Wisconsin State Assembly
{{Short description|Lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox legislature
| background_color = {{party color|Republican Party (US)}}
| name = Wisconsin State Assembly
| coa_pic = Seal of Wisconsin.svg
| session_room = Wisconsin State Assembly.jpg
| house_type = Lower house
| term_limits = None
| new_session = January 3, 2023
| legislature = Wisconsin State Legislature
| leader1_type = Speaker
| election1 = January 7, 2013
| leader2_type = Speaker pro tempore
| leader2 = Kevin Petersen (R)
| election2 = January 3, 2023
| leader3_type = Majority Leader
| leader3 = Tyler August (R)
| election3 = January 3, 2023
| leader4_type = Minority Leader
| leader4 = Greta Neubauer (D)
| election4 = January 10, 2022
| term_length = 2 years
| authority = Article IV, Wisconsin Constitution
| salary = $57,408/year + $155.70 per diem
| members = 99
|structure1 = WI Assembly 1999.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| political_groups1 =
Majority
- {{legend|#F8050D|Republican (54)}}
Minority
- {{legend|#0000FF|Democratic (45)}}
| last_election1 = November 5, 2024
| next_election1 = November 3, 2026
| redistricting = Legislative control
| meeting_place = State Assembly Chamber
Wisconsin State Capitol
Madison, Wisconsin
| website = [https://legis.wisconsin.gov/assembly Wisconsin State Assembly]
}}
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Assembly is controlled by the Republican Party, as it has been for 28 of the past 30 years (only 2009-2010 are exceptions).
Members of the Assembly are elected to two-year terms during the fall elections. In the event of a vacancy in an Assembly seat between elections, a special election may be held to fill the position.
The Wisconsin Constitution limits the size of the State Assembly to between 54 and 100 members inclusive. Since 1973, the state has been divided into 99 Assembly districts apportioned amongst the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 99 representatives. From 1848 to 1853 there were 66 assembly districts; from 1854 to 1856, 82 districts; from 1857 to 1861, 97 districts; and from 1862 to 1972, 100 districts.[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=turn&entity=WI.WIBlueBk1991.p0243&id=WI.WIBlueBk1991&isize=M Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991], p. 229. The size of the Wisconsin State Senate is tied to the size of the Assembly; it must be between one-fourth and one-third the size of the Assembly. Presently, the Senate has 33 members, with each Senate district formed by combining three neighboring Assembly districts.
The Assembly chamber is located in the west wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, in Madison, Wisconsin.
History
The United States first organized Wisconsin in 1787 under the Northwest Ordinance after Great Britain yielded the land to them in the Treaty of Paris. It became the Wisconsin Territory in 1836. The then-territorial assembly, after elections, was seated in Burlington for three sessions before they relocated to the permanent capital, Madison.
During the period of territorial assembly, the assembled members helped to set up the court system, established the borders and number of counties, and regularized the spelling of Wisconsin. In 1842, an assemblyman (Charles Arndt, a Whig of Brown County) was shot dead by another assemblyman, James Vineyard, a Democrat of Grant County, over an appointment for Grant County sheriff.
Wisconsin became a U.S. state on May 29, 1848, and special elections were held to fill the first session of the State Assembly; at the time, the body consisted of 66 members.{{Cite web |title=History of Dane County, Wisconsin : containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources, an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, towns and villages--their improvements, industries, manufactories, churches, schools and societies, its war record, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers : the whole preceded by a history of Wisconsin, statistics of the state, and an abstract of its laws and constitution and of the Constitution of the United States |url=https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/wch/id/68539 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=content.wisconsinhistory.org |language=en}} The Assembly was expanded to 82 seats in 1852, and then to 97 seats in 1856, then to 100 seats in 1861, which is the maximum allowed in the Constitution of Wisconsin. The membership remained at 100 seats until the 1971 redistricting act, which decreased membership to 99 in order to comply with federal equal representation requirements within the limits of the Wisconsin Constitution. The current number of 99 seats is set in order to maintain a 3:1 ratio of Assembly to Senate seats.
