# 62nd Wisconsin Legislature

The Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1935, to September 27, 1935, in regular session.
This was the first legislative term with a formal split between Progressive and Republican caucuses. It was also the first term since the 1893–1894 term in which the Republicans controlled neither house of the Legislature.
Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1934. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1932.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Progressive Philip La Follette, of Dane County, serving his second non-consecutive two-year term, having won election in the 1934 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. He previously served as governor from 1931 to 1933.

## Major events

* January 7, 1935: Inauguration of Philip La Follette as the 29th Governor of Wisconsin.
* May 27, 1935: The United States Supreme Court, in the case A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, ruled that the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 was unconstitutional.
* August 14, 1935: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.
* September 15, 1935: The Nuremberg Laws went into effect in Nazi Germany, stripping citizenship from Jews.
* November 8, 1935: A dozen American labor union leaders came together to announce the creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
* January 20, 1935: King George V of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland died. He was immediately succeeded by his son Edward VIII, though he would never be granted coronation.
* May 27, 1936: Incumbent Wisconsin lieutenant governor Thomas J. O'Malley died in office.
* July 17, 1936: The Spanish Army of Africa launched a coup of the Second Spanish Republic, beginning the Spanish Civil War.
* July 20, 1936: The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits was signed, allowing Turkey to fortify the straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelles, but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
* August 1, 1936: The opening of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin was the first live televised broadcast of a sporting event.
* October 23, 1936: The Italo-German protocol of 23 October 1936 was signed, establishing the Rome–Berlin Axis.
* November 3, 1936: 1936 United States general election:
** Franklin D. Roosevelt re-elected President of the United States.
** Philip La Follette re-elected Governor of Wisconsin.
** Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution creating some exemptions to the prohibition on free passes for state office-seekers.
* November 5, 1936: Incumbent speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly Jorge W. Carow died in office.
* November 25, 1936: The Anti-Comintern Pact was signed between Germany and Japan.
* December 11, 1936: King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of the United Kingdom, in favor of his younger brother, George VI.
* December 13, 1936: The Green Bay Packers won the 1936 NFL Championship Game.

## Major legislation

* 1935 Joint Resolution 98: Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to create exceptions to the prohibition on free passes for office-seekers. This amendment was ratified by voters at the November 1936 election.

## Party summary
### Senate summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| | Dem. | Soc. | Prog. | Rep. | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 2 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 14 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 81.82% | 81.82% | 81.82% | 18.18% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 9 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 33 | 0 |

### Assembly summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| | Dem. | Soc. | Prog. | Rep. | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 58 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 99 | 1 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 35 | 3 | 45 | 17 | 100 | 0 |
| From Jan. 18, 1936 | 35 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 99 | 1 |
| From Nov. 5, 1936 | 35 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 98 | 2 |
| Final voting share | 38.78% | 38.78% | 43.88% | 17.35% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 31 | 0 | 48 | 21 | 100 | 0 |

## Sessions

* Regular session: January 9, 1935 – September 27, 1935

## Leaders
### Senate leadership

* President of the Senate: Thomas J. O'Malley (D) (died May 27, 1936)
* President pro tempore: Harry W. Bolens (D–Port Washington)

### Assembly leadership

* Speaker of the Assembly: Jorge W. Carow (P–Ladysmith)

