79th Wisconsin Legislature
{{short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1969–1970}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox legislative term
| name = 79th 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 5, 1968}}
| term_start = {{nowrap|January 6, 1969}}
| term_end = {{nowrap|January 4, 1971}}
| before = 78th
| after = 80th
| website =
| chamber1 = Senate
| membership1 = 33
| control1 = Republican
| chamber1_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Senate President}}
| chamber1_leader1 = {{nowrap|Jack B. Olson (R)}}
| chamber1_leader2_type = {{nowrap|President pro tempore}}
| chamber1_leader2 = {{nowrap|Robert P. Knowles (R)}}
| chamber2 = Assembly
| membership2 = 100
| control2 = Republican
| chamber2_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Assembly Speaker}}
| chamber2_leader1 = {{nowrap|Harold V. Froehlich (R)}}
| chamber2_leader2_type = {{nowrap|Speaker pro tempore}}
| chamber2_leader2 = {{nowrap|Elmer C. Nitschke (R)}}
| session1_type = Regular
| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 6, 1969}}
| session1_end = {{nowrap|January 4, 1971}}
| special_session1_type = {{nowrap|Sep. 1969 Spec.}}
| special_session1_start = {{nowrap|September 29, 1969}}
| special_session1_end = {{nowrap|January 17, 1970}}
| special_session2_type = {{nowrap|Dec. 1970 Spec.}}
| special_session2_start = {{nowrap|December 22, 1970}}
| special_session2_end = {{nowrap|December 22, 1970}}
}}
The Seventy-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from {{nowrap|January 6, 1969,}} to {{nowrap|January 4, 1971,}} in regular session and also convened in two special sessions in the fall of 1969 and on December 22, 1970.{{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 5, 1968. 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 8, 1966.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Warren P. Knowles, of St. Croix County, serving his third two-year term, having won re-election in the 1968 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 6, 1969: Third inauguration of Warren P. Knowles as Governor of Wisconsin.
- January 20, 1969: Inauguration of Richard Nixon as the 37th President of the United States.
- January 21, 1969: Wisconsin U.S. representative Melvin Laird (WI-07) resigned from Congress to become United States Secretary of Defense.
- April 1, 1969: 1969 Wisconsin spring election:
- Voters ratified two amendments to the state constitution:
- Allowing the legislature to establish the office of county executive for all counties (it had previously been restricted to Milwaukee County).
- Allowing the state to take on debt directly and end the practice of utilizing dummy corporations.
- July 20, 1969: As part of the Apollo 11 mission, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon.
- October 29, 1969: The first message was sent over ARPANET, the forerunner of the internet.
- March 31, 1970: The Seattle Pilots professional baseball team was sold to a new ownership group led by Bud Selig, who immediately moved the franchise to Milwaukee and renamed them the Milwaukee Brewers.
- April 17, 1970: The Apollo 13 crew returned safely to Earth after suffering a catastrophic explosion on their spacecraft four days earlier.
- April 22, 1970: The first Earth Day was celebrated, organized by Wisconsin's junior United States senator, Gaylord Nelson.
- August 24, 1970: The Sterling Hall bombing on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus killed a physics professor and injured three others.
- November 3, 1970: 1970 United States general election:
- Patrick Lucey (D) elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- William Proxmire (D) re-elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
- November 18, 1970: A three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin ruled in the case of Babbitz v. McCann, granting an injunction which prohibited enforcement of Wisconsin's laws against abortion, effectively making abortion legal in Wisconsin.{{Cite court|url= https://cite.case.law/f-supp/320/219/ |litigants= Babbitz v. McCann |vol=320 |reporter=F. Supp. |opinion=219 |court=E.D. Wis. |date= November 18, 1970 |accessdate= December 12, 2023 }}
Major legislation
- 1969 Joint Resolution 2: Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the legislature to establish the office of county executive for all Wisconsin counties. This amendment was ratified by voters at the April 1969 election.
- 1969 Joint Resolution 3: Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the state to take on debt without utilizing a shell corporation. This amendment was ratified by voters at the April 1969 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
| 12 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 21 ! 33 | 0 |
| colspan=5 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Start of Reg. Session
| 10 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | 23 ! 33 | 0 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Apr. 20, 1969Democrat Norman Sussman (9th District) died.
| rowspan="3" | 9 ! 32 | 1 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Aug. 26, 1969Republican Frank E. Panzer (13th District) died.
