80th Wisconsin Legislature

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80th Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1971 January 1, 1973
ElectionNovember 3, 1970
Senate
Members33
Senate President Martin J. Schreiber (D)
President pro tempore Robert P. Knowles (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker
Speaker pro tempore Joseph Sweda (D)
Party control Democratic
Sessions
RegularJanuary 4, 1971 January 1, 1973
Special sessions
Apr. 1972 Spec.April 19, 1972 April 28, 1972

The Eightieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 4, 1971, to January 1, 1973, in regular session, and also convened in a special session in April 1972. [1]

Contents

The April 1972 special session was called to come to a final agreement on a pivotal redistricting plan, which eliminated an Assembly district and broke the longstanding precedent of adhering to county boundaries.

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 3, 1970. 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 5, 1968. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 13 seats
Republican: 20 seats WI Senate 1971.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 1121321
Start of Reg. Session [note 1] 1220321
From May 4, 1971 [note 2] 13330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 1518330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 66 seats
Republican: 34 seats WI Assembly 1971.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 66 seats
  Republican: 34 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Ind. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 481511000
Start of Reg. Session670331000
From Jan. 19, 1971 [note 3] 66991
From Apr. 13, 1971 [note 4] 341000
From May 4, 1971 [note 5] 65991
From Sep. 20, 1971 [note 6] 661000
From Dec. 13, 1971 [note 7] 65991
From Apr. 19, 1972 [note 8] 661000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 62037990

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 13 seats
Republican: 20 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1971.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc Jerome Martin Whitelaw Dem.
02 Southern Brown & Calumet Myron P. Lotto Green Bay Rep.
03 Milwaukee (Southwest City) Casimir Kendziorski Milwaukee Dem.
04 Milwaukee (North County) Nile Soik Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Wilfred Schuele Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (North City)--Vacant until May 4, 1971--
Mark Lipscomb Jr. (from May 4, 1971) Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Kurt Frank Milwaukee Dem.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Allen Busby West Milwaukee Rep.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Ronald G. Parys Milwaukee Dem.
10 Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, & St. Croix Robert P. Knowles New Richmond Rep.
11 Milwaukee (Western City) Wayne F. Whittow Milwaukee Dem.
12 Clark, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, & Vilas Clifford Krueger Merrill Rep.
13 Eastern Dodge, Jefferson, & Washington Dale McKenna Jefferson Dem.
14 Outagamie & Waupaca Gerald Lorge Bear Creek Rep.
15 Eastern Rock & Walworth James D. Swan Elkhorn Rep.
16 Most of Dane & Western Rock Carl W. Thompson Stoughton Dem.
17 Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, & Richland Gordon Roseleip Darlington Rep.
18 Fond du Lac & Western Dodge Walter G. Hollander Rosendale Rep.
19 Winnebago Jack D. Steinhilber Oshkosh Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Ernest Keppler Sheboygan Rep.
21 Racine (City & Southeast County) Henry Dorman Racine Dem.
22 Kenosha Joseph Lourigan Kenosha Dem.
23 Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, & Washburn Bruce Peloquin Chippewa Falls Dem.
24 Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, & Wood Raymond F. Heinzen Marshfield Rep.
25 Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, & Sawyer Arthur Cirilli Superior Rep.
26 Dane (Madison) Fred Risser Madison Dem.
27 Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, & Sauk Everett Bidwell Portage Rep.
28 Southwest Milwaukee, Most of Racine,& Southern Waukesha James Devitt Greenfield Rep.
29 Marathon, Menominee, & Shawano Walter Chilsen Wausau Rep.
30 Northern Brown, Florence, Langlade, Marinette, & Oconto Reuben La Fave Oconto Rep.
31 Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, & Trempealeau Raymond C. Johnson Eau Claire Rep.
32 Crawford, La Crosse, & Vernon Milo Knutson La Crosse Rep.
33 Waukesha (Northern half) Roger P. Murphy Waukesha Rep.