In the 2010s, the Assembly was heavily gerrymandered,[https://eu.jsonline.com/story/news/blogs/wisconsin-voter/2018/12/06/wisconsin-gerrymandering-data-shows-stark-impact-redistricting/2219092002/ New election data highlights the ongoing impact of 2011 GOP redistricting in Wisconsin], Journal Sentinel with a 53–45% Democratic majority in the popular vote in the 2018 election translating into a 63–36 Republican majority in the Assembly.[https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-11-17/midterm-elections-reveal-effects-of-gerrymandered-districts Election Shows How Gerrymandering Is Difficult to Overcome], US News[https://isthmus.com/news/news/dems-sweep-statewide-offices-in-midterms-but-remain-underrepresented-in-assembly/ No Contest], Isthmus According to the Oshkosh Northwestern, many experts recognized Wisconsin as the most gerrymandered state in the United States,{{Cite web |title=Many experts recognized Wisconsin as the most gerrymandered state in the country |url=https://www.thenorthwestern.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/05/26/many-experts-recognize-wisconsin-most-gerrymandered-state-country/348440001/ |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=Oshkosh Northwestern |language=en-US}} a claim rated "Mostly True" by Politifact.[https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2018/jun/18/whether-wisconsin-most-gerrymandered-state/ On whether Wisconsin is the most gerrymandered state], Politifact After the Republican redistricting in 2021, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism reported the efficiency gap had further increased to 16.6% in favor of Republicans.{{Cite web | first=Matthew | last=DeFour | title=Wisconsin's Assembly maps are more skewed than ever — what happens in 2023? | work=Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | url=https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wisconsins-assembly-maps-are-more-skewed-than-ever-what-happens-in-2023/ | date=December 7, 2022 | access-date=May 26, 2023}}
On July 8, 2015, a case was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin arguing that Wisconsin's 2011 state assembly map was unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering favoring the Republican-controlled legislature which discriminated against Democratic voters. This case became filed with the court as Whitford v Gill.{{Cite web|url=https://www.brennancenter.org/legal-work/whitford-v-gill|title=Whitford v. Gill {{!}} Brennan Center for Justice|website=www.brennancenter.org|access-date=December 30, 2016}} The case made it to the United States Supreme Court, which vacated and remanded the case. The Supreme Court held that the plaintiff challenging the state assembly map did not have standing to sue. In the Opinion of the Court, Chief Justice John Roberts stated that "[a] federal court is not 'a forum for generalized grievances," and the requirement of such a personal stake 'ensures that courts exercise power that is judicial in nature." Gill v. Whitford, 128 S.Ct. 1916 (2018). We enforce that requirement by insisting that a plaintiff [have] Article III standing..." Justice Elena Kagan filed a concurring opinion, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor joined. Justice Clarence Thomas filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Neil Gorsuch joined.{{cite web |title=Gill v. Whitford |url=https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/gill-v-whitford/ |website=SCOTUS blog |access-date=February 9, 2019 |language=en}} {{PD-notice}}
On December 22, 2023, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission that the gerrymandered districts were unconstitutional and must be redrawn before the 2024 legislative elections. {{Cite news |last=Bosman |first=Julie |date=December 22, 2023 |title=Justices in Wisconsin Order New Legislative Maps |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/us/wisconsin-redistricting-maps-gerrymander.html |access-date=February 21, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
Salary and benefits
File:Wisconsin State Assembly Chairs and Electronic Vote Board.jpg
Representatives elected or re-elected in the fall of 2016 receive an annual salary of $57,408.{{cite web |date=February 2023 |title=Salaries of Wisconsin State Elected Officials, 2023 |url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/lrb_reports/elected_official_salaries_2023_7_5.pdf |access-date=June 9, 2023 |publisher=Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau}}
In addition to their salaries, representatives are allowed to claim a per diem for travel expenses. The maximum rate is set by the 2001 Wisconsin Act 16 to 90% of the U.S. General Services Administration rate, but the houses are permitted to establish additional criteria for determining per diem. The State Assembly per diem is set to $155.70 per overnight stay and $77.85 for day visits. A maximum of 153 days may be claimed for per diem in 2023, and 80 days may be claimed in 2024. Over two years, each representative is allotted $12,000 to cover general office expenses, printing, postage and district mailings.
