	Counties	Senator	Residence	Party
01	Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc	Alfred A. Laun Jr.	Kiel	Rep.
02	Brown	Leo P. O'Brien	Green Bay	Rep.
03	Milwaukee (South City)	Casimir Kendziorski	Milwaukee	Dem.
04	Milwaukee (North County)	Harry F. Franke Jr.	Milwaukee	Rep.
05	Milwaukee (Northwest City)	Walter L. Merten	Milwaukee	Rep.
06	Milwaukee (City center)	William A. Schmidt	Milwaukee	Dem.
07	Milwaukee (South County & Southeast City)	Leland McParland	Cudahy	Dem.
08	Milwaukee (Western County)	Allen Busby	West Milwaukee	Rep.
09	Milwaukee (City Downtown)	Henry Maier	Milwaukee	Dem.
10	Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix	Robert P. Knowles	New Richmond	Rep.
11	Milwaukee (Western City)	Richard J. Zaborski	Milwaukee	Dem.
12	Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, & Vilas	Bernard J. Gehrmann	Mellen	Rep.
13	Dodge & Washington	Frank E. Panzer	Oakfield	Rep.
14	Outagamie & Waupaca	Gerald Lorge	Bear Creek	Rep.
15	Rock	Peter P. Carr	Janesville	Rep.
16	Dane (Excluding Madison)	Foster B. Porter	Bloomington	Rep.
17	Grant, Green, Iowa, & Lafayette	Robert S. Travis	Platteville	Rep.
18	Fond du Lac , Green Lake & Waushara	Alfred Van De Zande	Campbellsport	Rep.
19	Calumet & Winnebago	William Draheim	Neenah	Rep.
20	Ozaukee & Sheboygan	Louis H. Prange	Plymouth	Rep.
21	Racine	Lynn E. Stalbaum	Racine	Dem.
22	Kenosha & Walworth	William Trinke	Lake Geneva	Rep.
23	Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, & Washburn	Paul J. Rogan (Res. Nov. 1, 1955)	Ladysmith	Rep.
24	Clark, Portage, & Wood	William W. Clark	Vesper	Rep.
25	Ashland, Bayfield, & Douglas	Carl Lauri	Merrill	Dem.
26	Dane (Madison)	Gaylord Nelson	Madison	Dem.
27	Columbia, Crawford, Richland, & Sauk	Jess Miller	Richland Center	Rep.
28	Chippewa & Eau Claire	Arthur L. Padrutt (Res. Apr. 13, 1956)	Chippewa Falls	Rep.
29	Marathon & Shawano	Hugh M. Jones	Wausau	Rep.
30	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oconto	Philip Downing	Amberg	Rep.
31	Adams, Juneau, Monroe, Marquette, & Vernon	J. Earl Leverich	Sparta	Rep.
32	Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau	Raymond Bice Sr.	La Crosse	Rep.
33	Jefferson & Waukesha	Chester Dempsey	Hartland	Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Seventy-Second Wisconsin Legislature: ^[2]

