84th Wisconsin Legislature

84th Wisconsin Legislature
84th Wisconsin Legislature
	Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 1, 1979 – January 5, 1981
Election	November 7, 1978
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Russell Olson (R) until May 1, 1979; Fred Risser (D) after May 1, 1979;
President pro tempore	Fred Risser (D) until May 1, 1979
Party control	Democratic
Assembly
Members	99
Assembly Speaker	Edward Jackamonis (D)
Speaker pro tempore	David Kedrowski (D)
Party control	Democratic
Sessions
Regular
Regular	January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1981
Special sessions
Sep. 1979 Spec.
Sep. 1979 Spec.	September 5, 1979 – September 5, 1979
Jan. 1980 Spec.	January 22, 1980 – January 25, 1980
Jun. 1980 Spec.	June 3, 1980 – July 3, 1980

The Eighty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 1979, to January 5, 1981, in regular session, and also convened in three special sessions.^[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, 1978. 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, 1976.^[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.

[historical-1] 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.

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