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Wisconsin legislative term for 1963–1964
The Seventy-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1963, to January 13, 1965, in regular session, and convened in a special session in December 1963.
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During this legislative session, the legislature and governor again failed at several attempts to pass a
redistricting plan . The
Wisconsin Supreme Court enacted its own redistricting plan in May 1964, making it the first time in Wisconsin history that the legislative maps were drawn by a court.
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, 1962. 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, 1960.
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Major events
January 7, 1963: Inauguration of
John W. Reynolds Jr. as the 36th
Governor of Wisconsin .
April 2, 1963: 1963 Wisconsin Spring election:
Bruce F. Beilfuss was elected to the
Wisconsin Supreme Court to succeed
Timothy Brown .
Wisconsin voters approved an amendment to the
state constitution to allow the legislature to set methodology for equalization of property values for the purpose of calculating municipal and county debt limits.
Wisconsin voters also rejected two amendments to the state constitution:
to allow the legislature to change the salaries of state judges during their terms.
to change the timing of the decennial redistricting from the first session after the census to the second.
August 28, 1963:
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "
I Have a Dream " speech on the steps of the
Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C. , during the
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom .
November 22, 1963: U.S. President
John F. Kennedy was
assassinated in
Dallas, Texas .
Lyndon B. Johnson immediately succeeded him as the 36th President of the United States.
January 1, 1964:
George R. Currie became the 19th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by rule of seniority, at the expiration of the term of chief justice Timothy Brown.
January 23, 1964: The
Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution came into force when a sufficient number of states ratified.
April 7, 1964: 1964 Wisconsin Spring election:
Wisconsin voters rejected three amendments to the state constitution:
to increase the maximum state appropriation for forestry improvements.
to adjust property valuation for municipal and county debt limit calculation for situations where a large amount of material property is suddenly removed.
to allow constitutional amendments to contain multiple related issues, rather than having each change as a separate amendment.
May 14, 1964: The
Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in the case of Reynolds v. Zimmerman , creating new legislative districts for use in the remaining 1960s elections.
July 2, 1964: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law.
July 23, 1964: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice
William H. Dieterich died in office.
August 10, 1964: U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signed the
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution , authorizing the use of American military force in Vietnam.
August 11, 1964: Wisconsin Governor John W. Reynolds Jr. appointed
Nathan Heffernan to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed the deceased justice William H. Dieterich.
November 3, 1964:
1964 United States general election :
Major legislation
May 23, 1963: An Act ... relating to the apportionment of congressional districts for Wisconsin,
1963 Act 63 .
1963 Joint Resolution 7: Joint Resolution to amend article IV, section 26 of the constitution, relating to allowing increase or decreases for certain public officers during their term. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the legislature to change the salaries of state judges during their terms. This amendment was rejected by voters at the April 1963 election.
1963 Joint Resolution 8: Joint Resolution to amend Article XI, section 3 of the constitution, relating to debt limits for units of local government. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the legislature to set a process to equalize property values for use in calculating municipal and county debt limits. This amendment was approved by voters at the April 1963 election.
1963 Joint Resolution 9: Joint Resolution to amend Article IV, Section 3 of the constitution, relating to the time for apportionment of seats in the state legislature. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to change redistricting timing from the first session after the publishing of the census to the second. This amendment was rejected by voters at the April 1963 election.
Party summary
Senate summary
Senate partisan composition Democratic: 11 seats
Republican: 22 seats
Assembly summary
Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 47 seats
Republican: 53 seats
Sessions
Regular session: January 9, 1963 – January 13, 1965
December 1963 special session: December 10, 1963 – December 13, 1963
Leaders
Senate leadership
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the Seventy-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:
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Senate partisan representation Democratic: 11 seats
Republican: 22 seats
Dist.
Counties
Senator
Residence
Party
01
Door ,
Kewaunee , &
Manitowoc
Alex Meunier
Sturgeon Bay
Rep.
02
Brown
Leo P. O'Brien
Green Bay
Rep.
03
Milwaukee (South City)
Casimir Kendziorski
Milwaukee
Dem.
04
Milwaukee (North County)
Jerris Leonard
Milwaukee
Rep.
