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78th Wisconsin Legislature

The Seventy-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1967, to January 6, 1969, in regular session.[1]

78th Wisconsin Legislature
77th 79th
Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 2, 1967 – January 6, 1969
ElectionNovember 8, 1966
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentJack B. Olson (R)
President pro temporeRobert P. Knowles (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerHarold V. Froehlich (R)
Speaker pro temporeElmer C. Nitschke (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 11, 1967 – January 6, 1969

This session saw the culmination of Governor Warren P. Knowles state government reorganization and modernization plan, including the passage of the signature government reorganization law, which consolidated 85 executive branch agencies into 32 executive departments, and the passage of twelve amendments to the state constitution (the most in any single legislative session).

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 8, 1966. 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 3, 1964.[1]

Major events edit

  • January 2, 1967: Second inauguration of Warren P. Knowles as Governor of Wisconsin.
  • January 15, 1967: The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl I.
  • January 27, 1967: An accidental fire destroyed Apollo 1 during a launch rehearsal at Cape Canaveral, killing all three astronauts assigned to the mission.
  • February 10, 1967: The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution came into force when a sufficient number of states ratified.
  • March 4, 1967: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Myron L. Gordon resigned after he was confirmed as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
  • March 13, 1967: Wisconsin governor Warren P. Knowles appointed county judge Connor Hansen to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to succeed Myron L. Gordon.
  • April 4, 1967: 1967 Wisconsin Spring election:
    • Robert W. Hansen was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating incumbent chief justice George R. Currie. He was the only Wisconsin chief justice ever defeated seeking re-election.
    • Wisconsin voters ratified eight amendments to the state constitution:
      • Combining the election of governor and lieutenant governor into a single ticket election rather than two separate elections.
      • Doubling the term of the governor and lieutenant governor to four years from two.
      • Doubling the term of the secretary of state to four years from two.
      • Doubling the term of the attorney general to four years from two.
      • Doubling the term of the state treasurer to four years from two.
      • Abolishing term limits for sheriffs.
      • Adding section 23 to Article I of the constitution, establishing that the prohibition on sectarian instruction in public education should not prevent state entities from paying for transportation for children to attend private schools.
      • Allowing for judicial salary increases to take effect during the immediate term, rather than waiting until after the next election.
  • July 30, 1967: A fight between teenagers in Milwaukee escalated into the 1967 Milwaukee riot—one of 159 race riots which swept the country in the long, hot summer of 1967.
  • August 30, 1967: The United States Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, making him the first African American to serve on the court.
  • October 18, 1967: A student anti-war protest on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison devolved into a riot, injuring 76 people.
  • December 31, 1967: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the 1967 NFL Championship Game. The game was referred to as "the Ice Bowl" due to the game-time temperature of −15 °F (−36 °F wind chill).
  • January 1, 1968: E. Harold Hallows became the 20th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by rule of seniority, at the expiration of the term of chief justice George R. Currie.
  • January 14, 1968: The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl II.
  • March 31, 1968: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announced, during a speech about the status of the Vietnam War, that he would not run for another term as president.
  • April 2, 1968: 1968 Wisconsin Spring election:
    • Wisconsin voters ratified four amendments to the state constitution:
      • Allowing the legislature to hold more than one session per biennium.
      • Allowing the legislature to set a uniform retirement age for state judges.
      • Clarifying that a judge may serve in a temporary role by appointment beyond the retirement age.
      • Allowing for appropriations for forestry improvements from funding sources other than a property tax.
  • April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • June 6, 1968: Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles, California.
  • November 5, 1968: 1968 United States general election:

Major legislation edit

  • July 19, 1967: An Act to provide for the functional reorganization of the executive branch of Wisconsin state government by the orderly transfer of all functions now assigned by law to the 91 separate departments of the executive branch into a streamlined new structure of constitutional offices, operating departments, and independent institutions and agencies, and to make appropriations, 1967 Act 75. This was the signature legislative package of the major executive branch reorganization, championed by governor Warren P. Knowles. It reorganized the state executive branch into 32 executive agencies, down from 85 (or 91 by some measures).

