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WI State Senate

INCUMBENT
	Party	Republican
	Name	Republican Party Control
	Won	11/05/2024
	Votes	18 (54.55%)
	Margin	3 (+9.09%)
	Term	01/06/2025 - 01/04/2027

	Senate President
	Majority Caucus Chair
	Majority Caucus Vice Chair
	Minority Caucus Chair
	Minority Caucus Vice Chair
	Popular Vote
Leadership
	President Pro Tempore
	Majority Leader
	Assistant Majority Leader
	Minority Leader
	Assistant Minority Leader
State Senate
	WI State Senate 01	André Jacque	5	+19.04%
	WI State Senate 02	Eric Wimberger	2	+28.97%
	WI State Senate 03	Tim Carpenter	12	+38.05%
	WI State Senate 04	Dora Drake	4	+96.89%
	WI State Senate 05	Rob Hutton	8	+6.58%
	WI State Senate 06	La Tonya Johnson	5	+97.03%
	WI State Senate 07	Chris Larson	5	+34.61%
	WI State Senate 08	Jodi Habush Sinykin	1	+1.50%
	WI State Senate 09	Devin Lemahieu	3	+89.28%
	WI State Senate 10	Rob Stafsholt	4	+24.78%
	WI State Senate 11	Stephen L. Nass	11	+16.71%
	WI State Senate 12	Mary Czaja-Felzkowski	7	+35.05%
	WI State Senate 13	John Jagler	6	+93.37%
	WI State Senate 14	Sarah Keyeski	1	+2.27%
	WI State Senate 15	Mark Spreitzer	5	+22.84%
	WI State Senate 16	Melissa Ratcliff	4	+94.46%
	WI State Senate 17	Howard Marklein	5	+20.33%
	WI State Senate 18	Kristin M. Alfheim	1	+6.59%
	WI State Senate 19	Rachael Cabral-Guevara	2	+8.08%
	WI State Senate 20	Dan Feyen	3	+40.08%
	WI State Senate 21	Van H. Wanggaard	4	+88.27%
	WI State Senate 22	Robert W. Wirch	7	+90.58%
	WI State Senate 23	Jesse James	3	+89.46%
	WI State Senate 24	Patrick Testin	3	+17.38%
	WI State Senate 25	Romaine Robert Quinn	4	+14.03%
	WI State Senate 26	Kelda Helen Roys	3	+96.82%
	WI State Senate 27	Dianne H. Hesselbein	10	+36.00%
	WI State Senate 28	Julian Bradley	2	+26.27%
	WI State Senate 29	Cory Tomczyk	1	+24.93%
	WI State Senate 30	Jamie Wall	1	+5.08%
	WI State Senate 31	Jeff Smith	2	+0.90%
	WI State Senate 32	Bradley "Brad" Pfaff	2	+4.68%
	WI State Senate 33	Chris Kapenga	5	+92.80%

State Government DETAILS

Parents

> United States > Wisconsin

Website

http://www.legis.state.wi.us/senhome.htm

Established

May 29, 1848

Disbanded

Still Active

Contributor

Last Modified

RBH March 01, 2016 05:48pm

Description

The Wisconsin Senate, the powers of which are modeled after those of the U.S. Senate, is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature, smaller than the Wisconsin State Assembly. Together, they comprise the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Constitution ties the size of the State Senate to that of the Assembly, by limiting its size to no less than 1/4, nor more than 1/3, of the size of the Assembly. Currently, Wisconsin is divided into 33 Senate Districts (1/3 of the current Assembly membership of 99) apportioned throughout the state based on population as determined by the decennial census, for a total of 33 senators. Similar to the U.S. Senate, in addition to its duty of reviewing and voting on all legislation passed through the legislature, the State Senate has the exclusive responsibility of confirming certain gubernatorial appointments, particularly cabinet secretaries (as part of the system of checks and balances) and members of boards and commissions.

Senators are elected for four-year terms, staggered so that half the Senate is up for election every two years. If a vacancy occurs in a Senate seat between elections, it may be filled only by a special election.

The Senate chamber is in the south wing of the State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin legislators take office on the first Monday in January following a general election.

HISTORY