62nd Wisconsin Legislature

The Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1935, to September 27, 1935, in regular session.[1]

62nd Wisconsin Legislature
61st 63rd
Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 1935 – January 4, 1937
ElectionNovember 6, 1934
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentThomas J. O'Malley (D) (died May 27, 1936)
President pro temporeHarry W. Bolens (D)
Party controlDemocratic
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerJorge W. Carow (P) (died Nov. 5, 1936)
Party controlProgressive
Sessions
RegularJanuary 9, 1935 – September 27, 1935

This was the first legislative term with a formal split between 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.[1]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • 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.

Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Progressive: 13 seats
  Republican: 6 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 9 1 0 21 31 2
Start of Reg. Session 14 0 13 6 33 0
Final voting share 81.82% 18.18%
Beginning of the next Legislature 9 0 16 8 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 35 seats
  Socialist: 3 seats
  Progressive: 45 seats
  Republican: 17 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Prog. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 58 3 0 38 99 1
Start of Reg. Session 35 3 45 17 100 0
From Jan. 18, 1936[note 1] 44 99 1
From Nov. 5, 1936[note 2] 43 98 2
Final voting share 38.78% 43.88% 17.35%
Beginning of the next Legislature 31 0 48 21 100 0

Sessions

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  • Regular session: January 9, 1935 – September 27, 1935

Leaders

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Senate leadership

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Assembly leadership

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Members

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Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Progressive: 13 seats
  Republican: 6 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc John E. Cashman Denmark Prog.
02 Brown & Oconto E. F. Brunette Green Bay Dem.
03 Milwaukee (South City) Arthur L. Zimny Milwaukee Dem.
04 Milwaukee (Northeast County & Northeast City) Oscar Morris Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Harold V. Schoenecker Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (North-Central City) Charles H. Phillips Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Max Galasinski Milwaukee Dem.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) William Shenners Jr. West Allis Dem.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) James L. Callan Milwaukee Dem.
10 Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix Walter H. Hunt River Falls Prog.
11 Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn Philip E. Nelson Maple Rep.
12 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & Vilas Joseph E. McDermid Ladysmith Prog.
13 Dodge & Washington Frank E. Panzer Oakfield Prog.
14 Outagamie & Shawano Mike Mack Shiocton Rep.
15 Rock Maurice Coakley Beloit Rep.
16 Crawford, Grant, & Vernon William D. Carroll Prairie du Chien Dem.
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette George Engebretson South Wayne Prog.
18 Fond du Lac, Green Lake & Waushara Morley G. Kelly Fond du Lac Dem.
19 Calumet & Winnebago Pierce A. Morrissey Rush Lake Dem.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Harry W. Bolens Port Washington Dem.
21 Racine Joseph Clancy Racine Dem.
22 Kenosha & Walworth Conrad Shearer Kenosha Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Herman J. Severson Iola Prog.
24 Clark, Taylor, & Wood Walter J. Rush Neillsville Prog.
25 Lincoln & Marathon Roland E. Kannenberg Wausau Prog.
26 Dane Harold Groves Madison Prog.
27 Columbia, Richland, & Sauk E. Myrwyn Rowlands Cambria Prog.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire G. Erle Ingram Eau Claire Prog.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk John A. Anderson Barron Prog.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oneida Sherman W. Wade Antigo Dem.
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & Marquette J. Earl Leverich Sparta Prog.
32 Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau Harry W. Griswold West Salem Rep.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha Chester Dempsey Merton Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 35 seats
  Socialist: 3 seats
  Progressive: 45 seats
  Republican: 17 seats
 
