64th Wisconsin Legislature

The Sixty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1939, to October 6, 1939, in regular session.[1]

64th Wisconsin Legislature
63rd 65th
Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941
ElectionNovember 8, 1938
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentWalter S. Goodland (R)
President pro temporeEdward J. Roethe (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerVernon W. Thomson (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 11, 1939 – October 6, 1939

This session saw a significant reorganization of several state government functions, including the creation of the Department of Taxation, the Department of Public Welfare, the Department of Securities, and the Department of Motor Vehicles. This legislative term also coincided with the outbreak of World War II in Europe.

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 8, 1938. 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 3, 1936.[1]

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: 6 seats
  Progressive: 11 seats
  Republican: 16 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 9 16 8 33 0
Start of Reg. Session 6 11 16 33 0
From Sep. 20, 1939[note 1] 15 32 1
From Dec. 6, 1939[note 2] 5 31 2
Final voting share 16.13% 35.48% 48.39%
Beginning of the next Legislature 4 6 23 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 15 seats
  Progressive: 32 seats
  Republican: 53 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 31 48 20 99 1
Start of Reg. Session 15 32 53 100 0
From Sep. 1, 1939[note 3] 14 99 1
From Sep. 6, 1939[note 4] 31 98 2
From Sep. 25, 1939[note 5] 30 97 3
From Oct. 5, 1939[note 6] 52 96 4
Final voting share 14.58% 31.25% 54.17%
Beginning of the next Legislature 15 25 60 100 0

Sessions

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  • Regular session: January 11, 1939 – October 6, 1939

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-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 6 seats
  Progressive: 11 seats
  Republican: 16 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc Francis A. Yindra (res. Dec. 6, 1939) Manitowoc Dem.
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) Milton T. Murray Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Bernhard Gettelman Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (North-Central City) George Hampel Milwaukee Prog.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Anthony P. Gawronski Milwaukee Dem.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Allen Busby West Milwaukee Prog.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Cornelius T. Young Milwaukee Dem.
10 Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix Kenneth S. White River Falls Rep.
11 Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn Philip E. Nelson Maple Prog.
12 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & Vilas Joseph E. McDermid Ladysmith Prog.
13 Dodge & Washington Jesse Peters Hartford Rep.
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 Carl Lovelace Woodford Rep.
18 Fond du Lac, Green Lake & Waushara Morvin Duel (res. Sep. 20, 1939) Fond du Lac Rep.
19 Calumet & Winnebago Taylor G. Brown Oshkosh Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Harry W. Bolens Port Washington Dem.
21 Racine Kenneth L. Greenquist Racine Prog.
22 Kenosha & Walworth Conrad Shearer Kenosha Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Fred R. Fisher Waupaca Rep.
24 Clark, Taylor, & Wood Walter J. Rush Neillsville Prog.
25 Lincoln & Marathon Otto Mueller Wausau Rep.
26 Dane Fred Risser Madison Prog.
27 Columbia, Richland, & Sauk Jess Miller Richland Center Rep.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire G. Erle Ingram Eau Claire Prog.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk Albert J. Connors Barron Prog.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oneida Ernest Sauld Pembine Dem.
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & Marquette Amrose B. Coller Necedah Rep.
32 Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau Oscar S. Paulson La Crosse Prog.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha William A. Freehoff Waukesha Rep.

Members of the Assembly

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

 
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 15 seats
  Progressive: 32 seats
  Republican: 53 seats
 
