98th Wisconsin Legislature

98th Wisconsin Legislature
97th 99th
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 1, 2007 – January 5, 2009
ElectionNovember 7, 2006
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentFred Risser (D)
President pro temporeTim Carpenter (D)
Party controlDemocratic
Assembly
Members99
Assembly SpeakerMichael Huebsch (R)
Speaker pro temporeMark Gottlieb (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 3, 2007 – January 5, 2009
Special sessions
Jan. 2007 Spec.January 11, 2007 – February 1, 2007
Oct. 2007 Spec.October 15, 2007 – October 23, 2007
Dec. 2007 Spec.December 11, 2007 – May 14, 2008
Mar. 2008 Spec.March 12, 2008 – May 14, 2008
Apr. 2008 Spec.April 17, 2008 – May 15, 2008

The Ninety-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 2007, through January 5, 2009, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on June 11, 2008. The legislature also held five special sessions during the term.[1][2]

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, 2006. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of their four-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 2004.

  1. ^ "2007 Senate Joint Resolution 1". Wisconsin State Legislature.
  2. ^ Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 467, 471, 477, 479–480. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved April 3, 2023.