98th Wisconsin Legislature
Introduction The '''Ninety-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature''' convened from January 3, 2007, through January 5, 2009, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on June 11, 2008.The legislature also held five special sessions during the term.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 7, 2006.Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 2004.
Major events * January 9, 2007: Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco. * April 3, 2007: 2007 Wisconsin Spring election:** Annette Ziegler was elected a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court to succeed Jon P. Wilcox. * April 1, 2008: 2008 Wisconsin Spring election:** Michael Gableman was elected a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating incumbent justice Louis B. Butler. ** Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution putting some limits on the Governor's line-item veto powers. * August 28, 2008: Barack Obama accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party for President of the United States, becoming the first African American presidential nominee of a major American political party. * September 15, 2008: In the midst of the 2007–2008 financial crisis, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy—the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. * September 26, 2008: Washington Mutual filed for bankruptcy—the largest bank failure in U.S. history. * September 29, 2008: The U.S. House of Representatives rejected the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.In response, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 777.68 points (6.98%)—at the time it was the largest point drop in the history of the exchange. * October 3, 2008: U.S. President George W. Bush signed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier that day. * October 6–10, 2008: The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,874.19 points, or 18.2%, on record-breaking volume. * November 4, 2008: Barack Obama elected President of the United States.
Major legislation * February 16, 2007:  An Act ... relating to: creation of a Government Accountability Board, enforcement of elections, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws, venue for prosecution of certain offenses, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties . Created the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board and abolished the old state elections board and state ethics board.
Party summary ===Senate summary===Senate Partisan composition   Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 14 19 33 0 Start of Reg. Session  18 15 33 0 From Jun. 4, 2008 17 32 1 From Jul. 4, 2008 14 31 2 Final voting share   Beginning of the next Legislature 18 15 33 0===Assembly summary===Senate Partisan composition   Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Ind. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 39 0 60 99 0 Start of Reg. Session  47 0 52 99 0 From Jul. 8, 2008 1 51 Final voting share    Beginning of the next Legislature 52 1 46 99 0
Sessions * '''Regular session''': January 3, 2007January 5, 2009* '''January 2007 special session''': January 11, 2007February 1, 2007* '''October 2007 special session''': October 15, 2007October 23, 2007* '''December 2007 special session''': December 11, 2007May 14, 2008* '''March 2008 special session''': March 12, 2008May 14, 2008* '''April 2008 special session''': April 17, 2008May 15, 2008
Leadership ===Senate leadership===* President: Fred Risser (D–Madison)* President pro tempore: Tim Carpenter (D–Milwaukee)==== Majority leadership ====* Majority Leader: Judy Robson (D–Beloit) ** Russ Decker (D–Weston) * Assistant Majority Leader: Dave Hansen (D–Green Bay)* Majority Caucus Chair: Mark Miller (D–Monona)* Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Jeffrey Plale (D–South Milwaukee)* Majority Caucus Secretary: Jim Sullivan (D–Wauwatosa)* Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Spencer Coggs (D–Milwaukee)==== Minority leadership ====* Minority Leader: Scott L. Fitzgerald (R–Juneau)* Assistant Minority Leader: Joe Leibham (R–Sheboygan)* Minority Caucus Chair: Glenn Grothman (R–West Bend)* Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Carol Roessler (R–Oshkosh)=== Assembly leadership===* Speaker of the Assembly: Michael Huebsch (R–West Salem)* Speaker pro tempore: Mark Gottlieb (R–Port Washington)==== Majority leadership ====* Majority Leader: Jeff Fitzgerald (R–Horicon)* Assistant Majority Leader: Mark Gundrum (R–New Berlin)* Majority Caucus Chair: Mark Honadel (R–South Milwaukee)* Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Patricia Strachota (R–West Bend)* Majority Caucus Secretary: Mary Williams (R–Medford)* Majority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Jerry Petrowski (R–Marathon)==== Minority leadership ====* Minority Leader: James Kreuser (D–Kenosha)* Assistant Minority Leader: Jon Richards (D–Milwaukee)* Minority Caucus Chair: Tony Staskunas (D–West Allis)* Minority Caucus Vice Chair: Tamara Grigsby (D–Milwaukee)* Minority Caucus Secretary: Donna J. Seidel (D–Wausau)* Minority Caucus Sergeant-at-Arms: Ann Hraychuck (D–Balsam Lake)
