79th Wisconsin Legislature

The Seventy-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 6, 1969, to January 4, 1971, in regular session and also convened in two special sessions in the fall of 1969 and on December 22, 1970.

79th Wisconsin Legislature
78th 80th
Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 6, 1969 January 4, 1971
ElectionNovember 5, 1968
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentJack B. Olson (R)
President pro temporeRobert P. Knowles (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerHarold V. Froehlich (R)
Speaker pro temporeElmer C. Nitschke (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 6, 1969 January 4, 1971
Special sessions
Sep. 1969 Spec.September 29, 1969 January 17, 1970
Dec. 1970 Spec.December 22, 1970 December 22, 1970

Senators representing even-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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 5, 1968. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1966.

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