73rd Wisconsin Legislature
{{short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1955–1956}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox legislative term
| name = 73rd Wisconsin Legislature
| image = Wis-capitol.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Wisconsin State Capitol
| body = Wisconsin Legislature
| meeting_place = {{nowrap|Wisconsin State Capitol}}
| election = {{nowrap|November 6, 1956}}
| term_start = {{nowrap|January 7, 1957}}
| term_end = {{nowrap|January 5, 1959}}
| before = 72nd
| after = 74th
| website =
| chamber1 = Senate
| membership1 = 33
| control1 = Republican
| chamber1_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Senate President}}
| chamber1_leader1 = {{nowrap|Warren P. Knowles (R)}}
| chamber1_leader2_type = {{nowrap|President pro tempore}}
| chamber1_leader2 = {{nowrap|Frank E. Panzer (R)}}
| chamber2 = Assembly
| membership2 = 100
| control2 = Republican
| chamber2_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Assembly Speaker}}
| chamber2_leader1 = {{nowrap|Robert G. Marotz (R)}}
| chamber2_leader2_type =
| chamber2_leader2 =
| session1_type = Regular
| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 9, 1957}}
| session1_end = {{nowrap|September 27, 1957}}
| special_session1_type = {{nowrap|Jun. 1958 Spec.}}
| special_session1_start = {{nowrap|June 11, 1958}}
| special_session1_end = {{nowrap|June 13, 1958}}
}}
The Seventy-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from {{nowrap|January 9, 1957,}} to {{nowrap|September 27, 1957,}} in regular session, and reconvened in a special session in June 1958.{{cite report|url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2021_2022/ |title= State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 |year= 2021 |publisher= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |isbn= 978-1-7333817-1-0 |editor1-last= Barish |editor1-first= Lawrence S. |editor2-last= Lemanski |editor2-first= Lynn |chapter-url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2021_2022/160_historical_lists.pdf |chapter= Historical Lists |pages= 468, 471, 475, 479–480 |access-date= August 5, 2023 }}
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, 1956. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 2, 1954.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Vernon W. Thomson, of Richland County, serving a two-year term, having won election in the 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 7, 1957:
- Inauguration of Vernon W. Thomson as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin.
- John E. Martin became chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by seniority rule at the expiration of Edward T. Fairchild's term.
- January 20, 1957: Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States.
- May 2, 1957: Wisconsin's senior United States senator, Joseph McCarthy, died in office.
- August 28, 1957: William Proxmire (D) elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
- September 9, 1957: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law.
- October 4, 1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
- October 10, 1957: The Milwaukee Braves won the 1957 World Series.
- November 3, 1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the first animal to orbit the Earth.
- January 22, 1958: Wisconsin U.S. representative Lawrence H. Smith (WI-01) died in office.
- January 31, 1958: The United States launched Explorer 1, its first successful satellite.
- March 8, 1958: The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was decommissioned, leaving the U.S. Navy without an active battleship for the first time since 1896.
- July 29, 1958: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing NASA.
- October 9, 1958: Pope Pius XII died.
- October 28, 1958: The 1958 papal conclave elected Cardinal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli as the next pope, he then took the papal name John XXIII.
- November 4, 1958: 1958 United States general election:
- Gaylord Nelson (D) elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- William Proxmire (D) re-elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
Major legislation
- 1957 Joint Resolution 32: First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to set a county and municipal debt limit of five percent of taxable property. This amendment was eventually ratified at the November 1960 election.
- 1957 Joint Resolution 58: First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the state to take on debt to pay for port improvements. This amendment was eventually ratified at the April 1960 election.
Party summary
=Senate summary=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=2 | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
! rowspan=3 | Total ! |
| style="height:5px"
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Dem.
! Rep. ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 8 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 23 ! 31 | 2 |
| colspan=5 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Start of Reg. Session
| rowspan="2" | 10 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 23 ! 33 | 0 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Aug. 19, 1957Republican Louis H. Prange (20th District) died.
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 22 ! 32 | 1 |
| colspan=5 | |
| Final voting share
! {{percentage|10|32|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|22|32|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=5 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 13 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 20 ! 33 | 0 |
=Assembly summary=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=2 | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
! rowspan=3 | Total ! |
| style="height:5px"
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Dem.
