Finance Committee, Wisconsin State Senate

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The Finance Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Wisconsin State Senate are assigned by the Senate Organization Committee. Committees are assigned at the start of each term. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum. The president of the Senate is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.

See rules: Senate Rules

Membership

2025-2026 legislative session

Senate Finance Committee, 2025-2026
Democratic members (0)	Republican members (4)	Third-party members(0)
	Howard Marklein Chair Patrick Testin Vice-Chair Eric Wimberger Julian Bradley

2023-2024 legislative session

Senate Finance Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (6)	Third-party members(0)
LaTonya Johnson Kelda Roys	Howard Marklein Chairman Duey Stroebel Vice Chairman Mary Felzkowski Joan Ballweg Patrick Testin Eric Wimberger

2021-2022 legislative session

Senate Finance Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (6)	Third-party members(0)
Jon Erpenbach LaTonya Johnson	Howard Marklein Chair Duey Stroebel Dale Kooyenga Mary Felzkowski Kathy Bernier Joan Ballweg

2019-2020 legislative session

Senate Finance Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (4)	Third-party members(0)
Jon Erpenbach LaTonya Johnson	Alberta Darling Chair Devin LeMahieu Howard Marklein Duey Stroebel

Luther Olsen (R, Vice-Chair) left this committee on January 04, 2021.

Tom Tiffany (R) left this committee on May 18, 2020.

*Tom Tiffany resigned from the Wisconsin State Senate on May 18, 2020, to be sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Finance Members, 2017
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (6)
• Lena Taylor	• Alberta Darling, Chair
• Jon Erpenbach	• Luther Olsen, Vice chair
	• Howard Marklein
	• Leah Vukmir
	• Tom Tiffany
	• Sheila Harsdorf

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

Finance Members, 2015
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (6)
• Lena Taylor	• Alberta Darling, Chair
• Jon Erpenbach	• Luther Olsen, Vice Chair
	• Sheila Harsdorf
	• Howard Marklein
	• Tom Tiffany
	• Leah Vukmir

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Finance Members, 2013
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (6)
• Jennifer Shilling	• Alberta Darling, Chair
• Robert Wirch	• Luther Olsen
	• Sheila Harsdorf
	• Glenn Grothman
	• Joe Leibham
	• Mary Lazich

2011-2012

Finance Members, 2011
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (6)
• Lena Taylor	• Alberta Darling, Chair
• Robert Jauch	• Luther Olsen, Vice Chair
	• Sheila Harsdorf
	• Randy Hopper
	• Glenn Grothman
	• Joe Leibham

External links

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Wisconsin State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Mary Felzkowski

Majority Leader:Devin LeMahieu

Minority Leader:Dianne Hesselbein

Senators

District 1

André Jacque (R)

District 2

Eric Wimberger (R)

District 3

Tim Carpenter (D)

District 4

Dora Drake (D)

District 5

Rob Hutton (R)

District 6

LaTonya Johnson (D)

District 7

Chris Larson (D)

District 8

Jodi Sinykin (D)

District 9

Devin LeMahieu (R)

District 10

Rob Stafsholt (R)

District 11

Stephen Nass (R)

District 12

Mary Felzkowski (R)

District 13

John Jagler (R)

District 14

Sarah Keyeski (D)

District 15

Mark Spreitzer (D)

District 16

Melissa Ratcliff (D)

District 17

Howard Marklein (R)

District 18

Kristin Alfheim (D)

District 19

Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R)

District 20

Dan Feyen (R)

District 21

Van Wanggaard (R)

District 22

Robert Wirch (D)

District 23

Jesse James (R)

District 24

Patrick Testin (R)

District 25

Romaine Quinn (R)

District 26

Kelda Roys (D)

District 27

Dianne Hesselbein (D)

District 28

Julian Bradley (R)

District 29

Cory Tomczyk (R)

District 30

Jamie Wall (D)

District 31

Jeff Smith (D)

District 32

Brad Pfaff (D)

District 33

Chris Kapenga (R)

Republican Party (18)

Democratic Party (15)