Party summary edit

Senate summary edit

 
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 12 seats
  Republican: 21 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 13 20 33 0
Start of Reg. Session 12 21 33 0
From Aug. 9, 1967[note 1] 20 32 1
From Oct. 17, 1967[note 2] 21 33 0
Final voting share 36.36% 63.64%
Beginning of the next Legislature 10 23 33 0

Assembly summary edit

 
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 48 seats
  Republican: 52 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 53 47 100 0
Start of Reg. Session 48 52 100 0
From Jan. 10, 1967[note 3] 51 99 1
From Apr. 10, 1967[note 4] 52 100 0
From Jun. 22, 1967[note 5] 47 99 1
From Aug. 11, 1967[note 6] 46 98 2
From Oct. 15, 1967[note 7] 51 97 3
From Oct. 16, 1967[note 8] 48 99 1
From Oct. 27, 1967[note 9] 47 52
From Nov. 27, 1967[note 10] 46 98 2
Final voting share 46.94% 53.06%
Beginning of the next Legislature 48 52 100 0

Sessions edit

  • Regular session: January 11, 1967 – January 6, 1969

Leaders edit

Senate leadership edit

Assembly leadership edit

Members edit

Members of the Senate edit

Members of the Senate for the Seventy-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 12 seats
  Republican: 21 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc Alex Meunier Sturgeon Bay Rep.
02 Southern Brown & Calumet Robert W. Warren Green Bay Rep.
03 Milwaukee (Southwest City) Casimir Kendziorski Milwaukee Dem.
04 Milwaukee (North County) Jerris Leonard Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Wilfred Schuele Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (North City) Martin J. Schreiber Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Leland McParland Cudahy Dem.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Allen Busby West Milwaukee Rep.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Norman Sussman Milwaukee Dem.
10 Buffalo, Burnett, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, & St. Croix Robert P. Knowles New Richmond Rep.
11 Milwaukee (Western City) Wayne F. Whittow Milwaukee Dem.
12 Clark, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, & Vilas Clifford Krueger Merrill Rep.
13 Eastern Dodge, Jefferson, & Washington Frank E. Panzer Oakfield Rep.
14 Outagamie & Waupaca Gerald Lorge Bear Creek Rep.
15 Eastern Rock & Walworth George M. Borg (res. Aug. 9, 1967) Delavan Rep.
James D. Swan (from Oct. 17, 1967) Elkhorn Rep.
16 Most of Dane & Western Rock Carl W. Thompson Stoughton Dem.
17 Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, & Richland Gordon Roseleip Darlington Rep.
18 Fond du Lac & Western Dodge Walter G. Hollander Rosendale Rep.
19 Winnebago William Draheim Neenah Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Ernest Keppler Sheboygan Rep.
21 Racine (City & Southeast County) Henry Dorman Racine Dem.
22 Kenosha Joseph Lourigan Kenosha Dem.
23 Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, & Washburn Holger Rasmusen Spooner Rep.
24 Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, & Wood William C. Hansen Stevens Point Dem.
25 Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, & Sawyer Arthur Cirilli Superior Rep.
26 Dane (Madison) Fred Risser Madison Dem.
27 Adams, Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, & Sauk Walter Terry Baraboo Rep.
28 Southwest Milwaukee, Most of Racine, & Southern Waukesha Taylor Benson Raymond Dem.
29 Marathon, Menominee, & Shawano Walter Chilsen Wausau Rep.
30 Northern Brown, Florence, Langlade, Marinette, & Oconto Reuben La Fave Oconto Rep.
31 Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, & Trempealeau Raymond C. Johnson Eau Claire Rep.
32 Crawford, La Crosse, & Vernon Raymond Bice Sr. La Crosse Rep.
33 Waukesha (Northern half) Chester Dempsey Hartland Rep.

Members of the Assembly edit

Members of the Assembly for the Seventy-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 48 seats
  Republican: 52 seats
 