! Rep. ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 35 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 63 ! 98 | 2 |
| colspan=5 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Start of Reg. Session
| rowspan="2" | 33 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 67 ! 100 | 0 |
| style="font-size:80%;" |From Jul. 10, 1957Republican Fred H. Frank (Outagamie County) died.
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 66 ! 99 | 1 |
| colspan=5 | |
| Final voting share
! {{percentage|33|99|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|66|99|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=5 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 55 | 45 ! 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- Regular session: January 9, 1957{{spnd}}September 27, 1957
- June 1958 special session: June 11, 1958{{spnd}}June 13, 1958
Leaders
=Senate leadership=
- President of the Senate: Warren P. Knowles (R)
- President pro tempore: Frank E. Panzer (R–Oakfield)
- Majority leader: Robert S. Travis (R–Platteville)
- Minority leader: Henry Maier (D–Milwaukee)
=Assembly leadership=
- Speaker of the Assembly: Robert G. Marotz (R–Shawano)
- Majority leader: Warren A. Grady (R–Port Washington)
- Minority leader: Robert T. Huber (D–West Allis)
Members
=Members of the Senate=
Members of the Senate for the Seventy-Third Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url= https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/2BH4FP76N6HMK8V |title= The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958 |publisher= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library |year= 1958 |editor-last1= Toepel |editor-first1= M. G. |editor-last2= Kuehn |editor-first2= Hazel L. |chapter= Biographies |pages= 21–66 |access-date= October 7, 2023 }}
File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1957.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Dist. ! Counties ! Senator ! Residence ! Party |
| 01
| Door, Kewaunee, {{nowrap|& Manitowoc}} | {{sortname|Alfred A.|Laun Jr.}} | Kiel | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
|---|
| 02
| Brown | {{sortname|Leo P.|O'Brien}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 03
| Milwaukee (South City) | {{sortname|Casimir|Kendziorski}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 04
| Milwaukee (North County) | {{sortname|Kirby|Hendee}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 05
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Northwest City)}} | {{sortname|Walter L.|Merten}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 06
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Northeast City)}} | {{sortname|William R.|Moser}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 07
| Milwaukee (South County {{nowrap|& Southeast City)}} | {{sortname|Leland|McParland}} | Cudahy | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 08
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Western County)}} | {{sortname|Allen|Busby}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 09
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(City Downtown)}} | {{sortname|Henry|Maier}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 10
| Buffalo, Dunn, Pepin, Pierce, {{nowrap|& St. Croix}} | {{sortname|Robert P.|Knowles}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 11
| Milwaukee (Western City) | {{sortname|Richard J.|Zaborski}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 12
| Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, {{nowrap|& Vilas}} | {{sortname|Clifford|Krueger}} | Merrill | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 13
| Dodge {{nowrap|& Washington}} | {{sortname|Frank E.|Panzer}} | Oakfield | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 14
| Outagamie {{nowrap|& Waupaca}} | {{sortname|Gerald|Lorge}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 15
| Rock | {{sortname|Peter P.|Carr}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 16
| Dane (Excluding Madison) | {{sortname|Gaylord|Nelson}} | Madison | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 17
| Grant, Green, Iowa, {{nowrap|& Lafayette}} | {{sortname|Robert S.|Travis}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 18
| {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}}, {{nowrap|Green Lake}} {{nowrap|& Waushara}} | {{sortname|Walter G.|Hollander}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 19
| Calumet {{nowrap|& Winnebago}} | {{sortname|William|Draheim}} | Neenah | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 20
| Ozaukee {{nowrap|& Sheboygan}} | {{sortname|Louis H.|Prange}} {{small|{{nowrap|(died Aug. 19, 1957)}}}} | Plymouth | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 21
| Racine | {{sortname|Lynn E.|Stalbaum}} | Racine | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 22
| Kenosha {{nowrap|& Walworth}} | {{sortname|William|Trinke}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 23
| Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, {{nowrap|& Washburn}} | {{sortname|Holger|Rasmusen}} | Spooner | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 24
| Clark, Portage, {{nowrap|& Wood}} | {{sortname|William W.|Clark|William Walter Clark}} | Vesper | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 25
| Ashland, Bayfield, {{nowrap|& Douglas}} | {{sortname|Carl|Lauri}} | Merrill | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 26
| Dane (Madison) | {{sortname|Horace W.|Wilkie}} | Madison | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 27
| Columbia, Crawford, Richland, {{nowrap|& Sauk}} | {{sortname|Jess|Miller}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 28
| Chippewa {{nowrap|& Eau Claire}} | {{sortname|Davis A.|Donnelly}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 29
| Marathon {{nowrap|& Shawano}} | {{sortname|Hugh M.|Jones}} | Wausau | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 30
| Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, {{nowrap|& Oconto}} | {{sortname|Reuben|La Fave}} | Oconto | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 31
| Adams, Juneau, Monroe, Marquette, {{nowrap|& Vernon}} | {{sortname|J. Earl|Leverich|James Earl Leverich}} | Sparta | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 32
| Jackson, La Crosse, {{nowrap|& Trempealeau}} | {{sortname|Raymond|Bice Sr.}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 33
| Jefferson {{nowrap|& Waukesha}} | {{sortname|Chester|Dempsey}} | Hartland | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
=Members of the Assembly=
Members of the Assembly for the Seventy-Third Wisconsin Legislature:
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1957.svg
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1957 MilwaukeeCo.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Senate ! County ! Dist. ! Representative ! Party ! Residence |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams, Juneau, {{nowrap|& Marquette}} | {{sortname|Ben|Tremain}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Hustler |
|---|
| 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ashland {{nowrap|& Bayfield}} | {{sortname|Vic C.|Wallin}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 23
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Barron | {{sortname|Charles H.|Sykes}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Cameron |
| rowspan="3" | 02
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Brown | 1 | {{sortname|Jerome|Quinn}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Robert E.|Lynch|Robert Lynch (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Edward A.|Seymour}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | De Pere |
| 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Buffalo, Pepin, {{nowrap|& Pierce}} | {{sortname|Mamre H.|Ward}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Durand |
| 23
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Burnett {{nowrap|& Polk}} | {{sortname|Lowell A.|Nelson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 19
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Calumet | {{sortname|Henry M.|Peters}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Menasha |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Chippewa | {{sortname|Wilder W.|Crane Jr.}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Clark | {{sortname|Corwin C.|Guell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Thorp |
| rowspan="2" | 27
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Columbia | {{sortname|Everett|Bidwell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Portage |
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Crawford {{nowrap|& Richland}}
| {{sortname|Milford C.|Kintz}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="3" | 26
| text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Dane | 1 | {{sortname|Norman C.|Anderson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Madison |
| 2
| {{sortname|Fred A.|Risser|Fred Risser}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Madison |
| 3
| {{sortname|Carroll|Metzner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Madison |
| rowspan="2" | 16
| 4 | {{sortname|Carl W.|Thompson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 5
| {{sortname|Ervin M.|Bruner}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Verona |
| rowspan="2" | 13
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Dodge | 1 | {{sortname|Elmer L.|Genzmer}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Mayville |
| 2
| {{sortname|Elmer C.|Nitschke}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Door {{nowrap|& Kewaunee}} | {{sortname|Frank N.|Graass}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 25
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Douglas | 1 | {{sortname|Reino A.|Perala}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Superior |
| 2
| {{sortname|Lawrence M.|Hagen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Superior |
| 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Dunn | {{sortname|William E.|Owen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 28
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Eau Claire | 1 | {{sortname|Dennis B.|Danielson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|John T.|Pritchard}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Florence, Forest, {{nowrap|& Langlade}} | {{sortname|Alfred J.|Lauby}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Antigo |
| rowspan="2" | 18
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Fond du Lac | 1 | {{sortname|Earl F.|McEssy}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Fred W.|Schlueter}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Ripon |
| rowspan="2" | 17
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Grant | {{sortname|Hugh A.|Harper}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Green
| {{sortname|Christian M.|Stauffer}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 18
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green Lake {{nowrap|& Waushara}} | {{sortname|Franklin M.|Jahnke}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Markesan |
| 17
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Iowa {{nowrap|& Lafayette}} | {{sortname|Walter B.|Calvert}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Benton |
| 12
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Iron, Oneida, {{nowrap|& Vilas}} | {{sortname|Marvin E.|Dillman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Jackson {{nowrap|& Trempealeau}} | {{sortname|Keith C.|Hardie}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Taylor |
| 33
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Jefferson | {{sortname|Byron F.|Wackett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 22
