| 64th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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 Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915 | |||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941 | ||||
| Election | November 8, 1938 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Walter S. Goodland (R) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Edward J. Roethe (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Vernon W. Thomson (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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The Sixty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1939, to October 6, 1939, in regular session.[1]
This session saw a significant reorganization of several state government functions, including the creation of the Department of Taxation, the Department of Public Welfare, the Department of Securities, and the Department of Motor Vehicles. This legislative term also coincided with the outbreak of World War II in Europe.
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 8, 1938. 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 3, 1936.[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.