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
27 Adams, Juneau, & Marquette Tommy Thompson Rep. Elroy
25 Ashland, Bayfield, & Iron Bernard E. Gehrmann Rep. Ashland
23 Barron & Washburn John C. Van Hollen Rep. Chetek
02 Brown 1 Jerome Quinn Rep. Green Bay
2 Lawrence J. Kafka Rep. New Denmark
3 Cletus J. Vanderperren Dem. Green Bay
10 Buffalo, Pepin, & Pierce Stanley York Rep. River Falls
Burnett & Polk Harvey L. Dueholm Dem. Luck
02 Calumet Gervase Hephner Dem. Chilton
23 Chippewa Bruce Peloquin Dem. Chippewa Falls
12 Clark William C. Kavanaugh Rep. Greenwood
27 Columbia Wesley L. Packard Rep. Lodi
32 Crawford & Vernon Bernard Lewison Rep. Viroqua
26 Dane 1 Norman C. Anderson Dem. Madison
2 Edward Nager Dem. Madison
3 Robert Uehling Rep. Madison
16 4 Russel R. Weisensel Rep. Sun Prairie
5 David D. O'Malley Dem. Waunakee
13 Dodge 1 Esther Doughty Luckhardt Rep. Horicon
18 2 Elmer C. Nitschke Rep. Beaver Dam
01 Door & Kewaunee Lawrence Johnson Rep. Algoma
25 Douglas Reino A. Perala Dem. Superior
23 Dunn Alvin Baldus Dem. Menomonie
31 Eau Claire 1 Wilmer R. Waters Rep. Eau Claire
2 Louis V. Mato Dem. Fairchild
30 Florence & Marinette Leslie R. Stevenson Dem. Marinette
18 Fond du Lac 1 Earl F. McEssy Rep. Fond du Lac
2 William S. Schwefel Rep. Oakfield
12 Forest, Oneida, & Vilas Paul Alfonsi Rep. Minocqua
17 Grant James N. Azim Jr. Rep. Muscoda
Green & Lafayette G. Fred Galli (died Jan. 10, 1967) Rep. Monroe
Joseph E. Tregoning (from Apr. 10, 1967) Rep. Shullsburg
24 Green Lake & Waushara Franklin M. Jahnke Rep. Markesan
17 Iowa & Richland Gregor J. Bock Rep. Highland
31 Jackson & Trempealeau John Q. Radcliffe Dem. Strum
13 Jefferson Byron F. Wackett Rep. Watertown
22 Kenosha 1 George Molinaro Dem. Kenosha
2 Russell Olson Rep. Randall
32 La Crosse 1 D. Russell Wartinbee Rep. La Crosse
2 Norbert Nuttelman Rep. West Salem
30 Langlade & Oconto Milton McDougal Dem. Oconto Falls
Rep.
12 Lincoln & Taylor Joseph Sweda Dem. Lublin
01 Manitowoc 1 Eugene S. Kaufman Dem. Manitowoc
2 Everett E. Bolle Dem. Two Rivers
29 Marathon 1 Ben A. Riehle (died Nov. 27, 1967) Dem. Athens
--Vacant from Nov. 27, 1967--
2 Dave Obey Dem. Wausau
Menominee & Shawano Herbert J. Grover Dem. Shawano
06 Milwaukee 1 Mark Lipscomb Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
05 2 Joseph E. Jones Dem. Milwaukee
04 3 Joseph F. Bellante Jr. Rep. Milwaukee
09 4 Frank E. Schaeffer Jr. Dem. Milwaukee
06 5 Paul Sicula Dem. Milwaukee
09 6 Lloyd Barbee Dem. Milwaukee
06 7 William A. Johnson Dem. Milwaukee
11 8 Adrian Manders (died Jun. 22, 1967) Dem. Milwaukee
Verna Manders (from Oct. 16, 1967) Dem. Milwaukee
05 9 Edward F. Mertz Dem. Milwaukee
11 10 Fred Kessler Dem. Milwaukee
03 11 Raymond J. Tobiasz Dem. Milwaukee
12 Sam L. Orlich Dem. Milwaukee
09 13 Ronald G. Parys Dem. Milwaukee
03 14 Robert P. Kordus Dem. Milwaukee
05 15 James McCann Dem. Milwaukee
11 16 Richard E. Pabst Dem. Milwaukee
07 17 John E. McCormick Dem. Milwaukee
04 18 James E. Held (died Oct. 15, 1967) Rep. Milwaukee
--Vacant from Oct. 15, 1967--
07 19 Daniel D. Hanna Dem. Milwaukee
08 20 George Klicka Rep. Wauwatosa
21 Richard J. Lynch Dem. West Allis
22 Robert T. Huber Dem. West Allis
28 23 James C. Devitt Dem. Greendale
07 24 William P. Atkinson Dem. South Milwaukee
04 25 Nile Soik Rep. Whitefish Bay
31 Monroe Kyle Kenyon Rep. Tomah
14 Outagamie 1 Harold V. Froehlich Rep. Appleton
2 William J. Rogers Dem. Kaukauna
3 Ervin Conradt Rep. Shiocton
20 Ozaukee J. Curtis McKay Rep. Thiensville
24 Portage Leonard A. Groshek Dem. Stevens Point
25 Price, Rusk & Sawyer Willis J. Hutnik Rep. Ladysmith
21 Racine 1 Earl W. Warren Dem. Racine
2 Manny S. Brown Dem. Racine
28 3 Merrill E. Stalbaum Rep. Waterford
15 Rock 1 Lewis T. Mittness Dem. Janesville
16 2 Carolyn Blanchard Rep. Edgerton
15 3 George B. Belting Rep. Beloit
27 Sauk Oscar A. Laper Jr. Rep. Rock Springs
20 Sheboygan 1 Kenneth Kunde (res. Aug. 11, 1967) Dem. Sheboygan
Carl Otte (from Oct. 16, 1967) Dem. Sheboygan
2 Harry L. Gessert Rep. Elkhart Lake
10 St. Croix Robert M. Boche Rep. Star Prairie
22 Walworth Clarence J. Wilger Rep. Elkhorn
13 Washington Frederick C. Schroeder Rep. West Bend
33 Waukesha 1 Kenneth Merkel Rep. Brookfield
2 Harold W. Clemens Rep. Oconomowoc
3 Vincent R. Mathews Dem. Waukesha
28 4 John C. Shabaz Rep. New Berlin
14 Waupaca Gerald K. Anderson Rep. Waupaca
19 Winnebago 1 Jack D. Steinhilber Rep. Oshkosh
2 Floyd E. Shurbert Rep. Oshkosh
3 David O. Martin Rep. Menasha
24 Wood 1 Raymond F. Heinzen Rep. Marshfield
2 Harvey F. Gee Rep. Wisconsin Rapids