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Kenosha | 1 | {{sortname|George|Molinaro}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Kenosha |
| 2
| {{sortname|Earl D.|Morton}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Kenosha |
| rowspan="2" | 32
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | La Crosse | 1 | {{sortname|James D. H.|Peterson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Eugene A.|Toepel}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 12
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Lincoln | {{sortname|Emil A.|Hinz}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Merrill |
| rowspan="2" | 01
| rowspan="2" text-align="left" | Manitowoc | 1 | {{sortname|Hugo E.|Vogel}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Ewald J.|Schmeichel}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 29
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Marathon | 1 | {{sortname|Ben A.|Riehle}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Athens |
| 2
| {{sortname|Paul A.|Luedtke}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Wausau |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marinette | {{sortname|Robert|Haase}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 04
| text-align="left" rowspan="24" | Milwaukee | 1 | {{sortname|Louis L.|Merz}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 09
| 2 | {{sortname|Norman|Sussman}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Joseph A.|Greco}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 11
| 4 | {{sortname|Joseph P.|Murphy}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 05
| 5 | {{sortname|Lawrence W.|Timmerman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 09
| 6 | {{sortname|Isaac N.|Coggs}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 06
| 7 | {{sortname|Allen J.|Flannigan}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 11
| 8 | {{sortname|George|Talsky}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 05
| 9 | {{sortname|Charles J.|Schmidt}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 06
| 10 | {{sortname|Michael F.|O'Connell}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 03
| 11 | {{sortname|Ervin J.|Ryczek}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 12
| {{sortname|George|Sokolowski}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 06
| 13 | {{sortname|Marty|Larsen}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 03
| 14 | {{sortname|David|Mogilka}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 05
| 15 | {{sortname|Earle W.|Fricker}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 11
| 16 | {{sortname|Thomas J.|Duffey}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 07
| 17 | {{sortname|Howard F.|Pellant}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 04
| 18 | {{sortname|John R.|Meyer|John R. Meyer (legislator)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 19
| {{sortname|Jerris|Leonard}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Bayside |
| rowspan="3" | 08
| 20 | {{sortname|Glen|Pommerening}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 21
| {{sortname|Robert R.|Heider}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 22
| {{sortname|Robert T.|Huber}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 07
| 23 | {{sortname|William|Luebke}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 24
| {{sortname|Sherman R.|Sobocinski}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Monroe | {{sortname|Kyle|Kenyon}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Tomah |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Oconto | {{sortname|Lloyd R.|Baumgart}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Lena |
| rowspan="2" | 14
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Outagamie | 1 | {{sortname|Fred H.|Frank}} {{small|{{nowrap|(died Jul. 10, 1957)}}}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Appleton |
| 2
| {{sortname|William T.|Sullivan}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Kaukauna |
| 20
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ozaukee | {{sortname|Warren A.|Grady}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Portage | {{sortname|John|Kostuck}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 12
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Price {{nowrap|& Taylor}} | {{sortname|Vincent J.|Zellinger}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Phillips |
| rowspan="3" | 21
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Racine | 1 | {{sortname|Earl W.|Warren}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Racine |
| 2
| {{sortname|Roy E.|Naleid}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Racine |
| 3
| {{sortname|Anthony B.|Rewald}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="3" | 15
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Rock | 1 | {{sortname|William|Merriam|William Merriam (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|David|Blanchard}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Edgerton |
| 3
| {{sortname|George B.|Belting}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Beloit |
| 23
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Rusk, Sawyer, {{nowrap|& Washburn}} | {{sortname|Willis J.|Hutnik}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Tony |
| 27
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Sauk | {{sortname|James R.|Stone|James R. Stone (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Shawano | {{sortname|Robert G.|Marotz}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Shawano |
| rowspan="2" | 20
| text-align="left" rowspan="2"| Sheboygan | 1 | {{sortname|Walter R.|Schmidt|Walter Schmidt (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Harold F.|Huibregtse}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | St. Croix | {{sortname|William W.|Ward}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 16
