96th Wisconsin Legislature

96th Wisconsin Legislature
← 95th 97th →
Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Election	November 5, 2002
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Alan Lasee (R)
President pro tempore	Robert T. Welch (R)
Party control	Republican
Assembly
Members	99
Assembly Speaker	John Gard (R)
Speaker pro tempore	Stephen Freese (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
Regular January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Special sessions
Jan. 2003 Spec. January 30, 2003 – February 20, 2003 Feb. 2003 Extra. February 20, 2003 – February 21, 2003 Jul. 2003 Extra. July 1, 2003 – July 2, 2003 Aug. 2003 Extra. August 11, 2003 – September 25, 2003 Dec. 2003 Extra. December 1, 2003 – February 5, 2004 Mar. 2004 Extra. March 11, 2004 – March 25, 2004 May 2004 Extra. May 18, 2004 – May 19, 2004 Jul. 2004 Extra. July 27, 2004 – July 28, 2004

The Ninety-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 6, 2003, to January 3, 2005, in regular session, and held a concurrent special session from January 30, 2003, to February 20, 2003. They also held seven extraordinary sessions during the term.^[1]

This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to the 2002 federal court decision, Baumgart v. Wendelberger.

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, 2002.^[2] Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 7, 2000.^[3]