# 103rd Wisconsin Legislature

The One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 2017, to January 7, 2019, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 9, 2018. The Legislature also held four extraordinary sessions and four special sessions during the legislative term.
The most notable work of this legislature occurred in the last month of the term, at the extraordinary sessions after the 2018 election, in which the Republican Legislature and outgoing Republican governor passed laws to limit powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general.
Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election held on November 8, 2016. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 4, 2014.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Scott Walker, of Milwaukee County, serving the second two years of his second four-year term, having won re-election in the 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

## Major events

* January 20, 2017: Inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States.
* May 17, 2017: Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
* January 20, 2018: U.S. federal government shutdown began, due to dispute over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
* January 22, 2018: U.S. federal government shutdown ended.
* April 3, 2018: 2018 Wisconsin spring election:
** Rebecca Dallet was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to succeed Michael Gableman.
** Wisconsin voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution which would have eliminated the office of State Treasurer of Wisconsin.
* November 6, 2018: 2018 United States general election:
** Tony Evers (D) elected Governor of Wisconsin.
** Tammy Baldwin (D) elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
* December 22, 2018: U.S. federal government shutdown began, due to dispute over funding for President Donald Trump's planned Mexico–United States border wall expansion.

## Major legislation

* December 15, 2018:
** An Act relating to: legislative powers and duties, state agency and authority composition and operations, absentee ballots, and administrative rule-making process, 2017 Act 369.
** An Act relating to: federal government waivers and other requests for federal approval; public assistance programs; waivers from work search and registration requirements for certain unemployment insurance benefit claimants; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation, 2017 Act 370.

## Party summary
### Senate summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 14 | 18 | 32 | 1 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 13 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
| From Nov. 10, 2017 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 1 |
| From Dec. 29, 2017 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 2 |
| From Jan. 26, 2018 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 1 |
| From Jun. 28, 2018 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 45.45% | 54.55% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 |

### Assembly summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 36 | 63 | 99 | 0 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 35 | 64 | 99 | 0 |
| From Oct. 3, 2017 | 35 | 63 | 98 | 1 |
| From Dec. 29, 2017 | 35 | 62 | 97 | 2 |
| From Jan. 15, 2018 | 34 | 62 | 96 | 3 |
| From Jan. 24, 2018 | 34 | 63 | 97 | 2 |
| From Jan. 27, 2018 | 35 | 63 | 98 | 1 |
| From Jun. 25, 2018 | 35 | 64 | 99 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 35.35% | 64.65% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 36 | 63 | 99 | 0 |

## Sessions

* Regular session: January 3, 2017 – January 7, 2019
* January 2017 special session: January 5, 2017 – June 14, 2017
* August 2017 special session: August 1, 2017 – September 14, 2017
* January 2018 special session: January 18, 2018 – February 27, 2018
* March 2018 special session: March 15, 2018 – March 29, 2018
* March 2018 extraordinary session: March 27, 2018 – March 29, 2018
* April 2018 extraordinary session: April 4, 2018
* November 2018 extraordinary session: November 12, 2018 – January 7, 2019
* December 2018 extraordinary session: December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2018

## Leadership
### Senate leadership

* President of the Senate: Roger Roth (R–Appleton)
* President pro tempore: Howard Marklein (R–Spring Green)

#### Senate majority leadership (Republican)

* Senate Majority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R–Juneau)
* Assistant Majority Leader: Leah Vukmir (R–Wauwatosa)
* Senate Majority Caucus Chair: Sheila Harsdorf (R–River Falls) (until Nov. 10, 2017)
** Van H. Wanggaard (R–Racine) (after Nov. 10, 2017)
* Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R–Racine) (until Nov. 10, 2017)
** Patrick Testin (R–Stevens Point) (after Nov. 10, 2017)

