63rd Wisconsin Legislature

The Sixty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1937, to July 2, 1937, in regular session, and reconvened in a special session from September 15, 1937, to October 16, 1937.[1]

63rd Wisconsin Legislature
62nd 64th
Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939
ElectionNovember 3, 1936
Senate
Members33
Senate President
President pro temporeWalter J. Rush (P)
Party controlProgressive
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerPaul Alfonsi (P)
Party controlProgressive
Sessions
RegularJanuary 13, 1937 – July 2, 1937
Special sessions
Sep. 1937 Spec.September 15, 1937 – October 16, 1937

This was the high water mark for the power of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, as they controlled both chambers of the Legislature and the Governor's office.

Senators representing even-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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1936. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 6, 1934.[1]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • 1937 Act 51: Created the Wisconsin Labor Relations Board.

Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Progressive: 16 seats
  Republican: 8 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 14 13 6 33 0
Start of Reg. Session 9 16 8 33 0
Final voting share 27.27% 48.48% 18.18%
Beginning of the next Legislature 6 11 16 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 31 seats
  Progressive: 48 seats
  Republican: 21 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 35 3 43 17 98 2
Start of Reg. Session 31 0 48 21 100 0
From May 30, 1937[note 1] 20 99 1
Final voting share 31.31% 48.48% 20.2%
Beginning of the next Legislature 15 0 32 53 100 0

Sessions

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  • Regular session: January 13, 1937 – July 2, 1937
  • September 1937 special session: September 15, 1937 – October 16, 1937

Leaders

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Senate leadership

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Assembly leadership

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Members

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Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Sixty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Progressive: 16 seats
  Republican: 8 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc John E. Cashman Denmark Prog.
02 Brown & Oconto Michael F. Kresky Jr. Green Bay Prog.
03 Milwaukee (South City) Arthur L. Zimny Milwaukee Dem.
04 Milwaukee (Northeast County & Northeast City) Oscar Morris Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Harold V. Schoenecker Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (North-Central City) George Hampel Milwaukee Prog.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Max Galasinski Milwaukee Dem.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Allen Busby West Milwaukee Prog.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) James L. Callan Milwaukee Dem.
10 Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix Kenneth S. White River Falls Rep.
11 Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn Philip E. Nelson Maple Rep.
12 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & Vilas Joseph E. McDermid Ladysmith Prog.
13 Dodge & Washington Frank E. Panzer Oakfield Prog.
14 Outagamie & Shawano Mike Mack Shiocton Rep.
15 Rock Maurice Coakley Beloit Rep.
16 Crawford, Grant, & Vernon Edward J. Roethe Fennimore Rep.
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette George Engebretson South Wayne Prog.
18 Fond du Lac, Green Lake & Waushara Morvin Duel Fond du Lac Rep.
19 Calumet & Winnebago Pierce A. Morrissey Rush Lake Dem.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Harry W. Bolens Port Washington Dem.
21 Racine Joseph Clancy Racine Dem.
22 Kenosha & Walworth Conrad Shearer Kenosha Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Herman J. Severson Iola Prog.
24 Clark, Taylor, & Wood Walter J. Rush Neillsville Prog.
25 Lincoln & Marathon Roland E. Kannenberg Wausau Prog.
26 Dane Fred Risser Madison Prog.
27 Columbia, Richland, & Sauk E. Myrwyn Rowlands Cambria Prog.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire G. Erle Ingram Eau Claire Prog.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk John A. Anderson Barron Prog.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oneida Ernest Sauld Pembine Dem.
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & Marquette J. Earl Leverich Sparta Prog.
32 Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau Oscar S. Paulson La Crosse Prog.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha Chester Dempsey Merton Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Sixty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 31 seats
  Progressive: 48 seats
  Republican: 21 seats
 
