Wisconsin State Assembly

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The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two comprise the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Constitution limits the size of the State Assembly to between 54 and 100 members inclusive. Currently, Wisconsin is divided into 99 Assembly Districts apportioned amongst the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 99 Representatives.

Representatives are elected for two year terms, elected during the fall elections. If a vacancy occurs in an Assembly seat between elections, it may be filled only by a special election.

The Democratic Party currently controls the chamber by a margin of 52-46-1.

The Assembly chamber is located in the west wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, in Madison, Wisconsin.

Contents 1 Salary and benefits 2 Assembly officers 3 During the 2009-2011 Legislative Session 4 Members 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Salary and benefits

Representatives elected or re-elected in the fall of 2008 will receive an annual salary of $49,943.

In addition to their salaries, Representatives outside Dane County may receive up to $88 a day each in living expenses while they are in Madison on state business. Members of the Dane County delegation are allowed up to $44 each in expenses.

Each Representative also receives $75 a month in "out-of-session" pay when the Legislature is in session for three days or less.

Over two years, each representative is allotted $12,000 to cover general office expenses, printing, postage and district mailings.

[edit] Assembly officers

2009-2010 Legislative Session:

• Speaker: Mike Sheridan
• Speaker Pro Tempore: Tony Staskunas
• Majority Leader: Tom Nelson
• Minority Leader: Jeff Fitzgerald
• Assistant Majority Leader: Donna Seidel
• Assistant Minority Leader: Mark Gottlieb
• Majority Caucus Chair: Peter Barca
• Minority Caucus Chair: Scott Suder
• Chief Clerk: Patrick Fuller
• Sergeant at Arms: William Nagy

[edit] During the 2009-2011 Legislative Session

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic	Republican	Independent		Vacant
End of previous legislature	47	52	0	99	0
Begin	52	46	1	99	0
Latest voting share	52.5%	46.4%	0.1%

[edit] Members

District	Representative	Party	First elected
1	Garey D. Bies	Republican	2000
2	Ted Zigmunt	Democratic	2008
3	Alvin Ott	Republican	1986
4	Phil Montgomery	Republican	1998
5	Tom Nelson	Democratic	2004
6	Gary Tauchen	Republican	2006
7	Peggy Krusick	Democratic	1983
8	Pedro Colón	Democratic	1998
9	Josh Zepnick	Democratic	2002
10	Annette P. Williams	Democratic	1980
11	Jason Fields	Democratic	2004
12	Frederick P. Kessler	Democratic	2004
13	David Cullen	Democratic	1990
14	Leah Vukmir	Republican	2002
15	Tony Staskunas	Democratic	1996
16	Leon D. Young	Democratic	1992
17	Barbara Toles	Democratic	2004
18	Tamara D. Grigsby	Democratic	2004
19	Jon Richards	Democratic	1998
20	Christine Sinicki	Democratic	1998
21	Mark Honadel	Republican	2003
22	Sandy Pasch	Democratic	2008
23	Jim Ott	Republican	2006
24	Dan Knodl	Republican	2008
25	Bob Ziegelbauer	Democratic	1992
26	Terry Van Akkeren	Democratic	2002
27	Steve Kestell	Republican	1998
28	Ann Hraychuck	Democratic	2006
29	John Murtha	Republican	2006
30	Kitty Rhoades	Republican	1998
31	Stephen Nass	Republican	1990
32	Thomas Lothian	Republican	2002
33	Scott Newcomer	Republican	2006
34	Dan Meyer	Republican	2000
35	Donald Friske	Republican	2000
36	Jeffrey Mursau	Republican	2004
37	Andy Jorgensen	Democratic	2006
38	Joel Kleefisch	Republican	2004
39	Jeff Fitzgerald	Republican	2000
40	Kevin Petersen	Republican	2006
41	Joan Ballweg	Republican	2004
42	Fred Clark	Democratic	2008
43	Kim Hixson	Democratic	2006
44	Mike Sheridan	Democratic	2004
45	Chuck Benedict	Democratic	2004
47	Gary Hebl	Democratic	2004
47	Keith Ripp	Republican	2008
48	Joe Parisi	Democratic	2004
49	Phil Garthwaite	Democratic	2006
50	Ed Brooks	Republican	2008
51	Steve Hilgenberg	Democratic	2006
52	John Townsend	Republican	1998
53	Richard Spanbauer	Republican	2008
54	Gordon Hintz	Democratic	2006
55	Dean Kaufert	Republican	1990
56	Roger Roth	Republican	2006
57	Penny Bernard Schaber	Democratic	2008
58	Pat Strachota	Republican	2004
59	Daniel LeMahieu	Republican	2002
60	Mark Gottlieb	Republican	2002
61	Robert L. Turner	Democratic	1990
62	Cory Mason	Democratic	2006
63	Robin J. Vos	Republican	2004
64	Peter Barca	Democratic	1993
65	John Steinbrink	Democratic	1996
66	Samantha Kerkman	Republican	2000
67	Jeffrey Wood	Independent	2002
68	Kristen Dexter	Democratic	2008
69	Scott Suder	Republican	1998
70	Amy Sue Vruwink	Democratic	2002
71	Louis Molepske	Democratic	2003
72	Marlin Schneider	Democratic	1970
73	Nick Milroy	Democratic	2008
74	Gary Sherman	Democratic	1998
75	Mary Hubler	Democratic	1984
76	Terese Berceau	Democratic	1998
77	Spencer Black	Democratic	1984
78	Mark Pocan	Democratic	1998
79	Sondy Pope-Roberts	Democratic	2002
80	Brett Davis	Republican	2004
81	Kelda Roys	Democratic	2008
82	Jeff Stone	Republican	1998
83	Scott Gunderson	Republican	1994
84	Mark Gundrum	Republican	1998
85	Donna Seidel	Democratic	2004
86	Jerry Petrowski	Republican	1998
87	Mary Williams	Republican	2002
88	James Soletski	Democratic	2006
89	John Nygren	Republican	2006
90	Karl Van Roy	Republican	2002
91	Chris Danou	Democratic	2008
92	Mark Radcliffe	Democratic	2008
93	Jeff Smith	Democratic	2006
94	Michael Huebsch	Republican	1994
95	Jennifer Shilling	Democratic	2000
96	Lee Nerison	Republican	2004
97	Bill Kramer	Republican	2006
98	Rich Zipperer	Republican	2006
99	Don Pridemore	Republican	2004

Note: Scott Newcomer (R-33) was elected by special election in January 2006 to fill the seat vacated by Daniel P. Vrakas, who resigned October 31, 2005 to become the Waukesha County Executive.

[edit] See also

• Wisconsin state elections, 2008

[edit] External links

• Wisconsin State Assembly official government website
• Project Vote Smart - State Assembly of Wisconsin

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