Agriculture Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Per the Assembly Rules, Wisconsin State Assembly committees are assigned by the Speaker of the Assembly as early as possible at the start of each odd-year legislative session. Unless specified by a rule, the Speaker sets the total number of members on each committee and the allocation of the number between majority and minority party members. The Speaker appoints majority party committee members with the first-named member serving as the committee's chair. The Speaker also appoints minority party committee members from a list of members compiled by the Minority Leader.[1] The first-nominated minority member of each standing committee serves as the ranking member unless the Speaker and Minority leader agree that he or she serves as the vice chair.[2]
Apart from committees upon which he or she serves as a regular member, the Speaker is recognized as a nonvoting member on all standing committees but does not count towards quorum requirements. A quorum is defined as at least fifty percent of the committee members.[2]
See rules: Assembly Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Agriculture Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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Debra Kolste (D) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Agriculture Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Dave Considine | • Lee Nerison, Chair | |||
• Frederick Kessler | • Todd Novak, Vice chair | |||
• Mark Spreitzer | • Gary Tauchen | |||
• Jason Fields | • Keith Ripp | |||
• Don Vruwink | • Travis Tranel | |||
• Ed Brooks | ||||
• Joel Kitchens | ||||
• Nancy VanderMeer | ||||
• Jeffrey Mursau | ||||
• James Edming | ||||
• Cody Horlacher |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Agriculture Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Frederick P. Kessler | • Lee Nerison, Chair | |||
• Andy Jorgensen | • Todd Novak, Vice-Chair | |||
• Chris Danou | • Gary Tauchen | |||
• Dave Considine | • Alvin Ott | |||
• Evan Goyke | • Kathy Bernier | |||
• Joel Kitchens | ||||
• Keith Ripp | ||||
• Travis Tranel | ||||
• Edward Brooks | ||||
• Nancy VanderMeer |
2013-2014
Agriculture Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Amy Sue Vruwink | • Lee Nerison, Chair | |||
• Andy Jorgensen | • Gary Tauchen, Vice Chair | |||
• Chris Danou | • Howard Marklein | |||
• Stephen Smith | • Alvin Ott | |||
• Evan Goyke | • John Murtha | |||
• Mandy Wright | • Jeffrey Mursau | |||
• Keith Ripp | ||||
• Travis Tranel | ||||
• Edward Brooks | ||||
• Michael Schraa |
2011-2012
Agriculture Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Amy Vruwink | • Lee Nerison, Chair | |||
• Andy Jorgensen | • Travis Tranel, Vice Chair | |||
• Chris Danou | • Alvin Ott | |||
• John Steinbrink | • Ed Brooks | |||
• Louis Molepske, Jr. | • Gary Tauchen | |||
• Mark Radcliffe | • Howard Marklein | |||
• Jeffrey Mursau | ||||
• John Murtha | ||||
• Keith Ripp |
2009-2010
Agriculture Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Amy Vruwink, Chair | • Alvin Ott | |||
• Mark Radcliffe, Vice Chair | • Gary Tauchen | |||
• Andy Jorgensen | • John Murtha | |||
• Phil Garthwaite | • Ed Brooks | |||
• Louis Molepske, Jr. | • Lee Nerison | |||
• Chris Danou |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Speaker may appoint any member of the minority party as a committee chair regardless of whether the Minority Leader nominated him or her.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin State Legislature, "Assembly Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021