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Vernon | {{sortname|Bernard|Lewison}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Viroqua |
| 22
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Walworth | {{sortname|Ora R.|Rice}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Delavan |
| 13
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Washington | {{sortname|Elmer J.|Schowalter}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Jackson |
| rowspan="2" | 33
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Waukesha | 1 | {{sortname|Alvin J.|Redford}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Waukesha |
| 2
| {{sortname|Harold W.|Clemens}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 14
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waupaca | {{sortname|Richard E.|Peterson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="3" | 19
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Winnebago | 1 | {{sortname|Harvey R.|Abraham}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 2
| {{sortname|Joseph H.|Anderson|Joseph H. Anderson (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Arnold J.|Cane}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Menasha |
| rowspan="2" | 24
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Wood | 1 | {{sortname|John S.|Crawford}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Arthur J.|Crowns}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
Committees
=Senate committees=
- Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture{{spnd}}H. M. Jones, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Conservation{{spaced ndash}}C. Krueger, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Education{{spaced ndash}}W. W. Clark, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Governmental and Veterans Affairs{{spnd}}{{nowrap|L. P. O'Brien}}, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Highways{{spaced ndash}}J. Miller, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Interstate Cooperation{{spaced ndash}}F. E. Panzer, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary{{spaced ndash}}W. L. Merten, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Taxation, Insurance, and Banking{{spnd}}W. Trinke, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Public Welfare{{spnd}}P. P. Carr, chair
- Senate Special Committee on Committees{{spnd}}J. Miller, chair
- Senate Special Committee on Contingent Expenditures{{spnd}}L. H. Prange, chair
- Senate Special Committee on Legislative Procedure{{spnd}}F. E. Panzer, chair
=Assembly committees=
- Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture{{spaced ndash}}O. R. Rice, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures{{spaced ndash}}J. S. Crawford, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation{{spaced ndash}}M. E. Dillman, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures{{spaced ndash}}B. Lewison, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Education{{spaced ndash}}W. B. Calvert, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Elections{{spaced ndash}}V. C. Wallin, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills{{spaced ndash}}M. C. Kintz, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills{{spaced ndash}}C. H. Sykes, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees{{spaced ndash}}H. R. Abraham, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Highways{{spaced ndash}}E. C. Nitschke, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking{{spaced ndash}}R. E. Peterson, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary{{spaced ndash}}E. A. Toepel, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Labor{{spaced ndash}}E. L. Genzmer, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities{{spaced ndash}}P. A. Luedtke, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Printing{{spaced ndash}}E. A. Hinz, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare{{spaced ndash}}M. H. Ward, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Revision{{spaced ndash}}A. J. Redford, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Rules{{spaced ndash}}W. A. Grady, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs{{spaced ndash}}D. Blanchard, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation{{spaced ndash}}G. Pommerening, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading{{spaced ndash}}H. M. Peters, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation{{spaced ndash}}L. M. Hagen, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs{{spaced ndash}}B. F. Wackett, chair
=Joint committees=
- Joint Standing Committee on Finance{{spnd}}A. A. Laun (Sen.) & J. R. Stone (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform Laws{{spnd}}A. Busby (Sen.) & A. J. Cane (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Legislative Council{{spnd}}R. G. Marotz, chair
Employees
=Senate employees=
- Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen{{cite report|url= https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/2BH4FP76N6HMK8V |title= The Wisconsin Blue Book 1958 |publisher= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library |year= 1958 |editor-last1= Toepel |editor-first1= M. G. |editor-last2= Kuehn |editor-first2= Hazel L. |chapter= The State Government: Legislative Branch |pages= 303–312 |access-date= October 7, 2023 }}
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Harold Damon
=Assembly employees=
- Chief Clerk: Arthur L. May
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Norris J. Kellman
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1957/related 1957: Related Documents] from Wisconsin Legislature
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