68th Wisconsin Legislature

The Sixty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 8, 1947, to September 11, 1947, in regular session, and reconvened in a special session in July 1948.[1]

68th Wisconsin Legislature
67th 69th
Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 6, 1947 – January 3, 1949
ElectionNovember 5, 1946
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentOscar Rennebohm (R) (until Mar. 12, 1947)
President pro temporeFrank E. Panzer (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerDonald C. McDowell (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 8, 1947 – September 11, 1947
Special sessions
Jul. 1948 Spec.July 19, 1948 – July 20, 1948

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 5, 1946. 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 7, 1944.[1]

Major events

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Governor Walter S. Goodland (1862–1947)

Major legislation

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  • June 26, 1947: An Act ... relating to records of state officers and making an appropriation, 1947 Act 316. Created the Committee on Public Records within the Wisconsin Historical Society.
  • July 16, 1947: An Act ... providing for a commissioner of banks, a commissioner of saving and loan associations, a supervisor of credit unions, and a credit union review board, abolishing the banking commission, transferring files and personnel, making an appropriation, and providing penalties, 1947 Act 411. Reorganized the Wisconsin Department of Banking and related agencies.
  • 1947 Joint Resolution 48: Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to repeal the section on municipal eminent domain. This amendment was rejected by voters at the November 1948 election.

Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 5 seats
  Progressive: 1 seat
  Republican: 27 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 6 5 21 32 1
Start of Reg. Session 5 1 27 33 0
Final voting share 18.18% 81.82%
Beginning of the next Legislature 4 0 27 31 2

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 12 seats
  Republican: 88 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 19 5 70 95 5
Start of Reg. Session 12 0 88 100 0
From Oct. 2, 1947[note 1] 87 99 1
Final voting share 12.12% 87.88%
Beginning of the next Legislature 26 0 74 100 0

Sessions

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  • Regular session: January 8, 1947 – September 11, 1947
  • July 1948 special session: July 19, 1948 – July 20, 1948

Leaders

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Assembly leader Vernon W. Thomson

Senate leadership

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Assembly leadership

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Members

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Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Sixty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 5 seats
  Progressive: 1 seat
  Republican: 27 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc Everett LaFond Two Rivers Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Harold A. Lytie Green Bay Dem.
03 Milwaukee (South City) Clement J. Zablocki Milwaukee Dem.
04 Milwaukee (Northeast County & Northeast City) John C. McBride Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Bernhard Gettelman Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (North-Central City) Edward Reuther Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Anthony P. Gawronski Milwaukee Dem.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Allen Busby West Milwaukee Rep.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Robert E. Tehan Milwaukee Dem.
10 Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix Warren P. Knowles New Richmond Rep.
11 Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn Arthur Lenroot Jr. Superior Rep.
12 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & Vilas Ernest A. Heden Glidden Rep.
13 Dodge & Washington Frank E. Panzer Oakfield Rep.
14 Outagamie & Shawano Gordon A. Bubolz Appleton Rep.
15 Rock Robert P. Robinson Beloit Rep.
16 Crawford, Grant, & Vernon Foster B. Porter Bloomington Rep.
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette Melvin Olson South Wayne Rep.
18 Fond du Lac, Green Lake & Waushara Louis J. Fellenz Jr. Fond du Lac Rep.
19 Calumet & Winnebago Taylor G. Brown Oshkosh Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Gustave W. Buchen Sheboygan Rep.
21 Racine Edward F. Hilker Racine Rep.
22 Kenosha & Walworth Conrad Shearer Kenosha Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Oscar W. Neale Stevens Point Rep.
24 Clark, Taylor, & Wood Melvin Laird Jr. Marshfield Rep.
25 Lincoln & Marathon Clifford Krueger Merrill Rep.
26 Dane Fred Risser Madison Prog.
27 Columbia, Richland, & Sauk Jess Miller Richland Center Rep.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire George H. Hipke Stanley Rep.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk Charles D. Madsen Luck Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oneida Philip Downing Amberg Rep.
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & Marquette J. Earl Leverich Sparta Rep.
32 Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau Rudolph Schlabach La Crosse Rep.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha Chester Dempsey Hartland Rep.

