102nd Wisconsin Legislature

Wisconsin legislative term for 2015–2016 February 2025 January 2025 102nd Wisconsin Legislature Wis-capitol.jpg Wisconsin State Capitol Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin State Capitol November 4, 2014 January 5, 2015 January 4, 2017 101st 103rd Senate 33 Republican Senate President Mary Lazich (R) President pro tempore Rick Gudex (R) until Oct. 12, 2016 Assembly 99 Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) Speaker pro tempore Tyler August (R) Regular January 5, 2015 January 3, 2017 The One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 5, 2015, through January 4, 2017, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 18, 2016. https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2023_2024/ State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2023–2024 2023 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 978-1-7333817-2-7 https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2023_2024/180_historical_lists.pdf Historical Lists 492–493, 496, 501, 513–514 December 23, 2023 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 4, 2014. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 6, 2012. The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Scott Walker, of Milwaukee County, serving the first two years of his second four-year term, having won re-election in the 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Major events January 5, 2015: Second inauguration of Scott Walker as Governor of Wisconsin. April 7, 2015: 2015 Wisconsin Spring election: Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution, changing the rules for selecting the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. April 29, 2015: Utilizing the recently passed constitutional amendment, Patience D. Roggensack became the 26th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by a majority vote of the court's members. June 26, 2015: The United States Supreme Court published their decision in the case Obergefell v. Hodges, establishing the right to marriage for same-sex couples. September 21, 2015: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice N. Patrick Crooks died. October 12, 2015: Wisconsin governor Scott Walker appointed Rebecca Bradley to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed N. Patrick Crooks. July 31, 2016: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice David Prosser Jr. resigned. August 1, 2016: Wisconsin governor Scott Walker appointed Daniel Kelly to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed David Prosser Jr. October 12, 2016: Wisconsin state senator Rick Gudex died in office. November 8, 2016: 2016 United States general election: Donald Trump (R) elected President of the United States. Ron Johnson (R) re-elected United States senator from Wisconsin. Major legislation July 13, 2015: An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2015 legislature, 2015 Act 55. December 17, 2015: An Act relating to: reorganizing the Government Accountability Board, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations, 2015 Act 118. Abolished the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board and replaced it with the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Party summary Senate summary thumb|220px|right|Senate Partisan composition #3333FF Democratic: 14 seats #E81B23 Republican: 19 seats Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanVacant End of previous Legislature 15 16 31 2 Start of Reg. SessionRepublican Glenn Grothman (20th district) resigned before the start of the session due to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. 