| 80th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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 Wisconsin State Capitol | |||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 4, 1971 – January 1, 1973 | ||||
| Election | November 3, 1970 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Martin J. Schreiber (D) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Robert P. Knowles (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 100 | ||||
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| Speaker pro tempore | Joseph Sweda (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
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The Eightieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 4, 1971, to January 1, 1973, in regular session, and also convened in a special session in April 1972.[1]
The April 1972 special session was called to come to a final agreement on a pivotal redistricting plan, which eliminated an Assembly district and broke the longstanding precedent of adhering to county boundaries.
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 3, 1970. 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 5, 1968.[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.