Committees edit

Senate committees edit

  • Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture – F. E. Panzer, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Conservation – C. Krueger, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Education – H. Rasmusen, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Governmental and Veterans Affairs – W. Draheim, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Highways – R. La Fave, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Interstate Cooperation – F. E. Panzer, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – A. Busby, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Taxation, Insurance, and Banking – G. Lorge, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Public Welfare – A. Meunier, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Committees – R. Bice, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Legislative Procedure – R. P. Knowles, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Senate Organization – J. Leonard, chair

Assembly committees edit

  • Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – N. Nuttelman, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – L. H. Johnson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – P. Alfonsi, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education – D. R. Wartinbee, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – E. F. McEssy, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – F. E. Shurbert, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – W. J. Hutnik, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – K. Kenyon, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – G. K. Anderon, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – N. Soik, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – J. C. McKay, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – F. C. Schroeder, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – H. F. Gee, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – B. Lewison, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – F. M. Jahnke, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – E. C. Nitschke, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs – H. W. Clemens, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Assembly Organization – H. V. Froehlich, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Contingent Expenditures – G. J. Bock, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Engrossed Bills – E. Doughty, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Enrolled Bills – R. Uehling, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Revision – H. L. Gessert, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Rules – W. J. Hutnik, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Third Reading – C. Blanchard, chair

Joint committees edit

  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance – W. G. Hollander (Sen.) & B. F. Wackett (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Standing Committee on Legislative Organization – R. P. Knowles (Sen.) & H. V. Froehlich (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform Laws – E. Keppler (Sen.) & G. B. Belting (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Legislative Council – J. Leonard, chair

Employees edit

Senate employees edit

  • Chief Clerk: William P. Nugent[3]
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Harry O. Levander (died Nov. 16, 1967)
    • Kenneth Nicholson (from Nov. 16, 1967)

