102nd Wisconsin Legislature

The One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 5, 2015, through January 4, 2017, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 18, 2016.[1]

102nd Wisconsin Legislature
101st 103rd
Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 2015 – January 4, 2017
ElectionNovember 4, 2014
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentMary Lazich (R)
President pro temporeRick Gudex (R) until Oct. 12, 2016
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members99
Assembly SpeakerRobin Vos (R)
Speaker pro temporeTyler August (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 5, 2015 – January 3, 2017

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, 2014. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 6, 2012.

Major events

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Major legislation

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Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate Partisan composition
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 15 16 31 2
Start of Reg. Session[note 1] 14 18 32 1
From Apr. 15, 2015[note 2] 19 33 0
From Jul. 17, 2015[note 3] 18 32 1
From Aug. 6, 2015[note 4] 19 33 0
From Oct. 12, 2016[note 5] 18 32 1
Final voting share 43.75% 56.25%
Beginning of the next Legislature 13 20 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly Partisan composition
  Democratic: 36 seats
  Republican: 63 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 39 60 99 0
Start of Reg. Session 36 63 99 0
From Aug. 6, 2015[note 6] 62 98 1
From Oct. 9, 2015[note 7] 63 99 0
Final voting share 36.36% 63.64%
Beginning of the next Legislature 35 64 99 0

Sessions

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  • Regular session: January 5, 2015 – January 4, 2017

Leadership

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Senate leadership

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Senate majority leadership (Republican)
Senate minority leadership (Democratic)

Assembly leadership

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Assembly majority leadership (Republican)
Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)

Members

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Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Dist. Senator Party Age
(2015)
Home First
elected
01 Frank Lasee Rep. 53 Ledgeview, Brown County 2010
02 Robert Cowles Rep. 64 Green Bay, Brown County 1987
03 Tim Carpenter Dem. 54 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2002
04 Lena Taylor Dem. 48 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2004
05 Leah Vukmir Rep. 56 Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County 2010
06 Nikiya Harris Dodd Dem. 39 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2012
07 Chris Larson Dem. 34 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2010
08 Alberta Darling Rep. 70 River Hills, Milwaukee County 1992
09 Devin LeMahieu Rep. 42 Oostburg, Sheboygan County 2014
10 Sheila Harsdorf Rep. 58 River Falls, Pierce County 2000
11 Stephen Nass Rep. 62 La Grange, Walworth County 2014
12 Tom Tiffany Rep. 57 Little Rice, Oneida County 2012
13 Scott L. Fitzgerald Rep. 51 Juneau, Dodge County 1994
14 Luther Olsen Rep. 63 Ripon, Fond du Lac County 2004
15 Janis Ringhand Dem. 64 Evansville, Rock County 2014
16 Mark F. Miller Dem. 71 Monona, Dane County 2004
17 Howard Marklein Rep. 60 Spring Green, Sauk County 2014
18 Rick Gudex (died Oct. 12, 2016) Rep. 46 Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County 2012
--Vacant from Oct. 12, 2016--
19 Roger Roth Rep. 36 Appleton, Outagamie County 2014
20 --Vacant until Apr. 15, 2015--
Duey Stroebel (from Apr. 15, 2015) Rep. 55 Saukville, Ozaukee County 2015
21 Van H. Wanggaard Rep. 62 Racine, Racine County 2010
22 Robert Wirch Dem. 71 Somers, Kenosha County 1996
23 Terry Moulton Rep. 68 Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County 2010
24 Julie Lassa Dem. 44 Stevens Point, Portage County 2003
25 Janet Bewley Dem. 63 Mason, Bayfield County 2014
26 Fred Risser Dem. 87 Madison, Dane County 1962
27 Jon Erpenbach Dem. 53 Middleton, Dane County 1998
28 Mary Lazich Rep. 62 New Berlin, Waukesha County 1998
29 Jerry Petrowski Rep. 64 Marathon, Marathon County 2012
30 Dave Hansen Dem. 67 Green Bay, Brown County 2000
31 Kathleen Vinehout Dem. 56 Alma, Buffalo County 2006
32 Jennifer Shilling Dem. 45 La Crosse, La Crosse County 2011
33 Paul Farrow (res. Jul. 17, 2015) Rep. 50 Pewaukee, Waukesha County 2012
Chris Kapenga (from Aug. 6, 2015) Rep. 43 Delafield, Waukesha County 2015

