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

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.

Party summary

Senate summary

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 Legislature91021312
Start of Reg. Session140136330
Final voting share81.82%18.18%
Beginning of the next Legislature90168330

Assembly summary

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 Legislature583038991
Start of Reg. Session35345171000
From Jan. 18, 1936[note 1]44991
From Nov. 5, 1936[note 2]43982
Final voting share38.78%43.88%17.35%
Beginning of the next Legislature31048211000

Sessions

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

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Progressive: 13 seats
  Republican: 6 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01Door, Kewaunee, & ManitowocJohn E. CashmanDenmarkProg.
02Brown & OcontoE. F. BrunetteGreen BayDem.
03Milwaukee (South City)Arthur L. ZimnyMilwaukeeDem.
04Milwaukee (Northeast County & Northeast City)Oscar MorrisMilwaukeeRep.
05Milwaukee (Northwest City)Harold V. SchoeneckerMilwaukeeDem.
06Milwaukee (North-Central City)Charles H. PhillipsMilwaukeeDem.
07Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City)Max GalasinskiMilwaukeeDem.
08Milwaukee (Western County)William Shenners Jr.West AllisDem.
09Milwaukee (City Downtown)James L. CallanMilwaukeeDem.
10Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. CroixWalter H. HuntRiver FallsProg.
11Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & WashburnPhilip E. NelsonMapleRep.
12Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & VilasJoseph E. McDermidLadysmithProg.
13Dodge & WashingtonFrank E. PanzerOakfieldProg.
14Outagamie & ShawanoMike MackShioctonRep.
15RockMaurice CoakleyBeloitRep.
16Crawford, Grant, & VernonWilliam D. CarrollPrairie du ChienDem.
17Green, Iowa, & LafayetteGeorge EngebretsonSouth WayneProg.
18Fond du Lac, Green Lake & WausharaMorley G. KellyFond du LacDem.
19Calumet & WinnebagoPierce A. MorrisseyRush LakeDem.
20Ozaukee & SheboyganHarry W. BolensPort WashingtonDem.
21RacineJoseph ClancyRacineDem.
22Kenosha & WalworthConrad ShearerKenoshaRep.
23Portage & WaupacaHerman J. SeversonIolaProg.
24Clark, Taylor, & WoodWalter J. RushNeillsvilleProg.
25Lincoln & MarathonRoland E. KannenbergWausauProg.
26DaneHarold GrovesMadisonProg.
27Columbia, Richland, & SaukE. Myrwyn RowlandsCambriaProg.
28Chippewa & Eau ClaireG. Erle IngramEau ClaireProg.
29Barron, Dunn, & PolkJohn A. AndersonBarronProg.
30Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & OneidaSherman W. WadeAntigoDem.
31Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & MarquetteJ. Earl LeverichSpartaProg.
32Jackson, La Crosse, & TrempealeauHarry W. GriswoldWest SalemRep.
33Jefferson & WaukeshaChester DempseyMertonDem.

