Wisconsin State Assembly
| Wisconsin State Assembly | |
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| Wisconsin State Legislature | |
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Term limits
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None |
| History | |
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New session started
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January 5, 2015 |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker of the Assembly
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Speaker pro tempore
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Majority Leader
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Minority Leader
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 99 |
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Political groups
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Governing party
Opposition parties
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Length of term
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2 years |
| Authority | Article IV, Wisconsin Constitution |
| Salary | $50,950/year + $153 per diem |
| Elections | |
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Last election
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November 8, 2016 (99 seats) |
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Next election
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November 6, 2018 (99 seats) |
| Redistricting | Legislative Control |
| Meeting place | |
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| State Assembly Chamber Wisconsin State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Website | |
| Wisconsin State Assembly | |
Governing party
Opposition parties
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
Representatives are elected for two-year terms, elected during the fall elections. If a vacancy occurs in an Assembly seat between elections, it may be filled only by a special election.
The Wisconsin Constitution limits the size of the State Assembly to between 54 and 100 members inclusive. Since 1973, the state has been divided into 99 Assembly districts apportioned amongst the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 99 representatives. From 1848 to 1853 there were 66 assembly districts; from 1854 to 1856, 82 districts; from 1857 to 1861, 97 districts; and from 1862 to 1972, 100 districts.
The Assembly chamber is located in the west wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, in Madison, Wisconsin.
On July 8, 2015 a case was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin arguing that Wisconsin’s 2011 state assembly map was unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering favoring the Republican-controlled legislature which discriminated against Democratic voters. This case became filed with the court as Whitford v Gill.
Representatives elected or re-elected in the fall of 2012 receive an annual salary of $49,943.
In addition to their salaries, Representatives outside Dane County may receive up to $88 a day each in living expenses while they are in Madison on state business. Members of the Dane County delegation are allowed up to $44 each in expenses.
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