05
Milwaukee (Northwest City)
Charles J. Schmidt (res. May 10, 1964)
Milwaukee
Dem.
06
Milwaukee (Northeast City)
Martin J. Schreiber
Milwaukee
Dem.
07
Milwaukee (South County & Southeast City)
Leland McParland
Cudahy
Dem.
08
Milwaukee (Western County)
Allen Busby
West Milwaukee
Rep.
09
Milwaukee (City Downtown)
Norman Sussman
Milwaukee
Dem.
10
Buffalo ,
Dunn ,
Pepin ,
Pierce , &
St. Croix
Robert P. Knowles
New Richmond
Rep.
11
Milwaukee (Western City)
Richard J. Zaborski
Milwaukee
Dem.
12
Iron ,
Lincoln ,
Oneida ,
Price ,
Taylor , &
Vilas
Clifford Krueger
Merrill
Rep.
13
Dodge &
Washington
Frank E. Panzer
Oakfield
Rep.
14
Outagamie &
Waupaca
Gerald Lorge
Bear Creek
Rep.
15
Rock
Peter P. Carr
Janesville
Rep.
16
Dane (Excluding Madison)
Carl W. Thompson
Stoughton
Dem.
17
Grant ,
Green ,
Iowa , &
Lafayette
Gordon Roseleip
Darlington
Rep.
18
Fond du Lac ,
Green Lake &
Waushara
Walter G. Hollander
Rosendale
Rep.
19
Calumet &
Winnebago
William Draheim
Neenah
Rep.
20
Ozaukee &
Sheboygan
Ernest Keppler
Sheboygan Falls
Rep.
21
Racine
Lynn E. Stalbaum
Racine
Dem.
22
Kenosha &
Walworth
Earl D. Morton
Kenosha
Rep.
23
Barron ,
Burnett ,
Polk ,
Rusk ,
Sawyer , &
Washburn
Holger Rasmusen
Spooner
Rep.
24
Clark ,
Portage , &
Wood
John M. Potter
Port Edwards
Rep.
25
Ashland ,
Bayfield , &
Douglas
Frank Christopherson Jr.
Superior
Dem.
26
Dane (Madison)
Fred Risser
Madison
Dem.
27
Columbia ,
Crawford ,
Richland , &
Sauk
Jess Miller
Richland Center
Rep.
28
Chippewa &
Eau Claire
Davis A. Donnelly
Eau Claire
Dem.
29
Marathon ,
Menominee , &
Shawano
Charles F. Smith Jr.
Wausau
Rep.
30
Florence ,
Forest ,
Langlade ,
Marinette , &
Oconto
Reuben La Fave
Oconto
Rep.
31
Adams ,
Juneau ,
Monroe ,
Marquette , &
Vernon
J. Earl Leverich
Sparta
Rep.
32
Jackson ,
La Crosse , &
Trempealeau
Raymond Bice Sr.
La Crosse
Rep.
33
Jefferson &
Waukesha
Chester Dempsey
Hartland
Rep.
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Seventy-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:
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Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 47 seats
Republican: 53 seats
Milwaukee County districts
Senate Dist.
County
Dist.
Representative
Party
Residence
31
Adams ,
Juneau , &
Marquette
Louis C. Romell
Rep.
Adams
25
Ashland &
Bayfield
Robert F. Barabe
Dem.
Mellen
23
Barron
Thomas St. Angelo
Rep.
Cumberland
02
Brown
1
Jerome Quinn
Rep.
Green Bay
2
Alexander R. Grant
Rep.
Green Bay
3
Cletus J. Vanderperren
Dem.
Green Bay
10
Buffalo ,
Pepin , &
Pierce
Robert I. Johnson
Rep.
Mondovi
23
Burnett &
Polk
Harvey L. Dueholm
Dem.
Luck
19
Calumet
Wilmer H. Struebing
Rep.
Brillion
28
Chippewa
Edgar E. Lien
Rep.
Bloomer
24
Clark
Frank Nikolay
Dem.
Abbotsford
27
Columbia
Everett Bidwell
Rep.
Portage
Crawford &
Richland
Milford C. Kintz
Rep.
Richland Center
26
Dane
1
Norman C. Anderson
Dem.
Madison
2
Edward Nager
Dem.