According to a 1960 study, at that time Assembly salaries and benefits were so low that in Milwaukee County, positions on the County Board of Supervisors and the Milwaukee Common Council were considered more desirable than seats in the Assembly, and an average of 23% of Milwaukee legislators did not seek re-election. This pattern was not seen to hold to the same extent in the rest of the state, where local offices tended to pay less well.{{cite journal |last=Hagensick |first=A. Clarke |jstor=445376 |title=Influences of Partisanship and Incumbency on a Nonpartisan Election System |journal=The Western Political Quarterly |volume=17 |issue=1 |year=1964 |pages=117–124 |doi=10.2307/445376 }}
Current session
{{Main|107th Wisconsin Legislature}}
=Composition=
style="width:60%" |
colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | {{Down-arrow|alt=Midpoint}} |
style="background:#3333FF; width:45.45%; text-align:center; color:white" | 45
| style="background:#FF3333; width:54.55%; text-align:center; color:white" | 54 |
style="text-align:center; color:#3333FF" | Democratic
| style="text-align:center; color:#FF3333" | Republican |
class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
style="vertical-align:bottom;"
!rowspan=3|Affiliation !colspan=3|Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
!rowspan=3|Vacant |
style="height:5px"
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)| }} | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)| }} | style="background-color:black" | |
Democratic
!Total |
---|
nowrap style="font-size:80%" |Begin of 101st legislature (2013)
| rowspan=2|39 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 59 ! 98 | 1 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%"|End 101st (2014)
| {{party shading/Republican}}|60 !99 |0 |
colspan=5| |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 102nd (2015)
| rowspan=2|36 | {{party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2|63 ! rowspan=2|99 | rowspan=2|0 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End 102nd (2016) |
colspan=5| |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 103rd (2017)
| rowspan=2|35 | {{party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2|64 ! rowspan=2|99 | rowspan=2|0 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End 103rd (2018) |
colspan=5| |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 104th (2019)
| 36 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 63 ! 99 | 0 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End 104th (2020)
| 34 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 62 ! 96 | 3 |
colspan=5| |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 105th (2021)
| rowspan="2" | 38 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 60 ! 98 | 1 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End 105th (2022)
| {{party shading/Republican}}| 57 ! 95 | 4 |
colspan=5| |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 106th (2023)
| 35 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}}| 64 !99 | 0 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | End 106th (2024)
| 34 ! 98 | 1 |
colspan=5| |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Begin 107th (2025)
| 45 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54 ! 99 | 0 |
nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Current composition
| 45 | {{party shading/Republican}}| 54 ! 99 | 0 |
Latest voting share
! {{percentage|45|99|0}} ! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{percentage|54|99|0}} !colspan=2| |
[[File:WisconsinAssembly2024Comp.svg|none|thumb|500x500px|Assembly districts and party affiliation after the 2024 election
{{leftlegend|#ff0000|Republican Party}}
{{leftlegend|#0000ff|Democratic Party}}]]
= Assembly officers =
class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%" |
scope="col" colspan="2" width="200"| Position
! scope="col" width="150" | Name ! scope="col" width="70" | Party |
---|
{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| Speaker | Republican |
{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Republican |
{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| Majority Leader | Republican |
{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| Assistant Majority Leader | Republican |
{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| Majority Caucus Chair | Republican |
{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| Minority Leader | Democratic |
{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| Assistant Minority Leader | Democratic |
{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| Minority Caucus Chair | Democratic |
scope="row" colspan="2" | Chief Clerk
| colspan="3" | Ted Blazel |
scope="row" colspan="2" | Sergeant-at-Arms
| colspan="3" | Anne Tonnon Byers |
=Members=
The corresponding state senate districts are shown as a senate district is formed by nesting three assembly districts.
