82nd Wisconsin Legislature

82nd Wisconsin Legislature
81st 83rd
Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 6, 1975 – January 3, 1977
ElectionNovember 5, 1974
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentMartin J. Schreiber (D)
President pro temporeFred Risser (D)
Party controlDemocratic
Assembly
Members99
Assembly SpeakerNorman C. Anderson (D)
Speaker pro temporeEdward Jackamonis (D)
Party controlDemocratic
Sessions
RegularJanuary 6, 1975 – January 3, 1977
Special sessions
Dec. 1975 Spec.December 9, 1975 – December 11, 1975
May 1976 Spec.May 18, 1976 – May 18, 1976
Jun. 1976 Spec.June 15, 1976 – June 17, 1976
Sep. 1976 Spec.September 8, 1976 – September 8, 1976

The Eighty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 6, 1975, to January 3, 1977, in regular session, and also convened in four special sessions.[1]

This was the first legislative term since 1893, when the Democratic Party of Wisconsin held the Governor's office and majorities in both chambers of the Legislature.

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 5, 1974. 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 7, 1972.[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.