Madison
3
Robert Uehling
Rep.
Madison
16
4
Jerome L. Blaska
Dem.
Sun Prairie
5
David D. O'Malley
Dem.
Waunakee
13
Dodge
1
Esther S. Doughty
Rep.
Horicon
2
Elmer C. Nitschke
Rep.
Beaver Dam
01
Door &
Kewaunee
Lawrence Johnson
Rep.
Algoma
25
Douglas
1
Reino A. Perala
Dem.
Superior
2
Charles J. Bouchard
Dem.
Brule
10
Dunn
William E. Owen
Rep.
Menomonie
28
Eau Claire
1
Thomas H. Barland
Rep.
Eau Claire
2
Louis V. Mato
Dem.
Fairchild
30
Florence ,
Forest , &
Langlade
Paul Dailey Jr.
Rep.
Elcho
18
Fond du Lac
1
Earl F. McEssy
Rep.
Fond du Lac
2
Fred W. Schlueter
Rep.
Ripon
17
Grant
Hugh A. Harper (died Aug. 8, 1963)
Rep.
Lancaster
James N. Azim Jr. (from Apr. 13, 1964)
Rep.
Muscoda
Green
Christian M. Stauffer (died Oct. 15, 1963)
Rep.
Monticello
G. Fred Galli (from Apr. 13, 1964)
Rep.
Monroe
18
Green Lake &
Waushara
Franklin M. Jahnke
Rep.
Markesan
17
Iowa &
Lafayette
Walter B. Calvert
Rep.
Benton
12
Iron ,
Oneida , &
Vilas
Paul Alfonsi
Rep.
Minocqua
32
Jackson &
Trempealeau
Merlin J. Peterson
Rep.
Black River Falls
33
Jefferson
Byron F. Wackett
Rep.
Watertown
22
Kenosha
1
George Molinaro
Dem.
Kenosha
2
Russell Olson
Rep.
Randall
32
La Crosse
1
D. Russell Wartinbee
Rep.
La Crosse
2
Norbert Nuttelman
Rep.
West Salem
12
Lincoln
Fred C. Reger
Rep.
Merrill
01
Manitowoc
1
Eugene S. Kaufman
Dem.
Manitowoc
2
Everett E. Bolle
Dem.
Two Rivers
29
Marathon
1
Ben A. Riehle
Dem.
Athens
2
Dave Obey
Dem.
Wausau
30
Marinette
Robert Haase
Rep.
Marinette
29
Menominee &
Shawano
Theodore Abrahamson
Rep.
Tigerton
04
Milwaukee
1
Stan Pelecky
Dem.
Milwaukee
09
2
Frank G. Dionesopulos
Dem.
Milwaukee
3
Angelo F. Greco
Dem.
Milwaukee
11
4
Frank E. Schaeffer Jr.
Dem.
Milwaukee
05
5
Mark W. Ryan
Dem.
Milwaukee
09
6
Isaac N. Coggs
Dem.
Milwaukee
06
7
Allen J. Flannigan
Dem.
Milwaukee
11
8
Adrian Manders
Dem.
Milwaukee
05
9
Joseph E. Jones
Dem.
Milwaukee
06
10
Patrick H. Kelly
Dem.
Milwaukee
03
11
Raymond J. Tobiasz
Dem.
Milwaukee
12
Albert R. Tadych
Dem.
Milwaukee
06
13
Raymond Lee Lathan
Dem.
Milwaukee
03
14
Richard C. Nowakowski
Dem.
Milwaukee
05
15
Wilfred Schuele
Dem.
Milwaukee
11
16
Wayne F. Whittow
Dem.
Milwaukee
07
17
John E. McCormick
Dem.
Milwaukee
04
18
Michael J. Barron
Dem.
Milwaukee
19
Nile Soik
Rep.
Whitefish Bay
08
20
Glen Pommerening
Rep.
Wauwatosa
21
Richard J. Lynch
Dem.
West Allis
22
Robert T. Huber
Dem.
West Allis
07
23
Robert Schmidt
Dem.
West Allis
24
Lawrence P. Kelly
Dem.
Cudahy
31
Monroe
Kyle Kenyon
Rep.
