62nd Wisconsin Legislature

The Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session.
This was the first legislative term with a formal split between [Wisconsin Wisconsin Progressive Party|Progressive Party|Progressive] and Republican caucuses. It was also the first term since the 1893-1894 term in which the Republicans controlled neither house of the Legislature.
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 6, 1934. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1932.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Progressive Philip La Follette, of Dane County, serving his second non-consecutive two-year term, having won election in the 1934 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. He previously served as governor from 1931 to 1933.

Major events

January 7, 1935: Inauguration of Philip La Follette as the 29th Governor of Wisconsin.
May 27, 1935: The United States Supreme Court, in the case A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, ruled that the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 was unconstitutional.
August 14, 1935: U.S. President D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.
September 15, 1935: The Nuremberg Laws went into effect in Nazi Germany, stripping citizenship from Jews.
November 8, 1935: A dozen American labor union leaders came together to announce the creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
January 20, 1935: King George V of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland died. He was immediately succeeded by his son Edward VIII, though he would never be granted coronation.
May 27, 1936: Incumbent Wisconsin lieutenant governor Thomas J. O'Malley died in office.
July 17, 1936: The Spanish Army of Africa launched a coup of the Second Spanish Republic, beginning the Spanish Civil War.
July 20, 1936: The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits was signed, allowing Turkey to fortify the straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelles, but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
August 1, 1936: The opening of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin was the first live televised broadcast of a sporting event.
October 23, 1936: The Italo-German protocol of 23 October 1936 was signed, establishing the Rome-Berlin Axis.
November 3, 1936: 1936 United States general election:
* Franklin D. Roosevelt re-elected President of the United States.
* Philip La Follette re-elected Governor of Wisconsin.
* Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution creating some exemptions to the prohibition on free passes for state office-seekers.
November 5, 1936: Incumbent speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly Jorge W. Carow died in office.
November 25, 1936: The Anti-Comintern Pact was signed between Germany and Japan.
December 11, 1936: King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of the United Kingdom, in favor of his younger brother, George VI.
December 13, 1936: The Green Bay Packers won the 1936 NFL Championship Game.

Major legislation

1935 Joint Resolution 98: Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to create exceptions to the prohibition on free passes for office-seekers. This amendment was ratified by voters at the November 1936 election.

Sessions

Regular session: January 9, 1935September 27, 1935

Leaders

Senate leadership

President of the Senate: Thomas J. O'Malley
President pro tempore: Harry W. Bolens

Assembly leadership

Speaker of the Assembly: Jorge W. Carow

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:

Dist.	Counties	Senator	Residence	Party
01	Door, Kewaunee,		Denmark	Prog.
02	Brown		Green Bay	Dem.
03	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Dem.
04	Milwaukee (Northeast County		Milwaukee	Rep.
05	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Dem.
06	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Dem.
07	Milwaukee (Southeast County		Milwaukee	Dem.
08	Milwaukee		West Allis	Dem.
09	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Dem.
10	Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce,		River Falls	Prog.
11	Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas,		Maple	Rep.
12	Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer,		Ladysmith	Prog.
13	Dodge		Oakfield	Prog.
14	Outagamie		Shiocton	Rep.
15	Rock		Beloit	Rep.
16	Crawford, Grant,		Prairie du Chien	Dem.
17	Green, Iowa,		South Wayne	Prog.
18	,		Fond du Lac	Dem.
19	Calumet		Rush Lake	Dem.
20	Ozaukee		Port Washington	Dem.
21	Racine		Racine	Dem.
22	Kenosha		Kenosha	Rep.
23	Portage		Iola	Prog.
24	Clark, Taylor,		Neillsville	Prog.
25	Lincoln		Wausau	Prog.
26	Dane		Madison	Prog.
27	Columbia, Richland,		Cambria	Prog.
28	Chippewa		Eau Claire	Prog.
29	Barron, Dunn,		Barron	Prog.
30	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette,		Antigo	Dem.
31	Adams, Juneau, Monroe,		Sparta	Prog.
32	Jackson, La Crosse,		West Salem	Rep.
33	Jefferson			Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:

Committees

Senate committees

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and LaborC. Shearer, chair
Senate Standing Committee on CommitteesW. D. Carroll, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Contingent ExpendituresM. G. Kelly, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and TaxationO. Morris, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public WelfareP. E. Nelson, chair
Senate Standing Committee on HighwaysJ. Clancy, chair
Senate Standing Committee on the JudiciaryC. H. Phillips, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Legislative ProcedureH. W. Bolens, chair
Senate Standing Committee on State and Local GovernmentM. Galasinski, chair

Assembly committees

Assembly Standing Committee on AgricultureJ. C. Hanson, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and ManufacturesA. Busby, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on ConservationP. A. Hemmy, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent ExpendituresH. A. Harper, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on EducationP. Alfonsi, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on ElectionsA. D. Kelly, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed BillsJ. C. Hamata, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled BillsJ. L. Barber, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and FeesJ. S. Robinson, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on HighwaysE. D. Hall, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and BankingJ. W. Grobschmidt, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on the JudiciaryC. V. Olson, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on LaborW. Bay, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on MunicipalitiesB. M. Vaughan, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on PrintingH. L. Kronschnabl, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Public WelfareM. Dueholm, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on RevisionP. T. Fuhrman, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on RulesE. J. Hoesly, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on State AffairsA. A. Hitt, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on TaxationH. S. Halvorsen, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Third ReadingJ. L. Sieb, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on TransportationJ. T. Pritchard, chair

Joint committees

Joint Standing Committee on FinanceE. F. Brunette & C. A. Beggs, co-chairs

Employees

Senate employees

Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen
* Assistant Chief Clerk: Milton J. Bailey
Sergeant-at-Arms: Emil A. Hartman
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Albert E. Daley
Postmaster: Joseph Westlund

Assembly employees

Chief Clerk: Lester R. Johnson
* Journal Clerk: Charles E. Tuffley
Sergeant-at-Arms: Gustave Rheingans
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: R. L. Williams
Postmaster: William Kasiska