Wisconsin State Senate

Wisconsin Senate
Wisconsin Senate
	Wisconsin State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 7, 2019
Leadership
President of the Senate	Roger Roth (R) ; since January 3, 2017
President pro tempore	Howard Marklein (R) ; since January 3, 2017
Majority Leader	Scott L. Fitzgerald (R) ; since January 8, 2013
Minority Leader	Janet Bewley (D) ; since April 24, 2020
Structure
Seats	33
Political groups	Majority Republican (18); Minority Democratic (13);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, Wisconsin Constitution
Salary	$50,950/year + $153 per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2018; (17 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2020 (16 seats)
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; Wisconsin State Capitol; Madison, Wisconsin
Website
	Wisconsin State Senate

The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate.

The Wisconsin Constitution ties the size of the State Senate to that of the Assembly, by limiting its size to no less than 1/4, nor more than 1/3, of the size of the Assembly. Currently, Wisconsin is divided into 33 Senate Districts (1/3 of the current Assembly membership of 99) apportioned throughout the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 33 senators. A Senate district is formed by combining three Assembly districts. Similar to the U.S. Senate, in addition to its duty of reviewing and voting on all legislation passed through the legislature, the State Senate has the exclusive responsibility of confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, particularly cabinet secretaries (as part of the system of checks and balances) and members of boards and commissions. Senators are elected for four-year terms, staggered so that approximately half of the Senate is up for election every two years. If a vacancy occurs in a Senate seat between elections, it may be filled only by a special election. The Senate chamber is in the south wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison.

Salary and benefits

The salary for legislators serving in the 2017 Wisconsin Legislature - $50,950 - is unchanged from the previous session. The salary for legislators serving in the 2015 session was increased by 2 percent from the $49,943 rate that had been in effect for the previous three bienniums. Before that increase, the most recent increase was an increase of 5 per-cent from the 2007 session to the 2009 session. The Speaker of the Assembly receives an additional stipend, which is currently $25 per month.[1]

In addition to their salaries, senators outside Dane County may receive a per diem up to $88 to cover living expenses while they are in Dane County on state business. Members of the Madison delegation may receive a per diem up to $44 to cover expenses. Each senator also receives $75 per month in "out-of-session" pay when the Legislature is in session for three days or less. Over two years, each senator is allotted $66,008 to cover general office expenses, printing, postage and district mailings.

Current session

Composition


18	13
Republican	Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Begin 100th Legislature (2011)	19	14	33	0
End 100th (2012)	16	17	33	0

Begin 101st (2013)	18	15	33	0
End 101st (2014)	17	15	32	1

Begin 102nd (2015)	18	14	32	1
End 102nd (2016)	18	14	32	1

Begin 103rd (2017)	20	13	33	0
End 103rd (2018)	18	15	33	0

Begin 104th (2019)	19	14	33	0
May 18, 2020	18	13	33	2
Latest voting share	54.55%	39.39%

Senate officers

Position		Name
	President of the Senate	Roger Roth
	President Pro Tempore of the Senate	Howard Marklein
	Majority leader	Scott L. Fitzgerald
	Assistant Majority Leader	Dan Feyen
	Majority Caucus Chair	Van Wanggaard
	Majority Caucus Vice Chair	Patrick Testin
	Minority Leader	Janet Bewley
	Assistant Minority Leader	Janis Ringhand
	Minority Caucus Chair	Mark Miller
	Minority Caucus Vice Chair	Vacant
Chief Clerk		Jeffrey Renk

