74th Wisconsin Legislature

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74th Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1959 January 2, 1961
ElectionNovember 4, 1958
Senate
Members33
Senate President Philleo Nash (D)
President pro tempore Frank E. Panzer (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker George Molinaro (D)
Party control Democratic
Sessions
RegularJanuary 14, 1959 May 27, 1960

The Seventy-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1959, to May 27, 1960, in regular session. [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, 1958. 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, 1956. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 13 seats
Republican: 20 seats WI Senate 1959.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 1022321
Start of Reg. Session1320330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 1320330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 55 seats
Republican: 45 seats WI Assembly 1959.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 55 seats
  Republican: 45 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 3366991
Start of Reg. Session55451000
From Apr. 23, 1960 [note 1] 54991
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 45551000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 13 seats
Republican: 20 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1959.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
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) Kirby Hendee Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) James B. Brennan Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (Northeast City) William R. Moser 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 Clifford Krueger Merrill 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) Carl W. Thompson Stoughton Dem.
17 Grant, Green, Iowa, & Lafayette Robert S. Travis Platteville Rep.
18 Fond du Lac , Green Lake & Waushara Walter G. Hollander Rosendale Rep.
19 Calumet & Winnebago William Draheim Neenah Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Harold F. Huibregtse Sheboygan Falls Rep.
21 Racine Lynn E. Stalbaum Racine Dem.
22 Kenosha & Walworth William Trinke Lake Geneva Rep.
23 Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, & Washburn Howard W. Cameron Rice Lake Dem.
24 Clark, Portage, & Wood William W. Clark Vesper Rep.
25 Ashland, Bayfield, & Douglas Carl Lauri Merrill Dem.
26 Dane (Madison) Horace W. Wilkie Madison Dem.
27 Columbia, Crawford, Richland, & Sauk Jess Miller Richland Center Rep.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire Davis A. Donnelly Eau Claire Dem.
29 Marathon & Shawano Robert W. Dean Rothschild Dem.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oconto Reuben La Fave Oconto 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-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 55 seats
Republican: 45 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1959.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 55 seats
  Republican: 45 seats
Milwaukee County districts WI Assembly Partisan Map 1959 MilwaukeeCo.svg
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
31 Adams, Juneau, & Marquette Ben Tremain Rep. Hustler
25 Ashland & Bayfield Robert F. Barabe Dem. Mellen
23 Barron George Mireau Rep. Rice Lake
02 Brown 1 Jerome Quinn Rep. Green Bay
2 Adolph A. Deering Rep. Green Bay
3 Cletus J. Vanderperren Dem. Green Bay
10 Buffalo, Pepin, & Pierce Edwin Rohl Dem. Prescott
23 Burnett & Polk Harvey L. Dueholm Dem. Luck
19 Calumet Gilbert Hipke Rep. New Holstein
28 Chippewa Clifford E. Dorr Dem. Chippewa Falls
24 Clark Frank Nikolay Dem. Abbotsford
27 Columbia Everett Bidwell Rep. Portage
