# 101st Wisconsin Legislature

The One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 7, 2013, through January 5, 2015, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 21, 2014. The legislature also held three special sessions during this legislative term.
This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session.
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 of November 6, 2012. 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 2, 2010.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Scott Walker, of Milwaukee County, serving the second two years of a four-year term, having won election in the 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

## Major events

* January 20, 2013: Second inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.
* February 28, 2013: Pope Benedict XVI resigned the papacy, becoming the first pope to resign in 600 years.
* March 13, 2013: The 2013 papal conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the next pope, he then took the papal name Pope Francis.
* April 15, 2013: Two Chechnya-born terrorists carried out a bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
* June 26, 2013: The United States Supreme Court published their decision in the case United States v. Windsor, allowing the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages.
* February 22, 2014: The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) voted to remove Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych after his violent attempt to put down protests in the capital, Kyiv.
* March 21, 2014: Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin declared the annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine.
* March 28, 2014: Former Wisconsin Assembly majority leader Bill Kramer was indicted for sexual assault.
* June 13, 2014: The International military intervention against ISIL began.
* July 17, 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed after it was shot down by Russian-led separatists in eastern Ukraine.
* September 22, 2014: United States and allied military forces began an airstrike campaign against ISIL targets in Syria.
* November 4, 2014: 2014 United States general election:
** Scott Walker (R) re-elected Governor of Wisconsin.
** Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution to require the existence of a department of transportation in the constitution (the department already existed) and require that certain transportation-related taxes and fees must be deposited in the transportation fund and cannot be used for other purposes.

## Major legislation

* July 1, 2013: An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2013 legislature, 2013 Act 20.

## Party summary
### Senate summary

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 17 | 16 | 33 | 0 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0 |
| From Jun. 16, 2014 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 1 |
| From Dec. 1, 2014 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 2 |
| Final voting share | 48.39% | 51.61% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 18 | 32 | 1 |

### Assembly summary

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Dem. | Ind. | Rep. | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 39 | 1 | 57 | 97 | 2 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 39 | 0 | 59 | 98 | 1 |
| From Apr. 16, 2013 | 39 | 0 | 60 | 99 | 0 |
| From Sep. 3, 2013 | 39 | 0 | 59 | 98 | 1 |
| From Sep. 18, 2013 | 39 | 0 | 58 | 97 | 2 |
| From Oct. 14, 2013 | 39 | 0 | 57 | 96 | 3 |
| From Dec. 4, 2013 | 39 | 0 | 59 | 98 | 1 |
| From Jan. 6, 2014 | 39 | 0 | 60 | 99 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 39.39% | 39.39% | 60.61% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 36 | 0 | 63 | 98 | 1 |

## Sessions

* Regular session: January 7, 2013 – January 5, 2015
* October 2013 special session: October 10, 2013 – November 12, 2013
* December 2013 special session: December 2, 2013 – December 19, 2013
* January 2014 special session: January 23, 2014 – March 20, 2014

## Leadership
### Senate leadership

* President of the Senate: Michael G. Ellis (R–Neenah)
* President pro tempore: Joe Leibham (R–Sheboygan) (res. Dec. 1, 2014)

#### Senate majority leadership (Republican)

* Senate Majority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R–Juneau)
* Assistant Majority Leader: Glenn Grothman (R–West Bend)
* Majority Caucus Chair: Frank Lasee (R–De Pere)
* Majority Caucus vice-chair: Sheila Harsdorf (R–River Falls)

#### Senate minority leadership (Democratic)

* Senate Minority Leader: Chris Larson (D–Milwaukee)
* Assistant Minority Leader: Dave Hansen (D–Green Bay)
* Minority Caucus Chair: Julie Lassa (D–Stevens Point)
* Minority Caucus vice-chair: Kathleen Vinehout (D–Alma)

### 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: Scott Suder (R–Abbotsford) (until Sep. 3, 2013)
** Bill Kramer (R–Waukesha) (from Sep. 4, 2013, removed Mar. 4, 2014)
** Patricia Strachota (R–West Bend) (from Mar. 4, 2014)
* Assistant Majority Leader: Jim Steineke (R–Kaukauna)
* Assembly Majority Caucus Chair: Joan Ballweg (R–Markesan)
* Assembly Majority Caucus vice-chair: John Murtha (R–Baldwin)
* Assembly Majority Caucus Secretary: Mary Williams (R–Medford)
* Assembly Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Samantha Kerkman (R–Randall)

#### Assembly minority leadership (Democratic)

* Assembly Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D–Kenosha)
* Assistant Minority Leader: Sandy Pasch (D–Whitefish Bay)
* Assembly Minority Caucus Chair: Andy Jorgensen (D–Fort Atkinson)
* Assembly Minority Caucus vice-chair: JoCasta Zamarripa (D–Milwaukee)
* Assembly Minority Caucus Secretary: Janis Ringhand (D–Evansville)
* Assembly Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Josh Zepnick (D–Milwaukee)