class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
Senate District ! Assembly ! Representative | Party | Age | Residence | First Elected |
---|---|---|---|---|
align="center" rowspan="3" |01
| align="center" | 01 | {{sortname|Joel|Kitchens}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1957|09|20}} | align="center" | 2014 | ||||
align="center" | 02
| {{sortname|Shae|Sortwell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1985|8|3}} | align="center" | 2018 | ||||
align="center" | 03
|{{sortname|Ron|Tusler}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1984|3|24}} | Harrison | align="center" | 2016 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |02
| align="center" | 04 |{{sortname|David|Steffen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1972|2|7}} | Howard | align="center" | 2014 | ||||
align="center" | 05
| {{sortname|Joy|Goeben}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1972|10|16}} | Hobart | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 06
| {{sortname|Elijah|Behnke}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1983|2|15}} | Chase | align="center" | 2021 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |03
| align="center" | 07 | {{sortname|Karen|Kirsch}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1968|4|29}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 08
| {{sortname|Sylvia|Ortiz-Velez}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | | align="center" | 2020 | ||||
align="center" | 09
| {{sortname|Priscilla|Prado}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1983|11|7}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |04
| align="center" | 10 | {{sortname|Darrin|Madison}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1997|2|1}} | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 11
| {{sortname|Sequanna|Taylor}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1979|7|1}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 12
| {{sortname|Russell|Goodwin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |05
| align="center" | 13 | {{sortname|Robyn|Vining}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1976|11|11}} | align="center" | 2018 | ||||
align="center" | 14
| {{sortname|Angelito|Tenorio}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1996|6|30}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 15
| {{sortname|Adam|Neylon}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1984|12|30}} | Pewaukee | align="center" | 2013 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |06
| align="center" | 16 | {{sortname|Kalan|Haywood}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1999|6|5}} | align="center" | 2018 | ||||
align="center" | 17
| {{sortname|Supreme|Moore Omokunde}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1979|8|22}} | align="center" | 2020 | ||||
align="center" | 18
| {{sortname|Margaret|Arney}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1982|11|24}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 07
| align="center" | 19 | {{sortname|Ryan|Clancy}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1977|1|9}} | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 20
| {{sortname|Christine|Sinicki}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1960|3|28}} | align="center" | 1998 | ||||
align="center" | 21
| {{sortname|Jessie|Rodriguez}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1977|7|5}} | align="center" | 2013 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |08
| align="center" | 22 | {{sortname|Paul|Melotik}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1957|2|27}} | Grafton | align="center" | 2023 | ||||
align="center" | 23
| {{sortname|Deb|Andraca}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1970|4|10}} | align="center" | 2020 | ||||
align="center" | 24
| {{sortname|Dan|Knodl}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1957|2|27}} | align="center" | 2008 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |09
| align="center" | 25 | {{sortname|Paul|Tittl}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1961|11|23}} | align="center" | 2012 | ||||
align="center" | 26
| {{sortname|Joe|Sheehan|Joe Sheehan (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1957|10|1}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 27
| {{sortname|Lindee|Brill}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1981|6|27}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |10
| align="center" | 28 | {{sortname|Robin|Kreibich}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1959|6|4}} | align="center" | 1992 | ||||
align="center" | 29
| {{sortname|Treig|Pronschinske}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1976|4|4}} | Mondovi | align="center" | 2016 | ||||
align="center" | 30
| {{sortname|Shannon|Zimmerman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1972|3|15}} | align="center" | 2016 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 11
| align="center" | 31 | {{sortname|Tyler|August}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1983|1|26}} | Walworth | align="center" | 2010 | ||||
align="center" | 32
| {{sortname|Amanda|Nedweski}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1975|12|22}} | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 33
| {{sortname|Robin|Vos}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1968|7|5}} | align="center" | 2004 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 12
| align="center" | 34 | {{sortname|Rob|Swearingen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1963|7|23}} | align="center" | 2012 | ||||
align="center" | 35
| {{sortname|Calvin|Callahan}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1999|3|2}} | Tomahawk | align="center" | 2020 | ||||
align="center" | 36
| {{sortname|Jeffrey|Mursau}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1954|6|12}} | Crivitz | align="center" | 2004 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 13
| align="center" | 37 | {{sortname|Mark|Born}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1976|4|14}} | align="center" | 2012 | ||||