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 22 ! 31 | 2 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Oct. 4, 1969Republican Chester Dempsey (33rd District) died.
| rowspan="3" {{party shading/Republican}} | 21 ! 30 | 3 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Oct. 14, 1969Democrat Ronald G. Parys (9th District) was sworn in to replace Norman Sussman.
| 10 ! 31 | 2 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Nov. 11, 1969Democrat Dale McKenna (13th District) was sworn in to replace Frank E. Panzer.
| 11 ! 32 | 1 |
| colspan=5 | |
| Final voting share
! {{percentage|11|32|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|21|32|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=5 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 12 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 20 ! 32 | 1 |
=Assembly summary=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=3 | 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|Independent (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Dem.
! Ind. ! Rep. ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 46 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 52 ! 98 | 2 |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Start of Reg. Session
| 48 | rowspan="2" | 0 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | 52 ! 100 | 0 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Apr. 1, 1969Democrat Dave Obey (Marathon County) resigned after being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
| rowspan="2" | 47 ! rowspan="2" | 99 | rowspan="2" | 1 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Oct. 2, 1969Republican Jerry J. Wing (Milwaukee County) switched his party affiliation to independent.
| rowspan="2" | 1 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | 51 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Oct. 14, 1969Democrat Tony Earl (Marathon County) was sworn in to replace Dave Obey.
| 48 ! 100 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| Final voting share
! colspan="2" | {{percentage|49|100|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|51|100|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | 67 | 0 | 33 ! 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- Regular session: January 6, 1969{{spnd}}January 4, 1971
- September 1969 special session: September 29, 1969{{spnd}}January 17, 1970
- December 1970 special session: December 22, 1970
Leaders
=Senate leadership=
- President of the Senate: Jack B. Olson (R)
- President pro tempore: Robert P. Knowles (R–New Richmond)
- Majority leader: Ernest Keppler (R–Sheboygan)
- Minority leader: Fred Risser (D–Madison)
=Assembly leadership=
- Speaker of the Assembly: Harold V. Froehlich (R–Appleton)
- Speaker pro tempore: Elmer C. Nitschke (R–Beaver Dam)
- Majority leader: Paul Alfonsi (R–Minocqua)
- Minority leader: Robert T. Huber (D–West Allis)
Members
=Members of the Senate=
Members of the Senate for the Seventy-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url= https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/63MVAJVDHMHFW9E |title= The Wisconsin Blue Book 1970 |publisher= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |year= 1970 |editor-last1= Theobald |editor-first1= H. Rupert |editor-last2= Robbins |editor-first2= Patricia V. |chapter= Biographies |pages= 20–68 |access-date= October 29, 2023 }}
File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1969.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Dist. ! Counties ! Senator ! Residence ! Party |
| 01
| Door, Kewaunee, {{nowrap|& Manitowoc}} | {{sortname|Alex|Meunier}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
|---|
| 02
| Southern Brown {{nowrap|& Calumet}} | {{sortname|Myron P.|Lotto}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 03
| Milwaukee (Southwest City) | {{sortname|Casimir|Kendziorski}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 04
| Milwaukee (North County) | {{sortname|Nile|Soik}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 05
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Northwest City)}} | {{sortname|Wilfred|Schuele}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 06
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(North City)}} | {{sortname|Martin J.|Schreiber}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 07
| Milwaukee (Southeast County {{nowrap|& Southeast City)}} | {{sortname|Leland|McParland}} | Cudahy | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 08
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Western County)}} | {{sortname|Allen|Busby}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 09
| rowspan="2" | Milwaukee {{nowrap|(City Downtown)}} | {{sortname|Norman|Sussman}} {{nowrap|{{small|(died Apr. 20, 1969)}}}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| {{sortname|Ronald G.|Parys}} {{nowrap|{{small|(from Oct. 14, 1969)}}}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 10
| Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, {{nowrap|& St. Croix}} | {{sortname|Robert P.|Knowles}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 11
| Milwaukee (Western City) | {{sortname|Wayne F.|Whittow}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 12
| Clark, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, {{nowrap|& Vilas}} | {{sortname|Clifford|Krueger}} | Merrill | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 13
| rowspan="2" | Eastern Dodge, Jefferson, {{nowrap|& Washington}} | {{sortname|Frank E.|Panzer}} {{nowrap|{{small|(died Aug. 26, 1969)}}}} | Oakfield | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| {{sortname|Dale|McKenna}} {{nowrap|{{small|(from Nov. 11, 1969)}}}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 14
| Outagamie {{nowrap|& Waupaca}} | {{sortname|Gerald|Lorge}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 15
| Eastern Rock {{nowrap|& Walworth}} | {{sortname|James D.|Swan}} | Elkhorn | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 16
| Most of Dane {{nowrap|& Western Rock}} | {{sortname|Carl W.|Thompson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 17
| Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, {{nowrap|& Richland}} | {{sortname|Gordon|Roseleip}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 18
| {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} {{nowrap|& Western Dodge}} | {{sortname|Walter G.|Hollander}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 19