Assembly partisan composition

  Democratic: 36 seats

  Republican: 64 seats

Milwaukee County districts

Senate Dist.	County	Dist.	Representative	Party	Residence
31	Adams, Juneau, & Marquette		Louis C. Romell	Rep.	Adams
25	Ashland & Bayfield		Vic C. Wallin	Rep.	Grand View
23	Barron		Charles H. Sykes	Rep.	Cameron
02	Brown	1	Jerome Quinn	Rep.	Green Bay
		2	Robert E. Lynch	Dem.	Green Bay
		3	Edward A. Seymour	Rep.	De Pere
10	Buffalo, Pepin, & Pierce		Mamre H. Ward	Rep.	Durand
23	Burnett & Polk		Raymond A. Peabody	Rep.	Milltown
19	Calumet		Henry M. Peters	Rep.	Menasha
28	Chippewa		Sylvia H. Raihle	Rep.	Chippewa Falls
24	Clark		Walter E. Cook (died Oct. 12, 1955)	Rep.	Unity
27	Columbia		Everett Bidwell	Rep.	Portage
	Crawford & Richland		Milford C. Kintz	Rep.	Richland Center
26	Dane	1	Joseph Wheeler Bloodgood	Dem.	Madison
		2	Ivan A. Nestingen (Res. Apr. 16, 1956)	Dem.	Madison
		3	Carroll Metzner	Rep.	Madison
16		4	Carl W. Thompson	Dem.	Stoughton
		5	Ervin M. Bruner	Dem.	Verona
13	Dodge	1	Elmer L. Genzmer	Rep.	Mayville
		2	Elmer C. Nitschke	Rep.	Beaver Dam
01	Door & Kewaunee		Frank N. Graass	Rep.	Sturgeon Bay
25	Douglas	1	Reino A. Perala	Dem.	Superior
		2	Lawrence M. Hagen	Rep.	Superior
10	Dunn		G. H. Bakke	Rep.	Menomonie
28	Eau Claire	1	Ray Kuhlman	Rep.	Eau Claire
		2	Bernard H. Raether	Dem.	Augusta
30	Florence, Forest, & Langlade		Alfred J. Lauby	Dem.	Antigo
18	Fond du Lac	1	Nicholas J. Lesselyoung	Rep.	Fond du Lac
		2	Fred W. Schlueter	Rep.	Ripon
17	Grant		William A. Loy	Rep.	Fennimore
	Green		Harry A. Keegan	Rep.	Monroe
18	Green Lake & Waushara		William Belter	Rep.	Wautoma
17	Iowa & Lafayette		Walter B. Calvert	Rep.	Benton
12	Iron, Oneida, & Vilas		Marvin E. Dillman	Rep.	Lac du Flambeau
32	Jackson & Trempealeau		Keith C. Hardie	Dem.	Taylor
33	Jefferson		Byron F. Wackett	Rep.	Watertown
22	Kenosha	1	George Molinaro	Dem.	Kenosha
		2	Joseph Lourigan	Dem.	Kenosha
32	La Crosse	1	James D. H. Peterson	Rep.	La Crosse
		2	Eugene A. Toepel	Rep.	La Crosse
12	Lincoln		Emil A. Hinz	Rep.	Merrill
01	Manitowoc	1	Hugo E. Vogel	Dem.	Manitowoc
		2	Frank J. LeClair	Rep.	Two Rivers
29	Marathon	1	Ben A. Riehle	Dem.	Athens
		2	Paul A. Luedtke	Rep.	Wausau
30	Marinette		Roy H. Sengstock	Rep.	Marinette
04	Milwaukee	1	Edward F. Mertz	Dem.	Milwaukee
09		2	Walton Bryan Stewart	Dem.	Milwaukee
		3	Joseph A. Greco	Dem.	Milwaukee
11		4	Joseph P. Murphy	Dem.	Milwaukee
05		5	Lawrence W. Timmerman	Rep.	Milwaukee
09		6	Isaac N. Coggs	Dem.	Milwaukee
06		7	James G. Lippert	Dem.	Milwaukee
11		8	George Talsky	Dem.	Milwaukee
05		9	Charles J. Schmidt	Dem.	Milwaukee
06		10	Michael F. O'Connell	Dem.	Milwaukee
03		11	Ervin J. Ryczek	Dem.	Milwaukee
		12	George Sokolowski	Dem.	Milwaukee
06		13	Cecil B. Brown Jr.	Dem.	Milwaukee
03		14	Richard B. Nowakowski	Dem.	Milwaukee
05		15	Earle W. Fricker	Rep.	Milwaukee
11		16	Thomas J. Duffey	Dem.	Milwaukee
07		17	Howard F. Pellant	Dem.	Milwaukee
04		18	Ralph Landowski	Dem.	Milwaukee
		19	William Kasik	Rep.	Milwaukee
08		20	Glen Pommerening	Rep.	Wauwatosa
		21	Arthur J. Balzer	Dem.	West Allis
		22	Robert T. Huber	Dem.	West Allis
07		23	William Luebke	Dem.	Milwaukee
		24	George C. Windrow	Dem.	Cudahy
31	Monroe		Earl D. Hall	Rep.	Tomah
30	Oconto		Reuben La Fave	Rep.	Oconto
14	Outagamie	1	Mark Catlin Jr.	Rep.	Appleton
		2	William T. Sullivan	Rep.	Kaukauna
20	Ozaukee		Warren A. Grady	Rep.	Port Washington
24	Portage		John Kostuck	Dem.	Stevens Point
12	Price & Taylor		Vincent J. Zellinger	Rep.	Phillips
21	Racine	1	Earl W. Warren	Dem.	Racine
		2	Roy E. Naleid	Dem.	Racine
		3	Anthony B. Rewald	Rep.	Burlington
15	Rock	1	Clyde Jewett	Rep.	Janesville
		2	David Blanchard	Rep.	Edgerton
		3	Wallace Leschinsky	Rep.	Beloit
23	Rusk, Sawyer, & Washburn		Willis J. Hutnik	Rep.	Tony
27	Sauk		James R. Stone	Rep.	Reedsburg
29	Shawano		Robert G. Marotz	Rep.	Shawano
20	Sheboygan	1	Fred E. Nuernberg	Rep.	Sheboygan
		2	Harold F. Huibregtse	Rep.	Sheboygan Falls
10	St. Croix		William A. Bergeron	Rep.	Somerset
16	Vernon		Bernard Lewison	Rep.	Viroqua
22	Walworth		Ora R. Rice	Rep.	Delavan
13	Washington		Elmer J. Schowalter	Rep.	Jackson
33	Waukesha	1	Alvin J. Redford	Rep.	Waukesha
		2	Alfred R. Ludvigsen	Rep.	Hartland
14	Waupaca		Richard E. Peterson	Rep.	Clintonville
19	Winnebago	1	Harvey R. Abraham	Rep.	Oshkosh
		2	Joseph H. Anderson	Rep.	Winneconne
		3	Arnold J. Cane	Rep.	Menasha
24	Wood	1	John S. Crawford	Rep.	Marshfield
		2	Arthur J. Crowns	Rep.	Wisconsin Rapids