Assembly employees edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Republican George M. Borg (15th District) resigned.
  2. ^ Republican James D. Swan (15th District) was sworn in to replace George M. Borg.
  3. ^ Republican G. Fred Galli (Green & Lafayette counties) died.
  4. ^ Republican Joseph E. Tregoning (Green & Lafayette counties) was sworn in to replace G. Fred Galli.
  5. ^ Democrat Adrian Manders (Milwaukee County) died.
  6. ^ Democrat Kenneth Kunde (Sheboygan County) resigned.
  7. ^ Republican James E. Held (Milwaukee County) died.
  8. ^ Democrats Carl Otte (Sheboygan County) and Verna Manders (Milwaukee County) were sworn in to replace Kenneth Kunde and Adrian Manders.
  9. ^ Democrat Milton McDougal (Langlade & Oconto counties) switched his part affiliation to Republican.
  10. ^ Democrat Ben A. Riehle (Marathon County) died.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 468, 471, 475, 479–480. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1968). "Biographies". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1968 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 20–68. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. (1968). "The Legislative Branch". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1968 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 342–362. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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The Seventy Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11 1967 to January 6 1969 in regular session 1 78th Wisconsin Legislature 77th 79th Wisconsin State CapitolOverviewLegislative bodyWisconsin LegislatureMeeting placeWisconsin State CapitolTermJanuary 2 1967 January 6 1969ElectionNovember 8 1966SenateMembers33Senate PresidentJack B Olson R President pro temporeRobert P Knowles R Party controlRepublicanAssemblyMembers100Assembly SpeakerHarold V Froehlich R Speaker pro temporeElmer C Nitschke R Party controlRepublicanSessionsRegularJanuary 11 1967 January 6 1969 This session saw the culmination of Governor Warren P Knowles state government reorganization and modernization plan including the passage of the signature government reorganization law which consolidated 85 executive branch agencies into 32 executive departments and the passage of twelve amendments to the state constitution the most in any single legislative session 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 8 1966 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 3 1964 1 Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Party summary 3 1 Senate summary 3 2 Assembly summary 4 Sessions 5 Leaders 5 1 Senate leadership 5 2 Assembly leadership 6 Members 6 1 Members of the Senate 6 2 Members of the Assembly 7 Committees 7 1 Senate committees 7 2 Assembly committees 7 3 Joint committees 8 Employees 8 1 Senate employees 8 2 Assembly employees 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksMajor events editJanuary 2 1967 Second inauguration of Warren P Knowles as Governor of Wisconsin January 15 1967 The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl I January 27 1967 An accidental fire destroyed Apollo 1 during a launch rehearsal at Cape Canaveral killing all three astronauts assigned to the mission February 10 1967 The Twenty fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution came into force when a sufficient number of states ratified March 4 1967 Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Myron L Gordon resigned after he was confirmed as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin March 13 1967 Wisconsin governor Warren P Knowles appointed county judge Connor Hansen to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to succeed Myron L Gordon April 4 1967 1967 Wisconsin Spring election Robert W Hansen was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court defeating incumbent chief justice George R Currie He was the only Wisconsin chief justice ever defeated seeking re election Wisconsin voters ratified eight amendments to the state constitution Combining the election of governor and lieutenant governor into a single ticket election rather than two separate elections Doubling the term of the governor and lieutenant governor to four years from two Doubling the term of the secretary of state to four years from two Doubling the term of the attorney general to four years from two Doubling the term of the state treasurer to four years from two Abolishing term limits for sheriffs Adding section 23 to Article I of the constitution establishing that the prohibition on sectarian instruction in public education should not prevent state entities from paying for transportation for children to attend private schools Allowing for judicial salary increases to take effect during the immediate term rather than waiting until after the next election July 30 1967 A fight between teenagers in Milwaukee escalated into the 1967 Milwaukee riot one of 159 race riots which swept the country in the long hot summer of 1967 August 30 1967 The United States Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court making him the first African American to serve on the court October 18 1967 A student anti war protest on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Madison devolved into a riot injuring 76 people December 31 1967 The Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the 1967 NFL Championship Game The game was referred to as the Ice Bowl due to the game time temperature of 15 F 36 F wind chill January 1 1968 E Harold Hallows became the 20th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by rule of seniority at the expiration of the term of chief justice George R Currie January 14 1968 The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl II March 31 1968 U S president Lyndon B Johnson announced during a speech about the status of the Vietnam War that he would not run for another term as president April 2 1968 1968 Wisconsin Spring election Wisconsin voters ratified four amendments to the state constitution Allowing the legislature to hold more than one session per biennium Allowing the legislature to set a uniform retirement age for state judges Clarifying that a judge may serve in a temporary role by appointment beyond the retirement age Allowing for appropriations for forestry improvements from funding sources other than a property tax April 4 1968 Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee June 6 1968 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles California November 5 1968 1968 United States general election Richard Nixon R elected President of the United States Warren P Knowles R re elected to a third term as Governor of Wisconsin Gaylord Nelson D re elected United States senator from Wisconsin Major legislation editJuly 19 1967 An Act to provide for the functional reorganization of the executive branch of Wisconsin state government by the orderly transfer of all functions now assigned by law to the 91 separate departments of the executive branch into a streamlined new structure of constitutional offices operating departments and independent institutions and agencies and to make appropriations 1967 Act 75 This was the signature legislative package of the major executive branch reorganization championed by governor Warren P Knowles It reorganized the state executive branch into 32 executive agencies down from 85 or 91 by some measures Party summary editSenate summary edit nbsp Senate partisan composition Democratic 12 seats Republican 21 seats Party Shading indicates majority caucus Total Dem Rep Vacant End of previous Legislature 13 20 33 0 Start of Reg Session 12 21 33 0 From Aug 9 1967 note 1 20 32 1 From Oct 17 1967 note 2 21 33 0 Final voting share 36 36 63 64 Beginning of the next Legislature 10 23 33 0 Assembly summary edit nbsp Assembly partisan composition Democratic 48 seats Republican 52 seats Party Shading indicates majority caucus Total Dem Rep Vacant End of previous Legislature 53 47 100 0 Start of Reg Session 48 52 100 0 From Jan 10 1967 note 3 51 99 1 From Apr 10 1967 note 4 52 100 0 From Jun 22 1967 note 5 47 99 1 From Aug 11 1967 note 6 46 98 2 From Oct 15 1967 note 7 51 97 3 From Oct 16 1967 note 8 48 99 1 From Oct 27 1967 note 9 47 52 From Nov 27 1967 note 10 46 98 2 Final voting share 46 94 53 06 Beginning of the next Legislature 48 52 100 0Sessions editRegular session January 11 1967 January 6 1969Leaders editSenate leadership edit President of the Senate Jack B Olson R President pro tempore Robert P Knowles R New Richmond Majority leader Jerris Leonard R Milwaukee Minority leader Fred Risser D Madison Assembly leadership edit Speaker of the Assembly Harold V Froehlich R Appleton Speaker pro tempore Elmer C Nitschke R Beaver Dam Majority leader J Curtis McKay R Thiensville Minority leader Robert T Huber D West Allis Members editMembers of the Senate edit Members of the Senate for the Seventy Eighth Wisconsin Legislature 2 nbsp Senate partisan representation Democratic 12 seats Republican 21 seats Dist Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Door Kewaunee amp Manitowoc Alex Meunier Sturgeon Bay Rep 02 Southern Brown amp Calumet Robert W Warren Green Bay Rep 03 Milwaukee Southwest City Casimir Kendziorski Milwaukee Dem 04 Milwaukee North County Jerris Leonard Milwaukee Rep 05 Milwaukee Northwest City Wilfred Schuele Milwaukee Dem 06 Milwaukee North City Martin J Schreiber Milwaukee Dem 07 Milwaukee Southeast County amp Southeast City Leland McParland Cudahy Dem 08 Milwaukee Western County Allen Busby West Milwaukee Rep 09 Milwaukee City Downtown Norman Sussman Milwaukee Dem 10 Buffalo Burnett Pepin Pierce Polk amp St Croix Robert P Knowles New Richmond Rep 11 Milwaukee Western City Wayne F Whittow Milwaukee Dem 12 Clark Forest Lincoln Oneida Taylor amp Vilas Clifford Krueger Merrill Rep 13 Eastern Dodge Jefferson amp Washington Frank E Panzer Oakfield Rep 14 Outagamie amp Waupaca Gerald Lorge Bear Creek Rep 15 Eastern Rock amp Walworth George M Borg res Aug 9 1967 Delavan Rep James D Swan from Oct 17 1967 Elkhorn Rep 16 Most of Dane amp Western Rock Carl W Thompson Stoughton Dem 17 Grant Green