| {{sortname|William|Draheim}} | Neenah | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 20
| Ozaukee {{nowrap|& Sheboygan}} | {{sortname|Ernest|Keppler}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 21
| Racine {{nowrap|(City & Southeast County)}} | {{sortname|Henry|Dorman}} | Racine | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 22
| Kenosha | {{sortname|Joseph|Lourigan}} | Kenosha | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 23
| Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, {{nowrap|& Washburn}} | {{sortname|Holger|Rasmusen}} | Spooner | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 24
| Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, {{nowrap|& Wood}} | {{sortname|Raymond F.|Heinzen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 25
| Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, {{nowrap|& Sawyer}} | {{sortname|Arthur|Cirilli}} | Superior | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 26
| Dane (Madison) | {{sortname|Fred|Risser}} | Madison | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 27
| Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, {{nowrap|& Sauk}} | {{sortname|Walter|Terry}} | Baraboo | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 28
| Southwest Milwaukee, {{nowrap|Most of Racine,}} {{nowrap|& Southern Waukesha}} | {{sortname|James|Devitt|James Devitt (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 29
| Marathon, Menominee, {{nowrap|& Shawano}} | {{sortname|Walter|Chilsen}} | Wausau | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 30
| Northern Brown, Florence, Langlade, Marinette, {{nowrap|& Oconto}} | {{sortname|Reuben|La Fave}} | Oconto | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 31
| Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, {{nowrap|& Trempealeau}} | {{sortname|Raymond C.|Johnson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 32
| Crawford, La Crosse, {{nowrap|& Vernon}} | {{sortname|Milo|Knutson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 33
| rowspan="2" | Waukesha {{nowrap|(Northern half)}} | {{sortname|Chester|Dempsey}} {{nowrap|{{small|(died Oct. 4, 1969)}}}} | Hartland | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| colspan="3" | --Vacant from Oct. 4, 1969-- |
=Members of the Assembly=
Members of the Assembly for the Seventy-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature:
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1969.svg
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1969 MilwaukeeCo.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Senate ! County ! Dist. ! Representative ! Party ! Residence |
| 27
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams, Juneau, {{nowrap|& Marquette}} | {{sortname|Tommy|Thompson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Elroy |
|---|
| 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ashland, Bayfield, {{nowrap|& Iron}} | {{sortname|Ernest J.|Korpela}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Washburn |
| 23
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Barron {{nowrap|& Washburn}} | {{sortname|John C.|Van Hollen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Chetek |
| rowspan="3" | 02
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Brown | 1 | {{sortname|Jerome|Quinn}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Lawrence J.|Kafka}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Cletus J.|Vanderperren}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Buffalo, Pepin, {{nowrap|& Pierce}} | {{sortname|Stanley|York}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Burnett {{nowrap|& Polk}}
| {{sortname|Harvey L.|Dueholm}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Luck |
| 02
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Calumet | {{sortname|Gervase|Hephner}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Chilton |
| 23
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Chippewa | {{sortname|Bruce|Peloquin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 12
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Clark | {{sortname|Frank|Nikolay}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Colby |
| 27
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Columbia | {{sortname|Wesley L.|Packard}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Lodi |
| 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Crawford {{nowrap|& Vernon}} | {{sortname|Bernard|Lewison}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Viroqua |
| rowspan="3" | 26
| text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Dane | 1 | {{sortname|Norman C.|Anderson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Madison |
| 2
| {{sortname|Edward|Nager}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Madison |
| 3
| {{sortname|Robert|Uehling}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Madison |
| rowspan="2" | 16
| 4 | {{sortname|Russel R.|Weisensel}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 5
| {{sortname|David D.|O'Malley}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Waunakee |
| 13
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Dodge | 1 | {{sortname|Esther|Doughty Luckhardt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Horicon |
| 18
| 2 | {{sortname|Elmer C.|Nitschke}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Door {{nowrap|& Kewaunee}} | {{sortname|Lawrence|Johnson|Lawrence Johnson (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Algoma |
| 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Douglas | {{sortname|Edward|Stack|Edward Stack (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Superior |
| 23
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Dunn | {{sortname|Alvin|Baldus}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 31
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Eau Claire | 1 | {{sortname|Joseph|Looby}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Louis V.|Mato}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Florence {{nowrap|& Marinette}} | {{sortname|William|LaFave}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Peshtigo |
| rowspan="2" | 18
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Fond du Lac | 1 | {{sortname|Earl F.|McEssy}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|William S.|Schwefel}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Oakfield |
| 12