#### Senate minority leadership (Democratic)

* Senate Minority Leader: Jennifer Shilling (D–La Crosse)
* Assistant Minority Leader: Janet Bewley (D–Mason)
* Senate Minority Caucus Chair: Mark F. Miller (D–Monona)
* Senate Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Janis Ringhand (D–Evansville)

### Assembly leadership

* Speaker of the Assembly: Robin Vos (R–Burlington)
* Speaker pro tempore: Tyler August (R–Lake Geneva)

#### Assembly majority leadership (Republican)

* Assembly Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R–Kaukauna)
* Assistant Majority Leader: Robert Brooks (R–Saukville)
* Assembly Majority Caucus Chair: Dan Knodl (R–Germantown)
* Assembly Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Romaine Quinn (R–Rice Lake)
* Assembly Majority Caucus Secretary: Jessie Rodriguez (R–Oak Creek)
* Assembly Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Samantha Kerkman (R–Salem)

#### Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)

* Assembly Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D–Kenosha) (until Sep. 30, 2017)
** Gordon Hintz (D–Oshkosh) (after Sep. 30, 2017)
* Assistant Minority Leader: Dianne Hesselbein (D–Middleton)
* Assembly Minority Caucus Chair: Mark Spreitzer (D–Beloit)
* Assembly Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Steve Doyle (D–Onalaska)
* Assembly Minority Caucus Secretary: Beth Meyers (D–Bayfield)
* Assembly Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Christine Sinicki (D–Milwaukee)

## Members
### Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature:
| Dist. | Senator | Party | Age (2017) | Home | First elected |
| 01 | Frank Lasee (res. Dec. 29, 2017) | Rep. | 55 | Ledgeview, Brown County | 2010 |
| 01 | Caleb Frostman (from Jun. 28, 2018) | Dem. | 33 | Sturgeon Bay, Door County | 2018 |
| 02 | Robert Cowles | Rep. | 66 | Green Bay, Brown County | 1987 |
| 03 | Tim Carpenter | Dem. | 56 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2002 |
| 04 | Lena Taylor | Dem. | 50 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2004 |
| 05 | Leah Vukmir | Rep. | 58 | Brookfield, Waukesha County | 2010 |
| 06 | La Tonya Johnson | Dem. | 44 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2016 |
| 07 | Chris Larson | Dem. | 36 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2010 |
| 08 | Alberta Darling | Rep. | 72 | River Hills, Milwaukee County | 1992 |
| 09 | Devin LeMahieu | Rep. | 44 | Oostburg, Sheboygan County | 2014 |
| 10 | Sheila Harsdorf (res. Nov. 10, 2017) | Rep. | 60 | River Falls, Pierce County | 2000 |
| 10 | Patty Schachtner (from Jan. 26, 2018) | Dem. | 57–58 | Somerset, St. Croix County | 2018 |
| 11 | Stephen Nass | Rep. | 64 | La Grange, Walworth County | 2014 |
| 12 | Tom Tiffany | Rep. | 59 | Little Rice, Oneida County | 2012 |
| 13 | Scott L. Fitzgerald | Rep. | 53 | Juneau, Dodge County | 1994 |
| 14 | Luther Olsen | Rep. | 65 | Ripon, Fond du Lac County | 2004 |
| 15 | Janis Ringhand | Dem. | 66 | Evansville, Rock County | 2014 |
| 16 | Mark F. Miller | Dem. | 73 | Monona, Dane County | 2004 |
| 17 | Howard Marklein | Rep. | 62 | Spring Green, Sauk County | 2014 |
| 18 | Dan Feyen | Rep. | 48–49 | Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County | 2016 |
| 19 | Roger Roth | Rep. | 38 | Appleton, Outagamie County | 2014 |
| 20 | Duey Stroebel | Rep. | 57 | Saukville, Ozaukee County | 2015 |
| 21 | Van H. Wanggaard | Rep. | 64 | Racine, Racine County | 2010 |
| 22 | Robert Wirch | Dem. | 73 | Somers, Kenosha County | 1996 |
| 23 | Terry Moulton | Rep. | 70 | Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County | 2010 |
| 24 | Patrick Testin | Rep. | 28 | Stevens Point, Portage County | 2016 |
| 25 | Janet Bewley | Dem. | 65 | Mason, Bayfield County | 2014 |
| 26 | Fred Risser | Dem. | 89 | Madison, Dane County | 1962 |
| 27 | Jon Erpenbach | Dem. | 55 | Middleton, Dane County | 1998 |
| 28 | Dave Craig | Rep. | 37 | Big Bend, Waukesha County | 2016 |
| 29 | Jerry Petrowski | Rep. | 66 | Marathon, Marathon County | 2012 |
| 30 | Dave Hansen | Dem. | 69 | Green Bay, Brown County | 2000 |
| 31 | Kathleen Vinehout | Dem. | 58 | Alma, Buffalo County | 2006 |
| 32 | Jennifer Shilling | Dem. | 47 | La Crosse, La Crosse County | 2011 |
| 33 | Chris Kapenga | Rep. | 44 | Delafield, Waukesha County | 2015 |

### Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature:
| Senate District | Assembly District | Representative | Party | Age (2017) | Residence | First Elected |
| 01 | 01 | Joel Kitchens | Rep. | 59 | Sturgeon Bay | 2014 |
| 01 | 02 | André Jacque | Rep. | 36 | De Pere | 2010 |
| 01 | 03 | Ron Tusler | Rep. | 32 | Appleton | 2016 |
| 02 | 04 | David Steffen | Rep. | 44 | Howard | 2014 |
| 02 | 05 | Jim Steineke | Rep. | 46 | Kaukauna | 2010 |
| 02 | 06 | Gary Tauchen | Rep. | 63 | Bonduel | 2006 |
| 03 | 07 | Daniel Riemer | Dem. | 30 | Milwaukee | 2012 |
| 03 | 08 | JoCasta Zamarripa | Dem. | 40 | Milwaukee | 2010 |
| 03 | 09 | Josh Zepnick | Dem. | 48 | Milwaukee | 2002 |
| 04 | 10 | David Bowen | Dem. | 29 | Milwaukee | 2014 |
| 04 | 11 | Jason Fields | Dem. | 42 | Milwaukee | 2004 |
| 04 | 12 | Fred Kessler | Dem. | 76 | Milwaukee | 1960 |
| 05 | 13 | Rob Hutton | Rep. | 49 | Brookfield | 2012 |
| 05 | 14 | Dale P. Kooyenga | Rep. | 37 | Brookfield | 2010 |
| 05 | 15 | Joe Sanfelippo | Rep. | 52 | New Berlin | 2012 |
| 06 | 16 | Leon Young | Dem. | 49 | Milwaukee | 1992 |
| 06 | 17 | David Crowley | Dem. | 30 | Milwaukee | 2016 |
| 06 | 18 | Evan Goyke | Dem. | 34 | Milwaukee | 2012 |
| 07 | 19 | Jonathan Brostoff | Dem. | 33 | Milwaukee | 2014 |
| 07 | 20 | Christine Sinicki | Dem. | 56 | Bay View | 1998 |
| 07 | 21 | Jessie Rodriguez | Rep. | 39 | Oak Creek | 2013 |
| 08 | 22 | Janel Brandtjen | Rep. | 50 | Waukesha | 2014 |
| 08 | 23 | Jim Ott | Rep. | 69 | Mequon | 2006 |
| 08 | 24 | Dan Knodl | Rep. | 58 | Germantown | 2008 |
| 09 | 25 | Paul Tittl | Rep. | 55 | Manitowoc | 2012 |
| 09 | 26 | Terry Katsma | Rep. | 58 | Oostburg | 2014 |
| 09 | 27 | Tyler Vorpagel | Rep. | 31 | Plymouth | 2014 |
| 10 | 28 | Adam Jarchow | Rep. | 38 | Balsam Lake | 2014 |
| 10 | 29 | Rob Stafsholt | Rep. | | New Richmond | 2016 |
| 10 | 30 | Shannon Zimmerman | Rep. | 44 | River Falls | 2016 |
| 11 | 31 | Amy Loudenbeck | Rep. | 47 | Clinton | 2010 |
| 11 | 32 | Tyler August | Rep. | 33 | Walworth | 2010 |
| 11 | 33 | Cody Horlacher | Rep. | 29 | Mukwonago | 2014 |
| 12 | 34 | Rob Swearingen | Rep. | 53 | Rhinelander | 2012 |
