85th Wisconsin Legislature | |
Body: | Wisconsin Legislature |
Before: | 84th |
After: | 86th |
Chamber1: | Senate |
Membership1: | 33 |
Control1: | Democratic |
Chamber2: | Assembly |
Membership2: | 99 |
Control2: | Democratic |
Session1 Type: | Regular |
The Eighty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session, and also convened in three special sessions.[1]
This session represents the third time the Legislature failed to pass a redistricting act on schedule. Ultimately, a panel of federal judges would implement a punitive redistricting plan in 1982, and after Democrats gained unified control of government in 1983, they passed a superseding plan.
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 4, 1980. 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 7, 1978.[1]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dem. | Rep. | Vacant | ||||
End of previous Legislature | 19 | 12 | 31 | 2 | ||
Start of Reg. Session | 19 | 14 | 33 | 0 | ||
Final voting share | ||||||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 17 | 14 | 31 | 2 |
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dem. | Rep. | Vacant | ||||
End of previous Legislature | 60 | 38 | 98 | 1 | ||
Start of Reg. Session[3] | 59 | 39 | 98 | 1 | ||
From Apr. 15, 1981[4] | 40 | 99 | 0 | |||
From Apr. 30, 1981[5] | 58 | 98 | 1 | |||
From Nov. 1, 1981[6] | 57 | 97 | 2 | |||
From Dec. 17, 1981[7] | 39 | 96 | 3 | |||
From Jan. 15, 1982[8] | 58 | 97 | 2 | |||
From Apr. 14, 1982[9] | 40 | 98 | 1 | |||
From Jun. 25, 1982[10] | 41 | 99 | 0 | |||
Final voting share | ||||||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 59 | 40 | 99 | 0 |
Members of the Senate for the Eighty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:[11]
Members of the Assembly for the Eighty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:[11]
Senate Dist. | Dist. | Representative | Party | Age (1981) | Home | First Elected | |
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01 | 01 | Dem. | Luxemburg | 1970 | |||
02 | Dem. | Manitowoc | 1980 | ||||
03 | Dem. | Reedsville | 1976 | ||||
02 | 04 | Rep. | De Pere | 1978 | |||
05 | Dem. | Kaukauna | 1962 | ||||
06 | Dem. | Chilton | 1966 | ||||
03 | 07 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1980 | |||
08 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1974 | ||||
09 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1974 | ||||
04 | 10 | Rep. | Shorewood | 1979 | |||
11 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1971 | ||||
12 | Rep. | Mequon | 1976 | ||||
05 | 13 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1974 | |||
14 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1972 | ||||
15 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1980 | ||||
06 | 16 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1978 | |||
Dem. | Milwaukee | 1982 | |||||
17 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1980 | ||||
18 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1976 | ||||
07 | 19 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1972 | |||
20 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1972 | ||||
21 | Dem. | South Milwaukee | 1974 | ||||
08 | 22 | Rep. | Wauwatosa | 1966 | |||
23 | Dem. | West Allis | 1972 | ||||
24 | Dem. | West Allis | 1972 | ||||
09 | 25 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1978 | |||
26 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1976 | ||||
27 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1980 | ||||
10 | 28 | Rep. | Amery | 1978 | |||
29 | Rep. | Woodville | 1978 | ||||
30 | Rep. | River Falls | 1980 | ||||
11 | 31 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1976 | |||
32 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1977 | ||||
33 | Dem. | Milwaukee | 1980 | ||||
12 | 34 | Rep. | Medford | 1978 | |||
35 | Rep. | Merrill | 1972 | ||||
36 | Dem. | Crandon | 1972 | ||||
13 | 37 | Dem. | Madison | 1978 | |||
38 | Dem. | Edgerton | 1970 | ||||
39 | Rep. | Jefferson | 1980 | ||||
14 | 40 | Rep. | Marion | 1968 | |||
41 | Rep. | Shiocton | 1964 | ||||
42 | Rep. | Appleton | 1978 | ||||
15 | 43 | Rep. | Burlington | 1972 | |||
44 | Rep. | Janesville | 1972 | ||||
45 | Dem. | Beloit | 1970 | ||||
16 | 46 | Dem. | Sun Prairie | 1976 | |||
47 | Dem. | Primrose | 1976 | ||||
--Vacant from Apr. 30, 1981, to Jun. 25, 1982-- | |||||||
Rep. | Milton | 1981 | |||||
48 | Dem. | Janesville | 1976 | ||||
17 | 49 | Rep. | Platteville | 1976 | |||
50 | Dem. | Cazenovia | 1970 | ||||
51 | Rep. | Shullsburg | 1967 | ||||
18 | 52 | Rep. | 1956 | ||||
53 | Rep. | Brownsville | 1980 | ||||
54 | Rep. | Horicon | 1962 | ||||
19 | 55 | Rep. | Neenah | 1970 | |||
56 | Dem. | Oshkosh | 1972 | ||||
57 | Rep. | Oshkosh | 1968 | ||||
20 | 58 | Dem. | Sheboygan | 1967 | |||
59 | Dem. | Kohler | 1974 | ||||
60 | Rep. | Port Washington | 1979 | ||||
21 | 61 | Dem. | Racine | 1972 | |||
62 | Dem. | Racine | 1980 | ||||
63 | Rep. | Caledonia | 1978 | ||||
22 | 64 | Dem. | Kenosha | 1976 | |||
65 | Dem. | Kenosha | 1970 | ||||
66 | Dem. | Salem | 1978 | ||||
23 | 67 | Rep. | Eagle Point | 1978 | |||
68 | Dem. | Eau Claire | 1968 | ||||
69 | Dem. | Menomonie | 1978 | ||||
24 | 70 | Dem. | Pittsville | 1974 | |||
71 | Dem. | Stevens Point | 1978 | ||||
72 | Rep. | Berlin | 1974 | ||||
25 | 73 | Dem. | Superior | 1972 | |||
74 | Rep. | Tripp | 1980 | ||||
75 | Dem. | Rice Lake | 1978 | ||||
26 | 76 | Dem. | Madison | 1972 | |||
77 | Dem. | Madison | 1970 | ||||
78 | Dem. | Madison | 1974 | ||||
27 | 79 | Rep. | Elroy | 1966 | |||
80 | Rep. | Arlington | 1978 | ||||
81 | Rep. | Lake Mills | 1978 | ||||
28 | 82 | Dem. | Hales Corners | 1970 | |||
83 | Rep. | New Berlin | 1964 | ||||
Rep. | New Berlin | 1982 | |||||
84 | --Vacant until Apr. 15, 1981-- | ||||||
Rep. | Oconomowoc | 1981 | |||||
29 | 85 | Dem. | Wausau | 1980 | |||
86 | Rep. | Schofield | 1980 | ||||
87 | Rep. | Birnamwood | 1974 | ||||
30 | 88 | Rep. | Stephenson | 1972 | |||
89 | Dem. | Pittsfield | 1958 | ||||
90 | Dem. | Green Bay | 1974 | ||||
31 | 91 | Rep. | Blair | 1980 | |||
92 | Rep. | Sparta | 1970 | ||||
93 | Dem. | Wisconsin Rapids | 1970 | ||||
32 | 94 | Dem. | Holmen | 1970 | |||
95 | Dem. | La Crosse | 1976 | ||||
96 | Rep. | Viroqua | 1954 | ||||
33 | 97 | Rep. | Menomonee Falls | 1980 | |||
98 | Dem. | Waukesha | 1970 | ||||
99 | Rep. | Brookfield | 1978 |