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
31 Adams & Marquette Robert M. Long Rep. Westfield
12 Ashland Harry P. Van Guilder Prog. Ashland
29 Barron Charles H. Sykes Prog. Cameron
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 David I. Hammergren Rep. Cochrane
11 Burnett & Washburn Guy Benson Rep. Spooner
19 Calumet Carl J. Peik Prog. Chilton
28 Chippewa George H. Hipke Rep. Stanley
24 Clark Walter E. Cook Rep. Unity
27 Columbia Arthur E. Austin Rep. Rio
16 Crawford Donald C. McDowell Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 Herbert C. Schenk Prog. Madison
2 James C. Hanson Prog. Deerfield
3 Otto F. Toepfer Rep. Middleton
13 Dodge 1 Elmer L. Genzmer Dem. Mayville
2 William E. Jones Rep. Beaver Dam
01 Door Frank N. Graass Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 James S. Mace Prog. Superior
2 Elmer Peterson Prog. Poplar
29 Dunn Earl W. Hanson Rep. Elk Mound
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 Harry A. Keegan Rep. Monroe
18 Green Lake & Waushara Reuben W. Peterson (res. Oct. 5, 1939) Rep. Berlin
17 Iowa Glenn H. James Rep. Montfort
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 (res. Sep. 1, 1939) Dem. Kenosha
2 Matt G. Siebert Dem. Salem
01 Kewaunee Albert D. Shimek Dem. Algoma
32 La Crosse 1 Rudolph Schlabach Rep. La Crosse
2 William F. Miller Rep. West Salem
17 Lafayette Henry Youngblood Rep. Wiota
30 Langlade Valentine P. Rath Dem. Antigo
25 Lincoln Reno W. Trego Prog. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 Otto A. Vogel Prog. Manitowoc
2 Frank E. Riley Rep. Two Rivers
25 Marathon 1 Anthony Gruszka Rep. Mosinee
2 John F. Dittbrender Prog. Ringle
30 Marinette Charles A. Budlong Rep. Marinette
09 Milwaukee 1 Walter J. Domach Dem. Milwaukee
06 2 Andrew Biemiller Prog. Milwaukee
08 3 Arthur J. Balzer Lib.Dem. Milwaukee
09 4 Robert E. Tehan Dem. Milwaukee
03 5 Claud H. Larsen Prog. Milwaukee
09 6 Ben Rubin Prog. Milwaukee
06 7 Arthur Koegel Prog. Milwaukee
08 8 Charles H. Judd Rep. Milwaukee
05 9 Edward L. Graf Rep. Milwaukee
07 10 John W. Grobschmidt (died Sep. 6, 1939) Prog. South Milwaukee
03 11 Clement Stachowiak Prog. Milwaukee
07 12 Peter Pyszczynski Dem. Milwaukee
04 13 Bernard B. Kroenke Dem. Milwaukee
14 John C. McBride Rep. Milwaukee
05 15 Ben G. Slater Rep. Milwaukee
06 16 Herman B. Wegner Prog. Milwaukee
07 17 William F. Double Rep. Milwaukee
06 18 Edward H. Kiefer Prog. Milwaukee
05 19 Charles F. Westfahl Rep. Milwaukee
08 20 Walter Nortman Rep. Wauwatosa
31 Monroe Alex L. Nicol Prog. Sparta
02 Oconto John E. Youngs Rep. Oconto
14 Outagamie 1 Mark Catlin Jr. Rep. Appleton
2 William J. Gantter Rep. 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 Ernest A. Heden Rep. Ogema
21 Racine 1 John L. Sieb Prog. Racine
2 Jack Harvey Prog. Racine
3 Martin H. Herzog Prog. Sturtevant
27 Richland Vernon W. Thomson Rep. Richland Center
15 Rock 1 Edward Grassman Rep. Edgerton
2 Burger M. Engebretson Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer Robert H. Burns Rep. Ladysmith
27 Sauk Charles Enge Rep. Sauk City
14 Shawano Melvin H. Schlytter Rep. Wittenberg
20 Sheboygan 1 Benjamin W. Diederich Rep. Sheboygan
2 Edwin J. Larson Rep. Plymouth
10 St. Croix Arthur D. Kelly (died Sep. 25, 1939) Prog. Hudson
24 Taylor Carl M. Nelson Rep. Medford
32 Trempealeau Norris J. Kellman Rep. Galesville
16 Vernon Charles W. Fowell Jr. Rep. Viroqua
22 Walworth Ora R. Rice Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Joseph A. Schmitz Rep. Germantown
33 Waukesha 1 Lyle E. Douglass Rep. Waukesha
2 Alfred R. Ludvigsen Rep. Pewaukee
23 Waupaca Julius Spearbraker Rep. Clintonville
19 Winnebago 1 Leo T. Niemuth Rep. Oshkosh
2 James C. Fritzen Rep. Neenah
24 Wood William W. Clark Rep. Vesper

Committees

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Senate committees

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  • Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Labor – C. Shearer, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Committees – H. W. Bolens, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – M. Duel, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and Taxation – C. T. Young, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – E. J. Roethe, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Highways – M. Mack, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – M. Coakley, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure – E. J. Roethe, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government – B. Gettelman, chair

Assembly committees

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  • Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – O. R. Rice, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – B. M. Engebretson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – F. N. Graass, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – E. Grassman, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education – W. H. Goldthorpe, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – M. Catlin, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – H. Youngblood, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – C. M. Nelson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – L. E. Douglass, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – D. C. McDowell, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – M. Catlin, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – R. W. Peterson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – A. R. Ludvigsen, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – A. F. Hinz, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – W. F. Miller, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – G. H. Hipke, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – A. C. Grosvenor, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – R. W. Peterson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – C. A. Budlong, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – M. J. Fitzsimons, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – L. T. Niemuth, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – D. I. Hammergren, chair

Joint committees

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  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance – O. Mueller (Sen.) & P. B. McIntyre (Asm.), co-chairs

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Thomas M. Donahue
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Emil A. Hartman
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Albert E. Daley

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: John J. Slocum[3]
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Robert A. Merrill
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Phillip K. Lalor

Notes

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  1. ^ Republican Morvin Duel (18th District) resigned to become state insurance commissioner.
  2. ^ Democrat Francis A. Yindra (1st District) resigned.
  3. ^ Democrat Alfred C. Grosvenor (Kenosha County) resigned.
  4. ^ Progressive John W. Grobschmidt (Milwaukee County) died.
  5. ^ Progressive Arthur D. Kelly (St. Croix County) died.
  6. ^ Republican Reuben W. Peterson (Green Lake & Waushara counties) resigned.

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 August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1940). "Members of the Legislature". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 23–70. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1940). "Officers of the Senate and Assembly". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 264–270. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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