14 18 32 1 From Apr. 15, 2015Republican Duey Stroebel (20th district) was sworn in to succeed Glenn Grothman. 19 33 0 From Jul. 17, 2015Republican Paul Farrow (33rd district) resigned after his election as county executive. 18 32 1 From Aug. 6, 2015Republican Chris Kapenga (33rd district) was sworn in to succeed Paul Farrow. 19 33 0 From Oct. 12, 2016Republican Rick Gudex (18th district) died. 18 32 1Final voting share14 32 218 32 2 Beginning of the next Legislature 13 20 33 0 Assembly summary thumb|220px|right|Assembly Partisan composition #3333FF Democratic: 36 seats #E81B23 Republican: 63 seats Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican Vacant End of previous Legislature 39 60 99 0 Start of Reg. Session 36 63 99 0 From Aug. 6, 2015Republican Chris Kapenga (99th district) resigned after his election to the state senate. 62 98 1 From Oct. 9, 2015Republican Cindi Duchow (99th district) was sworn in to succeed Chris Kapenga. 63 99 0 Final voting share 36 99 2 63 99 2 Beginning of the next Legislature 35 64 99 0 Sessions Regular session: January 5, 2015January 4, 2017 Leadership Senate leadership President of the Senate: Mary Lazich (R–New Berlin) President pro tempore: Rick Gudex (R–Fond du Lac) (until Oct. 12, 2016) Senate majority leadership (Republican) Senate Majority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R–Juneau) Assistant Majority Leader: Paul Farrow (R–Pewaukee) (until Jul. 17, 2015) Leah Vukmir (R–Wauwatosa) (after Oct. 2015) Senate Majority Caucus Chair: Sheila Harsdorf (R–River Falls) Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Van H. Wanggaard (R–Racine) Senate minority leadership (Democratic) Senate Minority Leader: Jennifer Shilling (D–La Crosse) Assistant Minority Leader: Dave Hansen (D–Green Bay) Senate Minority Caucus Chair: Julie Lassa (D–Stevens Point) Senate 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: Jim Steineke (R–Kaukauna) Assistant Majority Leader: Dan Knodl (R–Germantown) Assembly Majority Caucus Chair: John Murtha (R–Baldwin) Assembly Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Lee Nerison (R–Westby) Assembly Majority Caucus Secretary: Jessie Rodriguez (R–Franklin) Assembly Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Samantha Kerkman (R–Salem) Assembly minority leadership (Democratic) Assembly Minority Leader: Peter Barca (D–Kenosha) Assistant Minority Leader: Katrina Shankland (D–Stevens Point) Assembly Minority Caucus Chair: Andy Jorgensen (D–Fort Atkinson) Assembly Minority Caucus Vice Chair: JoCasta Zamarripa (D–Milwaukee) Assembly Minority Caucus Secretary: Beth Meyers (D–Bayfield) Assembly Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Josh Zepnick (D–Milwaukee) Members Members of the Senate Members of the Senate for the One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2015_2016/ State of Wisconsin 2015–2016 Blue Book 2015 Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau 978-0-9752820-7-6 Pohlman Julie Lemanski Lynn https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2015_2016/200_biographies.pdf