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2012 Wisconsin Senate Recall Elections
The 2012 Wisconsin Senate recall elections were a set of recall elections for four Wisconsin Wisconsin Senate, state senators held on June 5, 2012. Four of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate were up for election—all odd-numbered districts. Before the election, four of these seats were held by Republicans. The primary election was held on May 8, 2012. These recall elections followed the 2011 Wisconsin Senate recall elections, largest group of recall elections in U.S. history during the previous year, in which Republicans kept control of the Wisconsin Senate. Democrats flipped one Republican-held seat, regaining control of the chamber for the first time since 2008. After the elections, Democrats entered the remainder of the 100th Wisconsin Legislature with 17 of 33 seats. Background Voters put four state senators up for recall, all Republican Party (United States), Republicans, because of the 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, budget repair bill proposed by Scott Walker (politician), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Wisconsin Act 10
2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill or the Wisconsin Budget Adjustment Act, is a controversial law enacted by the 100th Wisconsin Legislature which significantly limited the rights and compensation of state and local government employees in Wisconsin. It was the signature act of Republican governor Scott Walker, who described it as a tool needed to address a projected $3.6 billion budget deficit. The introduction of this bill provoked immediate outrage from labor unions and their allies, and resulted in months of mass protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Democratic members of the Wisconsin Senate then fled the state to deny a quorum for the bill, remaining in Illinois for three weeks. Republicans in the legislature eventually stripped out budgetary items to circumvent budget-related quorum rules and passed the legislation on March 9, 2011. The law was signed by governor Walker on the morning of March 11 and was followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (G.A.B.) was a regulatory agency of the U.S. state of Wisconsin which administered and enforced Wisconsin law pertaining to campaign finance, elections, ethics, and lobbying. The board was composed of six retired Wisconsin judges who served staggered, six-year terms. The board was created in 2007 as an attempt to reform and modernize Wisconsin's elections and ethics management. The board was dissolved in 2016 by the Republican legislature and replaced by two new commissions with explicitly partisan appointees (Wisconsin Ethics Commission & Wisconsin Elections Commission), over the objections of Democratic legislators. Composition The Board consisted of six members who served staggered, six-year terms. Board members were appointed by the Governor of Wisconsin, but the Governor had to select from a pool of retired state court judges chosen by a selection committee composed of a randomized set of Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Wisconsin Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin's 29th Senate District
The 29th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in north-central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Marathon County, along with northern Wood County, and parts of northern Portage County, northwest Waupaca County, and western Shawano County. The district includes the cities of Wausau, Marathon City, Marshfield, and Mosinee. Current elected officials Cory Tomczyk is the senator representing the 29th district since January 2023. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 29th Senate district comprises the 85th, 86th, and 87th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: * Assembly District 85: Patrick Snyder (R–Weston) * Assembly District 86: John Spiros (R– Marshfield) * Assembly District 87: Brent Jacobson (R– Mosinee) The district, in its current boundaries, crosses three congressional districts. The porti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin's 25th Senate District
The 25th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in northwest Wisconsin, where Wisconsin meets Lake Superior, the district comprises all of Ashland County, Wisconsin, Ashland, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, Bayfield, Burnett County, Wisconsin, Burnett, Douglas County, Wisconsin, Douglas, Iron County, Wisconsin, Iron, Polk County, Wisconsin, Polk, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, Sawyer, and Washburn County, Wisconsin, Washburn counties. It contains the cities of Superior, Wisconsin, Superior, Ashland, Wisconsin, Ashland, Bayfield, Wisconsin, Bayfield, Hayward, Wisconsin, Hayward, Spooner, Wisconsin, Spooner, and Washburn, Wisconsin, Washburn. The district also includes the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Bad River Indian reservation and the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest. Current elected officials Romaine Quinn is the senator representing the 25th district since January 2023. He previously served in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin's 23rd Senate District
The 23rd Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Barron County, Wisconsin, Barron, Clark County, Wisconsin, Clark, Price County, Wisconsin, Price, Rusk County, Wisconsin, Rusk, and Taylor County, Wisconsin, Taylor counties, with most of Chippewa County, Wisconsin, Chippewa County, northern Dunn County, Wisconsin, Dunn County, and parts of northwest Marathon County. The district is mostly rural, but contains the cities of Bloomer, Wisconsin, Bloomer, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, Ladysmith, Medford, Wisconsin, Medford, Neillsville, and Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Rice Lake. Current elected officials Jesse James (Wisconsin politician), Jesse James is the senator representing the 23rd district since January 2023. He previously served in the State Assembly, representing the 68th Assembly district from 2019 to 2023. After the 2024 redistricting, James no longer resides in the new district. Each Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin's 21st Senate District