Committees

Senate committees

• Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Conservation –J. E. Leverich, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Committees –J. Miller, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures –L. H. Prange, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare –W. W. Clark, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Governmental and Veterans Affairs –A. L. Padrutt, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Highways –J. Miller, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary –A. Busby, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Taxation, Insurance, and Banking –A. Van De Zande, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure –F. E. Panzer, chair

Assembly committees

• Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture –O. R. Rice, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures –M. H. Ward, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation –R. La Fave, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures –W. Belter, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Education –W. J. Hutnik, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Elections –F. E. Nuernberg, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills –L. M. Hagen, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills –R. A. Peabody, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees –E. L. Genzmer, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Highways –G. H. Bakke, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking –R. H. Sengstock, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary –N. J. Lesselyoung, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Labor –W. E. Cook, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities –P. A. Luedtke, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Printing –F. J. LeClair, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare –S. H. Raihle, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Revision –E. C. Nitschke, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Rules –R. G. Marotz, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs –E. A. Toepel, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation –W. A. Grady, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading –A. J. Redford, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation –L. C. Romell, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs –B. F. Wackett, chair

Joint committees

• Joint Standing Committee on Finance –F. B. Porter (Sen.) & A. R. Ludvigsen (Asm.), co-chairs
• Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform Laws –W. Trinke (Sen.) & A. J. Cane (Asm.), co-chairs

Employees

Senate employees

• Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen ^[3]
• Sergeant-at-Arms: Harold Damon
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Anton J. Oelmiller

Assembly employees

• Chief Clerk: Arthur L. May ^[3]
• Sergeant-at-Arms: Norris J. Kellman

Changes from the 71st Legislature

New districts for the 72nd Legislature were defined in 1951 Wisconsin Act 728, passed into law in the 70th Wisconsin Legislature. This was the most significant redistricting of the state since 1896.

Senate redistricting

Summary of Senate changes

• 11 districts were left unchanged.
• Brown County became its own district (2) after previously having been in a shared district with Oconto.
• Dane County went from having 1 district to 2 (16, 26).
• Milwaukee County went from having 7 districts to 8 (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), representing nearly a quarter of State Senate seats.

Senate districts

Dist.	71st Legislature	72nd Legislature
1	Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc counties	Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc counties
2	Brown, Oconto counties	Brown County
3	Milwaukee County (city south)	Milwaukee County (city south)
4	Milwaukee County (northeast)	Milwaukee County (northern quarter)
5	Milwaukee County (city northwest)	Milwaukee County (city northwest)
6	Milwaukee County (city north-central)	Milwaukee County (city northeast)
7	Milwaukee County (southeast)	Milwaukee County (southern quarter)
8	Milwaukee County (west)	Milwaukee County (middle-west)
9	Milwaukee County (city center)	Milwaukee County (city center)
10	Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix counties	Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix counties
11	Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Washburn counties	Milwaukee County (city west)
12	Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Rusk, Sawyer counties	Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Vilas counties
13	Dodge, Washington counties	Dodge, Washington counties
14	Outagamie, Shawano counties	Outagamie, Waupaca counties
15	Rock County	Rock County
16	Crawford, Grant, Vernon counties	Dane County (excluding Madison)
17	Green, Iowa, Lafayette counties	Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette counties
18	Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waushara counties	Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Waushara counties
19	Calumet, Winnebago counties	Calumet, Winnebago counties
20	Ozaukee, Sheboygan counties	Ozaukee, Sheboygan counties
21	Racine County	Racine County
22	Kenosha, Walworth counties	Kenosha, Walworth counties
23	Portage, Waupaca counties	Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, Washburn counties
24	Clark, Taylor, Wood counties	Clark, Portage, Wood counties
25	Lincoln, Marathon counties	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas counties
26	Dane County	Dane County (Madison)
27	Columbia, Richland, Sauk counties	Columbia, Crawford, Richland, Sauk counties
28	Chippewa, Eau Claire counties	Chippewa, Eau Claire counties
29	Barron, Dunn, Polk counties	Marathon, Shawano counties
30	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Oneida counties	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto counties
31	Adams, Juneau, Monroe, Marquette counties	Adams, Juneau, Monroe, Marquette, Vernon counties
32	Jackson, La Crosse, Trempealeau counties	Jackson, La Crosse, Trempealeau counties
33	Jefferson, Waukesha counties	Jefferson, Waukesha counties

