93rd Wisconsin Legislature

93rd Wisconsin Legislature
93rd Wisconsin Legislature
	Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 6, 1997 – January 4, 1999
Election	November 5, 1996
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Fred Risser (D) until Apr. 21, 1998; Brian Rude (R) after Apr. 21, 1998;
President pro tempore	Gwen Moore (D) until Apr. 21, 1998; Alan Lasee (R) after Apr. 21, 1998;
Party control	Democratic until Apr. 20, 1998; Republican after Apr. 21, 1998;
Assembly
Members	99
Assembly Speaker	Ben Brancel (R) until Nov. 2, 1997; Scott R. Jensen (R) after Nov. 4, 1997;
Speaker pro tempore	Stephen Freese (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
Regular
Regular	January 6, 1997 – January 4, 1999
Special sessions
Apr. 1998 Spec.
Apr. 1998 Spec.	April 21, 1998 – May 21, 1998

The Ninety-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 6, 1997, to January 4, 1999, in regular session, and also convened in an April 1998 special session.^[1]

This was the third consecutive session in which partisan control of the Senate changed during the legislative term.

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 5, 1996. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1994.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "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.

[historical-1] "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.

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