Biographies 18–86 February 4, 2024 thumb|220px|right|Senate partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 14 seats#E81B23 Republican: 19 seats Dist. Senator Party Age(2015) Home Firstelected 01 Frank Lasee Rep. 1961 12 11 2015 1 1 Ledgeview, Brown County 2010 02 Robert Cowles Rep. 1950 7 31 2015 1 1 Green Bay, Brown County 1987 03 Tim Carpenter Dem. 1960 2 24 2015 1 1 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2002 04 Lena Taylor Dem. 1966 7 25 2015 1 1 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2004 05 Leah Vukmir Rep. 1958 4 26 2015 1 1 Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County 2010 06 Nikiya Harris Dodd Dem. 1975 2 22 2015 1 1 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2012 07 Chris Larson Dem. 1980 11 12 2015 1 1 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2010 08 Alberta Darling Rep. 1944 4 28 2015 1 1 River Hills, Milwaukee County 1992 09 Devin LeMahieu Rep. 1972 8 8 2015 1 1 Oostburg, Sheboygan County 2014 10 Sheila Harsdorf Rep. 1956 7 25 2015 1 1 River Falls, Pierce County 2000 11 Stephen Nass Rep. 1952 10 7 2015 1 1 La Grange, Walworth County 2014 12 Tom Tiffany Rep. 1957 12 30 2015 1 1 Little Rice, Oneida County 2012 13 Scott L. Fitzgerald Rep. 1963 11 16 2015 1 1 Juneau, Dodge County 1994 14 Luther Olsen Rep. 1951 2 26 2015 1 1 Ripon, Fond du Lac County 2004 15 Janis Ringhand Dem. 1950 2 13 2015 1 1 Evansville, Rock County 2014 16 Mark F. Miller Dem. 1943 2 1 2015 1 1 Monona, Dane County 2004 17 Howard Marklein Rep. 1954 10 3 2015 1 1 Spring Green, Sauk County 2014 18 Rick Gudex (died Oct. 12, 2016) Rep. 1968 7 23 2015 1 1 Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County 2012 --Vacant from Oct. 12, 2016-- 19 Roger Roth Rep. 1978 2 5 2015 1 1 Appleton, Outagamie County 2014 20 --Vacant until Apr. 15, 2015-- Duey Stroebel (from Apr. 15, 2015) Rep. 1959 9 1 2015 4 15 Saukville, Ozaukee County 2015 21 Van H. Wanggaard Rep. 1952 4 19 2015 1 1 Racine, Racine County 2010 22 Robert Wirch Dem. 1943 11 16 2015 1 1 Somers, Kenosha County 1996 23 Terry Moulton Rep. 1946 7 19 2015 1 1 Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County 2010 24 Julie Lassa Dem. 1970 10 21 2015 1 1 Stevens Point, Portage County 2003 25 Janet Bewley Janet Bewley (Wisconsin politician) Dem. 1951 11 10 2015 1 1 Mason, Bayfield County 2014 26 Fred Risser Dem. 1927 5 5 2015 1 1 Madison, Dane County 1962 27 Jon Erpenbach Dem. 1961 1 28 2015 1 1 Middleton, Dane County 1998 28 Mary Lazich Rep. 1952 10 3 2015 1 1 New Berlin, Waukesha County 1998 29 Jerry Petrowski Rep. 1950 06 16 2015 1 1 Marathon, Marathon County 2012 30 Dave Hansen Dave Hansen (politician) Dem. 1947 12 18 2015 1 1 Green Bay, Brown County 2000 31 Kathleen Vinehout Dem. 1958 6 16 2015 1 1 Alma, Buffalo County 2006 32 Jennifer Shilling Dem. 1969 7 4 2015 1 1 La Crosse, La Crosse County 2011 33 Paul Farrow (res. Jul. 17, 2015) Rep. 1964 7 17 2015 1 1 Pewaukee, Waukesha County 2012 Chris Kapenga (from Aug. 6, 2015) Rep. 1972 2 19 2015 8 6 Delafield, Waukesha County 2015 Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the One Hundred Second Wisconsin Legislature: thumb|220px|right|Assembly partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 36 seats #E81B23 Republican: 63 seats SenateDistrictAssemblyDistrictRepresentativePartyAge(2015)HomeFirstElected 