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
31 Adams & Marquette Edwin W. Blomquist Prog. Adams
12 Ashland Harry P. Van Guilder Prog. Ashland
29 Barron Charles A. Beggs Prog. Rice Lake
11 Bayfield Laurie E. Carlson Prog. Bayfield
02 Brown 1 Harold A. Lytie Dem. Green Bay
2 William J. Sweeney Dem. De Pere
10 Buffalo & Pepin Arthur A. Hitt Prog. Alma
11 Burnett & Washburn Harry Bergren Prog. Siren
19 Calumet Henry W. Hupfauf Dem. Harrison
28 Chippewa George H. Hipke Rep. Stanley
24 Clark Victor Nehs Prog. Neillsville
27 Columbia Robert H. Roche Dem. Portage
16 Crawford Donald C. McDowell Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 Herbert C. Schenk Prog. Madison
2 James C. Hanson Prog. Deerfield
3 Albert J. Baker Prog. Mount Horeb
13 Dodge 1 Elmer L. Genzmer Dem. Mayville
2 Henry E. Krueger Dem. Beaver Dam
01 Door Frank N. Graass Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 Michael H. Hall Prog. Superior
2 Elmer Peterson Prog. Poplar
29 Dunn James D. Millar Prog. Menomonie
28 Eau Claire John T. Pritchard Prog. Eau Claire
30 Florence, Forest, & Oneida Henry J. Berquist Prog. Rhinelander
18 Fond du Lac 1 Maurice J. Fitzsimons Jr. Dem. Fond du Lac
2 Arthur F. Hinz Rep. Ripon
16 Grant 1 William H. Goldthorpe Rep. Cuba City
2 P. Bradley McIntyre Rep. Lancaster
17 Green Ernst J. Hoesly Prog. New Glarus
18 Green Lake & Waushara Reuben W. Peterson Rep. Berlin
17 Iowa John S. Jackson Prog. Mineral Point
12 Iron & Vilas Paul Alfonsi Prog. Pence
32 Jackson Peter A. Hemmy Prog. Humbird
33 Jefferson Palmer F. Daugs Dem. Fort Atkinson
31 Juneau William H. Barnes Prog. New Lisbon
22 Kenosha 1 Alfred C. Grosvenor Dem. Kenosha
2 Emil Costello Prog. Kenosha
01 Kewaunee Albert D. Shimek Dem. Algoma
32 La Crosse 1 Oliver H. Fritz Prog. La Crosse
2 Harry W. Schilling Prog. Onalaska
17 Lafayette Henry Youngblood Rep. Wiota
30 Langlade James T. Cavanaugh Dem. Antigo
25 Lincoln Reno W. Trego Prog. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 Francis A. Yindra Dem. Manitowoc
2 David Sigman Prog. Two Rivers
25 Marathon 1 Joseph L. Barber Prog. Marathon
2 Rudolph Meisner Dem. Wausau
30 Marinette Charles A. Budlong Rep. Marinette
09 Milwaukee 1 Cornelius T. Young Dem. Milwaukee
06 2 Andrew Biemiller Prog. Milwaukee
08 3 Arthur J. Balzer Prog.Dem. Milwaukee
09 4 Robert E. Tehan Dem. Milwaukee
03 5 Mary O. Kryszak Dem. Milwaukee
09 6 Ben Rubin Prog. Milwaukee
06 7 Arthur Koegel Prog. Milwaukee
08 8 Donald P. Ryan Dem. Milwaukee
05 9 Joseph F. Mueller Prog. Milwaukee
07 10 John W. Grobschmidt Prog. South Milwaukee
03 11 Martin Franzkowiak Dem. Milwaukee
07 12 Peter Pyszczynski Dem. Milwaukee
04 13 Bernard B. Kroenke Dem. Milwaukee
14 Milton T. Murray Rep. Milwaukee
05 15 Francis T. Murphy Dem. Milwaukee
06 16 Herman B. Wegner Prog. Milwaukee
07 17 Martin F. Howard Dem. Milwaukee
06 18 Edward H. Kiefer Prog. Milwaukee
05 19 Joseph L. Garvens Dem. West Milwaukee
08 20 Charles B. Perry Rep. Wauwatosa
31 Monroe Earl D. Hall Prog. Greenfield
02 Oconto Frank J. Lingelbach Dem. Oconto
14 Outagamie 1 Mark Catlin Jr. Rep. Appleton
2 William M. Rohan Dem. Kaukauna
20 Ozaukee Nicholas J. Bichler Dem. Belgium
10 Pierce Theodore Swanson Prog. Ellsworth
29 Polk Dougald D. Kennedy Prog. Amery
23 Portage John Kostuck Prog. Stevens Point
12 Price Felix A. Kremer Prog. Phillips
21 Racine 1 John L. Sieb Prog. Racine
2 Jack Harvey Prog. Racine
3 Edward F. Rakow Dem. Burlington
27 Richland Vernon W. Thomson Rep. Richland Center
15 Rock 1 Edward Grassman Rep. Edgerton
2 Burger M. Engebretson Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer Carl R. Nyman Prog. Hayward
27 Sauk George J. Woerth Prog. Sauk City
14 Shawano Paul T. Fuhrman Prog. Bowler
20 Sheboygan 1 Joseph M. Theisen Dem. Sheboygan
2 Charles A. Laack Dem. Plymouth
10 St. Croix Arthur D. Kelly Prog. Hudson
24 Taylor Carl M. Nelson Rep. Medford
32 Trempealeau Tom Lomsdahl Prog. Osseo
16 Vernon Hjalmer S. Halvorsen Prog. Westby
22 Walworth Ora R. Rice Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Henry O. Schowalter Dem. West Bend
33 Waukesha 1 Lyle E. Douglass Rep. Waukesha
2 Alfred R. Ludvigsen Rep. Pewaukee
23 Waupaca Alvin A. Handrich Prog. Manawa
19 Winnebago 1 Leo T. Niemuth Rep. Oshkosh
2 Nels Larson Rep. Neenah
24 Wood Byrde M. Vaughan Prog. Wisconsin Rapids

Committees

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Senate committees

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  • Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Labor – J. E. Leverich, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Committees – E. M. Rowlands, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – R. E. Kannenberg, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and Taxation – W. J. Rush, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – P. E. Nelson, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Highways – F. E. Panzer, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – H. J. Severson, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure – W. J. Rush, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government – A. L. Zimny, chair

Assembly committees

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  • Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – H. W. Schilling, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – E. W. Blomquist, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – P. A. Hemmy, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – J. L. Sieb, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education – A. A. Hitt, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – A. D. Kelly, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – B. B. Kroenke, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – M. Franzkowiak, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – A. J. Balzer, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – E. D. Hall, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – J. W. Grobschmidt, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – B. M. Vaughan, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – D. Sigman, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – M. H. Hall, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – T. Swanson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – E. H. Kiefer, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – J. L. Barber, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – H. B. Wegner, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – J. D. Millar, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – H. S. Halvorsen, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – M. O. Kryszak, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – J. T. Pritchard, chair

Joint committees

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  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance – E. M. Rowlands (Sen.) & E. J. Hoesly (Asm.), co-chairs

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Arno C. Handel
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Emil A. Hartman
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Albert E. Daley

Assembly employees

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Notes

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  1. ^ Republican Nels Larson (Winnebago County) died.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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 March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1937). "Members of the Legislature". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1937 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 23–70. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1937). "Officers of the Senate and Assembly". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1937 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 541–546. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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