## Members
### Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:
| Dist. | Counties | Senator | Residence | Party |
| 01 | Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc | John E. Cashman | Denmark | Prog. |
| 02 | Brown & Oconto | E. F. Brunette | Green Bay | Dem. |
| 03 | Milwaukee (South City) | Arthur L. Zimny | Milwaukee | Dem. |
| 04 | Milwaukee (Northeast County & Northeast City) | Oscar Morris | Milwaukee | Rep. |
| 05 | Milwaukee (Northwest City) | Harold V. Schoenecker | Milwaukee | Dem. |
| 06 | Milwaukee (North-Central City) | Charles H. Phillips | Milwaukee | Dem. |
| 07 | Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) | Max Galasinski | Milwaukee | Dem. |
| 08 | Milwaukee (Western County) | William Shenners Jr. | West Allis | Dem. |
| 09 | Milwaukee (City Downtown) | James L. Callan | Milwaukee | Dem. |
| 10 | Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix | Walter H. Hunt | River Falls | Prog. |
| 11 | Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn | Philip E. Nelson | Maple | Rep. |
| 12 | Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & Vilas | Joseph E. McDermid | Ladysmith | Prog. |
| 13 | Dodge & Washington | Frank E. Panzer | Oakfield | Prog. |
| 14 | Outagamie & Shawano | Mike Mack | Shiocton | Rep. |
| 15 | Rock | Maurice Coakley | Beloit | Rep. |
| 16 | Crawford, Grant, & Vernon | William D. Carroll | Prairie du Chien | Dem. |
| 17 | Green, Iowa, & Lafayette | George Engebretson | South Wayne | Prog. |
| 18 | Fond du Lac, Green Lake & Waushara | Morley G. Kelly | Fond du Lac | Dem. |
| 19 | Calumet & Winnebago | Pierce A. Morrissey | Rush Lake | Dem. |
| 20 | Ozaukee & Sheboygan | Harry W. Bolens | Port Washington | Dem. |
| 21 | Racine | Joseph Clancy | Racine | Dem. |
| 22 | Kenosha & Walworth | Conrad Shearer | Kenosha | Rep. |
| 23 | Portage & Waupaca | Herman J. Severson | Iola | Prog. |
| 24 | Clark, Taylor, & Wood | Walter J. Rush | Neillsville | Prog. |
| 25 | Lincoln & Marathon | Roland E. Kannenberg | Wausau | Prog. |
| 26 | Dane | Harold Groves | Madison | Prog. |
| 27 | Columbia, Richland, & Sauk | E. Myrwyn Rowlands | Cambria | Prog. |
| 28 | Chippewa & Eau Claire | G. Erle Ingram | Eau Claire | Prog. |
| 29 | Barron, Dunn, & Polk | John A. Anderson | Barron | Prog. |
| 30 | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oneida | Sherman W. Wade | Antigo | Dem. |
| 31 | Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & Marquette | J. Earl Leverich | Sparta | Prog. |
| 32 | Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau | Harry W. Griswold | West Salem | Rep. |
| 33 | Jefferson & Waukesha | Chester Dempsey | Merton | Dem. |

### Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:
| Senate Dist. | County | Dist. | Representative | Party | Residence |
| 31 | Adams & Marquette | Adams & Marquette | Edwin W. Blomquist | Prog. | Adams |
| 12 | Ashland | Ashland | Clarence V. Olson | Prog. | Ashland |
| 29 | Barron | Barron | Charles A. Beggs | Prog. | Rice Lake |
| 11 | Bayfield | Bayfield | John C. Sibbald | Prog. | Grandview |
| 02 | Brown | 1 | Robert E. Lynch | Dem. | Green Bay |
| 02 | Brown | 2 | William J. Sweeney | Dem. | De Pere |
| 10 | Buffalo & Pepin | Buffalo & Pepin | Arthur A. Hitt | Prog. | Alma |
| 11 | Burnett & Washburn | Burnett & Washburn | Harry Bergren | Prog. | Siren |
| 19 | Calumet | Calumet | John W. Short | Dem. | Chilton |
| 28 | Chippewa | Chippewa | George H. Hipke | Rep. | Stanley |
| 24 | Clark | Clark | Victor Nehs | Prog. | Neillsville |
| 27 | Columbia | Columbia | William F. Groves | Prog. | Lodi |
| 16 | Crawford | Crawford | Thorleif A. Peterson | Dem. | Soldiers Grove |
| 26 | Dane | 1 | Herbert C. Schenk | Prog. | Madison |
| 26 | Dane | 2 | James C. Hanson | Prog. | Deerfield |
| 26 | Dane | 3 | Albert J. Baker | Prog. | Mount Horeb |
| 13 | Dodge | 1 | Elmer L. Genzmer | Dem. | Mayville |
| 13 | Dodge | 2 | Henry E. Krueger | Dem. | Beaver Dam |
| 01 | Door | Door | Frank N. Graass | Rep. | Sturgeon Bay |
| 11 | Douglas | 1 | Michael H. Hall | Prog. | Superior |
| 11 | Douglas | 2 | Elmer Peterson | Prog. | Poplar |
| 29 | Dunn | Dunn | James D. Millar | Prog. | Menomonie |
| 28 | Eau Claire | Eau Claire | John T. Pritchard | Prog. | Eau Claire |
| 30 | Florence, Forest, & Oneida | Florence, Forest, & Oneida | Herman L. Kronschnabl | Prog. | Crandon |
| 18 | Fond du Lac | 1 | Maurice J. Fitzsimons Jr. | Dem. | Fond du Lac |
| 18 | Fond du Lac | 2 | John E. Johnson | Prog. | Brandon |
| 16 | Grant | 1 | William H. Goldthorpe | Rep. | Cuba City |
| 16 | Grant | 2 | Hugh A. Harper | Prog. | Lancaster |
| 17 | Green | Green | Ernst J. Hoesly | Prog. | New Glarus |
| 18 | Green Lake & Waushara | Green Lake & Waushara | Reuben W. Peterson | Rep. | Berlin |
| 17 | Iowa | Iowa | John S. Jackson | Prog. | Mineral Point |
| 12 | Iron & Vilas | Iron & Vilas | Paul Alfonsi | Prog. | Pence |
| 32 | Jackson | Jackson | Peter A. Hemmy | Prog. | Humbird |
| 33 | Jefferson | Jefferson | Palmer F. Daugs | Dem. | Fort Atkinson |
| 31 | Juneau | Juneau | William H. Barnes | Prog. | New Lisbon |
| 22 | Kenosha | 1 | Alfred C. Grosvenor | Dem. | Kenosha |
| 22 | Kenosha | 2 | Matt G. Siebert | Dem. | Salem |
| 01 | Kewaunee | Kewaunee | Albert D. Shimek | Dem. | Algoma |
| 32 | La Crosse | 1 | John Mulder | Rep. | La Crosse |
| 32 | La Crosse | 2 | Harry W. Schilling | Prog. | Onalaska |
| 17 | Lafayette | Lafayette | Joseph S. Robinson | Rep. | Platteville |
| 30 | Langlade | Langlade | James T. Cavanaugh | Dem. | Antigo |
| 25 | Lincoln | Lincoln | Reno W. Trego | Prog. | Merrill |
| 01 | Manitowoc | 1 | Otto A. Vogel | Prog. | Manitowoc |
| 01 | Manitowoc | 2 | David Sigman | Prog. | Two Rivers |
| 25 | Marathon | 1 | Joseph L. Barber | Prog. | Marathon |
| 25 | Marathon | 2 | Rudolph Meisner | Dem. | Wausau |
| 30 | Marinette | Marinette | Louis W. Staudenmaier | Dem. | Marinette |
| 09 | Milwaukee | 1 | Cornelius T. Young | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 2 | Clarence Kretlow | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 08 | Milwaukee | 3 | Allen Busby | Prog. | Milwaukee |
| 09 | Milwaukee | 4 | John O'Malley | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 03 | Milwaukee | 5 | Mary O. Kryszak | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 09 | Milwaukee | 6 | John N. Kaiser | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 7 | Arthur Koegel | Soc. | Milwaukee |
| 08 | Milwaukee | 8 | Donald P. Ryan | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 9 | George Weissleder | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 07 | Milwaukee | 10 | John W. Grobschmidt | Prog. | South Milwaukee |
| 03 | Milwaukee | 11 | Martin Franzkowiak | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 07 | Milwaukee | 12 | Clemens Michalski | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 04 | Milwaukee | 13 | Bernard B. Kroenke | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 04 | Milwaukee | 14 | Milton T. Murray | Rep. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 15 | Thomas H. Caffrey | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 16 | Herman B. Wegner | Soc. | Milwaukee |
| 07 | Milwaukee | 17 | Martin F. Howard | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 18 | Edward H. Kiefer | Soc. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 19 | Joseph L. Garvens | Dem. | West Milwaukee |
| 08 | Milwaukee | 20 | James L. Foley Jr. | Dem. | Wauwatosa |
| 31 | Monroe | Monroe | Earl D. Hall | Prog. | Greenfield |
| 02 | Oconto | Oconto | Bernard E. Brandt | Prog. | Lena |
| 14 | Outagamie | 1 | August W. Laabs | Rep. | Appleton |
| 14 | Outagamie | 2 | William Bay | Prog. | Kaukauna |
| 20 | Ozaukee | Ozaukee | Nicholas J. Bichler | Dem. | Belgium |
| 10 | Pierce | Pierce | Theodore Swanson | Rep. | Ellsworth |
| 29 | Polk | Polk | Marius Dueholm | Prog. | Luck |
| 23 | Portage | Portage | John Kostuck | Prog. | Stevens Point |
| 12 | Price | Price | Frank Stone | Rep. | Park Falls |
| 21 | Racine | 1 | John L. Sieb | Prog. | Racine |
| 21 | Racine | 2 | Joseph C. Hamata | Dem. | Racine |
| 21 | Racine | 3 | Edward F. Rakow | Dem. | Burlington |
| 27 | Richland | Richland | Vernon W. Thomson | Rep. | Richland Center |
| 15 | Rock | 1 | Edward Grassman | Rep. | Edgerton |
| 15 | Rock | 2 | Ira E. Inman | Rep. | Beloit |
| 12 | Rusk & Sawyer | Rusk & Sawyer | J. W. Carow | Prog. | Ladysmith |
| 27 | Sauk | Sauk | George J. Woerth | Prog. | Sauk City |
| 14 | Shawano | Shawano | Paul T. Fuhrman | Prog. | Bowler |
| 20 | Sheboygan | 1 | Joseph M. Theisen | Dem. | Sheboygan |
| 20 | Sheboygan | 2 | Charles A. Laack | Dem. | Plymouth |
| 10 | St. Croix | St. Croix | Arthur D. Kelly | Prog. | Hudson |
| 24 | Taylor | Taylor | Carl M. Nelson | Rep. | Medford |
| 32 | Trempealeau | Trempealeau | Tom Lomsdahl | Prog. | Osseo |
| 16 | Vernon | Vernon | Hjalmer S. Halvorsen | Prog. | Westby |
| 22 | Walworth | Walworth | Daniel E. LaBar | Rep. | Delavan |
| 13 | Washington | Washington | Adam F. Poltl | Prog. | Hartford |
| 33 | Waukesha | 1 | Lyle E. Douglass | Rep. | Waukesha |
| 33 | Waukesha | 2 | Alfred R. Ludvigsen | Rep. | Pewaukee |
| 23 | Waupaca | Waupaca | Alvin A. Handrich | Prog. | Manawa |
| 19 | Winnebago | 1 | Ray Novotny | Dem. | Oshkosh |
| 19 | Winnebago | 2 | William P. Grimes | Dem. | Neenah |
| 24 | Wood | Wood | Byrde M. Vaughan | Prog. | Wisconsin Rapids |