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Sixty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 12 seats
  Republican: 88 seats
 
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
31 Adams & Marquette Louis C. Romell Rep. Adams
12 Ashland Bernard J. Gehrmann Rep. Mellen
29 Barron Charles H. Sykes Rep. Cameron
11 Bayfield Samuel E. Squires Rep. Mason
02 Brown 1 Robert E. Lynch Dem. Green Bay
2 Harvey Larsen Rep. Denmark
10 Buffalo & Pepin Grover L. Broadfoot Rep. Mondovi
11 Burnett & Washburn Guy Benson Rep. Spooner
19 Calumet Charles R. Barnard Rep. Brillion
28 Chippewa Arthur L. Padrutt Rep. Chippewa Falls
24 Clark Arthur E. Stadler Rep. Owen
27 Columbia Arnie F. Betts Rep. Lodi
16 Crawford Donald C. McDowell Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 Lyall T. Beggs Rep. Madison
2 Earl Mullen Rep. Blooming Grove
3 Rudy W. Roethlisberger Rep. Verona
13 Dodge 1 Elmer L. Genzmer Rep. Mayville
2 Jesse A. Canniff Rep. Beaver Dam
01 Door Alex Meunier Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 Albert D. Whealdon Rep. Superior
2 Charles E. Nelson Rep. Superior
29 Dunn Earl W. Hanson Rep. Elk Mound
28 Eau Claire John T. Pritchard Rep. Eau Claire
30 Florence, Forest, & Oneida Walter S. Fisher Rep. Minocqua
18 Fond du Lac 1 Myrton H. Duel Rep. Fond du Lac
2 Alfred Van De Zande Rep. Campbellsport
16 Grant 1 Robert S. Travis Rep. Platteville
2 Hugh A. Harper Rep. Lancaster
17 Green Ray H. Schoonover Rep. Monroe
18 Green Lake & Waushara Boyd A. Clark Rep. Wild Rose
17 Iowa Robert McCutchin Rep. Arena
12 Iron & Vilas Alex J. Raineri Rep. Hurley
32 Jackson Casper D. Waller Rep. Black River Falls
33 Jefferson Theodore S. Jones Rep. Lake Mills
31 Juneau Ben Tremain Rep. Hustler
22 Kenosha 1 Frederick Pfennig Rep. Kenosha
2 George Molinaro Dem. Kenosha
01 Kewaunee Joseph M. Mleziva Rep. Luxemburg
32 La Crosse 1 Raymond Bice Sr. Rep. La Crosse
2 Harry W. Schilling Rep. Onalaska
17 Lafayette Martin O. Monson Rep. South Wayne
30 Langlade Clair Finch Rep. Antigo
25 Lincoln Emil A. Hinz Rep. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 Otto A. Vogel Rep. Manitowoc
2 Frank J. LeClair Rep. Two Rivers
25 Marathon 1 Martin C. Lueck Rep. Hamburg
2 Paul A. Luedtke Rep. Wausau
30 Marinette Roy H. Sengstock Rep. Marinette
09 Milwaukee 1 John M. Cavey Rep. Milwaukee
06 2 Michael F. O'Connell Dem. Milwaukee
08 3 Louis Hicks Rep. West Allis
09 4 Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
03 5 Casimir Kendziorski Dem. Milwaukee
09 6 Le Roy Simmons Dem. Milwaukee
06 7 Clyde Follansbee Rep. Milwaukee
08 8 John E. Finnegan Rep. Milwaukee
05 9 Edward L. Graf Rep. Milwaukee
07 10 Leland McParland Dem. Cudahy
03 11 Ervin J. Ryczek Dem. Milwaukee
07 12 William Banach Dem. Milwaukee
04 13 William Nawrocki Dem. Milwaukee
14 John D. Heimick Rep. Milwaukee
05 15 Charles E. Collar Rep. Milwaukee
06 16 Ernest L. Riebau (died Oct. 2, 1947) Rep. Milwaukee
07 17 Martin F. Howard Rep. Milwaukee
06 18 Paul Jaeger Rep. Milwaukee
05 19 Charles F. Westfahl Rep. Milwaukee
08 20 Milton F. Burmaster Rep. Wauwatosa
31 Monroe Alex L. Nicol Rep. Sparta
02 Oconto John E. Youngs Rep. Oconto
14 Outagamie 1 Fred H. Frank Rep. Appleton
2 William M. Rohan Rep. Kaukauna
20 Ozaukee Ralph Zaun Rep. Grafton
10 Pierce Selmer W. Gunderson Rep. Spring Valley
29 Polk Raymond A. Peabody Rep. Milltown
23 Portage John Kostuck Dem. Stevens Point
12 Price Mike Cummings Rep. Fifield
21 Racine 1 Carl C. Christensen Rep. Racine
2 Wallace E. Nield Rep. Racine
3 Randolph H. Runden Rep. Union Grove
27 Richland Vernon W. Thomson Rep. Richland Center
15 Rock 1 Edward Grassman Rep. Edgerton
2 Burger M. Engebretson Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer Herman Clausen Rep. Bruce
27 Sauk George J. Woerth Rep. Prairie du Sac
14 Shawano Charles Ebert Rep. Gresham
20 Sheboygan 1 John Schneider Jr. Dem. Sheboygan
2 Henry W. Timmer Rep. Waldo
10 St. Croix Elmer L. Rundell Rep. Roberts
24 Taylor Nels Andersen Rep. Gilman
32 Trempealeau Guilford M. Wiley Rep. Galesville
16 Vernon Arthur O. Mockrud Rep. Westby
22 Walworth Ora R. Rice Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Theodore Holtebeck Rep. West Bend
33 Waukesha 1 David L. Dancey Rep. Waukesha
2 Alfred R. Ludvigsen Rep. Hartland
23 Waupaca Julius Spearbraker Rep. Clintonville
19 Winnebago 1 Harvey R. Abraham Rep. Oshkosh
2 Richard J. Steffens Rep. Menasha
24 Wood William W. Clark Rep. Vesper