01 01 Joel Kitchens Rep. 1957 9 20 2015 1 1 Sturgeon Bay 2014 02 Andre Jacque Rep. 1980 10 13 2015 1 1 De Pere 2010 03 Alvin Ott Rep. 1949 6 19 2015 1 1 Brillion 1986 02 04 David Steffen Rep. 1971 10 12 2015 1 1 Howard 2014 05 Jim Steineke Rep. 1970 11 23 2015 1 1 Kaukauna 2010 06 Gary Tauchen Rep. 1953 11 23 2015 1 1 Bonduel 2006 03 07 Daniel Riemer Dem. 1986 12 10 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 2012 08 Jocasta Zamarripa Dem. 1976 3 8 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 2010 09 Josh Zepnick Dem. 1968 3 21 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 2002 04 10 David Bowen David Bowen (Wisconsin politician) Dem. 1987 1 28 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 2014 11 Mandela Barnes Dem. 1986 12 1 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 2012 12 Frederick P. Kessler Dem. 1940 1 11 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 1960 05 13 Rob Hutton Rep. 1967 4 7 2015 1 1 Brookfield 2012 14 Dale P. Kooyenga Rep. 1979 2 12 2015 1 1 Brookfield 2010 15 Joe Sanfelippo Rep. 1961 1 3 2015 1 1 New Berlin 2012 06 16 Leon Young Wisconsin politician Dem. 1967 7 4 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 1992 17 LaTonya Johnson politician Dem. 1972 6 22 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 2012 18 Evan Goyke Dem. 1982 11 24 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 2012 07 19 Jon Richards Jon Richards (politician) Dem. 1963 9 5 2015 1 1 Milwaukee 1998 20 Christine Sinicki Dem. 1960 3 28 2015 1 1 Bay View 1998 21 Jessie Rodriguez Rep. 1977 7 5 2015 1 1 Franklin 2013 08 22 Janel Brandtjen Rep. 1966 3 27 2015 1 1 Menomonee Falls 2014 23 Jim Ott Rep. 1947 6 5 2015 1 1 Mequon 2006 24 Dan Knodl Rep. 1958 12 14 2015 1 1 Germantown 2008 09 25 Paul Tittl Rep. 1961 11 23 2015 1 1 Manitowoc 2012 26 Terry Katsma Rep. 1958 4 23 2015 1 1 Oostburg 2014 27 Tyler Vorpagel Rep. 1985 3 24 2015 1 1 Plymouth 2014 10 28 Adam Jarchow Rep. 1978 11 10 2015 1 1 Balsam Lake 2014 29 John Murtha John Murtha (Wisconsin politician) Rep. 1951 8 8 2015 1 1 Baldwin 2006 30 Dean Knudson Rep. 1961 4 29 2015 1 1 Hudson 2010 11 31 Amy Loudenbeck Rep. 1969 9 29 2015 1 1 Clinton 2010 32 Tyler August Rep. 1983 1 26 2015 1 1 Lake Geneva 2010 33 Cody Horlacher Rep. 1987 4 10 2015 1 1 Mukwonago 2014 12 34 Rob Swearingen Rep. 1963 7 23 2015 1 1 Rhinelander 2012 35 Mary Czaja Mary Felzkowski Rep. 1963 9 25 2015 1 1 Birch 2012 36 Jeffrey Mursau Rep. 1954 6 12 2015 1 1 Crivitz 2004 13 37 John Jagler Rep. 1969 11 4 2015 1 1 Watertown 2012 38 Joel Kleefisch Rep. 1971 6 8 2015 1 1 Oconomowoc 2004 39 Mark Born Rep. 1976 4 14 2015 1 1 Beaver Dam 2012 14 40 Kevin David Petersen Rep. 1964 12 14 2015 1 1 Waupaca 2006 41 Joan Ballweg Rep. 1952 3 16 2015 1 1 Markesan 2004 42 Keith Ripp Rep. 1961 11 13 2015 1 1 Lodi 2008 15 43 Andy Jorgensen Dem. 1967 9 10 2015 1 1 Fort Atkinson 2006 44 Debra Kolste Dem. 1953 6 20 2015 1 1 Janesville 2012 45 Mark Spreitzer Dem. 1986 12 16 2015 1 1 Beloit 2014 16 46 Gary Hebl Dem. 1951 5 15 2015 1 1 Sun Prairie 2004 47 Robb Kahl Dem. 1972 1 5 2015 1 1 Monona 2012 48 Melissa Sargent Melissa Agard Dem. 1969 3 28 2015 1 1 Madison 2012 17 49 Travis Tranel Rep. 1985 9 12 2015 1 1 Cuba City 2010 50 Edward Brooks Edward Brooks (Wisconsin politician) Rep. 1942 7 1 2015 1 1 Reedsburg 