Wisconsin State Assembly

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The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, the state legislature of Wisconsin. 99 members serve in the State House of Representatives and all members are up for election every two years. The Wisconsin State Assembly operates in a biennial session that lasts from early January of the odd numbered year to early January of the odd numbered year two years later. The session is referred to by the odd-numbered year, for example, acts from the 2001-2002 Legislative Session are called 2001 Wisconsin Acts. During the session, business is conducted during scheduled Floorperiods^[1].

Make-up of the house

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	51
	Republican Party	46
	Independent	1
	Vacant	1
Total		99

Current members

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Garey Bies	Republican	Sister Bay
2	Ted Zigmunt	Democrat	Francis Creek
3	Alvin R. Ott	Republican	Brillion
4	Phil Montgomery	Republican	Ashwaubenon
5	Tom Nelson	Democrat
6	Gary Tauchen	Republican
7	Peggy Krusick	Democrat	Milwaukee
8	Pedro Colón	Democrat	Milwaukee
9	Josh Zepnick	Democrat	Milwaukee
10	Annette P. Williams	Democrat	Milwaukee
11	Jason Fields	Democrat
12	Frederick P. Kessler	Democrat	Milwaukee
13	David A. Cullen	Democrat	Milwaukee
14	Leah Vukmir	Republican	Milwaukee
15	Tony Staskunas	Democrat	West Allis
16	Leon D. Young	Democrat	Milwaukee
17	Barbara Toles	Democrat	Milwaukee
18	Tamara D. Grigsby	Democrat
19	Jon Richards	Democrat	Milwaukee
20	Christine Sinicki	Democrat	Milwaukee
21	Mark R. Honadel	Republican	Milwaukee
22	Sandra Pasch	Democrat
23	Jim Ott	Republican
24	Daniel Knodl	Republican
25	Bob Ziegelbauer	Democrat	Manitowoc
26	Terry Van Akkeren	Democrat	Sheboygan
27	Steve Kestell	Republican	Elkhart Lake
28	Ann Hraychuck	Democrat
29	John Murtha	Republican
30	Kitty Rhoades	Republican	Hudson
31	Stephen Nass	Republican	Palmyra
32	Thomas Lothian	Republican	Williams Bay
33	Scott Newcomer	Republican
34	Dan Meyer	Republican
35	Donald Friske	Republican	Merrill
36	Jeffrey L. Mursau	Republican
37	Andy Jorgensen	Democrat
38	Joel Kleefisch	Republican
39	Jeff Fitzgerald	Republican	Horicon
40	Kevin Petersen	Republican
41	Joan Ballweg	Republican
42	Fred Clark	Democrat	Baraboo
43	Kim Hixson	Democrat
44	Mike Sheridan	Democrat	Janesville
45	Chuck Benedict	Democrat
46	Gary Hebl	Democrat	Sun Prairie
47	Keith Ripp	Republican
48	Joseph Parisi	Democrat
49	Phil Garthwaite	Democrat
50	Ed Brooks	Republican
51	Steve Hilgenberg	Democrat	Dodgeville
52	John Townsend	Republican	Fond du Lac
53	Richard Spanbauer	Republican
54	Gordon Hintz	Democrat
55	Dean Kaufert	Republican	Neenah
56	Roger Roth, Jr.	Republican	Appleton
57	Penny Bernard Schaber	Democrat	Appleton
58	Pat Strachota	Republican
59	Daniel R. LeMahieu	Republican	Oostburg
60	Mark Gottlieb	Republican	Port Washington
61	Robert Turner	Democrat	Racine
62	Cory Mason	Democrat
63	Robin Vos	Republican
64	Peter Barca	Democrat
65	John Steinbrink	Democrat	Pleasant Prairie
66	Samantha Kerkman	Republican	Powers Lake
67	Jeffrey Wood	Independent	Chippewa Falls
68	Kristen Dexter	Democrat
69	Scott Suder	Republican	Abbotsford
70	Amy Vruwink	Democrat
71	Louis Molepske, Jr.	Democrat	Stevens Point
72	Marlin Schneider	Democrat	Wisconsin Rapids
73	Nick Milroy	Democrat
74	Vacant
75	Mary Hubler	Democrat	Rice Lake
76	Terese Berceau	Democrat	Madison
77	Spencer Black	Democrat	Madison
78	Mark Pocan	Democrat	Madison
79	Sondy Pope-Roberts	Democrat	Verona
80	Brett Davis	Republican
81	Kelda Roys	Democrat
82	Jeffrey Stone	Republican	Greendale
83	Scott Gunderson	Republican	Waterford
84	Mark Gundrum	Republican
85	Donna Seidel	Democrat
86	Jerry Petrowski	Republican	Marathon
87	Mary Williams	Republican	Medford
88	James Soletski	Democrat	Green Bay
89	John Nygren	Republican
90	Karl Van Roy	Republican	Green Bay
91	Chris Danou	Democrat	Trempealeau
92	Mark Radcliffe	Democrat
93	Jeffrey Smith	Democrat	Eau Claire
94	Michael Huebsch	Republican	West Salem
95	Jennifer Shilling	Democrat	La Crosse
96	Lee A. Nerison	Republican
97	Bill Kramer	Republican
98	Rich Zipperer	Republican
99	Don Pridemore	Republican

Assembly Committees

The Wisconsin Assembly has 43 standing committees:

• AB 137 Real ID Committee
• AB 171 Unlawful use of Global Position Device Committee
• AB 193 Castle Doctrine Committee
• AB 29 RFID Sale of Consumer Goods Committee
• AB 30 Monitoring of Electronic Mail Usage Committee
• Aging and Long-Term Care Committee
• Agriculture Committee
• Assembly Organization Committee
• Audit Committee
• Children and Families Committee
• Colleges and Universities Committee
• Consumer Protection Committee
• Corrections and the Courts Committee
• Criminal Justice Committee
• Education Committee
• Education Reform Committee
• Elections and Campaign Reform Committee
• Energy and Utilities Committee
• Finance Committee
• Financial Institutions Committee
• Fish and Wildlife Committee
• Forestry Committee
• Health and Healthcare Reform Committee
• Housing Committee
• Insurance Committee
• Jobs, the Economy and Small Business Committee
• Judiciary and Ethics Committee
• Labor Committee
• Natural Resources Committee
• Personal Privacy Committee
• Public Health Committee
• Public Safety Committee
• Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs Committee
• Rules Committee
• Rural Economic Development Committee
• Speaker's Taskforce on Preventing Home Foreclosures Committee
• State Affairs and Homeland Security Committee
• Tourism, Recreation and State Properties Committee
• Transportation Committee
• Urban and Local Affairs Committee
• Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
• Ways and Means Committee
• Workforce Development Committee

External links

• Wisconsin State Assembly official website
• Project Vote Smart's profile of the Wisconsin State Legislature

References

1. ↑ "Wisconsin Assembly" FAQ's, March 4, 2009

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

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