Members of the Assembly

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

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 66 seats
Republican: 34 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1971.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 66 seats
  Republican: 34 seats
Milwaukee County districts WI Assembly Partisan Map 1971 MilwaukeeCo.svg
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
27 Adams, Juneau, & Marquette Tommy Thompson Rep. Elroy
25 Ashland, Bayfield, & Iron Ernest J. Korpela Dem. Washburn
23 Barron & Washburn Kenneth M. Schricker Rep. Spooner
02 Brown 1 Jerome Quinn Rep. Green Bay
2 Lawrence J. Kafka Rep. New Denmark
3 Cletus J. Vanderperren Dem. Green Bay
10 Buffalo, Pepin, & Pierce Michael P. Early Dem. River Falls
Burnett & Polk Harvey L. Dueholm Dem. Luck
02 Calumet Gervase Hephner Dem. Chilton
23 Chippewa Terry A. Willkom Dem. Chippewa Falls
12 Clark Eugene Oberle Dem. Stanley
27 Columbia Robert M. Thompson Dem. Poynette
32 Crawford & Vernon Bernard Lewison Rep. Viroqua
26 Dane 1 Norman C. Anderson Dem. Madison
2 Edward Nager Dem. Madison
3 Midge Miller Dem. Madison
16 4 Harland E. Everson Dem. Sun Prairie
5 David D. O'Malley Dem. Waunakee
13 Dodge 1 Esther Doughty Luckhardt Rep. Horicon
18 2 Thomas S. Hanson Dem. Beaver Dam
01 Door & Kewaunee Lary J. Swoboda Dem. Luxemburg
25 Douglas Edward Stack Dem. Superior
23 Dunn Alvin Baldus Dem. Menomonie
31 Eau Claire 1 Joseph Looby Dem. Eau Claire
2 Louis V. Mato Dem. Fairchild
30 Florence & Marinette William LaFave Rep. Peshtigo
18 Fond du Lac 1 Earl F. McEssy Rep. Fond du Lac
2 William S. Schwefel Rep. Oakfield
12 Forest, Oneida, & Vilas Ellsworth K. Gaulke Dem. Lac du Flambeau
17 Grant James N. Azim Jr. Rep. Muscoda
Green & Lafayette Joseph E. Tregoning Rep. Shullsburg
24 Green Lake & Waushara Jon P. Wilcox Rep. Wautoma
17 Iowa & Richland Joanne M. Duren Dem. Cazenovia
31 Jackson & Trempealeau John Q. Radcliffe (res. Jan. 19, 1971)Dem. Strum
Alan S. Robertson (from Apr. 13, 1971)Rep. Blair
13 Jefferson Byron F. Wackett Rep. Watertown
22 Kenosha 1 George Molinaro Dem. Kenosha
2 Eugene Dorff Dem. Kenosha
32 La Crosse 1 Gerald Greider Rep. La Crosse
2 Virgil Roberts Dem. Holmen
30 Langlade & Oconto Milton McDougal Rep. Oconto Falls
12 Lincoln & Taylor Joseph Sweda Dem. Lublin
01 Manitowoc 1 Donald K. Helgeson Rep. Manitowoc
2 Everett E. Bolle Dem. Two Rivers
29 Marathon 1 Laurence J. Day Dem. Athens
2 Tony Earl Dem. Wausau
Menominee & Shawano Herbert J. Grover Dem. Shawano
06 Milwaukee 1 Mark Lipscomb Jr. (res. May 4, 1971)Dem. Milwaukee
Gus Menos (from Sep. 20, 1971)Dem. Milwaukee
05 2 Joseph E. Jones Dem. Milwaukee
04 3 Dennis Conta Dem. Milwaukee
09 4 Harout O. Sanasarian Dem. Milwaukee
06 5 Paul Sicula Dem. Milwaukee
09 6 Lloyd Barbee Dem. Milwaukee
06 7 William A. Johnson Dem. Milwaukee
11 8 Joseph Czerwinski Dem. Milwaukee
