80th Wisconsin Legislature explained

80th Wisconsin Legislature
Body:	Wisconsin Legislature
Before:	79th
After:	81st
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	33
Control1:	Republican
Chamber2:	Assembly
Membership2:	100
Control2:	Democratic
Session1 Type:	Regular

The Eightieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session, and also convened in a special session in April 1972.^[1]

The April 1972 special session was called to come to a final agreement on a pivotal redistricting plan, which eliminated an Assembly district and broke the longstanding precedent of adhering to county boundaries.

Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1970. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 5, 1968.^[1]

Major events

January 4, 1971: Inauguration of Patrick Lucey as the 38th Governor of Wisconsin.
March 1, 1971: A bomb exploded in a restroom in the United States Capitol, the Weather Underground claimed responsibility.
April 30, 1971: The Milwaukee Bucks won the 1971 NBA Finals.
May 3, 1971: The 1971 May Day protests against the Vietnam War began in Washington, D.C., attempting to disrupt government operations. Over 12,000 were arrested.
July 1, 1971: The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution came into force when a sufficient number of states ratified.
August 15, 1971: In what's known as the Nixon shock, U.S. President Richard Nixon signed Executive Order 11615, ending the convertibility of the U.S. dollar to gold at a fixed value. The order also imposed a 90-day freeze on wages, prices, and rents.
December 13, 1971: Wisconsin Assembly speaker Robert T. Huber resigned his seat in the legislature to become chair of the state highway commission.
April 4, 1972: 1972 Wisconsin Spring election:
- Wisconsin voters ratified four amendments to the state constitution:
  - Allowing the legislature to create alternative systems of county government.
  - Allowing counties the option to retain the office of coroner or replace it with a medical examiner.
  - Allowing public school buildings to be utilized for civic, religious, or charitable events during non-school hours.
  - Allowing public school students to receive separate religious instruction outside of public school facilities during school hours.
June 17, 1972: Five Nixon campaign operatives were arrested trying to break into the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate in Washington, D.C.
November 7, 1972:
- Richard Nixon (R) re-elected President of the United States.

Major legislation

November 19, 1971: An Act ... relating to redistricting this state pursuant to the congressional apportionment based on the 1970 census of population, 1971 Act 133.
May 8, 1972: An Act ... relating to districting the senate and assembly based on the number of inhabitants shown by the certified results of the 1970 census of population, 1971 Act 304.

Party summary

Senate summary

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Dem.	Rep.		Vacant
End of previous Legislature	11		21	32	1

Start of Reg. Session^[2]	12	20	32	1
From May 4, 1971^[3]	13	20	33	0

Final voting share

Beginning of the next Legislature	15		18	33	0

Assembly summary

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Dem.	Ind.	Rep.		Vacant
End of previous Legislature	48	1		51	100	0

Start of Reg. Session		67	0	33	100	0
From Jan. 19, 1971^[4]	66	99		33	1
From Apr. 13, 1971^[5]	66	34		100	0
From May 4, 1971^[6]				65	99	1
From Sep. 20, 1971^[7]				66	100	0
From Dec. 13, 1971^[8]				65	99	1
From Apr. 19, 1972^[9]				66	100	0

Final voting share

Beginning of the next Legislature		62	0	37	99	0

Sessions

Regular session: January 4, 1971January 1, 1973
April 1972 special session: April 19, 1972April 28, 1972

Leaders

Senate leadership

President of the Senate: Martin J. Schreiber (D)
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: Robert T. Huber (D–West Allis)
- Norman C. Anderson (D–Madison)
Speaker pro tempore: Joseph Sweda (D–Lublin)
Majority leader: Norman C. Anderson (D–Madison)
- Tony Earl (D–Wausau)
Minority leader: Harold V. Froehlich (R–Appleton)

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Eightieth Wisconsin Legislature:^[10]

Dist.	Counties	Residence
01	Door, Kewaunee,	Whitelaw	Dem.
02		Green Bay	Rep.
03	Milwaukee (Southwest City)	Milwaukee	Dem.
04	Milwaukee (North County)	Milwaukee	Rep.
05		Milwaukee	Dem.
06
06		Milwaukee	Dem.
07	Milwaukee (Southeast County	Milwaukee	Dem.
08		West Milwaukee	Rep.
09		Milwaukee	Dem.
10	Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk,	New Richmond	Rep.
11	Milwaukee (Western City)	Milwaukee	Dem.
12	Clark, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor,	Merrill	Rep.
13	Eastern Dodge, Jefferson,	Jefferson	Dem.
14		Bear Creek	Rep.
15		Elkhorn	Rep.
16		Stoughton	Dem.
17	Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette,	Darlington	Rep.
18		Rosendale	Rep.
19	Winnebago	Oshkosh	Rep.
20		Sheboygan	Rep.
21		Racine	Dem.
22	Kenosha	Kenosha	Dem.
23	Barron, Chippewa, Dunn,	Chippewa Falls	Dem.
24	Green Lake, Portage, Waushara,	Marshfield	Rep.
25	Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk,	Superior	Rep.
26	Dane (Madison)	Madison	Dem.
27	Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette,	Portage	Rep.
28	Southwest Milwaukee,	Greenfield	Rep.
29	Marathon, Menominee,	Wausau	Rep.
30	Northern Brown, Florence, Langlade, Marinette,	Oconto	Rep.
31	Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe,	Eau Claire	Rep.
32	Crawford, La Crosse,	La Crosse	Rep.
33		Waukesha	Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Eightieth Wisconsin Legislature:^[10]