Members ===Members of the Senate===Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Ninety-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:Senate partisan representation  Dist. Senator  Party  Age(2007)  Home   Firstelected 01  Rep.  De Pere, Brown County 1977 02  Rep.  Green Bay, Brown County 1987 03  Dem. Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2002 04  Dem. Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2004 05  Dem. Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County 2006 06  Dem. Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2003 07  Dem. South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County 2003 08  Rep.  River Hills, Milwaukee County 1992 09  Rep.  Sheboygan, Sheboygan County 2002 10  Rep.  River Falls, Pierce County 2000 11  Rep.  Elkhorn, Walworth County 2002 12   Dem. Eland, Shawano County 1990 ''--Vacant from Jun. 4, 2008--'' 13  Rep.  Juneau, Dodge County 1994 14  Rep.  Ripon, Fond du Lac County 2004 15  Dem. Beloit, Rock County 1998 16  Dem. Monona, Dane County 2004 17  Rep.  Richland Center, Richland County 1991 18   Rep.  Oshkosh, Winnebago County 1987 ''--Vacant from Jul. 4, 2008--'' 19  Rep.  Neenah, Winnebago County 1982 20  Rep.  West Bend, Washington County 2004 21  Dem. Racine, Racine County 2006 22  Dem. Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County 1996 23  Dem. Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County 2006 24  Dem. Stevens Point, Portage County 2003 25  Dem. Poplar, Douglas County 1986 26  Dem. Madison, Dane County 1962 27  Dem. Middleton, Dane County 1998 28  Rep.  New Berlin, Waukesha County 1998 29  Dem. Schofield, Marathon County 1990 30  Dem. Green Bay, Brown County 2000 31  Dem. Alma, Buffalo County 2006 32  Rep.  La Crosse, La Crosse County 2004 33  Rep.  Brookfield, Waukesha County 2001===Members of the Assembly===Members of the Assembly for the Ninety-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:Assembly partisan representation SenateDistrictAssemblyDistrictRepresentativePartyAge(2007)HomeFirstElected 01 01  Rep. Sister Bay 2000 02  Rep.  Bellevue 1994 03  Rep.  Forest Junction 1986 02 04  Rep.  Green Bay 1998 05  Dem. Kaukauna 2004 06  Rep.  Bonduel 2006 03 07  Dem. Milwaukee 1983 08  Dem. Milwaukee 1998 09  Dem. Milwaukee 2002 04 10  Dem. Milwaukee 1980 11  Dem. Milwaukee 2004 12  Dem. Milwaukee 1960 05 13  Dem. Milwaukee 1990 14  Rep.  Wauwatosa 2002 15  Dem. West Allis 1996 06 16  Dem. Milwaukee 1992 17  Dem. Milwaukee 2004 18  Dem. Milwaukee 2004 07 19  Dem. Milwaukee 1998 20  Dem. Milwaukee 1998 21  Rep.  South Milwaukee 2003 08 22  Dem. Milwaukee 1994 23  Rep.  Mequon 2006 24  Rep.  Menomonee Falls 1996 09 25  Dem. Manitowoc 1992 26  Dem. Sheboygan 2002 27  Rep.  Elkhart Lake 1998 10 28  Dem. Balsam Lake 2006 29  Rep.  Baldwin 2006 30  Rep.  Hudson 1998 11 31  Rep.  La Grange 1990 32  Rep.  Williams Bay 2002 33  Rep.  Pewaukee 2006 12 34  Rep.  Eagle River 2000 35  Rep.  Merrill 2000 36  Rep.  Crivitz 2004 13 37  Dem. Fort Atkinson 2004 38  Rep.  Oconomowoc 2004 39  Rep.  Horicon 2000 14 40  Rep.  Waupaca 2006 41  Rep.  Markesan 2004 42  Rep.  Oxford 2001 15 43  Dem. Whitewater 2006 44  Dem. Janesville 2004 45  Dem. Beloit 2004 16 46  Dem. Sun Prairie 2004 47  Rep.  Cambria 1990 48  Dem. Madison 2004 17 49  Dem. Fennimore 2006 50  Rep.  Reedsburg 1991 51  Dem. Dodgeville 2006 18 52  Rep.  Fond du Lac 1998 53  Rep.  Oshkosh 1992 54  Dem. Oshkosh 2006 19 55  Rep.  Neenah 1990 56  Rep.  Appleton 2006 57  Rep.  Appleton 1996 20 58  Rep.  West Bend 2004 59  Rep.  Cascade 2002 60  Rep. Port Washington 2002 21 61  Dem. Racine 1990 62  Dem. Racine 2006 63  Rep.  Caledonia 2004 22 64  Dem. Kenosha 1993 65  Dem. Pleasant Prairie 1996 66  Rep.  Randall 2000 23 67  Rep.  Chippewa Falls 2002 68  Rep.  Eau Claire 2004 69  Rep.  Abbotsford 1998 24 70  Dem. Milladore 2002 71  Dem. Stevens Point 2003 72  Dem. Wisconsin Rapids 1970 25 73  Dem. Superior 1986 74  Dem. Port Wing 1998 75  Dem. Rice Lake 1984 26 76  Dem. Madison 1998 77  Dem. Madison 1984 78  Dem. Madison 1998 27 79  Dem. Verona 2002 80  Rep.  Oregon 2004 81  Dem. Waunakee 1978 28 82  Rep.  Greendale 1978 83  Rep.  Waterford 1994 84  Rep.  New Berlin 1998 29 85  Dem. Wausau 2004 86  Rep.  Marathon 1998 87  Rep.  Medford 2002 30 88  Dem. Green Bay 2006 89  Rep.  Marinette 2006 90  Rep.  Green Bay 2002 31 91  Dem. Whitehall 1982 92  Rep.  Black River Falls 1984 93  Dem. Eau Claire 2006 32 94  Rep.  West Salem 1994 95  Dem. La Crosse 2000 96  Rep.  Westby 2004 33 97  Rep.  Waukesha 2006 98  Rep.  Pewaukee 2006 99  Rep.  Hartford 2004
Notes
References
External links *  2007–2008 Session from Wisconsin Legislature