| 12 | 35 | Mary Czaja-Felzkowski | Rep. | 53 | Tomahawk | 2012 |
| 12 | 36 | Jeffrey Mursau | Rep. | 62 | Crivitz | 2004 |
| 13 | 37 | John Jagler | Rep. | 47 | Watertown | 2012 |
| 13 | 38 | Joel Kleefisch | Rep. | 45 | Oconomowoc | 2004 |
| 13 | 39 | Mark Born | Rep. | 40 | Beaver Dam | 2012 |
| 14 | 40 | Kevin David Petersen | Rep. | 52 | Waupaca | 2006 |
| 14 | 41 | Joan Ballweg | Rep. | 64 | Markesan | 2004 |
| 14 | 42 | Keith Ripp (res. Dec. 29, 2017) | Rep. | 55 | Lodi | 2008 |
| 14 | 42 | Jon Plumer (from Jun. 25, 2018) | Rep. | 63 | Lodi | 2018 |
| 15 | 43 | Don Vruwink | Dem. | 64 | Milton | 2016 |
| 15 | 44 | Debra Kolste | Dem. | 63 | Janesville | 2012 |
| 15 | 45 | Mark Spreitzer | Dem. | 30 | Beloit | 2014 |
| 16 | 46 | Gary Hebl | Dem. | 65 | Sun Prairie | 2004 |
| 16 | 47 | Jimmy P. Anderson | Dem. | 30 | Fitchburg | 2016 |
| 16 | 48 | Melissa Agard Sargent | Dem. | 47 | Madison | 2012 |
| 17 | 49 | Travis Tranel | Rep. | 31 | Cuba City | 2010 |
| 17 | 50 | Edward Brooks | Rep. | 74 | Reedsburg | 2008 |
| 17 | 51 | Todd Novak | Rep. | 51 | Dodgeville | 2014 |
| 18 | 52 | Jeremy Thiesfeldt | Rep. | 50 | Fond du Lac | 2010 |
| 18 | 53 | Michael Schraa | Rep. | 55 | Oshkosh | 2012 |
| 18 | 54 | Gordon Hintz | Dem. | 43 | Oshkosh | 2006 |
| 19 | 55 | Mike Rohrkaste | Rep. | 58 | Neenah | 2014 |
| 19 | 56 | Dave Murphy | Rep. | 62 | Greenville | 2012 |
| 19 | 57 | Amanda Stuck | Dem. | 34 | Appleton | 2014 |
| 20 | 58 | Bob Gannon (d. Oct. 3, 2017) | Rep. | 57 | Slinger | 2014 |
| 20 | 58 | Rick Gundrum (from Jan. 24, 2018) | Rep. | 52 | Slinger | 2018 |
| 20 | 59 | Jesse Kremer | Rep. | 39 | Kewaskum | 2014 |
| 20 | 60 | Robert Brooks | Rep. | 51 | Saukville | 2011 |
| 21 | 61 | Samantha Kerkman | Rep. | 42 | Powers Lake | 2000 |
| 21 | 62 | Tom Weatherston | Rep. | 59 | Racine | 2012 |
| 21 | 63 | Robin Vos | Rep. | 48 | Rochester | 2004 |
| 22 | 64 | Peter W. Barca | Dem. | 61 | Kenosha | 1984 |
| 22 | 65 | Tod Ohnstad | Dem. | 64 | Kenosha | 2012 |
| 22 | 66 | Cory Mason (res. Jan. 15, 2018) | Dem. | 43 | Racine | 2006 |
| 22 | 66 | Greta Neubauer (from Jan. 27, 2018) | Dem. | 26 | Racine | 2018 |