Committees

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Senate committees

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  • Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Conservation – M. Olson, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Committees – J. Miller, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – E. F. Hilker, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – R. P. Robinson, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Highways – J. Miller, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – G. W. Buchen, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Labor and Management – L. J. Fellenz, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure – F. E. Panzer, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government – R. Schlabach, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs – F. B. Porter, chair

Assembly committees

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  • Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – O. R. Rice, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufacturing – C. R. Barnard, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – J. E. Youngs, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – J. M. Mleziva, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education – W. W. Clark, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – C. E. Collar, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – C. Ebert, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – E. L. Rundell, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – W. S. Fisher, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – H. A. Harper, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – B. M. Engebretson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – V. W. Thomson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – E. L. Genzmer, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – P. A. Luedtke, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – G. J. Woerth, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – E. W. Hanson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – T. Holtebeck, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – F. Pfennig, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – R. H. Runden, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – J. A. Canniff, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – F. H. Frank, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – A. Van De Zande, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs – C. C. Christensen, chair

Joint committees

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  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance – G. H. Hipke (Sen.) & J. Spearbraker (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform Laws – J. C. McBride (Sen.) & M. F. Burmaster (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Legislative Council – W. P. Knowles (Sen.), chair

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Thomas M. Donahue[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: W. Wrenn O'Connell
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Harold Damon
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Edward R. Stoker

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Arthur L. May[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Robert H. Boyson
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Norris J. Kellman

Notes

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  1. ^ Republican Ernest L. Riebau (Milwaukee County) died.

References

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  1. ^ a 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.
  2. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1948). "Members of the Legislature". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1948 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 28–74. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Ohm, Howard F.; Kuehn, Hazel L., eds. (1948). "The State Government: Legislative Branch". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1948 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 269-. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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