## Members
### Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature:
| Dist. | Senator | Party | Age (2013) | Home | First elected |
| 01 | Frank Lasee | Rep. | 51 | De Pere, Brown County | 2010 |
| 02 | Robert Cowles | Rep. | 62 | Green Bay, Brown County | 1987 |
| 03 | Tim Carpenter | Dem. | 52 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2002 |
| 04 | Lena Taylor | Dem. | 46 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2004 |
| 05 | Leah Vukmir | Rep. | 54 | Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County | 2010 |
| 06 | Nikiya Harris | Dem. | 37 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2012 |
| 07 | Chris Larson | Dem. | 32 | Milwaukee, Milwaukee County | 2010 |
| 08 | Alberta Darling | Rep. | 68 | River Hills, Milwaukee County | 1992 |
| 09 | Joe Leibham (res. Dec. 1, 2014) | Rep. | 43 | Sheboygan, Sheboygan County | 2002 |
| --Vacant form Dec. 1, 2014-- |||||
| 10 | Sheila Harsdorf | Rep. | 56 | River Falls, Pierce County | 2000 |
| 11 | Neal Kedzie (res. Jun. 16, 2014) | Rep. | 56 | Elkhorn, Walworth County | 2002 |
| --Vacant from Jun. 16, 2014-- |||||
| 12 | Tom Tiffany | Rep. | 55 | Little Rice, Oneida County | 2012 |
| 13 | Scott L. Fitzgerald | Rep. | 49 | Juneau, Dodge County | 1994 |
| 14 | Luther Olsen | Rep. | 61 | Ripon, Fond du Lac County | 2004 |
| 15 | Timothy Cullen | Dem. | 68 | Janesville, Rock County | 2010 |
| 16 | Mark F. Miller | Dem. | 69 | Monona, Dane County | 2004 |
| 17 | Dale Schultz | Rep. | 59 | Richland Center, Richland County | 1991 |
| 18 | Rick Gudex | Rep. | 44 | Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County | 2012 |
| 19 | Michael Ellis | Rep. | 71 | Neenah, Winnebago County | 1982 |
| 20 | Glenn Grothman | Rep. | 57 | West Bend, Washington County | 2004 |
| 21 | John Lehman | Dem. | 67 | Racine, Racine County | 2006 |
| 22 | Robert Wirch | Dem. | 69 | Somers, Kenosha County | 1996 |
| 23 | Terry Moulton | Rep. | 66 | Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County | 2010 |
| 24 | Julie Lassa | Dem. | 42 | Stevens Point, Portage County | 2003 |
| 25 | Robert Jauch | Dem. | 67 | Poplar, Douglas County | 1986 |
| 26 | Fred Risser | Dem. | 85 | Madison, Dane County | 1962 |
| 27 | Jon Erpenbach | Dem. | 51 | Middleton, Dane County | 1998 |
| 28 | Mary Lazich | Rep. | 60 | New Berlin, Waukesha County | 1998 |
| 29 | Jerry Petrowski | Rep. | 62 | Marathon, Marathon County | 2012 |
| 30 | Dave Hansen | Dem. | 65 | Green Bay, Brown County | 2000 |
| 31 | Kathleen Vinehout | Dem. | 54 | Alma, Buffalo County | 2006 |
| 32 | Jennifer Shilling | Dem. | 43 | La Crosse, La Crosse County | 2011 |
| 33 | Paul Farrow | Rep. | 48 | Pewaukee, Waukesha County | 2012 |

### Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred First Wisconsin Legislature:
| Senate District | Assembly District | Representative | Party | Age (2013) | Home | First Elected |
| 01 | 01 | Garey Bies | Rep. | 66 | Sister Bay | 2000 |
| 01 | 02 | Andre Jacque | Rep. | 32 | De Pere | 2010 |
| 01 | 03 | Alvin Ott | Rep. | 63 | Brillion | 1986 |
| 02 | 04 | Chad Weininger | Rep. | 40 | Green Bay | 2010 |
| 02 | 05 | Jim Steineke | Rep. | 42 | Kaukauna | 2010 |
| 02 | 06 | Gary Tauchen | Rep. | 59 | Bonduel | 2006 |
| 03 | 07 | Daniel Riemer | Dem. | 26 | Milwaukee | 2012 |
| 03 | 08 | Jocasta Zamarripa | Dem. | 36 | Milwaukee | 2010 |
| 03 | 09 | Josh Zepnick | Dem. | 44 | Milwaukee | 2002 |
| 04 | 10 | Sandy Pasch | Dem. | 58 | Whitefish Bay | 2008 |
| 04 | 11 | Mandela Barnes | Dem. | 26 | Milwaukee | 2012 |
| 04 | 12 | Frederick P. Kessler | Dem. | 72 | Milwaukee | 2004 |
| 05 | 13 | Rob Hutton | Rep. | 45 | Brookfield | 2012 |
| 05 | 14 | Dale P. Kooyenga | Rep. | 33 | Brookfield | 2010 |
| 05 | 15 | Joe Sanfelippo | Rep. | 51 | West Allis | 2012 |
| 06 | 16 | Leon Young | Dem. | 45 | Milwaukee | 1992 |
| 06 | 17 | La Tonya Johnson | Dem. | 40 | Milwaukee | 2012 |
| 06 | 18 | Evan Goyke | Dem. | 30 | Milwaukee | 2012 |
| 07 | 19 | Jon Richards | Dem. | 49 | Milwaukee | 1998 |
| 07 | 20 | Christine Sinicki | Dem. | 52 | Bay View | 1998 |
| 07 | 21 | Mark Honadel (res. Sep. 18, 2013) | Rep. | 56 | South Milwaukee | 2003 |
| 07 | 21 | Jessie Rodriguez (from Dec. 4, 2013) | Rep. | 36 | Oak Creek | 2013 |
| 08 | 22 | Don Pridemore | Rep. | 66 | Hartford | 2004 |
| 08 | 23 | Jim Ott | Rep. | 65 | Mequon | 2006 |
| 08 | 24 | Dan Knodl | Rep. | 54 | Germantown | 2008 |
| 09 | 25 | Paul Tittl | Rep. | 51 | Manitowoc | 2012 |
| 09 | 26 | Mike Endsley | Rep. | 50 | Sheboygan | 2010 |
| 09 | 27 | Steve Kestell | Rep. | 57 | Elkhart Lake | 1998 |
| 10 | 28 | Erik Severson | Rep. | 38 | Star Prairie | 2010 |
| 10 | 29 | John Murtha | Rep. | 61 | Baldwin | 2006 |
| 10 | 30 | Dean Knudson | Rep. | 51 | Hudson | 2010 |
| 11 | 31 | Amy Loudenbeck | Rep. | 43 | Clinton | 2010 |
| 11 | 32 | Tyler August | Rep. | 29 | Lake Geneva | 2010 |
| 11 | 33 | Stephen Nass | Rep. | 60 | Whitewater | 1990 |
| 12 | 34 | Rob Swearingen | Rep. | 49 | Rhinelander | 2012 |
| 12 | 35 | Mary Czaja | Rep. | 49 | Birch | 2012 |
| 12 | 36 | Jeffrey Mursau | Rep. | 58 | Crivitz | 2004 |
| 13 | 37 | John Jagler | Rep. | 43 | Watertown | 2012 |
| 13 | 38 | Joel Kleefisch | Rep. | 41 | Oconomowoc | 2004 |
| 13 | 39 | Mark Born | Rep. | 36 | Beaver Dam | 2012 |
| 14 | 40 | Kevin David Petersen | Rep. | 48 | Waupaca | 2006 |
| 14 | 41 | Joan Ballweg | Rep. | 60 | Markesan | 2004 |
| 14 | 42 | Keith Ripp | Rep. | 51 | Lodi | 2008 |
| 15 | 43 | Andy Jorgensen | Dem. | 45 | Fort Atkinson | 2006 |
| 15 | 44 | Debra Kolste | Dem. | 59 | Janesville | 2012 |
| 15 | 45 | Janis Ringhand | Dem. | 62 | Evansville | 2010 |
| 16 | 46 | Gary Hebl | Dem. | 61 | Sun Prairie | 2004 |
| 16 | 47 | Robb Kahl | Dem. | 40 | Monona | 2012 |
| 16 | 48 | Melissa Sargent | Dem. | 43 | Madison | 2012 |
| 17 | 49 | Travis Tranel | Rep. | 27 | Cuba City | 2010 |
| 17 | 50 | Edward Brooks | Rep. | 70 | Reedsburg | 2008 |
| 17 | 51 | Howard Marklein | Rep. | 58 | Spring Green | 2010 |
| 18 | 52 | Jeremy Thiesfeldt | Rep. | 46 | Fond du Lac | 2010 |