Tomah
30
Oconto
Lloyd R. Baumgart
Rep.
Lena
14
Outagamie
1
Harold V. Froehlich
Rep.
Appleton
2
William J. Rogers
Dem.
Kaukauna
20
Ozaukee
J. Curtis McKay
Rep.
Thiensville
24
Portage
Norman Myhra
Dem.
Stevens Point
12
Price &
Taylor
Joseph Sweda
Dem.
Lublin
21
Racine
1
Earl W. Warren
Dem.
Racine
2
Roy E. Naleid
Dem.
Racine
3
Merrill E. Stalbaum
Rep.
Waterford
15
Rock
1
William Merriam
Rep.
Janesville
2
--Vacant until Apr. 9, 1963--
Carolyn Blanchard (from Apr. 9, 1963)
Rep.
Edgerton
3
George B. Belting
Rep.
Beloit
23
Rusk ,
Sawyer , &
Washburn
Willis J. Hutnik
Rep.
Tony
27
Sauk
Walter Terry
Rep.
Baraboo
20
Sheboygan
1
Kenneth Kunde
Dem.
Sheboygan
2
Harry L. Gessert
Rep.
Elkhart Lake
10
St. Croix
William W. Ward
Dem.
New Richmond
16
Vernon
Bernard Lewison
Rep.
Viroqua
22
Walworth
George M. Borg
Rep.
Delavan
13
Washington
Elmer J. Schowalter
Rep.
Jackson
33
Waukesha
1
Vincent R. Mathews
Dem.
Waukesha
2
Harold W. Clemens
Rep.
Oconomowoc
14
Waupaca
Richard E. Peterson
Rep.
Clintonville
19
Winnebago
1
William A. Steiger
Rep.
Oshkosh
2
Floyd E. Shurbert
Rep.
Oshkosh
3
David O. Martin
Rep.
Menasha
24
Wood
1
Raymond F. Heinzen
Rep.
Marshfield
2
Harvey F. Gee
Rep.
Wisconsin Rapids
Committees
Senate committees
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture – J. E. Leverich, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Conservation – C. Krueger, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Education – P. P. Carr, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Governmental and Veterans Affairs – L. P. O'Brien , chair
Senate Standing Committee on Highways – J. Miller, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Interstate Cooperation – F. E. Panzer, chair
Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – A. Busby, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Taxation, Insurance, and Banking – G. Lorge, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Public Welfare – C. Dempsey, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Senate Organization – F. E. Panzer, chair
Senate Special Committee on Committees – R. Bice, chair
Senate Special Committee on Contingent Expenditures – R. La Fave , chair
Senate Special Committee on Legislative Procedure – F. E. Panzer, chair
Assembly committees
Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – W. Merriam, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Assembly Organization – R. Haase, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – J. Quinn, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – P. Alfonsi, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – J. C. McKay, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Education – W. B. Calvert, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – W. A. Steiger, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – F. W. Schlueter, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – W. E. Owen, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – F. E. Shurbert, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – E. C. Nitschke, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – K. Kenyon, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – R. E. Peterson, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – W. J. Hutnik, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – E. F. McEssy, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – M. C. Kintz, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – W. Terry, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – L. R. Baumgart, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – P. Alfonsi, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – F. M. Jahnke, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – E. Bidwell, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – C. M. Stauffer, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – B. Lewison, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs – H. W. Clemens, chair
Joint committees
Joint Standing Committee on Finance – W. G. Hollander (Sen.) & G. Pommerening (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Standing Committee on Legislative Organization – R. Haase, chair
Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform Laws – E. Keppler (Sen.) & R. Uehling (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Legislative Council – R. Knowles, chair
Employees
Senate employees
Assembly employees
Notes
References
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b Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021).
"Historical Lists" (PDF) .
State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 468, 471, 475, 479–480.
ISBN
978-1-7333817-1-0 . Retrieved August 5, 2023 .
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a
b Theobald, H. Rupert, ed. (1964). "Biographies".
The Wisconsin Blue Book 1964 (Report).
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . pp. 22–68. Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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b Theobald, H. Rupert, ed. (1964). "The Legislative Branch".
The Wisconsin Blue Book 1964 (Report).
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . pp. 280–296. Retrieved October 12, 2023 .
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