| 23 | 67 | Rob Summerfield | Rep. | 36 | Bloomer | 2016 |
| 23 | 68 | Kathy Bernier | Rep. | 60 | Chippewa Falls | 2010 |
| 23 | 69 | Bob Kulp | Rep. | 50 | Stratford | 2013 |
| 24 | 70 | Nancy VanderMeer | Rep. | 58 | Tomah | 2014 |
| 24 | 71 | Katrina Shankland | Dem. | 29 | Stevens Point | 2012 |
| 24 | 72 | Scott Krug | Rep. | 41 | Wisconsin Rapids | 2010 |
| 25 | 73 | Nick Milroy | Dem. | 42 | Superior | 2008 |
| 25 | 74 | Beth Meyers | Dem. | 57 | Bayfield | 2014 |
| 25 | 75 | Romaine Quinn | Rep. | 26 | Cameron | 2014 |
| 26 | 76 | Chris Taylor | Dem. | 48 | Madison | 2011 |
| 26 | 77 | Terese Berceau | Dem. | 66 | Madison | 1998 |
| 26 | 78 | Lisa Subeck | Dem. | 45 | Madison | 2014 |
| 27 | 79 | Dianne Hesselbein | Dem. | 45 | Middleton | 2012 |
| 27 | 80 | Sondy Pope-Roberts | Dem. | 66 | Mount Horeb | 2002 |
| 27 | 81 | Dave Considine | Dem. | 64 | Baraboo | 2014 |
| 28 | 82 | Ken Skowronski | Rep. | 78 | Franklin | 2013 |
| 28 | 83 | Chuck Wichgers | Rep. | 51 | Muskego | 2016 |
| 28 | 84 | Mike Kuglitsch | Rep. | 56 | New Berlin | 2010 |
| 29 | 85 | Patrick Snyder | Rep. | 60 | Schofield | 2016 |
| 29 | 86 | John Spiros | Rep. | 55 | Marshfield | 2012 |
| 29 | 87 | James W. Edming | Rep. | 71 | Glen Flora | 2014 |
| 30 | 88 | John Macco | Rep. | 58 | De Pere | 2014 |
| 30 | 89 | John Nygren | Rep. | 52 | Marinette | 2006 |
| 30 | 90 | Eric Genrich | Dem. | 37 | Green Bay | 2012 |
| 31 | 91 | Dana Wachs | Dem. | 59 | Eau Claire | 2012 |
| 31 | 92 | Treig Pronschinske | Rep. | 49 | Mondovi | 2016 |
| 31 | 93 | Warren Petryk | Rep. | 61 | Eleva | 2010 |
| 32 | 94 | Steve Doyle | Dem. | 58 | Onalaska | 2011 |
| 32 | 95 | Jill Billings | Dem. | 54 | La Crosse | 2011 |
| 32 | 96 | Lee Nerison | Rep. | 64 | Westby | 2004 |
| 33 | 97 | Scott Allen | Rep. | 51 | Waukesha | 2014 |
| 33 | 98 | Adam Neylon | Rep. | 32 | Pewaukee | 2013 |
| 33 | 99 | Cindi Duchow | Rep. | 58 | Delafield | 2015 |

## Employees
### Senate employees

* Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk
* Sergeant at Arms: Ted Blazel

### Assembly employees

* Chief Clerk: Patrick Fuller
* Sergeant at Arms: Anne Tonnon Byers