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Forest, Oneida, {{nowrap|& Vilas}} | {{sortname|Paul|Alfonsi}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Minocqua |
| rowspan="2" | 17
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Grant | {{sortname|James N.|Azim Jr.}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Muscoda |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Green {{nowrap|& Lafayette}}
| {{sortname|Joseph E.|Tregoning}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green Lake {{nowrap|& Waushara}} | {{sortname|Jon P.|Wilcox}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Wautoma |
| 17
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Iowa {{nowrap|& Richland}} | {{sortname|Gregor J.|Bock}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Highland |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Jackson {{nowrap|& Trempealeau}} | {{sortname|John Q.|Radcliffe}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Strum |
| 13
| 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|Russell|Olson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Randall |
| rowspan="2" | 32
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | La Crosse | 1 | {{sortname|Gerald|Greider}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Norbert|Nuttelman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Langlade {{nowrap|& Oconto}} | {{sortname|Milton|McDougal}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 12
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Lincoln {{nowrap|& Taylor}} | {{sortname|Joseph|Sweda}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Lublin |
| rowspan="2" | 01
| rowspan="2" text-align="left" | Manitowoc | 1 | {{sortname|Donald K.|Helgeson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Everett E.|Bolle}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="4" | 29
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Marathon | 1 | {{sortname|Laurence J.|Day}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Athens |
| rowspan="2" | 2
| {{sortname|Dave|Obey}} {{nowrap|{{small|(res. Apr. 1, 1969)}}}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Wausau |
| {{sortname|Tony|Earl}} {{nowrap|{{small|(from Oct. 14, 1969)}}}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Wausau |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Menominee {{nowrap|& Shawano}}
| {{sortname|Herbert J.|Grover}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Shawano |
| 06
| text-align="left" rowspan="26" | Milwaukee | 1 | {{sortname|Mark|Lipscomb Jr.}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 05
| 2 | {{sortname|Joseph E.|Jones}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 04
| 3 | {{sortname|Dennis|Conta}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 09
| 4 | {{sortname|Harout O.|Sanasarian}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 06
| 5 | {{sortname|Paul|Sicula}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 09
| 6 | {{sortname|Lloyd|Barbee}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 06
| 7 | {{sortname|William A.|Johnson|William A. Johnson (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 11
| 8 | {{sortname|Joseph|Czerwinski}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 05
| 9 | {{sortname|Robert L.|Jackson Jr.}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 11
| 10 | {{sortname|Fred|Kessler}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 03
| 11 | {{sortname|Raymond J.|Tobiasz}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 12
| {{sortname|Sam L.|Orlich}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 09
| 13 | {{sortname|Ronald G.|Parys}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 03
| 14 | {{sortname|Jerry|Kleczka}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 05
| 15 | {{sortname|Erwin G.|Tamms}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 11
| 16 | {{sortname|Richard E.|Pabst}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 07
| 17 | {{sortname|John E.|McCormick}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 04
| 18 | {{sortname|Ervin|Schneeberg}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 07
| 19 | {{sortname|Daniel D.|Hanna}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="3" | 08
| 20 | {{sortname|George|Klicka}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 21
| {{sortname|James J.|Lynn|James Lynn (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 22
| {{sortname|Robert T.|Huber}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 28
| rowspan="2" | 23 | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Jerry J.|Wing}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | rowspan="2" | Greenfield |
| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Ind. |
| 07
| 24 | {{sortname|William P.|Atkinson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 04
| 25 | {{sortname|Jim|Sensenbrenner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Monroe | {{sortname|Kyle|Kenyon}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Tomah |
| rowspan="3" | 14
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Outagamie | 1 | {{sortname|Harold V.|Froehlich|Harold Vernon Froehlich}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Appleton |
| 2
| {{sortname|William J.|Rogers}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Kaukauna |
| 3
| {{sortname|Ervin|Conradt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Shiocton |
| 20
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ozaukee | {{sortname|Herbert|Schowalter}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Portage | {{sortname|Leonard A.|Groshek}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Price, Rusk {{nowrap|& Sawyer}} | {{sortname|Willis J.|Hutnik}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Racine | 1 | {{sortname|Earl W.|Warren}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Racine |
| 2
| {{sortname|Manny S.|Brown}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Racine |
| 28
| 3 | {{sortname|Merrill E.|Stalbaum}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 15
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Rock | 1 | {{sortname|Lewis T.|Mittness}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 16
| 2 | {{sortname|Carolyn|Blanchard|Carolyn Blanchard Allen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Edgerton |
| 15
| 3 | {{sortname|George B.|Belting}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Beloit |
