Terese Berceau

From Ballotpedia

Terese Berceau
Wisconsin State Assembly District 76
Incumbent
Assumed office 1998
Current term ends 2010
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Legislator
Website	House site

Terese Berceau is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 76th District since 1998. She served as a member of the Dane County Board of Supervisors from 1992-2000.

Berceau worked as a career placement specialist for the University of Wisconsin's Robert M. La Follette Institute from 1983-1998, magazine editor for the Wisconsin Counties Association from 1981-1983, and as a substitute teacher.

She is a member of a number of organizations, including 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Dane Area Rapid Transit, Dane County Democratic Party, Friends of the Arboretum, National Organization of Women (NOW), National Women's Political Caucus, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, and the Sierra Club.^[1]

Issue positions

Berceau did not provide answers to the 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.^[2]

Committee membership

• Public Safety Committee
• Colleges and Universities Committee
• Urban and Local Affairs Committee (Chair)
• Insurance Committee
• Children and Families Committee
• Joint Legislative Council Committee, Wisconsin Legislature

Sponsored legislation

Legislation sponsored in 2009 includes:

• AB-56 Prescription drug advertising prohibited; exceptions provided.
• AB-66 Unlimited or undefined quantity of beer or intoxicating liquor for sale at a fixed price: Class "B" and "Class B" licensee or permittee prohibited from providing, penalty provisions
• AB-163 Political signs meeting certain criteria on rental premises: landlord may not prohibit
• AB-203 Federal orders placing Wisconsin National Guard on federal active duty: Governor required to review; summary report to appropriate legislative committee required
• AB-221 Semiautomatic handgun identification: microstamping requirements created; penalties and law enforcement provisions

For a full listing of sponsored legislation and details see the House site.

Major donors

The top 5 donors to Berceau's 2008 campaign were health and labor organizations:^[3]

• 1. WI Dental Assoc $500
• 2. Managed Health Services Insurance Corp $500
• 3. Southeastern WI Auto Workers $500
• 4. Painters & Allied Trades $500
• 5. WI Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals $500

External links

• Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Terese Berceau
• Project Vote Smart profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
• State Surge - legislative and voting track record
• Freedom Speaks profile

References

v • d • e Current members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Assembly Majority Leader: Tom Nelson (D) • Assembly Minority Leader: Jeff Fitzgerald (R)     Garey Bies (R) Ted Zigmunt (D) Alvin Ott (R) Phil Montgomery (R) Tom Nelson (D) Gary Tauchen (R) Margaret Krusick (D) Pedro Colon (D) Josh Zepnick (D) Annette Williams (D) Jason Fields (D) Frederick Kessler (D) David Cullen (D) Leah Vukmir (R) Tony Staskunas (D) Leon Young (D) Barbara Toles (D) Tamara Grigsby (D) Jon Richards (D) Christine Sinicki (D) Mark Honadel (R) Sandy Pasch (D) Jim Ott (R) Daniel Knodl (R) Robert Ziegelbauer (D) Terry Van Akkeren (D) Steven Kestell (R) Ann Hraychuck (D) John Murtha (R) Kitty Rhoades (R) Stephen Nass (R) Thomas Lothian (R) Scott Newcomer (R) Dan Meyer (R) Donald Friske (R) Jeffrey Mursau (R) Andy Jorgensen (D) Joel Kleefisch (R) Jeff Fitzgerald (R) Kevin Petersen (R) Joan Ballweg (R) Fred Clark (D) Kim Hixson (D) Mike Sheridan (D) Chuck Benedict (D) Gary Hebl (D) Keith Ripp (R) Joseph Parisi (D) Phil Garthwaite (D) Ed Brooks (R) Steve Hilgenberg (D) John Townsend (R) Richard Spanbauer (R) Gordon Hintz (D) Dean Kaufert (R) Roger Roth, Jr. (R) Penny Bernard Schaber (D) Pat Strachota (R) Daniel LeMahieu (R) Mark Gottlieb (R) Robert Turner (D) Cory Mason (D) Robin Vos (R) Peter Barca (D) John Steinbrink (D) Samantha Kerkman (R) Jeffrey Wood (I) Kristen Dexter (D) Scott Suder (R) Amy Vruwink (D) Louis Molepske, Jr. (D) Marlin Schneider (D) Nick Milroy (D) Vacant  Mary Hubler (D) Terese Berceau (D) Spencer Black (D) Mark Pocan (D) Sondy Pope-Roberts (D) Brett Davis (R) Kelda Roys (D) Jeffrey Stone (R) Scott Gunderson (R) Mark Gundrum (R) Donna Seidel (D) Jerry Petrowski (R) Mary Williams (R) James Soletski (D) John Nygren (R) Karl Van Roy (R) Chris Danou (D) Mark Radcliffe (D) Jeffrey Smith (D) Michael Huebsch (R) Jennifer Shilling (D) Lee Nerison (R) Bill Kramer (R) Rich Zipperer (R) Don Pridemore (R) Democratic (52) • Republican (46) • Independent (1) • Vacant (1)• Wisconsin State Assembly • Wisconsin Senate

	v • d • e State of Wisconsin Madison (capital)
Ballot Measures	Ballot measures | School bond referendum | List of local ballot measures | Procedures for qualifying an initiative | Amending the constitution | History of direct democracy | Campaign finance requirements | Sunshine on elections |
Government	Wisconsin State Constitution | Governor | Secretary of State | Attorney General | State Assembly | Senate |
Judiciary	Wisconsin Supreme Court | Courts of Appeal | Circuit Courts | Municipal Courts | Wisconsin Commission Appointed Judicial Method Proposal | Wisconsin Judicial Commission | Wisconsin Supreme Court elections | Judicial news | Judicial activist organizations |
Transparency Topics	Open Records Law | Transparency Checklist | Government corruption reports | Transparency Legislation | Open Records procedures | Transparency Advocates | Transparency blogs | State budget | Taxpayer-funded lobbying associations |
Divisions	State | List of Counties | List of Cities | List of Towns | List of School Districts | Evaluation of county websites | Evaluation of city websites | Evaluation of township websites | Evaluation of school district websites |