91st Wisconsin Legislature

Major events

• January 20, 1993: Inauguration of Bill Clinton as the 42nd President of the United States.
• February 26, 1993: A truck bomb was detonated by terrorists below the north tower of the World Trade Center, resulting in 6 deaths.
• April 6, 1993: 1993 Wisconsin spring election:
• * Wisconsin voters ratified two amendments to the state constitution:
• ** Creating a new section in the enumeration of rights to say crime victims are entitled to dignity, fairness, and respect for privacy.
• ** Updating the constitutional prohibition on gambling to differentiate from the specific lottery exceptions enumerated in other parts of the constitution.
• April 19, 1993: The Waco siege ended with a gun battle and fire that killed 67 people, including the sect leader David Koresh.
• September 4, 1993: Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson appointed Janine P. Geske to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed Louis J. Ceci, whose resignation became effective the same day.
• November 1, 1993: The Maastricht Treaty went into effect, establishing the European Union.
• December 8, 1993: U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement.
• September 13, 1994: U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
• November 8, 1994: 1994 United States general election:
• * Tommy Thompson re-elected Governor of Wisconsin, his third term.
• * Herb Kohl re-elected United States senator from Wisconsin.

Major legislation

• December 30, 1993: An Act relating to: creating the office of the commissioner of railroads, transferring railroad regulation from the public service commission to the office of the commissioner of railroads, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation, . Re-established the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads.

Sessions

Leadership

Senate leadership

• President of the Senate: Fred Risser
• * Brian Rude
• President pro tempore: --Vacant before Apr. 20, 1993--
• * Alan Lasee

Senate majority leadership

• Majority Leader: David Helbach
• * Michael G. Ellis
• Assistant Majority Leader: Charles Chvala
• * Margaret Farrow

Senate minority leadership

• Minority Leader: Michael G. Ellis
• * David Helbach
• * Robert Jauch
• Assistant Minority Leader: Brian Rude
• * Fred Risser

Assembly leadership

• Speaker of the Assembly: Walter Kunicki
• Speaker pro tempore: Tim Carpenter

Assembly majority leadership

• Majority Leader: David Travis
• Assistant Majority Leader: Barbara Notestein

Assembly minority leadership

• Minority Leader: David Prosser Jr.
• Assistant Minority Leader: Robert T. Welch

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Assembly

Employees

Senate employees

• Chief Clerk: Donald J. Schneider
• Sergeant-at-Arms: Daniel B. Fields
• * Jon H. Hochkammer

Assembly employees

• Chief Clerk: Thomas T. Melvin
• Sergeant-at-Arms: Robert G. Johnston

Changes from the 90th Legislature

Senate redistricting

Summary of Senate changes

• No districts were left unchanged
• Milwaukee County went from having 6 whole districts and part of two additional districts down to 5 whole districts and part of three additional districts.

Senate districts