2008 51 Todd Novak Rep. 1965 4 23 2015 1 1 Dodgeville 2014 18 52 Jeremy Thiesfeldt Rep. 1966 11 22 2015 1 1 Fond du Lac 2010 53 Michael Schraa Rep. 1961 4 17 2015 1 1 Oshkosh 2008 54 Gordon Hintz Dem. 1973 11 29 2015 1 1 Oshkosh 2006 19 55 Mike Rohrkaste Rep. 1958 9 24 2015 1 1 Neenah 2014 56 Dave Murphy Dave Murphy (Wisconsin politician) Rep. 1954 11 26 2015 1 1 Greenville 2012 57 Amanda Stuck Dem. 1982 12 16 2015 1 1 Appleton 2014 20 58 Bob Gannon Rep. 1959 1 6 2015 1 1 Slinger 2014 59 Jesse Kremer Rep. 1977 2 28 2015 1 1 Kewaskum 2014 60 Robert Brooks Robert Brooks (Wisconsin politician) Rep. 1965 7 13 2015 1 1 Saukville 2014 21 61 Samantha Kerkman Rep. 1974 3 6 2015 1 1 Salem 2000 62 Tom Weatherston Rep. 1950 2 15 2015 1 1 Caledonia 2012 63 Robin Vos Rep. 1968 7 5 2015 1 1 Burlington 2004 22 64 Peter Barca Dem. 1955 8 7 2015 1 1 Kenosha 1993 65 Tod Ohnstad Dem. 1952 5 21 2015 1 1 Kenosha 2012 66 Cory Mason Dem. 1973 1 25 2015 1 1 Racine 2006 23 67 Tom Larson Tom Larson (Wisconsin politician) Rep. 1948 2 11 2015 1 1 Colfax 2010 68 Kathy Bernier Rep. 1956 4 29 2015 1 1 Chippewa Falls 2010 69 Bob Kulp Rep. 1966 3 21 2015 1 1 Stratford 2013 24 70 Nancy VanderMeer Rep. 1958 12 15 2015 1 1 Tomah 2014 71 Katrina Shankland Dem. 1987 8 4 2015 1 1 Stevens Point 2012 72 Scott Krug Rep. 1975 9 16 2015 1 1 Rome 2010 25 73 Nick Milroy Dem. 1974 4 15 2015 1 1 Parkland 2008 74 Beth Meyers Dem. 1959 5 29 2015 1 1 Bayfield 2014 75 Romaine Quinn Rep. 1990 7 30 2015 1 1 Rice Lake 2014 26 76 Chris Taylor Chris Taylor (Wisconsin politician) Dem. 1968 1 13 2015 1 1 Madison 2011 77 Terese Berceau Dem. 1950 8 23 2015 1 1 Madison 1998 78 Lisa Subeck Dem. 1971 6 17 2015 1 1 Madison 2014 27 79 Dianne Hesselbein Dem. 1971 3 10 2015 1 1 Middleton 2012 80 Sondy Pope Dem. 1950 4 27 2015 1 1 Cross Plains 2002 81 Dave Considine Dem. 1953 3 29 2015 1 1 Baraboo 2014 28 82 Ken Skowronski Rep. 1938 5 31 2015 1 1 Franklin 2013 83 David Craig Dave Craig Rep. 1979 3 16 2015 1 1 Big Bend 2011 84 Mike Kuglitsch Rep. 1960 2 3 2015 1 1 New Berlin 2010 29 85 Dave Heaton Dave Heaton (Wisconsin politician) Rep. 1941 2 2 2015 1 1 Wausau 2014 86 John Spiros Rep. 1961 7 28 2015 1 1 Marshfield 2012 87 James W. Edming Rep. 1945 11 22 2015 1 1 True 2014 30 88 John Macco Rep. 1958 9 23 2015 1 1 De Pere 2014 89 John Nygren Rep. 1964 2 27 2015 1 1 Marinette 2006 90 Eric Genrich Dem. 1979 10 8 2015 1 1 Green Bay 2012 31 91 Dana Wachs Dem. 1957 8 25 2015 1 1 Eau Claire 2008 92 Chris Danou Dem. 1967 1 18 2015 1 1 Trempealeau 2008 93 Warren Petryk Rep. 1955 1 24 2015 1 1 Eleva 2010 32 94 Steve Doyle Steve Doyle (Wisconsin politician) Dem. 1958 5 21 2015 1 1 Onalaska 2011 95 Jill Billings Dem. 1962 1 19 2015 1 1 La Crosse 2011 96 Lee Nerison Rep. 1952 7 31 2015 1 1 Westby 2004 33 97 Scott Allen Scott Allen (politician) Rep. 1965 12 18 2015 1 1 Waukesha 2014 98 Adam Neylon Rep. 1984 12 30 2015 1 1 Pewaukee 2013 99 Chris Kapenga (res. Aug. 6, 2015) Rep. 1972 2 19 2015 1 1 Delafield 2010 Cindi Duchow (from Oct. 9, 2015) Rep. 1972 2 19 2015 10 9 Delafield 2015 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 Notes note References External links 2015: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature Category:2015 in Wisconsin Category:2016 in Wisconsin Category:2015 U.S. legislative sessions Category:2016 U.S. legislative sessions 102