99th Wisconsin Legislature

99th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 5, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Election	November 4, 2008
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Fred A. Risser (D)
President pro tempore	Pat Kreitlow (D)
Party control	Democratic
Assembly
Members	99
Assembly Speaker	Michael J. Sheridan (D)
Speaker pro tempore	Tony Staskunas (D)
Party control	Democratic
Sessions
Regular January 5, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Special sessions
May 2009 Extra. May 12, 2009 – May 13, 2009 Jun. 2009 Extra. June 9, 2009 – June 11, 2009 Jun. 2009 Spec. June 24, 2009 – June 27, 2009 Dec. 2009 Extra. December 16, 2009 – December 16, 2009 Dec. 2009 Spec. December 16, 2009 – March 4, 2010 Dec. 2010 Extra. December 15, 2010 – December 16, 2010

The Ninety-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 5, 2009, through January 3, 2011, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 26, 2010. The legislature also held two special sessions and four extraordinary sessions during this legislative term.^[1][2]

This session represented the first time the Democratic Party of Wisconsin held full control of state government since 1986.

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 4, 2008. 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 7, 2006.