| Body | Wisconsin Legislature |
|---|---|
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol |
| Election | November 4, 2014 |
| Term start | January 5, 2015 |
| Term end | January 4, 2017 |
| Before | 101st |
| After | 103rd |
| Chamber 1 | Senate |
| Membership 1 | 33 |
| Control 1 | Republican |
| Senate President | Mary Lazich (R) |
| President pro tempore | Rick Gudex (R) until Oct. 12, 2016 |
| Chamber 2 | Assembly |
| Membership 2 | 99 |
| Control 2 | Republican |
| Assembly Speaker | Robin Vos (R) |
| Speaker pro tempore | Tyler August (R) |
| Session1 start | January 5, 2015 |
| Session1 end | January 3, 2017 |
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]
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.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Scott Walker, of Milwaukee County, serving the first two years of his second four-year term, having won re-election in the 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 5, 2015: Second inauguration of Scott Walker as Governor of Wisconsin.
- April 7, 2015: 2015 Wisconsin Spring election:
- Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution, changing the rules for selecting the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
- April 29, 2015: Utilizing the recently passed constitutional amendment, Patience D. Roggensack became the 26th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by a majority vote of the court's members.
- June 26, 2015: The United States Supreme Court published their decision in the case Obergefell v. Hodges, establishing the right to marriage for same-sex couples.
- September 21, 2015: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice N. Patrick Crooks died.
- October 12, 2015: Wisconsin governor Scott Walker appointed Rebecca Bradley to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed N. Patrick Crooks.
- July 31, 2016: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice David Prosser Jr. resigned.
- August 1, 2016: Wisconsin governor Scott Walker appointed Daniel Kelly to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed David Prosser Jr.
- October 12, 2016: Wisconsin state senator Rick Gudex died in office.
- November 8, 2016: 2016 United States general election:
- Donald Trump (R) elected President of the United States.
- Ron Johnson (R) re-elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
Major legislation
- July 13, 2015: An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2015 legislature, 2015 Act 55.
- December 17, 2015: An Act relating to: reorganizing the Government Accountability Board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations, 2015 Act 118. Abolished the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board and replaced it with the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.
Party summary
Senate summary
| 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
| 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
- Regular session: January 5, 2015 – January 4, 2017
Leadership
Senate leadership
- President of the Senate: Mary Lazich (R–New Berlin)
- President pro tempore: Rick Gudex (R–Fond du Lac) (until Oct. 12, 2016)
- Senate majority leadership (Republican)
- Senate Majority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R–Juneau)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Paul Farrow (R–Pewaukee) (until Jul. 17, 2015)
- Leah Vukmir (R–Wauwatosa) (after Oct. 2015)
- Senate Majority Caucus Chair: Sheila Harsdorf (R–River Falls)
- Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R–Racine)
- Senate minority leadership (Democratic)
- Senate Minority Leader: Jennifer Shilling (D–La Crosse)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Dave Hansen (D–Green Bay)
- Senate Minority Caucus Chair: Julie Lassa (D–Stevens Point)
- Senate Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Kathleen Vinehout (D–Alma)
Assembly leadership
- Speaker of the Assembly: Robin Vos (R–Burlington)
- Speaker pro tempore: Tyler August (R–Lake Geneva)
- Assembly majority leadership (Republican)
- Assembly Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R–Kaukauna)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Dan Knodl (R–Germantown)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Chair: John Murtha (R–Baldwin)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Lee Nerison (R–Westby)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Secretary: Jessie Rodriguez (R–Franklin)
- Assembly Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Samantha Kerkman (R–Salem)
- Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)
- Assembly Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D–Kenosha)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Katrina Shankland (D–Stevens Point)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Chair: Andy Jorgensen (D–Fort Atkinson)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Vice Chair: JoCasta Zamarripa (D–Milwaukee)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Secretary: Beth Meyers (D–Bayfield)
- Assembly Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Josh Zepnick (D–Milwaukee)
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Edward A. Blazel
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: Patrick E. Fuller
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers
Notes
- ^ Republican Glenn Grothman (20th district) resigned before the start of the session due to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ Republican Duey Stroebel (20th district) was sworn in to succeed Glenn Grothman.
- ^ Republican Paul Farrow (33rd district) resigned after his election as county executive.
- ^ Republican Chris Kapenga (33rd district) was sworn in to succeed Paul Farrow.
- ^ Republican Rick Gudex (18th district) died.
- ^ Republican Chris Kapenga (99th district) resigned after his election to the state senate.
- ^ Republican Cindi Duchow (99th district) was sworn in to succeed Chris Kapenga.
References
- ^ "Historical Lists". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2023–2024. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2023. pp. 492–493, 496, 501, 513–514. ISBN 978-1-7333817-2-7. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Pohlman, Julie & Lemanski, Lynn (eds.) (2015). "Biographies". State of Wisconsin 2015–2016 Blue Book. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 18–86. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6. Retrieved February 4, 2024.