98th Wisconsin Legislature

98th Wisconsin Legislature
98th Wisconsin Legislature
	Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 1, 2007 – January 5, 2009
Election	November 7, 2006
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Fred Risser (D)
President pro tempore	Tim Carpenter (D)
Party control	Democratic
Assembly
Members	99
Assembly Speaker	Michael Huebsch (R)
Speaker pro tempore	Mark Gottlieb (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
Regular
Regular	January 3, 2007 – January 5, 2009
Special sessions
Jan. 2007 Spec.
Jan. 2007 Spec.	January 11, 2007 – February 1, 2007
Oct. 2007 Spec.	October 15, 2007 – October 23, 2007
Dec. 2007 Spec.	December 11, 2007 – May 14, 2008
Mar. 2008 Spec.	March 12, 2008 – May 14, 2008
Apr. 2008 Spec.	April 17, 2008 – May 15, 2008

The Ninety-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 2007, through January 5, 2009, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on June 11, 2008. The legislature also held five special sessions during the term.

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 7, 2006. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 2004.

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