90th Wisconsin Legislature
| 90th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||||||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||||||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||||||||
| Term | January 7, 1991 – January 4, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Election | November 6, 1990 | ||||||||||
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| Members | 33 | ||||||||||
| Senate President | Fred Risser (D) | ||||||||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||||||||
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| Members | 99 | ||||||||||
| Assembly Speaker | Walter Kunicki (D) | ||||||||||
| Speaker pro tempore | David Clarenbach (D) | ||||||||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||||||||
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The Ninetieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 7, 1991, to January 4, 1993, in regular session, and also convened in five special sessions.[1]
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 6, 1990. 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 8, 1988.[1]
Major events[edit]
- January 7, 1991: Second inauguration of Tommy Thompson as governor of Wisconsin.
- January 12, 1991: The United States Congress passed a resolution authorizing the use of military force to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
- February 27, 1991: U.S. President George H. W. Bush declared victory in the Gulf War.
- April 2, 1991: 1991 Wisconsin spring election:
- Wisconsin voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution, which would have enabled the state to take on debt to pay for housing projects.
- December 25, 1991: The Soviet Union was dissolved.
- April 7, 1992: 1992 Wisconsin spring election:
- Wisconsin voters ratified two amendments to the state constitution:
- to enable the state to take on debt to pay for railroad projects.
- to limit legislative pay raises to only take effect after an intervening election.
- Wisconsin voters ratified two amendments to the state constitution:
- June 2, 1992: A three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin published its decision in Prosser v. Wisconsin State Elections Board, serving as the redistricting plan for Wisconsin for the 1990 United States census.[2]
- September 1, 1992: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice William G. Callow resigned.
- October 8, 1992: Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson appointed Jon P. Wilcox to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of William G. Callow.
- November 3, 1992: 1992 United States general election:
- Bill Clinton (D) elected President of the United States.
- Russ Feingold (D) elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution which would have enabled the legislature to grant targeted tax credits to defray property taxes.
Major legislation[edit]
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Party summary[edit]
Senate summary[edit]
Democratic: 19 seats
Republican: 14 seats
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Total | |||
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| Dem. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 19 | 14 | 33 | 0 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 19 | 14 | 33 | 0 |
| From Jul. 17, 1991[note 1] | 13 | 32 | 1 | |
| From Oct. 7, 1991[note 2] | 14 | 33 | 0 | |
| From Dec. 29, 1992[note 3] | 18 | 32 | 1 | |
| Final voting share | 56.25% | 43.75% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 15 | 15 | 30 | 3 |
Assembly summary[edit]
Democratic: 58 seats
Republican: 41 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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| Dem. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 55 | 42 | 97 | 2 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 58 | 41 | 99 | 0 |
| From Sep. 16, 1991[note 4] | 57 | 98 | 1 | |
| From Oct. 1, 1991[note 5] | 40 | 97 | 2 | |
| From Oct. 7, 1991[note 6] | 39 | 96 | 3 | |
| From Nov. 27, 1991[note 7] | 58 | 97 | 2 | |
| From Dec. 26, 1991[note 8] | 40 | 98 | 1 | |
| From Jan. 20, 1992[note 9] | 41 | 99 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 58.59% | 41.41% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 52 | 47 | 99 | 0 |
Sessions[edit]
- Regular session: January 7, 1991 – January 4, 1993
- January 1991 special session: January 29, 1991 – July 4, 1991
- October 1991 special session: October 15, 1991 – May 21, 1992
- April 1992 special session: April 14, 1992 – June 4, 1992
- June 1992 special session: June 1, 1992
- August 1992 special session: August 25, 1992 – September 15, 1992
Leadership[edit]
Senate leadership[edit]
- President of the Senate: Fred Risser (D–Madison)
Senate majority leadership[edit]
- Majority Leader: David Helbach (D–Stevens Point)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Charles Chvala (D–Madison)
Senate minority leadership[edit]
- Minority Leader: Michael G. Ellis (R–Neenah)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Brian Rude (R–Coon Valley)
Assembly leadership[edit]
- Speaker of the Assembly: Walter Kunicki (D–Milwaukee)
- Speaker pro tempore: David Clarenbach (D–Madison)
Assembly majority leadership[edit]
- Majority Leader: David Travis (D–Madison)
- Assistant Majority Leader: Barbara Notestein (D–Milwaukee)
Assembly minority leadership[edit]
- Minority Leader: David Prosser Jr. (R–Appleton)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Randall J. Radtke (R–Lake Mills)
Members[edit]
Members of the Senate[edit]
Members of the Senate for the Ninetieth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Democratic: 19 seats
Republican: 14 seats
Members of the Assembly[edit]
Members of the Assembly for the Ninetieth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Democratic: 58 seats
Republican: 41 seats
Employees[edit]
Senate employees[edit]
- Chief Clerk: Donald J. Schneider[3]
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Daniel B. Fields
Assembly employees[edit]
- Chief Clerk: Thomas T. Melvin[3]
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Robert G. Johnston
Notes[edit]
- ^ Republican Richard Kreul (17th District) resigned to accept appointment to a state board.
- ^ Republican Dale Schultz (17th District) was sworn in to replace Richard Kreul.
- ^ Democrat Marvin J. Roshell (23rd District) resigned.
- ^ Democrat Brad Zweck (86th District) resigned.
- ^ Republican Joseph Wimmer (32nd District) resigned after he was appointed a Wisconsin circuit court judge.
- ^ Republican Dale Schultz (50th District) resigned after he was elected to the state senate.
- ^ Democrat Thomas J. Springer (86th District) was sworn in to replace Brad Zweck.
- ^ Republican Sheryl Albers (50th District) was sworn in to replace Dale Schultz.
- ^ Republican Scott R. Jensen (32nd District) was sworn in to replace Joseph Wimmer.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2023–2024 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2023. pp. 492–493, 496, 501, 513–514. ISBN 978-1-7333817-2-7. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Prosser v. Elections Board, 793 F. Supp. 859 (W.D. Wis. June 2, 1992).
- ^ a b c d Barish, Lawrence S.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. (1991). "Biographies". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 1991–1992 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 20–88. Retrieved December 25, 2023.