05 9 Robert L. Jackson Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
11 10 Fred Kessler Dem. Milwaukee
03 11 Raymond J. Tobiasz Dem. Milwaukee
12 Sam L. Orlich Dem. Milwaukee
09 13 Glenn E. Bultman Dem. Milwaukee
03 14 Jerry Kleczka Dem. Milwaukee
05 15 James W. Wahner Dem. Milwaukee
11 16 Richard E. Pabst Dem. Milwaukee
07 17 John E. McCormick Dem. Milwaukee
04 18 David G. Berger Dem. Milwaukee
07 19 Daniel D. Hanna Dem. Milwaukee
08 20 George Klicka Rep. Wauwatosa
21 James J. Lynn Dem. West Allis
22 Robert T. Huber (res. Dec. 13, 1971)Dem. West Allis
Gary J. Barczak (from Apr. 19, 1972)Dem. West Allis
28 23 James A. Rutkowski Dem. Hales Corners
07 24 William P. Atkinson Dem. South Milwaukee
04 25 Jim Sensenbrenner Rep. Shorewood
31 Monroe Robert Quackenbush Rep. Sparta
14 Outagamie 1 Harold V. Froehlich Rep. Appleton
2 William J. Rogers Dem. Kaukauna
3 Ervin Conradt Rep. Shiocton
20 Ozaukee Herbert Schowalter Rep. Saukville
24 Portage Leonard A. Groshek Dem. Stevens Point
25 Price, Rusk & Sawyer John W. Slaby Dem. Phillips
21 Racine 1 R. Michael Ferrall Dem. Racine
2 Manny S. Brown Dem. Racine
28 3 Merrill E. Stalbaum Rep. Waterford
15 Rock 1 Lewis T. Mittness Dem. Janesville
16 2 Janet Soergel Mielke Dem. Milton
15 3 Gary K. Johnson Dem. Beloit
27 Sauk Kenyon E. Giese Rep. Sauk City
20 Sheboygan 1 Carl Otte Dem. Sheboygan
2 Vernon R. Boeckmann Dem. Plymouth
10 St. Croix Leo Mohn Dem. Woodville
22 Walworth Clarence J. Wilger Rep. Elkhorn
13 Washington Frederick C. Schroeder Rep. West Bend
33 Waukesha 1 Kenneth Merkel Rep. Brookfield
2 John M. Alberts Rep. Oconomowoc
3 Edward Jackamonis Dem. Waukesha
28 4 John C. Shabaz Rep. New Berlin
14 Waupaca Francis R. Byers Rep. Waupaca
19 Winnebago 1 Jon R. Guiles Rep. Oshkosh
2 Gordon R. Bradley Rep. Oshkosh
3 Michael G. Ellis Rep. Neenah
24 Wood 1 John Oestreicher Dem. Marshfield
2 Marlin Schneider Dem. Wisconsin Rapids

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

Notes

  1. Democrat Martin J. Schreiber (6th District) resigned before the start of the session due to his election as Lieutenant Governor.
  2. Democrat Mark Lipscomb Jr. (6th District) was sworn in to replace Martin J. Schreiber.
  3. Democrat John Q. Radcliffe (Jackson & Trempealeau counties) resigned to accept appointment to the state highway commission.
  4. Republican Alan S. Robertson (Jackson & Trempealeau counties) was sworn in to replace John Q. Radcliffe.
  5. Democrat Mark Lipscomb Jr. (Milwaukee County) resigned to take office in the state senate.
  6. Democrat Gus Menos (Milwaukee County) sworn in to replace Mark Lipscomb Jr.
  7. Democratic speaker Robert T. Huber (Milwaukee County) resigned to accept appointment to the state highway commission.
  8. Democrat Gary J. Barczak (Milwaukee County) was sworn in to replace Robert T. Huber.

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References

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