State Affairs Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The State Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[3]
See rules: Assembly Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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State Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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State Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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Marisabel Cabrera (D) left this committee on July 31, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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State Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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State Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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Bob Kulp (R) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
David Crowley (D) left this committee on June 18, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| State Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • JoCasta Zamarripa | • Rob Swearingen, Chair | |||
| • Christine Sinicki | • Gary Tauchen, Vice chair | |||
| • Tod Ohnstad | • John Jagler | |||
| • Dianne Hesselbein | • André Jacque | |||
| • Steve Doyle | • Daniel Knodl | |||
| • Joel Kleefisch | ||||
| • Bob Gannon | ||||
| • Rob Summerfield | ||||
| • Bob Kulp | ||||
| • Tyler Vorpagel | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| State Affairs and Government Operations Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • JoCasta Zamarripa | • Rob Swearingen, Chair | |||
| • Christine Sinicki | • Dave Craig, Vice chair | |||
| • Robb Kahl | • John Jagler | |||
| • Tod Ohnstad | • Joel Kleefisch | |||
| • Jonathan Brostoff | • Janel Brandtjen | |||
| • Keith Ripp | ||||
| • Bob Gannon | ||||
| • Bob Kulp | ||||
| • Gary Tauchen | ||||
| • Tyler Vorpagel | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| State Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • JoCasta Zamarripa | • Mike Kuglitsch, Chair | |||
| • Penny Bernard Schaber | • Rob Swearingen, Vice chair | |||
| • Robb Kahl | • Tyler August | |||
| • Joel Kleefisch | ||||
| • Daniel Knodl | ||||
| • Keith Ripp | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Prior to 2017, this committee was called the State Affairs and Government Operations Committee.
- ↑ The Speaker may appoint any member of the minority party as a committee chair regardless of whether the Minority Leader nominated him or her.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wisconsin State Legislature, "Assembly Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
