Wisconsin legislative term for 1935–1936
TheSixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened fromJanuary 9, 1935, toSeptember 27, 1935, in regular session.[ 1]
This was the first legislative term with a formal split betweenProgressive andRepublican caucuses. It was also the first term since the1893–1894 term in which the Republicans controlled neither house of the Legislature.
Senators representing odd-numbered districts werenewly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly memberswere 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]
Thegovernor of Wisconsin during this entire term was ProgressivePhilip La Follette , ofDane County , serving his second non-consecutive two-year term, having won election in the1934 Wisconsin gubernatorial election . He previously served as governor from 1931 to 1933.
January 7, 1935: Inauguration ofPhilip La Follette as the 29thGovernor of Wisconsin . May 27, 1935: The United States Supreme Court, in the caseA.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 was unconstitutional. August 14, 1935: U.S. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt signed theSocial Security Act into law. September 15, 1935: TheNuremberg 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 theCongress of Industrial Organizations . January 20, 1935: KingGeorge V of theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland died. He was immediately succeeded by his sonEdward VIII , though he would never be grantedcoronation . May 27, 1936: Incumbent Wisconsin lieutenant governorThomas J. O'Malley died in office. July 17, 1936: TheSpanish Army of Africa launched a coup of theSecond Spanish Republic , beginning theSpanish Civil War . July 20, 1936: TheMontreux 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 the1936 Summer Olympics inBerlin was the first live televised broadcast of a sporting event. October 23, 1936: TheItalo-German protocol of 23 October 1936 was signed, establishing theRome–Berlin Axis . November 3, 1936:1936 United States general election :Franklin D. Rooseveltre-elected President of the United States . Philip La Follettere-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 AssemblyJorge W. Carow died in office. November 25, 1936: TheAnti-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: TheGreen Bay Packers won the1936 NFL Championship Game . 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. Senate partisan composition Democratic: 14 seats
Progressive: 13 seats
Republican: 6 seats
Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 35 seats
Socialist: 3 seats
Progressive: 45 seats
Republican: 17 seats
Regular session: January 9, 1935 – September 27, 1935Assembly leadership [ edit ] Members of the Senate [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 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 [ edit ] 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 Standing Committee on Finance – E. F. Brunette (Sen.) & C. A. Beggs (Asm.), co-chairs ^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 . RetrievedMarch 11, 2023 . ^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. RetrievedJuly 30, 2023 .