| 18 | 53 | Michael Schraa | Rep. | 51 | Oshkosh | 2008 |
| 18 | 54 | Gordon Hintz | Dem. | 39 | Oshkosh | 2006 |
| 19 | 55 | Dean Kaufert | Rep. | 55 | Neenah | 1990 |
| 19 | 56 | Dave Murphy | Rep. | 58 | Greenville | 2012 |
| 19 | 57 | Penny Bernard Schaber | Dem. | 59 | Appleton | 2008 |
| 20 | 58 | Patricia Strachota | Rep. | 57 | West Bend | 2004 |
| 20 | 59 | Daniel LeMahieu | Rep. | 66 | Cascade | 2002 |
| 20 | 60 | Duey Stroebel | Rep. | 53 | Cedarburg | 2011 |
| 21 | 61 | Samantha Kerkman | Rep. | 38 | Randall | 2000 |
| 21 | 62 | Tom Weatherston | Rep. | 62 | Caledonia | 2012 |
| 21 | 63 | Robin Vos | Rep. | 44 | Burlington | 2004 |
| 22 | 64 | Peter Barca | Dem. | 57 | Kenosha | 1984 |
| 22 | 65 | Tod Ohnstad | Dem. | 60 | Kenosha | 2012 |
| 22 | 66 | Cory Mason | Dem. | 39 | Racine | 2006 |
| 23 | 67 | Tom Larson | Rep. | 64 | Colfax | 2010 |
| 23 | 68 | Kathy Bernier | Rep. | 56 | Chippewa Falls | 2010 |
| 23 | 69 | Scott Suder (res. Sep. 3, 2013) | Rep. | 44 | Abbotsford | 1998 |
| 23 | 69 | Bob Kulp (from Dec. 4, 2013) | Rep. | 47 | Stratford | 2013 |
| 24 | 70 | Amy Sue Vruwink | Dem. | 37 | Milladore | 2002 |
| 24 | 71 | Katrina Shankland | Dem. | 25 | Stevens Point | 2012 |
| 24 | 72 | Scott Krug | Rep. | 37 | Rome | 2010 |
| 25 | 73 | Nick Milroy | Dem. | 38 | Parkland | 2008 |
| 25 | 74 | Janet Bewley | Dem. | 61 | Ashland | 2010 |
| 25 | 75 | Stephen Smith | Dem. | 61 | Shell Lake | 2012 |
| 26 | 76 | Chris Taylor | Dem. | 44 | Madison | 2011 |
| 26 | 77 | Terese Berceau | Dem. | 62 | Madison | 1998 |
| 26 | 78 | Brett Hulsey | Dem. | 53 | Madison | 2010 |
| 27 | 79 | Dianne Hesselbein | Dem. | 41 | Middleton | 2012 |
| 27 | 80 | Sondy Pope | Dem. | 62 | Cross Plains | 2002 |
| 27 | 81 | Fred Clark | Dem. | 53 | Baraboo | 2008 |
| 28 | 82 | Jeff Stone (res. Oct. 14, 2013) | Rep. | 51 | Greendale | 1998 |
| 28 | 82 | Ken Skowronski (from Jan. 6, 2014) | Rep. | 75 | Franklin | 2013 |
| 28 | 83 | David Craig | Rep. | 33 | Vernon | 2011 |
| 28 | 84 | Mike Kuglitsch | Rep. | 52 | New Berlin | 2010 |
| 29 | 85 | Mandy Wright | Dem. | 35 | Wausau | 2012 |
| 29 | 86 | John Spiros | Rep. | 51 | Marshfield | 2012 |
| 29 | 87 | Mary Williams | Rep. | 63 | Medford | 2002 |
| 30 | 88 | John Klenke | Rep. | 54 | Green Bay | 2010 |
| 30 | 89 | John Nygren | Rep. | 48 | Marinette | 2006 |
| 30 | 90 | Eric Genrich | Dem. | 33 | Green Bay | 2012 |
| 31 | 91 | Dana Wachs | Dem. | 55 | Eau Claire | 2008 |
| 31 | 92 | Chris Danou | Dem. | 45 | Trempealeau | 2008 |
| 31 | 93 | Warren Petryk | Rep. | 57 | Eleva | 2010 |
| 32 | 94 | Steve Doyle | Dem. | 54 | Onalaska | 2011 |
| 32 | 95 | Jill Billings | Dem. | 50 | La Crosse | 2011 |
| 32 | 96 | Lee Nerison | Rep. | 60 | Westby | 2004 |
| 33 | 97 | Bill Kramer | Rep. | 47 | Waukesha | 2006 |
| 33 | 98 | --Vacant until Apr. 16, 2013-- | --Vacant until Apr. 16, 2013-- | --Vacant until Apr. 16, 2013-- | --Vacant until Apr. 16, 2013-- | --Vacant until Apr. 16, 2013-- |
| 33 | 98 | Adam Neylon (from Apr. 16, 2013) | Rep. | 28 | Pewaukee | 2013 |
| 33 | 99 | Chris Kapenga | Rep. | 40 | Delafield | 2010 |

## Employees
### Senate employees

* Chief Clerk: Jeffrey Renk
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Edward A. Blazel

### Assembly employees

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