70th Wisconsin Legislature

70th Wisconsin Legislature
69th 71st
Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 1, 1951 – January 5, 1953
ElectionNovember 7, 1950
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentGeorge M. Smith (R)
President pro temporeFrank E. Panzer (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerOra R. Rice (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 10, 1951 – June 14, 1951

The Seventieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1951, to June 14, 1951, in regular session.[1]

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, 1950. 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 2, 1948.[1]

  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.