align="center" | 38
| {{sortname|William|Penterman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1996|5|18}} | align="center" | 2021 | ||||
align="center" | 39
| {{sortname|Alex|Dallman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1992|5|22}} | align="center" | 2020 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |14
| align="center" | 40 | {{sortname|Karen|DeSanto}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1964|7|1}} | Baraboo | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 41
| {{sortname|Tony|Kurtz}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1966|12|23}} | Wonewoc | align="center" | 2018 | ||||
align="center" | 42
| {{sortname|Maureen|McCarville}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1958|5|1}} | DeForest | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 15
| align="center" | 43 | {{sortname|Brienne|Brown}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1973}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 44
| {{sortname|Ann|Roe}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1966}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 45
| {{sortname|Clinton|Anderson|Clinton Anderson (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1993|5|26}} | Beloit | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |16
| align="center" | 46 | {{sortname|Joan|Fitzgerald|Joan Fitzgerald (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1965}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 47
| {{sortname|Randy|Udell}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1961}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 48
| {{sortname|Andrew|Hysell}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1971|8|1}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |17
| align="center" | 49 | {{sortname|Travis|Tranel}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1985|9|12}} | align="center" | 2010 | ||||
align="center" | 50
| {{sortname|Jenna|Jacobson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1982|1|1}} | Oregon | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 51
| {{sortname|Todd|Novak}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1965|4|23}} | align="center" | 2014 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |18
| align="center" | 52 | {{sortname|Lee|Snodgrass}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1969|2|2}} | Appleton | align="center" | 2020 | ||||
align="center" | 53
| {{sortname|Dean|Kaufert}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1957|5|23}} | Neenah | align="center" | 1990 | ||||
align="center" | 54
| {{sortname|Lori|Palmeri}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1967|5|25}} | Oshkosh | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |19
| align="center" | 55 | {{sortname|Nate|Gustafson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1995|2|28}} | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 56
| {{sortname|Dave|Murphy|Dave Murphy (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1954|11|26}} | align="center" | 2012 | ||||
align="center" | 57
| {{sortname|Kevin David|Petersen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1964|12|14}} | Waupaca | align="center" | 2006 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 20
| align="center" | 58 | {{sortname|Rick|Gundrum}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1965|9|4}} | Slinger | align="center" | 2018 | ||||
align="center" | 59
| {{sortname|Robert|Brooks|Robert Brooks (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1965|7|3}} | align="center" | 2014 | ||||
align="center" | 60
| {{sort name|Jerry L.|O'Connor}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1953|9|14}} | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |21
| align="center" | 61 | {{sortname|Bob|Donovan}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1956|5|4}} | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 62
| {{sortname|Angelina|Cruz}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1979}} | Racine | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 63
| {{sortname|Robert|Wittke}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1957|9|23}} | align="center" | 2018 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |22
| align="center" | 64 | {{sortname|Tip|McGuire}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1987|07|01}} | Kenosha | align="center" | 2019 | ||||
align="center" | 65
| {{sortname|Ben|DeSmidt}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | | Kenosha | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 66
| {{sortname|Greta|Neubauer}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1991|9|13}} | Racine | align="center" | 2018 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |23
| align="center" | 67 | {{sortname|David|Armstrong|David Armstrong (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1961|10|3}} | align="center" | 2020 | ||||
align="center" | 68
| {{sortname|Rob|Summerfield}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1980|2|24}} | Bloomer | align="center" | 2016 | ||||
align="center" | 69
| {{sortname|Karen|Hurd}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1972|4|16}} | Withee | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 24
| align="center" | 70 | {{sortname|Nancy|VanderMeer}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1958|12|15}} | Tomah | align="center" | 2014 | ||||
align="center" | 71
| {{sortname|Vinnie|Miresse}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1977|11|26}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 72
| {{sortname|Scott|Krug}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1975|9|16}} | Rome | align="center" | 2010 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |25
| align="center" | 73 | {{sortname|Angela|Stroud}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1981}} | Ashland | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 74
| {{sortname|Chanz|Green}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1991|1|29}} | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 75