Iowa Lafayette amp Richland Gordon Roseleip Darlington Rep 18 Fond du Lac amp Western Dodge Walter G Hollander Rosendale Rep 19 Winnebago William Draheim Neenah Rep 20 Ozaukee amp Sheboygan Ernest Keppler Sheboygan Rep 21 Racine City amp Southeast County Henry Dorman Racine Dem 22 Kenosha Joseph Lourigan Kenosha Dem 23 Barron Chippewa Dunn amp Washburn Holger Rasmusen Spooner Rep 24 Green Lake Portage Waushara amp Wood William C Hansen Stevens Point Dem 25 Ashland Bayfield Douglas Iron Price Rusk amp Sawyer Arthur Cirilli Superior Rep 26 Dane Madison Fred Risser Madison Dem 27 Adams Columbia Juneau Marquette amp Sauk Walter Terry Baraboo Rep 28 Southwest Milwaukee Most of Racine amp Southern Waukesha Taylor Benson Raymond Dem 29 Marathon Menominee amp Shawano Walter Chilsen Wausau Rep 30 Northern Brown Florence Langlade Marinette amp Oconto Reuben La Fave Oconto Rep 31 Eau Claire Jackson Monroe amp Trempealeau Raymond C Johnson Eau Claire Rep 32 Crawford La Crosse amp Vernon Raymond Bice Sr La Crosse Rep 33 Waukesha Northern half Chester Dempsey Hartland Rep Members of the Assembly edit Members of the Assembly for the Seventy Eighth Wisconsin Legislature 2 nbsp Assembly partisan composition Democratic 48 seats Republican 52 seats nbsp Milwaukee County districts SenateDist County Dist Representative Party Residence 27 Adams Juneau amp Marquette Tommy Thompson Rep Elroy 25 Ashland Bayfield amp Iron Bernard E Gehrmann Rep Ashland 23 Barron amp Washburn John C Van Hollen Rep Chetek 02 Brown 1 Jerome Quinn Rep Green Bay 2 Lawrence J Kafka Rep New Denmark 3 Cletus J Vanderperren Dem Green Bay 10 Buffalo Pepin amp Pierce Stanley York Rep River Falls Burnett amp Polk Harvey L Dueholm Dem Luck 02 Calumet Gervase Hephner Dem Chilton 23 Chippewa Bruce Peloquin Dem Chippewa Falls 12 Clark William C Kavanaugh Rep Greenwood 27 Columbia Wesley L Packard Rep Lodi 32 Crawford amp Vernon Bernard Lewison Rep Viroqua 26 Dane 1 Norman C Anderson Dem Madison 2 Edward Nager Dem Madison 3 Robert Uehling Rep Madison 16 4 Russel R Weisensel Rep Sun Prairie 5 David D O Malley Dem Waunakee 13 Dodge 1 Esther Doughty Luckhardt Rep Horicon 18 2 Elmer C Nitschke Rep Beaver Dam 01 Door amp Kewaunee Lawrence Johnson Rep Algoma 25 Douglas Reino A Perala Dem Superior 23 Dunn Alvin Baldus Dem Menomonie 31 Eau Claire 1 Wilmer R Waters Rep Eau Claire 2 Louis V Mato Dem Fairchild 30 Florence amp Marinette Leslie R Stevenson Dem Marinette 18 Fond du Lac 1 Earl F McEssy Rep Fond du Lac 2 William S Schwefel Rep Oakfield 12 Forest Oneida amp Vilas Paul Alfonsi Rep Minocqua 17 Grant James N Azim Jr Rep Muscoda Green amp Lafayette G Fred Galli died Jan 10 1967 Rep Monroe Joseph E Tregoning from Apr 10 1967 Rep Shullsburg 24 Green Lake amp Waushara Franklin M Jahnke Rep Markesan 17 Iowa amp Richland Gregor J Bock Rep Highland 31 Jackson amp Trempealeau John Q Radcliffe Dem Strum 13 Jefferson Byron F Wackett Rep Watertown 22 Kenosha 1 George Molinaro Dem Kenosha 2 Russell Olson Rep Randall 32 La Crosse 1 D Russell Wartinbee Rep La Crosse 2 Norbert Nuttelman Rep West Salem 30 Langlade amp Oconto Milton McDougal Dem Oconto Falls Rep 12 Lincoln amp Taylor Joseph Sweda Dem Lublin 01 Manitowoc 1 Eugene S Kaufman Dem Manitowoc 2 Everett E Bolle Dem Two Rivers 29 Marathon 1 Ben A Riehle died Nov 27 1967 Dem Athens Vacant from Nov 27 1967 2 Dave Obey Dem Wausau Menominee amp Shawano Herbert J Grover Dem Shawano 06 Milwaukee 1 Mark Lipscomb Jr Dem Milwaukee 05 2 Joseph E Jones Dem Milwaukee 04 3 Joseph F Bellante Jr Rep Milwaukee 09 4 Frank E Schaeffer Jr Dem Milwaukee 06 5 Paul Sicula Dem Milwaukee 09 6 Lloyd Barbee Dem Milwaukee 06 7 William A Johnson Dem Milwaukee 11 8 Adrian Manders died Jun 22 1967 Dem Milwaukee Verna Manders from Oct 16 1967 Dem Milwaukee 05 9 Edward F Mertz Dem Milwaukee 11 10 Fred Kessler Dem Milwaukee 03 11 Raymond J Tobiasz Dem Milwaukee 12 Sam L Orlich Dem Milwaukee 09 13 Ronald G Parys Dem Milwaukee 03 14 Robert P Kordus Dem Milwaukee 05 15 James McCann Dem Milwaukee 11 16 Richard E Pabst Dem Milwaukee 07 17 John E McCormick Dem Milwaukee 04 18 James E Held died Oct 15 1967 Rep Milwaukee Vacant from Oct 15 1967 07 19 Daniel D Hanna Dem Milwaukee 08 20 George Klicka Rep Wauwatosa 21 Richard J Lynch Dem West Allis 22 Robert T Huber Dem West Allis 28 23 James C Devitt Dem Greendale 07 24 William P Atkinson Dem South Milwaukee 04 25 Nile Soik Rep Whitefish Bay 31 Monroe Kyle Kenyon Rep Tomah 14 Outagamie 1 Harold V Froehlich Rep Appleton 2 William J Rogers Dem Kaukauna 3 Ervin Conradt Rep Shiocton 20 Ozaukee J Curtis McKay Rep Thiensville 24 Portage Leonard A Groshek Dem Stevens Point 25 Price Rusk amp Sawyer Willis J Hutnik Rep Ladysmith 21 Racine 1 Earl W Warren Dem Racine 2 Manny S Brown Dem Racine 28 3 Merrill E Stalbaum Rep Waterford 15 Rock 1 Lewis T Mittness Dem Janesville 16 2 Carolyn Blanchard Rep Edgerton 15 3 George B Belting Rep Beloit 27 Sauk Oscar A Laper Jr Rep Rock Springs 20 Sheboygan 1 Kenneth Kunde res Aug 11 1967 Dem Sheboygan Carl Otte from Oct 16 1967 Dem Sheboygan 2 Harry L Gessert Rep Elkhart Lake 10 St Croix