Crawford & Richland Frank J. Cosgrove Dem. Richland Center
26 Dane 1 Glenn L. Henry Dem. Madison
2 Fred A. Risser Dem. Madison
3 Richard Cates Dem. Madison
16 4 Jerome L. Blaska Dem. Sun Prairie
5 David D. O'Malley Dem. Waunakee
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 Frank Christopherson Jr. Dem. Superior
10 Dunn Einer P. Lund Dem. Menomonie
28 Eau Claire 1 Karl J. Goethel Dem. Eau Claire
2 John T. Pritchard Dem. Eau Claire
30 Florence, Forest, & Langlade John R. Gray Dem. Antigo
18 Fond du Lac 1 Earl F. McEssy Rep. Fond du Lac
2 Fred W. Schlueter Rep. Ripon
17 Grant Hugh A. Harper Rep. Lancaster
Green Christian M. Stauffer Rep. Monticello
18 Green Lake & Waushara Franklin M. Jahnke Rep. Markesan
17 Iowa & Lafayette Walter B. Calvert Rep. Benton
12 Iron, Oneida, & Vilas Paul Alfonsi Rep. Minocqua
32 Jackson & Trempealeau Keith C. Hardie Dem. Taylor
33 Jefferson Byron F. Wackett Rep. Watertown
22 Kenosha 1 George Molinaro Dem. Kenosha
2 Earl D. Morton Rep. Kenosha
32 La Crosse 1 James D. H. Peterson Rep. La Crosse
2 Leland E. Mulder Dem. Holmen
12 Lincoln Emil A. Hinz Rep. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 Hugo E. Vogel Dem. Manitowoc
2 Ewald J. Schmeichel Rep. Two Rivers
29 Marathon 1 Ben A. Riehle Dem. Athens
2 Paul A. Luedtke Rep. Wausau
30 Marinette Robert Haase Rep. Marinette
04 Milwaukee 1 Louis L. Merz Dem. Milwaukee
09 2 Norman Sussman Dem. Milwaukee
3 Joseph A. Greco Dem. Milwaukee
11 4 Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
05 5 Lawrence W. Timmerman Rep. Milwaukee
09 6 Isaac N. Coggs Dem. Milwaukee
06 7 Allen J. Flannigan Dem. Milwaukee
11 8 George Talsky Dem. Milwaukee
05 9 Charles J. Schmidt Dem. Milwaukee
06 10 Patrick H. Kelly Dem. Milwaukee
03 11 Ervin J. Ryczek Dem. Milwaukee
12 George Sokolowski Dem. Milwaukee
06 13 Marty Larsen Dem. Milwaukee
03 14 David Mogilka Dem. Milwaukee
05 15 Wilfred Schuele Dem. Milwaukee
11 16 Thomas J. Duffey Dem. Milwaukee
07 17 Howard F. Pellant Dem. Milwaukee
04 18 Robert M. Curley (res. Apr. 23, 1960)Dem. Milwaukee
19 Jerris Leonard Rep. Bayside
08 20 Glen Pommerening Rep. Wauwatosa
21 Robert A. Collins Dem. Wauwatosa
22 Robert T. Huber Dem. West Allis
07 23 William Luebke Dem. Milwaukee
24 Sherman R. Sobocinski Dem. South Milwaukee
31 Monroe Kyle Kenyon Rep. Tomah
30 Oconto Lloyd R. Baumgart Rep. Lena
14 Outagamie 1 Kenneth E. Priebe 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 Andrew F. Warga Dem. Phillips
21 Racine 1 Earl W. Warren Dem. Racine
2 Roy E. Naleid Dem. Racine
3 John R. Hansen Dem. Raymond
15 Rock 1 William Merriam Rep. Janesville
2 David Blanchard Rep. Edgerton
3 George B. Belting Rep. Beloit
23 Rusk, Sawyer, & Washburn Willis J. Hutnik Rep. Tony
27 Sauk Walter Terry Rep. Baraboo
29 Shawano Theodore Abrahamson Rep. Tigerton
20 Sheboygan 1 Henry A. Hillemann Dem. Sheboygan
2 Walter Ireland Rep. Sheboygan
10 St. Croix William W. Ward Dem. New Richmond
16 Vernon Paul Haugh Dem. Hillsboro
22 Walworth Ora R. Rice Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Elmer J. Schowalter Rep. Jackson
33 Waukesha 1 Vincent R. Mathews Dem. Waukesha
2 Harold W. Clemens Rep. Oconomowoc
14 Waupaca Richard E. Peterson Rep. Clintonville
19 Winnebago 1 Harvey R. Abraham Rep. Oshkosh
2 Floyd E. Shurbert Rep. Oshkosh
3 Arnold J. Cane Rep. Menasha
24 Wood 1 John S. Crawford Rep. Marshfield
2 Arthur H. Treutel Dem. Wisconsin Rapids

Committees

Senate committees

Assembly committees

Joint committees

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

Notes

  1. Democrat Robert M. Curley (Milwaukee County) resigned to accept appointment as a Wisconsin circuit court judge.

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References

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