| 27
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Sauk | {{sortname|Oscar A.|Laper Jr.}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 20
| text-align="left" rowspan="2"| Sheboygan | 1 | {{sortname|Carl|Otte}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Vernon R.|Boeckmann}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Plymouth |
| 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | St. Croix | {{sortname|Robert M.|Boche}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 22
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Walworth | {{sortname|Clarence J.|Wilger}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Elkhorn |
| 13
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Washington | {{sortname|Frederick C.|Schroeder}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="3" | 33
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Waukesha | 1 | {{sortname|Kenneth|Merkel}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|John M.|Alberts}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Vincent R.|Mathews}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Waukesha |
| 28
| 4 | {{sortname|John C.|Shabaz}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 14
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waupaca | {{sortname|Francis R.|Byers}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Waupaca |
| rowspan="3" | 19
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Winnebago | 1 | {{sortname|Jack D.|Steinhilber}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 2
| {{sortname|Gordon R.|Bradley}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 3
| {{sortname|David O.|Martin|David Martin (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Menasha |
| rowspan="2" | 24
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Wood | 1 | {{sortname|John|Parkin|John Parkin (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Harvey F.|Gee}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
Committees
=Senate committees=
- Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture{{spnd}}W. Terry, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Education{{spaced ndash}}H. Rasmusen, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Governmental and Veterans Affairs{{spnd}}W. Draheim, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Health and Social Services{{spnd}}A. Cirilli, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Interstate Cooperation{{spaced ndash}}G. Lorge, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary{{spaced ndash}}A. Busby, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Taxation, Insurance, and Banking{{spnd}}G. Lorge, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources{{spaced ndash}}C. Krueger, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Transportation{{spaced ndash}}R. La Fave, chair
- Senate Special Committee on Committees{{spnd}}G. Lorge, chair
- Senate Special Committee on Legislative Procedure{{spnd}}R. P. Knowles, chair
- Senate Special Committee on Senate Organization{{spnd}}E. Keppler, chair
=Assembly committees=
- Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture{{spaced ndash}}N. Nuttelman, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures{{spaced ndash}}F. C. Schroeder, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation{{spaced ndash}}P. Alfonsi, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Education{{spaced ndash}}L. H. Johnson, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Elections{{spaced ndash}}S. York, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees{{spaced ndash}}E. F. McEssy, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Highways{{spaced ndash}}W. J. Hutnik, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking{{spaced ndash}}K. Kenyon, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary{{spaced ndash}}G. B. Belting, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Labor{{spaced ndash}}J. N. Azim, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities{{spaced ndash}}J. D. Steinhilber, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Printing{{spaced ndash}}E. Conradt, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare{{spaced ndash}}H. F. Gee, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs{{spaced ndash}}B. Lewison, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation{{spaced ndash}}R. Uehling, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Tourism{{spaced ndash}}W. L. Packard, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation{{spaced ndash}}E. C. Nitschke, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs{{spaced ndash}}J. C. Van Hollen, chair
- Assembly Special Committee on Assembly Organization{{spaced ndash}}H. V. Froehlich, chair
- Assembly Special Committee on Engrossed Bills{{spaced ndash}}E. D. Luckhardt, chair
- Assembly Special Committee on Enrolled Bills{{spaced ndash}}L. J. Kafka, chair
- Assembly Special Committee on Revision{{spaced ndash}}J. Quinn, chair
- Assembly Special Committee on Rules{{spaced ndash}}G. J. Bock, chair
- Assembly Special Committee on Third Reading{{spaced ndash}}C. Blanchard, chair
=Joint committees=
- Joint Standing Committee on Finance{{spnd}}W. G. Hollander (Sen.) & B. F. Wackett (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Standing Committee on Legislative Organization{{spnd}}P. Alfonsi (Asm.), chair
- Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform Laws{{spnd}}G. Roseleip (Sen.) & J. Sensenbrenner (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Legislative Council{{spnd}}H. V. Froehlich, chair
Employees
=Senate employees=
- Chief Clerk: William P. Nugent{{cite report|url= https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/63MVAJVDHMHFW9E |title= The Wisconsin Blue Book 1970 |publisher= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |year= 1970 |editor-last1= Theobald |editor-first1= H. Rupert |editor-last2= Robbins |editor-first2= Patricia V. |chapter= The Legislative Branch |pages= 363-389 |access-date= October 29, 2023 }}
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Kenneth Nicholson
=Assembly employees=
- Chief Clerk: Wilmer H. Struebing
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Louis C. Romell
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1969/related 1969: Related Documents] from Wisconsin Legislature
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