Members of the Assembly

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.
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
31Adams & MarquetteEdwin W. BlomquistProg.Adams
12AshlandClarence V. OlsonProg.Ashland
29BarronCharles A. BeggsProg.Rice Lake
11BayfieldJohn C. SibbaldProg.Grandview
02Brown1Robert E. LynchDem.Green Bay
2William J. SweeneyDem.De Pere
10Buffalo & PepinArthur A. HittProg.Alma
11Burnett & WashburnHarry BergrenProg.Siren
19CalumetJohn W. ShortDem.Chilton
28ChippewaGeorge H. HipkeRep.Stanley
24ClarkVictor NehsProg.Neillsville
27ColumbiaWilliam F. GrovesProg.Lodi
16CrawfordThorleif A. PetersonDem.Soldiers Grove
26Dane1Herbert C. SchenkProg.Madison
2James C. HansonProg.Deerfield
3Albert J. BakerProg.Mount Horeb
13Dodge1Elmer L. GenzmerDem.Mayville
2Henry E. KruegerDem.Beaver Dam
01DoorFrank N. GraassRep.Sturgeon Bay
11Douglas1Michael H. HallProg.Superior
2Elmer PetersonProg.Poplar
29DunnJames D. MillarProg.Menomonie
28Eau ClaireJohn T. PritchardProg.Eau Claire
30Florence, Forest, & OneidaHerman L. KronschnablProg.Crandon
18Fond du Lac1Maurice J. Fitzsimons Jr.Dem.Fond du Lac
2John E. JohnsonProg.Brandon
16Grant1William H. GoldthorpeRep.Cuba City
2Hugh A. HarperProg.Lancaster
17GreenErnst J. HoeslyProg.New Glarus
18Green Lake & WausharaReuben W. PetersonRep.Berlin
17IowaJohn S. JacksonProg.Mineral Point
12Iron & VilasPaul AlfonsiProg.Pence
32JacksonPeter A. HemmyProg.Humbird
33JeffersonPalmer F. DaugsDem.Fort Atkinson
31JuneauWilliam H. BarnesProg.New Lisbon
22Kenosha1Alfred C. GrosvenorDem.Kenosha
2Matt G. SiebertDem.Salem
01KewauneeAlbert D. ShimekDem.Algoma
32La Crosse1John MulderRep.La Crosse
2Harry W. SchillingProg.Onalaska
17LafayetteJoseph S. RobinsonRep.Platteville
30LangladeJames T. CavanaughDem.Antigo
25LincolnReno W. TregoProg.Merrill
01Manitowoc1Otto A. VogelProg.Manitowoc
2David SigmanProg.Two Rivers
25Marathon1Joseph L. BarberProg.Marathon
2Rudolph MeisnerDem.Wausau
30MarinetteLouis W. StaudenmaierDem.Marinette
09Milwaukee1Cornelius T. YoungDem.Milwaukee
062Clarence KretlowDem.Milwaukee
083Allen BusbyProg.Milwaukee
094John O'MalleyDem.Milwaukee
035Mary O. KryszakDem.Milwaukee
096John N. KaiserDem.Milwaukee
067Arthur KoegelSoc.Milwaukee
088Donald P. RyanDem.Milwaukee
059George WeisslederDem.Milwaukee
0710John W. GrobschmidtProg.South Milwaukee
0311Martin FranzkowiakDem.Milwaukee
0712Clemens MichalskiDem.Milwaukee
0413Bernard B. KroenkeDem.Milwaukee
14Milton T. MurrayRep.Milwaukee
0515Thomas H. CaffreyDem.Milwaukee
0616Herman B. WegnerSoc.Milwaukee
0717Martin F. HowardDem.Milwaukee
0618Edward H. KieferSoc.Milwaukee
0519Joseph L. GarvensDem.West Milwaukee
0820James L. Foley Jr.Dem.Wauwatosa
31MonroeEarl D. HallProg.Greenfield
02OcontoBernard E. BrandtProg.Lena
14Outagamie1August W. LaabsRep.Appleton
2William BayProg.Kaukauna
20OzaukeeNicholas J. BichlerDem.Belgium
10PierceTheodore SwansonRep.Ellsworth
29PolkMarius DueholmProg.Luck
23PortageJohn KostuckProg.Stevens Point
12PriceFrank StoneRep.Park Falls
21Racine1John L. SiebProg.Racine
2Joseph C. HamataDem.Racine
3Edward F. RakowDem.Burlington
27RichlandVernon W. ThomsonRep.Richland Center
15Rock1Edward GrassmanRep.Edgerton
2Ira E. InmanRep.Beloit
12Rusk & SawyerJ. W. CarowProg.Ladysmith
27SaukGeorge J. WoerthProg.Sauk City
14ShawanoPaul T. FuhrmanProg.Bowler
20Sheboygan1Joseph M. TheisenDem.Sheboygan
2Charles A. LaackDem.Plymouth
10St. CroixArthur D. KellyProg.Hudson
24TaylorCarl M. NelsonRep.Medford
32TrempealeauTom LomsdahlProg.Osseo
16VernonHjalmer S. HalvorsenProg.Westby
22WalworthDaniel E. LaBarRep.Delavan
13WashingtonAdam F. PoltlProg.Hartford
33Waukesha1Lyle E. DouglassRep.Waukesha
2Alfred R. LudvigsenRep.Pewaukee
23WaupacaAlvin A. HandrichProg.Manawa
19Winnebago1Ray NovotnyDem.Oshkosh
2William P. GrimesDem.Neenah
24WoodByrde M. VaughanProg.Wisconsin Rapids

Committees

Senate committees

  • 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

  • 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

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

Employees

Senate employees

  • 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

Notes

References