Members

Senator	District	Party	Residence	Current age	First elected	Next election
André Jacque	01	Rep	Bellevue	39	2018	2022
Robert Cowles	02	Rep	Green Bay	69	1987	2020
Tim Carpenter	03	Dem	Milwaukee	60	2002	2022
Lena Taylor	04	Dem	Milwaukee	53	2004	2020
Dale P. Kooyenga	05	Rep	Brookfield	41	2018	2022
La Tonya Johnson	06	Dem	Milwaukee	48	2016	2020
Chris Larson	07	Dem	Milwaukee	39	2010	2022
Alberta Darling	08	Rep	River Hills	76	1992	2020
Devin LeMahieu	09	Rep	Sheboygan	47	2014	2022
Patty Schachtner	10	Dem	Somerset	57	2018	2020
Stephen Nass	11	Rep	Whitewater	67	2014	2022
Vacant	12					2020
Scott Fitzgerald	13	Rep	Juneau	56	1994	2022
Luther Olsen	14	Rep	Ripon	69	2004	2020
Janis Ringhand	15	Dem	Evansville	70	2014	2022
Mark F. Miller	16	Dem	Monona	77	2004	2020
Howard Marklein	17	Rep	Spring Green	65	2014	2022
Dan Feyen	18	Rep	Fond du Lac	51	2016	2020
Roger Roth	19	Rep	Appleton	42	2014	2022
Duey Stroebel	20	Rep	Saukville	60	2015	2020
Van H. Wanggaard	21	Rep	Racine	68	2014	2022
Robert Wirch	22	Dem	Kenosha	76	1996	2020
Kathy Bernier	23	Rep	Chippewa Falls	64	2018	2022
Patrick Testin	24	Rep	Stevens Point	32	2016	2020
Janet Bewley	25	Dem	Ashland	68	2014	2022
Fred Risser	26	Dem	Madison	93	1962	2020
Jon Erpenbach	27	Dem	Middleton	59	1998	2022
Dave Craig	28	Rep	Vernon	41	2016	2020
Jerry Petrowski	29	Rep	Marathon	70	2012	2022
Dave Hansen	30	Dem	Green Bay	72	2000	2020
Jeff Smith	31	Dem	Eau Claire	65	2018	2022
Vacant	32					2020
Chris Kapenga	33	Rep	Delafield	48	2015	2022

Past notable members

Angus Cameron (1863–1864; 1871–1872), former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1875–1885)
Gaylord Nelson (1949–1958), former Governor of Wisconsin (1959–1963) and U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1963–1981)
Henry Maier (1951–1960), former Mayor of Milwaukee (1960–1988)
James B. Brennan (1959–1962), former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (1962–1969) and Milwaukee City Attorney (1972–1984)
William Bablitch (1972–1983), former Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (1983–2003)
Tom Petri (1973–1979), former U.S. House Representative (1979–2015)
Jim Sensenbrenner (1975–1979), current U.S. House Representative (1979–present)
Russ Feingold (1983–1993), former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (1993–2011)
John Norquist (1983–1988), former Mayor of Milwaukee (1988–2004)
Tom Barrett (1989–1993), former U.S. House Representative (1993–2003) and current Mayor of Milwaukee (2004–present)
Gwen Moore (1993–2005), current U.S. House Representative (2005–present)
Glenn Grothman (2005–2015), current U.S. House Representative (2015–present)
Tom Tiffany (2012–2020), current U.S. House Representative (2020–present)

Past composition of the Senate

References

Salaries of elected officials effective January 2017 LRB REPORTS FEBRUARY 2017, VOL. 1, NO. 2

External links

Wisconsin State Senate official government website
State Senate of Wisconsin at Project Vote Smart
Wisconsin State Senate at Ballotpedia
Legislature Salary

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[1] Salaries of elected officials effective January 2017 LRB REPORTS FEBRUARY 2017, VOL. 1, NO. 2

Members of the Wisconsin State Senate
104th Wisconsin Legislature (2019–2021) President of the Senate: Roger Roth (R) President pro tempore: Howard Marklein (R) Majority leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R) Minority leader: Janet Bewley (D)
André Jacque (R) Robert Cowles (R) Tim Carpenter (D) Lena Taylor (D) Dale P. Kooyenga (R) La Tonya Johnson (D) Chris Larson (D) Alberta Darling (R) Devin LeMahieu (R) Patty Schachtner (D) Stephen Nass (R) Vacant Scott L. Fitzgerald (R) Luther Olsen (R) Janis Ringhand (D) Mark F. Miller (D) Howard Marklein (R) Dan Feyen (R) Roger Roth (R) Duey Stroebel (R) Van H. Wanggaard (R) Robert Wirch (D) Kathy Bernier (R) Patrick Testin (R) Janet Bewley (D) Fred Risser (D) Jon Erpenbach (D) Dave Craig (R) Jerry Petrowski (R) Dave Hansen (D) Jeff Smith (D) Vacant Chris Kapenga (R)
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