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
31 Adams & Marquette Edwin W. Blomquist Prog. Adams
12 Ashland Clarence V. Olson Prog. Ashland
29 Barron Charles A. Beggs Prog. Rice Lake
11 Bayfield John C. Sibbald Prog. Grandview
02 Brown 1 Robert E. Lynch Dem. Green Bay
2 William J. Sweeney Dem. De Pere
10 Buffalo & Pepin Arthur A. Hitt Prog. Alma
11 Burnett & Washburn Harry Bergren Prog. Siren
19 Calumet John W. Short Dem. Chilton
28 Chippewa George H. Hipke Rep. Stanley
24 Clark Victor Nehs Prog. Neillsville
27 Columbia William F. Groves Prog. Lodi
16 Crawford Thorleif A. Peterson Dem. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 Herbert C. Schenk Prog. Madison
2 James C. Hanson Prog. Deerfield
3 Albert J. Baker Prog. Mount Horeb
13 Dodge 1 Elmer L. Genzmer Dem. Mayville
2 Henry E. Krueger Dem. Beaver Dam
01 Door Frank N. Graass Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 Michael H. Hall Prog. Superior
2 Elmer Peterson Prog. Poplar
29 Dunn James D. Millar Prog. Menomonie
28 Eau Claire John T. Pritchard Prog. Eau Claire
30 Florence, Forest, & Oneida Herman L. Kronschnabl Prog. Crandon
18 Fond du Lac 1 Maurice J. Fitzsimons Jr. Dem. Fond du Lac
2 John E. Johnson Prog. Brandon
16 Grant 1 William H. Goldthorpe Rep. Cuba City
2 Hugh A. Harper Prog. Lancaster
17 Green Ernst J. Hoesly Prog. New Glarus
18 Green Lake & Waushara Reuben W. Peterson Rep. Berlin
17 Iowa John S. Jackson Prog. Mineral Point
12 Iron & Vilas Paul Alfonsi Prog. Pence
32 Jackson Peter A. Hemmy Prog. Humbird
33 Jefferson Palmer F. Daugs Dem. Fort Atkinson
31 Juneau William H. Barnes Prog. New Lisbon
22 Kenosha 1 Alfred C. Grosvenor Dem. Kenosha
2 Matt G. Siebert Dem. Salem
01 Kewaunee Albert D. Shimek Dem. Algoma
32 La Crosse 1 John Mulder Rep. La Crosse
2 Harry W. Schilling Prog. Onalaska
17 Lafayette Joseph S. Robinson Rep. Platteville
30 Langlade James T. Cavanaugh Dem. Antigo
25 Lincoln Reno W. Trego Prog. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 Otto A. Vogel Prog. Manitowoc
2 David Sigman Prog. Two Rivers
25 Marathon 1 Joseph L. Barber Prog. Marathon
2 Rudolph Meisner Dem. Wausau
30 Marinette Louis W. Staudenmaier Dem. Marinette
09 Milwaukee 1 Cornelius T. Young Dem. Milwaukee
06 2 Clarence Kretlow Dem. Milwaukee
08 3 Allen Busby Prog. Milwaukee
09 4 John O'Malley Dem. Milwaukee
03 5 Mary O. Kryszak Dem. Milwaukee
09 6 John N. Kaiser Dem. Milwaukee
06 7 Arthur Koegel Soc. Milwaukee
08 8 Donald P. Ryan Dem. Milwaukee
05 9 George Weissleder Dem. Milwaukee
07 10 John W. Grobschmidt Prog. South Milwaukee
03 11 Martin Franzkowiak Dem. Milwaukee
07 12 Clemens Michalski Dem. Milwaukee
04 13 Bernard B. Kroenke Dem. Milwaukee
14 Milton T. Murray Rep. Milwaukee
05 15 Thomas H. Caffrey Dem. Milwaukee
06 16 Herman B. Wegner Soc. Milwaukee
07 17 Martin F. Howard Dem. Milwaukee
06 18 Edward H. Kiefer Soc. Milwaukee
05 19 Joseph L. Garvens Dem. West Milwaukee
08 20 James L. Foley Jr. Dem. Wauwatosa
31 Monroe Earl D. Hall Prog. Greenfield
02 Oconto Bernard E. Brandt Prog. Lena
14 Outagamie 1 August W. Laabs Rep. Appleton
2 William Bay Prog. Kaukauna
20 Ozaukee Nicholas J. Bichler Dem. Belgium
10 Pierce Theodore Swanson Rep. Ellsworth
29 Polk Marius Dueholm Prog. Luck
23 Portage John Kostuck Prog. Stevens Point
12 Price Frank Stone Rep. Park Falls
21 Racine 1 John L. Sieb Prog. Racine
2 Joseph C. Hamata Dem. Racine
3 Edward F. Rakow Dem. Burlington
27 Richland Vernon W. Thomson Rep. Richland Center
15 Rock 1 Edward Grassman Rep. Edgerton
2 Ira E. Inman Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer J. W. Carow Prog. Ladysmith
27 Sauk George J. Woerth Prog. Sauk City
14 Shawano Paul T. Fuhrman Prog. Bowler
20 Sheboygan 1 Joseph M. Theisen Dem. Sheboygan
2 Charles A. Laack Dem. Plymouth
10 St. Croix Arthur D. Kelly Prog. Hudson
24 Taylor Carl M. Nelson Rep. Medford
32 Trempealeau Tom Lomsdahl Prog. Osseo
16 Vernon Hjalmer S. Halvorsen Prog. Westby
22 Walworth Daniel E. LaBar Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Adam F. Poltl Prog. Hartford
33 Waukesha 1 Lyle E. Douglass Rep. Waukesha
2 Alfred R. Ludvigsen Rep. Pewaukee
23 Waupaca Alvin A. Handrich Prog. Manawa
19 Winnebago 1 Ray Novotny Dem. Oshkosh
2 William P. Grimes Dem. Neenah
24 Wood Byrde M. Vaughan Prog. Wisconsin Rapids

Committees

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Senate committees

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  • Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Labor – C. Shearer, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Committees – W. D. Carroll, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – M. G. Kelly, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and Taxation – O. Morris, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – P. E. Nelson, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Highways – J. Clancy, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – C. H. Phillips, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure – H. W. Bolens, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government – M. Galasinski, chair

Assembly committees

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  • Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – J. C. Hanson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – A. Busby, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – P. A. Hemmy, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – H. A. Harper, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education – P. Alfonsi, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – A. D. Kelly, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – J. C. Hamata, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – J. L. Barber, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – J. S. Robinson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – E. D. Hall, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – J. W. Grobschmidt, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – C. V. Olson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – W. Bay, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – B. M. Vaughan, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – H. L. Kronschnabl, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – M. Dueholm, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – P. T. Fuhrman, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – E. J. Hoesly, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – A. A. Hitt, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – H. S. Halvorsen, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – J. L. Sieb, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – J. T. Pritchard, chair

Joint committees

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  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance – E. F. Brunette (Sen.) & C. A. Beggs (Asm.), co-chairs

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen[2]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Milton J. Bailey
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Emil A. Hartman
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Albert E. Daley
  • Postmaster: Joseph Westlund

Assembly employees

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Notes

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  1. ^ Progressive Marius Dueholm (Polk County) died.
  2. ^ Progressive Jorge W. Carow (Rusk & Sawyer counties) died.

References

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  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 March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1935). "Members of the Legislature". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1935 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 189–266. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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