The 21st Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in southeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises northeast Racine County and southwest Milwaukee County. It includes the city of Franklin, the northern half of the city of Racine, the western half of the city of Greenfield, and part of southwest Milwaukee, as well as the villages of Greendale, Hales Corners, Caledonia, Wind Point, and North Bay. Current elected officials Van H. Wanggaard is the senator representing the 21st district. He was elected to his first term in the 2010 general election, but was removed from office in a recall election in 2012. He subsequently was returned to office in the 2014 general election, and is now in his third four-year term. Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 21st Senate district comprises the 61st, 62nd, and 63rd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin's 17th Senate District
Wisconsin's 17th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in southwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Crawford County, Wisconsin, Crawford, Grant County, Wisconsin, Grant, Green County, Wisconsin, Green, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, Lafayette, and Iowa County, Wisconsin, Iowa counties, as well as parts of southwest Dane County, Wisconsin, Dane County. It includes the cities of Boscobel, Wisconsin, Boscobel, Brodhead, Wisconsin, Brodhead, Cuba City, Wisconsin, Cuba City, Darlington, Wisconsin, Darlington, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, Dodgeville, Lancaster, Wisconsin, Lancaster, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, Mineral Point, Monroe, Wisconsin, Monroe, Oregon, WI, Oregon, Platteville, Wisconsin, Platteville, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Prairie du Chien, and Shullsburg, Wisconsin, Shullsburg. Current elected officials Howard Marklein is the senator representing the 17th district. He was first elected in the 2014 general election, and is now in his seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin's 13th Senate District
The 13th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in south central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Green Lake County, Wisconsin, Green Lake and Marquette County, Wisconsin, Marquette counties, along with most of Dodge County, Wisconsin, Dodge County, western Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, and parts of northern Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Jefferson County, eastern Adams County, Wisconsin, Adams County, northeast Columbia County, Wisconsin, Columbia County, and southwest Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Winnebago County. It includes the cities of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Beaver Dam, Horicon, Wisconsin, Horicon, Markesan, Wisconsin, Markesan, Mayville, Wisconsin, Mayville, Montello, Wisconsin, Montello, Princeton, Wisconsin, Princeton, Ripon, Wisconsin, Ripon, Watertown, Wisconsin, Watertown, and Waupun, Wisconsin, Waupun. Current elected officials John Jagler is the senator representing the 13th district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Wisconsin Senate Election
The 2010 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts. Before the election, 18 Senate seats were held by Democrats and 15 seats were held by Republicans. 10 Democratic seats and 7 Republican seats were up in this election. The primary election took place on September 14, 2010. Republicans flipped four Democratic-held Senate seats and achieved a majority for the first time since 2004, entering the 100th Wisconsin Legislature with 19 of 33 State Senate seats. Summary Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: # # # (gain) # (gain) # (gain) # (gain) Outgoing incumbents Retired * Alan Lasee, (R– De Pere), representing District 1 since 1977, announced he would not seek re-election. * Judy Robson (D– Beloit), representing District 15 since 1998, announced she would not seek re-election. * Theodore Kanavas (R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Galloway
Pam Galloway (born September 11, 1955) is an American physician and surgeon and a former Republican member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 29th District from 2011 through her resignation on March 16, 2012. Early life and career Galloway graduated with a BA from the University of Chicago in 1976, and earned her MD from the University of Virginia in 1980. Galloway is a member of a number of medical committees, and was the past Chairperson of the Marathon Republican Party. Political career Wisconsin Senate She was elected to the Wisconsin Senate in 2010, defeating incumbent Democrat Russ Decker. She had been facing an effort to recall her from office. However, on March 16, 2012, Galloway announced her resignation from office due to health issues in her family, leaving the Senate evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. Galloway's seat was filled in the recall election, which had already been scheduled. She was succeeded by fellow Republican Jerry Petrowsk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisconsin Democratic Party
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is currently headed by chair Ben Wikler. Important issues for the state party include support for workers and unions, strong public education, and environmental protection. It currently controls two of Wisconsin's eight U.S. House seats, one of its U.S. Senate seats, and the governorship. Additionally, Democratic-aligned justices control a majority on the state Supreme Court. Current leadership Party leaders are elected to two year terms at the state party conventions held in odd numbered years. The current leadership terms expire on July 1, 2025. * Chair: Ben Wikler * 1st Vice Chair: Felesia Martin * 2nd Vice Chair: Tricia Zunker * Secretary: Kim Butler * Treasurer: Randy Udell History Territorial era During Wisconsin's territory years, Jacksonian democracy was dominant and, thanks largely to Andrew Jackson's reputation and presidency, the Democratic Party was se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