Senate Dist.	County	Dist.	Representative	Party	Residence
27	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Adams, Juneau,			Rep.	Elroy
25	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Ashland, Bayfield,			Dem.	Washburn
23	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Spooner
02	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Brown	1			Rep.	Green Bay
	2			Rep.	New Denmark
	3			Dem.	Green Bay
10	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Buffalo, Pepin,			Dem.	River Falls
10	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Luck
02	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Calumet			Dem.	Chilton
23	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Chippewa			Dem.	Chippewa Falls
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Clark			Dem.	Stanley
27	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Columbia			Dem.	Poynette
32	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Viroqua
26	text-align="left" rowspan="5"	Dane	1			Dem.	Madison
	2			Dem.	Madison
	3			Dem.	Madison
16	4			Dem.	Sun Prairie
16	5			Dem.	Waunakee
13	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Dodge	1			Rep.	Horicon
18	2			Dem.	Beaver Dam
01	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Luxemburg
25	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Douglas			Dem.	Superior
23	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Dunn			Dem.	Menomonie
31	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Eau Claire	1			Dem.	Eau Claire
31	2			Dem.	Fairchild
30	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Peshtigo
18	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Fond du Lac	1			Rep.	Fond du Lac
18	2			Rep.	Oakfield
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Forest, Oneida,			Dem.	Lac du Flambeau
17	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Grant			Rep.	Muscoda
17	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Shullsburg
24	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Wautoma
17	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Cazenovia
31				Dem.	Strum
31				Rep.	Blair
13	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Jefferson			Rep.	Watertown
22	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Kenosha	1			Dem.	Kenosha
22	2			Dem.	Kenosha
32	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	La Crosse	1			Rep.	La Crosse
32	2			Dem.	Holmen
30	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Oconto Falls
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Lublin
01	Manitowoc	1			Rep.	Manitowoc
01	Manitowoc	2			Dem.	Two Rivers
29	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Marathon	1			Dem.	Athens
	2			Dem.	Wausau
	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Shawano
06	text-align="left" rowspan="27"	Milwaukee	1			Dem.	Milwaukee
06			1	Dem.	Milwaukee
05	2			Dem.	Milwaukee
04	3			Dem.	Milwaukee
09	4			Dem.	Milwaukee
06	5			Dem.	Milwaukee
09	6			Dem.	Milwaukee
06	7			Dem.	Milwaukee
11	8			Dem.	Milwaukee
05	9			Dem.	Milwaukee
11	10			Dem.	Milwaukee
03	11			Dem.	Milwaukee
03	12			Dem.	Milwaukee
09	13			Dem.	Milwaukee
03	14			Dem.	Milwaukee
05	15			Dem.	Milwaukee
11	16			Dem.	Milwaukee
07	17			Dem.	Milwaukee
04	18			Dem.	Milwaukee
07	19			Dem.	Milwaukee
08	20			Rep.	Wauwatosa
	21			Dem.	West Allis
	22			Dem.	West Allis
	22			Dem.	West Allis
28	23			Dem.	Hales Corners
07	24			Dem.	South Milwaukee
04	25			Rep.	Shorewood
31	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Monroe			Rep.	Sparta
14	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Outagamie	1			Rep.	Appleton
	2			Dem.	Kaukauna
	3			Rep.	Shiocton
20	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Ozaukee			Rep.	Saukville
24	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Portage			Dem.	Stevens Point
25	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Phillips
21	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Racine	1			Dem.	Racine
21	2			Dem.	Racine
28	3			Rep.	Waterford
15	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Rock	1			Dem.	Janesville
16	2			Dem.	Milton
15	3			Dem.	Beloit
27	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Sauk			Rep.	Sauk City
20	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Sheboygan	1			Dem.	Sheboygan
20	2			Dem.	Plymouth
10	text-align="left" colspan="2"	St. Croix			Dem.	Woodville
22	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Walworth			Rep.	Elkhorn
13	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Washington			Rep.	West Bend
33	text-align="left" rowspan="4"	Waukesha	1			Rep.	Brookfield
	2			Rep.	Oconomowoc
	3			Dem.	Waukesha
28	4			Rep.	New Berlin
14	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Waupaca			Rep.	Waupaca
19	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Winnebago	1			Rep.	Oshkosh
	2			Rep.	Oshkosh
	3			Rep.	Neenah
24	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Wood	1			Dem.	Marshfield
24	2			Dem.	Wisconsin Rapids

Employees

Senate employees

Chief Clerk: William P. Nugent^[10]
Sergeant-at-Arms: Kenneth Nicholson

Assembly employees

Chief Clerk: Thomas P. Fox^[10]
Sergeant-at-Arms: William F. Quick

External links

1971: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature

Notes and References

State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 . 2021 . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . 978-1-7333817-1-0 . Barish . Lawrence S. . Lemanski . Lynn . https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2021_2022/160_historical_lists.pdf . Historical Lists . 468, 471, 475, 479–480 . August 5, 2023 .
Democrat Martin J. Schreiber (6th District) resigned before the start of the session due to his election as Lieutenant Governor.
Democrat Mark Lipscomb Jr. (6th District) was sworn in to replace Martin J. Schreiber.
Democrat John Q. Radcliffe (Jackson & Trempealeau counties) resigned to accept appointment to the state highway commission.
Republican Alan S. Robertson (Jackson & Trempealeau counties) was sworn in to replace John Q. Radcliffe.
Democrat Mark Lipscomb Jr. (Milwaukee County) resigned to take office in the state senate.
Democrat Gus Menos (Milwaukee County) sworn in to replace Mark Lipscomb Jr.
Democratic speaker Robert T. Huber (Milwaukee County) resigned to accept appointment to the state highway commission.
Democrat Gary J. Barczak (Milwaukee County) was sworn in to replace Robert T. Huber.
The State of Wisconsin 1971 Blue Book . . 1971 . Biographies . 20–68 . November 2, 2023 .