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 36 seats
  Republican: 63 seats
Senate
District
Assembly
District
Representative Party Age
(2015)
Home First
Elected
01 01 Joel Kitchens Rep. 57 Sturgeon Bay 2014
02 Andre Jacque Rep. 34 De Pere 2010
03 Alvin Ott Rep. 65 Brillion 1986
02 04 David Steffen Rep. 43 Howard 2014
05 Jim Steineke Rep. 44 Kaukauna 2010
06 Gary Tauchen Rep. 61 Bonduel 2006
03 07 Daniel Riemer Dem. 28 Milwaukee 2012
08 Jocasta Zamarripa Dem. 38 Milwaukee 2010
09 Josh Zepnick Dem. 46 Milwaukee 2002
04 10 David Bowen Dem. 27 Milwaukee 2014
11 Mandela Barnes Dem. 28 Milwaukee 2012
12 Frederick P. Kessler Dem. 74 Milwaukee 1960
05 13 Rob Hutton Rep. 47 Brookfield 2012
14 Dale P. Kooyenga Rep. 35 Brookfield 2010
15 Joe Sanfelippo Rep. 53 New Berlin 2012
06 16 Leon Young Dem. 47 Milwaukee 1992
17 La Tonya Johnson Dem. 42 Milwaukee 2012
18 Evan Goyke Dem. 32 Milwaukee 2012
07 19 Jon Richards Dem. 51 Milwaukee 1998
20 Christine Sinicki Dem. 54 Bay View 1998
21 Jessie Rodriguez Rep. 37 Franklin 2013
08 22 Janel Brandtjen Rep. 48 Menomonee Falls 2014
23 Jim Ott Rep. 67 Mequon 2006
24 Dan Knodl Rep. 56 Germantown 2008
09 25 Paul Tittl Rep. 53 Manitowoc 2012
26 Terry Katsma Rep. 56 Oostburg 2014
27 Tyler Vorpagel Rep. 29 Plymouth 2014
10 28 Adam Jarchow Rep. 36 Balsam Lake 2014
29 John Murtha Rep. 63 Baldwin 2006
30 Dean Knudson Rep. 53 Hudson 2010
11 31 Amy Loudenbeck Rep. 45 Clinton 2010
32 Tyler August Rep. 31 Lake Geneva 2010
33 Cody Horlacher Rep. 27 Mukwonago 2014
12 34 Rob Swearingen Rep. 51 Rhinelander 2012
35 Mary Czaja Rep. 51 Birch 2012
36 Jeffrey Mursau Rep. 60 Crivitz 2004
13 37 John Jagler Rep. 45 Watertown 2012
38 Joel Kleefisch Rep. 43 Oconomowoc 2004
39 Mark Born Rep. 38 Beaver Dam 2012
14 40 Kevin David Petersen Rep. 50 Waupaca 2006
41 Joan Ballweg Rep. 62 Markesan 2004
42 Keith Ripp Rep. 53 Lodi 2008
15 43 Andy Jorgensen Dem. 47 Fort Atkinson 2006
44 Debra Kolste Dem. 61 Janesville 2012
45 Mark Spreitzer Dem. 28 Beloit 2014
16 46 Gary Hebl Dem. 63 Sun Prairie 2004
47 Robb Kahl Dem. 42 Monona 2012
48 Melissa Sargent Dem. 45 Madison 2012
17 49 Travis Tranel Rep. 29 Cuba City 2010
50 Edward Brooks Rep. 72 Reedsburg 2008
51 Todd Novak Rep. 49 Dodgeville 2014
18 52 Jeremy Thiesfeldt Rep. 48 Fond du Lac 2010
53 Michael Schraa Rep. 53 Oshkosh 2008
54 Gordon Hintz Dem. 41 Oshkosh 2006
19 55 Mike Rohrkaste Rep. 56 Neenah 2014
56 Dave Murphy Rep. 60 Greenville 2012
57 Amanda Stuck Dem. 32 Appleton 2014
20 58 Bob Gannon Rep. 55 Slinger 2014
59 Jesse Kremer Rep. 37 Kewaskum 2014
60 Robert Brooks Rep. 49 Saukville 2014
21 61 Samantha Kerkman Rep. 40 Salem 2000
62 Tom Weatherston Rep. 64 Caledonia 2012
63 Robin Vos Rep. 46 Burlington 2004
22 64 Peter Barca Dem. 59 Kenosha 1993
65 Tod Ohnstad Dem. 62 Kenosha 2012
66 Cory Mason Dem. 41 Racine 2006
23 67 Tom Larson Rep. 66 Colfax 2010