Assembly redistricting

Summary of Assembly changes

• 36 districts were left unchanged.
• The number of counties in shared districts doubled from 15 to 30.
• Brown County went from having 2 districts to 3.
• Dane County went from having 3 districts to 5.
• Eau Claire County went from having 1 district to 2.
• Milwaukee County went from having 20 districts to 24.
• Rock County went from having 2 districts to 3.
• Winnebago County went from having 2 districts to 3.
• Wood County went from having 1 district to 2.

Assembly districts

County	Districts in 71st Legislature	Districts in 72nd Legislature	Change
Adams	Shared with Marquette	Shared with Juneau & Marquette
Ashland	1 District	Shared with Bayfield
Barron	1 District	1 District
Bayfield	1 District	Shared with Ashland
Brown	2 Districts	3 Districts
Buffalo	Shared with Pepin	Shared with Pepin & Pierce
Burnett	Shared with Washburn	Shared with Polk
Calumet	1 District	1 District
Chippewa	1 District	1 District
Clark	1 District	1 District
Columbia	1 District	1 District
Crawford	1 District	Shared with Richland
Dane	3 Districts	5 Districts
Dodge	2 Districts	2 Districts
Door	1 District	Shared with Kewaunee
Douglas	2 Districts	2 Districts
Dunn	1 District	1 District
Eau Claire	1 District	2 Districts
Florence	Shared with Forest & Oneida	Shared with Forest & Langlade
Fond du Lac	2 Districts	2 Districts
Forest	Shared with Florence & Oneida	Shared with Florence & Langlade
Grant	2 Districts	1 District
Green	1 District	1 District
Green Lake	Shared with Waushara	Shared with Waushara
Iowa	1 District	Shared with Lafayette
Iron	Shared with Vilas	Shared with Oneida & Vilas
Jackson	1 District	Shared with Trempealeau
Jefferson	1 District	1 District
Juneau	1 District	Shared with Adams & Marquette
Kenosha	2 Districts	2 Districts
Kewaunee	1 District	Shared with Door
La Crosse	2 Districts	2 Districts
Lafayette	1 District	Shared with Iowa
Langlade	1 District	Shared with Florence & Forest
Lincoln	1 District	1 District
Manitowoc	2 Districts	2 Districts
Marathon	2 Districts	2 Districts
Marinette	1 District	1 District
Marquette	Shared with Adams	Shared with Adams & Juneau
Milwaukee	20 Districts	24 Districts
Monroe	1 District	1 District
Oconto	1 District	1 District
Oneida	Shared with Florence & Forest	Shared with Iron & Vilas
Outagamie	2 Districts	2 Districts
Ozaukee	1 District	1 District
Pepin	Shared with Buffalo	Shared with Buffalo & Pierce
Pierce	1 District	Shared with Buffalo & Pepin
Polk	1 District	Shared with Burnett
Portage	1 District	1 District
Price	1 District	Shared with Taylor
Racine	3 Districts	3 Districts
Richland	1 District	Shared with Crawford
Rock	2 Districts	3 Districts
Rusk	Shared with Sawyer	Shared with Sawyer & Washburn
Sauk	1 District	1 District
Sawyer	Shared with Rusk	Shared with Rusk & Washburn
Shawano	1 District	1 District
Sheboygan	2 Districts	2 Districts
St. Croix	1 District	1 District
Taylor	1 District	Shared with Price
Trempealeau	1 District	Shared with Jackson
Vernon	1 District	1 District
Vilas	Shared with Iron	Shared with Iron & Oneida
Walworth	1 District	1 District
Washburn	Shared with Burnett	Shared with Rusk & Sawyer
Washington	1 District	1 District
Waukesha	2 Districts	2 Districts
Waupaca	1 District	1 District
Waushara	Shared with Green Lake	Shared with Green Lake
Winnebago	2 Districts	3 Districts
Wood	1 District	2 District

Notes

1. Republican Paul J. Rogan (23rd District) resigned.
2. Republican Arthur L. Padrutt (28th District) resigned.
3. Republican Walter E. Cook (Clark County) died.
4. Democrat Ivan A. Nestingen (Dane County) resigned.

References

1. Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 468, 471, 475, 479–480. ISBN   978-1-7333817-1-0 . Retrieved August 5, 2023.
2. Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1956). "Biographies". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1956 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 23–68. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
3. Toepel, M. G.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1956). "The State Government: Legislative Branch". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1956 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 287–291. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

External links

• 1955: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature