| 95th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||||
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 Wisconsin State Capitol | |||||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||||
| Term | January 1, 2001 – January 6, 2003 | ||||||
| Election | November 7, 2000 | ||||||
| Senate | |||||||
| Members | 33 | ||||||
| Senate President | Fred Risser (D) | ||||||
| President pro tempore | Gary R. George (D) | ||||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||||
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| Members | 99 | ||||||
| Assembly Speaker | Scott Jensen (R) | ||||||
| Speaker pro tempore | Stephen Freese (R) | ||||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||||
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The Ninety-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 2001, to January 6, 2003, in regular session, and also convened in three special sessions.[1]
During this session, an exposé by the Wisconsin State Journal revealed sprawling corruption in both chambers and both parties in the Wisconsin Legislature. In what was referred to as the "caucus scandal", five legislators, including leaders of both major parties, were eventually implicated and prosecuted for extensive use of state-paid legislative employees for political purposes.[2][3]
Senators representing even-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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 7, 2000.[4] Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 3, 1998.[5]
- ^ "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2023–2024 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2023. pp. 492–493, 496, 501, 513–514. ISBN 978-1-7333817-2-7. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ Hall, Dee J. (May 20, 2001). "State employees secretly campaign". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Hall, Dee J.; Brinkman, Phil (March 12, 2006). "Jensen guilty; he's fifth lawmaker to fall in caucus scandal". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 10, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (1999). "Elections" (PDF). In Barish, Lawrence S.; Meloy, Patricia E. (eds.). State of Wisconsin 1999-2000 Blue Book (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved February 15, 2021.