| {{sortname|Duke|Tucker}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1970|9|1}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 26
| align="center" | 76 | {{sortname|Francesca|Hong}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1988|11|4}} | Madison | align="center" | 2020 | ||||
align="center" | 77
| {{sortname|Renuka|Mayadev}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1974}} | Madison | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 78
| {{sortname|Shelia|Stubbs}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1971|2|22}} | Madison | align="center" | 2018 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 27
| align="center" | 79 | {{sortname|Lisa|Subeck}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1971|6|17}} | Madison | align="center" | 2014 | ||||
align="center" | 80
| {{sortname|Mike|Bare}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1983|3|1}} | Verona | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 81
| {{sortname|Alex|Joers}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1992|8|27}} | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" | 28
| align="center" | 82 | {{sortname|Scott|Allen|Scott Allen (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1965|12|18}} | Waukesha | align="center" | 2014 | ||||
align="center" | 83
| {{sortname|Dave|Maxey}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1973|1|15}} | align="center" | 2022 | ||||
align="center" | 84
| {{sortname|Chuck|Wichgers}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1965|7|04}} | Muskego | align="center" | 2016 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |29
| align="center" | 85 | {{sortname|Patrick|Snyder}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1956|10|10}} | Weston | align="center" | 2016 | ||||
align="center" | 86
| {{sortname|John|Spiros}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1961|7|28}} | align="center" | 2012 | ||||
align="center" | 87
| {{sortname|Brent|Jacobson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1984|4|26}} | Mosinee | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |30
| align="center" | 88 | {{sortname|Ben|Franklin|Ben Franklin (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1982|10|1}} | De Pere | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 89
| {{sortname|Ryan|Spaude}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1993|5|15}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 90
| {{sortname|Amaad|Rivera-Wagner}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1981|12|1}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |31
| align="center" | 91 | {{sortname|Jodi|Emerson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1973|8|3}} | align="center" | 2018 | ||||
align="center" | 92
| {{sortname|Clint|Moses}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1976|4|4}} | align="center" | 2020 | ||||
align="center" | 93
| {{sortname|Christian|Phelps}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1993|10|13}} | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |32
| align="center" | 94 | {{sortname|Steve|Doyle|Steve Doyle (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1958|5|21}} | Onalaska | align="center" | 2011 | ||||
align="center" | 95
| {{sortname|Jill|Billings}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1962|1|19}} | align="center" | 2011 | ||||
align="center" | 96
| {{sortname|Tara|Johnson}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem | align="center" | {{age|1962}} | Shelby | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" rowspan="3" |33
| align="center" | 97 | {{sortname|Cindi|Duchow}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1959|8|21}} | align="center" | 2015 | ||||
align="center" | 98
| {{sortname|Jim|Piwowarczyk}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1970}} | Hubertus | align="center" | 2024 | ||||
align="center" | 99
| {{sortname|Barbara|Dittrich}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep | align="center" | {{age|1964|5|21}} | align="center" | 2018 |
=Committees=
The following is a list of the Assembly Committees:{{Cite web |title=Assembly Committees |url=https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/committees/assembly |access-date=February 27, 2025 |website=Wisconsin Legislature}}
- Review of Administrative Rules
- Aging and Long-Term Care
- Agriculture
- Assembly Organization
- Audit
- Campaigns and Elections
- Children and Families
- Colleges and Universities
- Constitution and Ethics
- Consumer Protection
- Corrections
- Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Education
- Employment Relations
- Energy and Utilities
- Environment
- Family Law
- Finance
- Financial Institutions
- Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation
- Government Accountability, Oversight, and Transparency
- Health
- Housing and Real Estate
- Insurance
- Jobs and the Economy
- Judiciary
- Labor and Integrated Employment
- Local Government
- Mental Health
- Public Benefit Reform
- Regulatory Licensing Reform
- Rules
- Rural Development
- Science, Technology, and Broadband
- Small Business Development
- Sporting Heritage
- State Affairs
- Substance Abuse and Prevention
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Veterans and Military Affairs
- Ways and Means
- Workforce Development
- Speaker's Task Force on Racial Disparities
- Special Committee on Trade and Supply Chain
- Subcommittee on Education and Economic Development
- Subcommittee on Law Enforcement Policies and Standards
Past composition of the Assembly
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.legis.state.wi.us/asmhome.htm Wisconsin State Assembly] official government website
- [http://www.votesmart.org/official_state_legislator.php?type=office&state_id=WI&criteria=lower State Assembly of Wisconsin] at Project Vote Smart
- {{Ballotpedia|Wisconsin_State_Assembly}}
- [http://www.ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_state_government_salary Legislature Salary]
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