Alberta Darling is an American educator, politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Senate. She represented Wisconsin's 8th State Senate district from 1993 through 2022 as a Republican. Her constituency included many of the municipalities directly north and northwest of Milwaukee and part of the city of Milwaukee. She also served three years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Before entering public office, she was a teacher and marketing director.
Jacob Doyle Corman III is an American politician, who served as the president pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate from 2020 to 2022.
Robin J. Vos is an American businessman and Republican politician and the 79th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, serving in that role since 2013. He has been a member of the Assembly since 2005, representing most of the southern half of Racine County. Vos is also president of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Daniel Roy LeMahieu was an American politician and legislator in Wisconsin.
Roger J. Roth Jr. is an American politician from Wisconsin. A Republican, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2007 to 2011, and a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 2015 to 2023. He was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in the 2022 election.
Paul E. Gazelka is an American politician and small business owner from Minnesota. A Republican, Gazelka was a member of the Minnesota Senate and was previously a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. In the state senate, Gazelka served as majority leader from 2017 to 2021.
Anthony Steven Evers is an American educator and politician serving as the 46th governor of Wisconsin since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Wisconsin's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2019.
S. Duane "Duey" Stroebel Jr. is an American politician and businessman. He is a Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 20th district since 2015. He previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing the 60th Assembly district from 2011 until 2015.
Martha Kniess Laning was the chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. A businesswoman, activist, and politician from Port Edwards, Wisconsin, she was elected Democratic chairwoman on June 5, 2015 and was succeeded by Ben Wikler on July 1, 2019.
Cannabis in Wisconsin is illegal for recreational use. Possession of any amount is punishable by up to 6 months in prison and a $1000 fine for a first offense. A second offense is punished as a felony with up to 3.5 years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. At the local level, however, numerous municipalities and counties have decriminalized cannabis or lessened penalties for minor possession offenses. Medical use is legal only in the form of low-THC cannabis oil.
Cannabis in North Dakota is legal for medical use but illegal for recreational use. Since 2019 however, possession under a 1/2 ounce has been decriminalized in the sense that there is no threat of jail time, though a criminal infraction fine up to $1,000 still applies. The cultivation of hemp is currently legal in North Dakota. In November 2018, the state's voters voted on recreational marijuana legalization, along with Michigan; the measure was rejected 59% to 41%. Two groups attempted to put marijuana legalization measures on the June 2020 Primary and the November 2020 elections, but were prevented from doing so by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2018 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 6, 2018. All of Wisconsin's partisan executive and administrative offices were up for election as well as one of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats, Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, seventeen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate, and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. The 2018 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary was held August 14, 2018. There were also special elections held during 2018 for three State Assembly seats and two State Senate seats.
Patrick Testin is an American Republican politician. He is the current President pro tempore of the Wisconsin State Senate and has served in the Senate since 2017. He represents the 24th Senate district, which includes the cities of Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids in central Wisconsin.
Robert Richard Stafsholt is an American politician. A Republican, he has been a member of the Wisconsin State Senate for the 10th district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 29th assembly district for two terms.
The 2020 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 3, 2020. All of Wisconsin's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election, as well as sixteen seats in the Wisconsin State Senate and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Voters also chose ten electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which then participated in selecting the president of the United States. The 2020 Fall Partisan Primary was held on August 11, 2020.
Timothy S. Ramthun is an American consultant and far-right politician from Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2019 through 2022, representing the 59th Assembly district, and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Wisconsin in the 2022 Republican primary.
Rachael Cabral-Guevara is an American nurse practitioner, educator, and Republican politician from Appleton, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 19th Senate district since January 2023. She previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 55th Assembly district during the 2021–2022 session.
The 105th Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 2021, to March 1, 2022, in regular session. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions and six special sessions during the term.
The One Hundred Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 15, 2019, to May 12, 2020, in regular session. The Legislature also held two extraordinary sessions, on February 28, 2019, and April 14–16, 2020, and six special sessions: November 7, 2019; January 28, 2020 – April 16, 2020; February 11, 2020 – February 25, 2020; April 4, 2020 – April 8, 2020; April 7, 2020 – April 8, 2020; and August 31, 2020 – December 22, 2020. The 2nd year of the 104th Legislature was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 106th Wisconsin Legislature is the current ongoing legislative session in Wisconsin. It was convened on January 10, 2023, in regular session, and will likely adjourn in the Spring of 2024.