## Committees
### Senate committees

* Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Labor – C. Shearer, chair
* Senate Standing Committee on Committees – W. D. Carroll, chair
* Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – M. G. Kelly, chair
* Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and Taxation – O. Morris, chair
* Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – P. E. Nelson, chair
* Senate Standing Committee on Highways – J. Clancy, chair
* Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – C. H. Phillips, chair
* Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure – H. W. Bolens, chair
* Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government – M. Galasinski, chair

### Assembly committees

* Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – J. C. Hanson, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – A. Busby, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – P. A. Hemmy, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – H. A. Harper, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Education – P. Alfonsi, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – A. D. Kelly, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – J. C. Hamata, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – J. L. Barber, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – J. S. Robinson, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – E. D. Hall, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – J. W. Grobschmidt, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – C. V. Olson, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – W. Bay, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – B. M. Vaughan, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – H. L. Kronschnabl, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – M. Dueholm, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – P. T. Fuhrman, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – E. J. Hoesly, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – A. A. Hitt, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – H. S. Halvorsen, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – J. L. Sieb, chair
* Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – J. T. Pritchard, chair

### Joint committees

* Joint Standing Committee on Finance – E. F. Brunette (Sen.) & C. A. Beggs (Asm.), co-chairs

## Employees
### Senate employees

* Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen
** Assistant Chief Clerk: Milton J. Bailey
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Emil A. Hartman
** Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Albert E. Daley
* Postmaster: Joseph Westlund

### Assembly employees

* Chief Clerk: Lester R. Johnson
** Journal Clerk: Charles E. Tuffley
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Gustave Rheingans
** Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: R. L. Williams
* Postmaster: William Kasiska