93rd Wisconsin Legislature

93rd Wisconsin Legislature
93rd Wisconsin Legislature
	Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 6, 1997 – January 4, 1999
Election	November 5, 1996
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Fred Risser (D) until Apr. 21, 1998; Brian Rude (R) after Apr. 21, 1998;
President pro tempore	Gwen Moore (D) until Apr. 21, 1998; Alan Lasee (R) after Apr. 21, 1998;
Party control	Democratic until Apr. 20, 1998; Republican after Apr. 21, 1998;
Assembly
Members	99
Assembly Speaker	Ben Brancel (R) until Nov. 2, 1997; Scott R. Jensen (R) after Nov. 4, 1997;
Speaker pro tempore	Stephen Freese (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
Regular
Regular	January 6, 1997 – January 4, 1999
Special sessions
Apr. 1998 Spec.
Apr. 1998 Spec.	April 21, 1998 – May 21, 1998

The Ninety-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 6, 1997, to January 4, 1999, in regular session, and also convened in an April 1998 special session.

This was the third consecutive session in which partisan control of the Senate changed during the legislative term.

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, 1996. 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, 1994.

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