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Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, was reelected Assembly speaker as two of his GOP colleagues abstained from voting. In the Senate, meanwhile, 12 Dems voted against the resolution naming officers for the 2025-26 session.
From WisPolitics … — Freshman GOP Rep. Lindee Brill, of Sheboygan Falls, says she prays this session will produce results that make her regret not voting for Robin Vos, R-Rochester, as Assembly speaker. Brill joined Rep. Chuck Wichgers, R-Muskego, in
MADISON—The ACLU of Wisconsin announced today that it stands ready to analyze and respond to bills as the 2025-26 Wisconsin Legislative Session begins today. “State legislation is crucially connected to our civil liberties and can either expand our rights or
MADISON–Today, Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) will be sworn in and begin her fourth term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 13th Assembly District, a redrawn district that now includes Elm Grove, and parts of Wauwatosa and Brookfield. Rep. Vining
MADISON, Wis. – Representative Ryan Clancy is proud to return to the Capitol as Representative to the Wisconsin State Assembly, District 19. He’s ready to fight the majority’s anti-worker agenda and continue rebuilding socialist power in Wisconsin. Rep. Clancy will
MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Joe Sheehan (D-Sheboygan) was sworn in today at the State Capitol as the State Representative for the 26th Assembly District. Rep. Sheehan will serve on the following committees during the 2025-2026 legislative session: Assembly Committee on
MADISON, Wis. – Today Representative Clinton Anderson was sworn in for a second term in the state assembly representing the 45th Assembly District. He also was assigned to the committees on Local Government, Rural Development, Agriculture, Campaigns and Elections, and
MADISON- Today, at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Andrew Hysell (D-Sun Prairie) was officially sworn in and began his first term as the State Representative for Wisconsin’s 48th Assembly District. For the 2025-26 legislative session, Representative Hysell will serve on the
MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Ann Roe (D-Janesville) was sworn in today at the State Capitol as the State Representative for the 44th Assembly District. Rep. Roe will serve on the following committees during the 2025-2026 legislative session: Assembly Committee on
MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Karen DeSanto (D-Baraboo) was sworn in today at the State Capitol as the State Representative for the 40th Assembly District. Rep. DeSanto will serve on the following committees during the 2025-2026 legislative session: Assembly Committee on
MADISON – This afternoon, State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde (D-Milwaukee) was inaugurated for his third term in the Wisconsin State Assembly. “Today we take the oath with a renewed sense of urgency on behalf of Wisconsinites in all 99 Assembly
MADISON – Today, six new Senate Democrats took the oath of office to serve in the Wisconsin State Senate. Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement: “Having broken the Republican supermajority, Senate Democrats are ready to continue our work
MADISON, WI – Today, Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin (D-Whitefish Bay) took the oath of office for her first term as State Senator of Wisconsin’s 8th Senate District. The ceremony took place in the Senate Chambers at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
FOND DU LAC…State Representative Jerry L. O’Connor (R-Fond du Lac) was sworn into office today at the official Inauguration Day ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison. O’Connor thus starting his two-year term as the Representative for the 60th District.
MADISON, Wis. – Rep. Joan Fitzgerald (D-Fort Atkinson) was sworn in today at the State Capitol as the State Representative for the 46th Assembly District. Rep. Fitzgerald will serve on the following committees during the upcoming 2025-2026 legislative session: the

Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, was reelected Assembly speaker as two of his GOP colleagues abstained from voting. In the Senate, meanwhile, 12 Dems voted against the resolution naming officers for the 2025-26 session.
From WisPolitics … — Freshman GOP Rep. Lindee Brill, of Sheboygan Falls, says she prays this session will produce results that make her regret not voting for Robin Vos, R-Rochester, as Assembly speaker. Brill joined Rep. Chuck Wichgers, R-Muskego, in abstaining from yesterday’s leadership vote as Vos was reelected to
MADISON—The ACLU of Wisconsin announced today that it stands ready to analyze and respond to bills as the 2025-26 Wisconsin Legislative Session begins today. “State legislation is crucially connected to our civil liberties and can either expand our rights or take them away. These bills touch nearly every aspect of
MADISON–Today, Representative Robyn Vining (D-Wauwatosa) will be sworn in and begin her fourth term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 13th Assembly District, a redrawn district that now includes Elm Grove, and parts of Wauwatosa and Brookfield. Rep. Vining has spent the last six years in the legislature focused
MADISON, Wis. – Representative Ryan Clancy is proud to return to the Capitol as Representative to the Wisconsin State Assembly, District 19. He’s ready to fight the majority’s anti-worker agenda and continue rebuilding socialist power in Wisconsin. Rep. Clancy will serve on the following committees during the 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Joe Sheehan (D-Sheboygan) was sworn in today at the State Capitol as the State Representative for the 26th Assembly District. Rep. Sheehan will serve on the following committees during the 2025-2026 legislative session: Assembly Committee on Education and Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment. Following the
MADISON, Wis. – Today Representative Clinton Anderson was sworn in for a second term in the state assembly representing the 45th Assembly District. He also was assigned to the committees on Local Government, Rural Development, Agriculture, Campaigns and Elections, and the Joint Legislative Council. He is the ranking democrat on
MADISON- Today, at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Andrew Hysell (D-Sun Prairie) was officially sworn in and began his first term as the State Representative for Wisconsin’s 48th Assembly District. For the 2025-26 legislative session, Representative Hysell will serve on the Assembly Committee on Judiciary, the Assembly Committee on Constitution and
MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Ann Roe (D-Janesville) was sworn in today at the State Capitol as the State Representative for the 44th Assembly District. Rep. Roe will serve on the following committees during the 2025-2026 legislative session: Assembly Committee on State Affairs, Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse
MADISON, Wis. — Rep. Karen DeSanto (D-Baraboo) was sworn in today at the State Capitol as the State Representative for the 40th Assembly District. Rep. DeSanto will serve on the following committees during the 2025-2026 legislative session: Assembly Committee on Rural Development and Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance
MADISON – This afternoon, State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde (D-Milwaukee) was inaugurated for his third term in the Wisconsin State Assembly. “Today we take the oath with a renewed sense of urgency on behalf of Wisconsinites in all 99 Assembly Districts,” said Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde. “With 45 Democrats in the Assembly,
MADISON – Today, six new Senate Democrats took the oath of office to serve in the Wisconsin State Senate. Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement: “Having broken the Republican supermajority, Senate Democrats are ready to continue our work on behalf of Wisconsinites. We know people throughout the state
MADISON, WI – Today, Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin (D-Whitefish Bay) took the oath of office for her first term as State Senator of Wisconsin’s 8th Senate District. The ceremony took place in the Senate Chambers at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Senator Habush Sinykin is one of six new members to
FOND DU LAC…State Representative Jerry L. O’Connor (R-Fond du Lac) was sworn into office today at the official Inauguration Day ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison. O’Connor thus starting his two-year term as the Representative for the 60th District. “I am deeply honored and humbled to serve the residents
MADISON, Wis. – Rep. Joan Fitzgerald (D-Fort Atkinson) was sworn in today at the State Capitol as the State Representative for the 46th Assembly District. Rep. Fitzgerald will serve on the following committees during the upcoming 2025-2026 legislative session: the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Workforce