68 Kathy Bernier Rep. 58 Chippewa Falls 2010
69 Bob Kulp Rep. 48 Stratford 2013
24 70 Nancy VanderMeer Rep. 56 Tomah 2014
71 Katrina Shankland Dem. 27 Stevens Point 2012
72 Scott Krug Rep. 39 Rome 2010
25 73 Nick Milroy Dem. 40 Parkland 2008
74 Beth Meyers Dem. 55 Bayfield 2014
75 Romaine Quinn Rep. 24 Rice Lake 2014
26 76 Chris Taylor Dem. 46 Madison 2011
77 Terese Berceau Dem. 64 Madison 1998
78 Lisa Subeck Dem. 43 Madison 2014
27 79 Dianne Hesselbein Dem. 43 Middleton 2012
80 Sondy Pope Dem. 64 Cross Plains 2002
81 Dave Considine Dem. 61 Baraboo 2014
28 82 Ken Skowronski Rep. 76 Franklin 2013
83 David Craig Rep. 35 Big Bend 2011
84 Mike Kuglitsch Rep. 54 New Berlin 2010
29 85 Dave Heaton Rep. 73 Wausau 2014
86 John Spiros Rep. 53 Marshfield 2012
87 James W. Edming Rep. 69 True 2014
30 88 John Macco Rep. 56 De Pere 2014
89 John Nygren Rep. 50 Marinette 2006
90 Eric Genrich Dem. 35 Green Bay 2012
31 91 Dana Wachs Dem. 57 Eau Claire 2008
92 Chris Danou Dem. 47 Trempealeau 2008
93 Warren Petryk Rep. 59 Eleva 2010
32 94 Steve Doyle Dem. 56 Onalaska 2011
95 Jill Billings Dem. 52 La Crosse 2011
96 Lee Nerison Rep. 62 Westby 2004
33 97 Scott Allen Rep. 49 Waukesha 2014
98 Adam Neylon Rep. 30 Pewaukee 2013
99 Chris Kapenga (res. Aug. 6, 2015) Rep. 42 Delafield 2010
Cindi Duchow (from Oct. 9, 2015) Rep. 43 Delafield 2015

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Edward A. Blazel

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Patrick E. Fuller
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers

Notes

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  1. ^ Republican Glenn Grothman (20th district) resigned before the start of the session due to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  2. ^ Republican Duey Stroebel (20th district) was sworn in to succeed Glenn Grothman.
  3. ^ Republican Paul Farrow (33rd district) resigned after his election as county executive.
  4. ^ Republican Chris Kapenga (33rd district) was sworn in to succeed Paul Farrow.
  5. ^ Republican Rick Gudex (18th district) died.
  6. ^ Republican Chris Kapenga (99th district) resigned after his election to the state senate.
  7. ^ Republican Cindi Duchow (99th district) was sworn in to succeed Chris Kapenga.

References

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  1. ^ "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2023–2024 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2023. pp. 492–493, 496, 501, 513–514. ISBN 978-1-7333817-2-7. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Pohlman, Julie; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2015). "Biographies" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2015–2016 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 18–86. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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