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Workforce Development Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The Workforce Development 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
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Workforce Development Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Workforce Development Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Workforce Development Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Workforce Development Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | 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.
Jason Fields (D) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Workforce Development Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Jill Billings | • Warren Petryk, Chair | |||
| • Mark Spreitzer | • Tom Weatherston, Vice chair | |||
| • Daniel Riemer | • Dave Murphy | |||
| • Tod Ohnstad | • Keith Ripp | |||
| • David Crowley | • Scott Allen | |||
| • Terry Katsma | ||||
| • Bob Kulp | ||||
| • Ed Brooks | ||||
| • Janel Brandtjen | ||||
| • Patrick Snyder | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Workforce Development Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Daniel Riemer | • Warren Petryk, Chair | |||
| • Mark Spreitzer | • Thomas Weatherston, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Debra Kolste | • Dave Murphy | |||
| • David Bowen | • Mike Kuglitsch | |||
| • Katrina Shankland | • Keith Ripp | |||
| • Terry Katsma | ||||
| • Bob Kulp | ||||
| • Janel Brandtjen | ||||
| • Kathleen Bernier | ||||
| • Joel Kitchens | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Workforce Development Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Janis Ringhand | • Amy Loudenbeck, Chair | |||
| • Jill Billings | • Warren Petryk, Vice chair | |||
| • Debra Kolste | • Mark Honadel | |||
| • Mandela Barnes | • Mike Kuglitsch | |||
| • Katrina Shankland | • Erik Severson | |||
| • Dana Wachs | • Don Pridemore | |||
| • Thomas Weatherston | ||||
| • Mark Born | ||||
| • Kathleen Bernier | ||||
| • Daniel Knodl | ||||
2009-2010
| Workforce Development Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Barbara Toles, Chair | • Gary Tauchen | |||
| • Gordon Hintz, Vice chair | • Mark Honadel | |||
| • Josh Zepnick | • Steven Kestell | |||
| • Kim Hixson | • Jeffrey Mursau | |||
| • Donna Seidel | ||||
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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