Robert M Boche Rep Star Prairie 22 Walworth Clarence J Wilger Rep Elkhorn 13 Washington Frederick C Schroeder Rep West Bend 33 Waukesha 1 Kenneth Merkel Rep Brookfield 2 Harold W Clemens Rep Oconomowoc 3 Vincent R Mathews Dem Waukesha 28 4 John C Shabaz Rep New Berlin 14 Waupaca Gerald K Anderson Rep Waupaca 19 Winnebago 1 Jack D Steinhilber Rep Oshkosh 2 Floyd E Shurbert Rep Oshkosh 3 David O Martin Rep Menasha 24 Wood 1 Raymond F Heinzen Rep Marshfield 2 Harvey F Gee Rep Wisconsin RapidsCommittees editSenate committees edit Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture F E Panzer chair Senate Standing Committee on Conservation C Krueger chair Senate Standing Committee on Education H Rasmusen chair Senate Standing Committee on Governmental and Veterans Affairs W Draheim chair Senate Standing Committee on Highways R La Fave chair Senate Standing Committee on Interstate Cooperation F E Panzer chair Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary A Busby chair Senate Standing Committee on Labor Taxation Insurance and Banking G Lorge chair Senate Standing Committee on Public Welfare A Meunier chair Senate Special Committee on Committees R Bice chair Senate Special Committee on Legislative Procedure R P Knowles chair Senate Special Committee on Senate Organization J Leonard chair Assembly committees edit Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture N Nuttelman chair Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures L H Johnson chair Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation P Alfonsi chair Assembly Standing Committee on Education D R Wartinbee chair Assembly Standing Committee on Elections E F McEssy chair Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees F E Shurbert chair Assembly Standing Committee on Highways W J Hutnik chair Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking K Kenyon chair Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary G K Anderon chair Assembly Standing Committee on Labor N Soik chair Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities J C McKay chair Assembly Standing Committee on Printing F C Schroeder chair Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare H F Gee chair Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs B Lewison chair Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation F M Jahnke chair Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation E C Nitschke chair Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs H W Clemens chair Assembly Special Committee on Assembly Organization H V Froehlich chair Assembly Special Committee on Contingent Expenditures G J Bock chair Assembly Special Committee on Engrossed Bills E Doughty chair Assembly Special Committee on Enrolled Bills R Uehling chair Assembly Special Committee on Revision H L Gessert chair Assembly Special Committee on Rules W J Hutnik chair Assembly Special Committee on Third Reading C Blanchard chair Joint committees edit Joint Standing Committee on Finance W G Hollander Sen amp B F Wackett Asm co chairs Joint Standing Committee on Legislative Organization R P Knowles Sen amp H V Froehlich Asm co chairs Joint Standing Committee on Revisions Repeals and Uniform Laws E Keppler Sen amp G B Belting Asm co chairs Joint Legislative Council J Leonard chairEmployees editSenate employees edit Chief Clerk William P Nugent 3 Sergeant at Arms Harry O Levander died Nov 16 1967 Kenneth Nicholson from Nov 16 1967 Assembly employees edit Chief Clerk Arnold W F Langner res May 2 1967 3 Wilmer H Struebing from May 16 1967 Sergeant at Arms Louis C RomellNotes edit Republican George M Borg 15th District resigned Republican James D Swan 15th District was sworn in to replace George M Borg Republican G Fred Galli Green amp Lafayette counties died Republican Joseph E Tregoning Green amp Lafayette counties was sworn in to replace G Fred Galli Democrat Adrian Manders Milwaukee County died Democrat Kenneth Kunde Sheboygan County resigned Republican James E Held Milwaukee County died Democrats Carl Otte Sheboygan County and Verna Manders Milwaukee County were sworn in to replace Kenneth Kunde and Adrian Manders Democrat Milton McDougal Langlade amp Oconto counties switched his part affiliation to Republican Democrat Ben A Riehle Marathon County died References edit a b Barish Lawrence S Lemanski Lynn eds 2021 Historical Lists PDF State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021 2022 Report Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau pp 468 471 475 479 480 ISBN 978 1 7333817 1 0 Retrieved August 5 2023 a b Theobald H Rupert Robbins Patricia V eds 1968 Biographies The Wisconsin Blue Book 1968 Report Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau pp 20 68 Retrieved October 20 2023 a b Theobald H Rupert Robbins Patricia V eds 1968 The Legislative Branch The Wisconsin Blue Book 1968 Report Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau pp 342 362 Retrieved October 23 2023 External links edit1967 Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 78th 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