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Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Presiding officer of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Field	Value
post	Speaker
body	the Wisconsin
insignia	Seal of Wisconsin.svg
image	Robin Vos speaks at Racine Tea Party event (8378614585).jpg
imagesize	220
incumbent	Robin Vos
incumbentsince	January 7, 2013
department	Wisconsin State Assembly
style	{{plainlist
status	Presiding officer
seat	Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin
appointer	The Assembly
termlength	At the Assembly's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Legislature by a majority of the representatives-elect, and upon a vacancy during a session.
constituting_instrument	Constitution of Wisconsin
formation
first	Ninian E. Whiteside
June 5, 1848
deputy	Speaker pro tempore
salary	$53,299

Mr. Speaker (Informal)
The Honorable (Formal) June 5, 1848

The Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly is the presiding officer of the Wisconsin State Assembly, the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Article IV of the Constitution of Wisconsin, ratified in 1848, establishes the legislature and specifies the election of officers. The role and responsibilities of the speaker are defined in the Assembly Rules, originally in Rule 1, and also, under the present rules, Rule 3.

Selection

The speaker is chosen by a majority vote of the Assembly members at the start of each session or whenever a vacancy occurs in the role during a session, as such, the speaker is almost always the de facto leader of the Assembly's majority party. A speaker pro tempore is elected concurrent with the election of the speaker, to carry out the speaker's duties in his or her absence. Unlike the United States House of Representatives, the rules of the Assembly require that the speaker and speaker pro tempore be elected from among the members of the Assembly.

Powers and duties

The speaker is empowered to make all Assembly committee assignments and office assignments for members, and supervises all officers of the Assembly. The speaker is required to authenticate all acts, orders, or proceedings from the Assembly, and, with the countersignature of the chief clerk, issues all subpoenas on behalf of the Assembly or its committees.

Current Speaker

The current Speaker of the Assembly for the 105th Wisconsin Legislature is Robin Vos of Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin. He is the 79th speaker since the establishment of the State Assembly and the 75th person to hold the office. He is currently serving his fourth term as speaker, first elected to the role on January 7, 2013.

The Speaker pro tempore is Representative Tyler August of Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin. This is his third full term in the role after being elected by the caucus in the October 2013.

List of speakers

Wisconsin Territory (1836–1848)

Assembly	Session
(years)	Speaker	Party	Residence	Notes	1st	1st Session
(1836)	2nd Session
(18371838)	Special Session
(1838)	2nd	1st Session
(1838)	2nd Session
(1839)	3rd Session
(18391840)	4th Session
(1840)	3rd	1st Session
(18401841)	2nd Session
(18411842)	4th	1st Session
(18421843)	2nd Session
(18431844)	3rd Session
(1845)	4th Session
(1846)	5th	1st Session
(1847)	Special Session
(1847)	2nd Session
(1848)
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Peter H. Engle	Democratic	Dubuque
	Whig Party (United States)}}"		Isaac Leffler	Whig	Des Moines
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		William B. Sheldon	Democratic	Milwaukee
[[File:Judge John W. Blackstone.png	75px]]	Whig Party (United States)}}"		John Wilford Blackstone Sr.	Whig	Iowa County
	Whig Party (United States)}}"		Lucius Israel Barber	Whig	Milwaukee
[[File:Edward Vernon Whiton - Wisconsin Supreme Court - DSC03193.JPG	75px]]	Whig Party (United States)}}"		Edward V. Whiton	Whig	Rock County
[[File:Nelson Dewey.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Nelson Dewey	Democratic	Grant County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		David Newland	Democratic	Iowa County
[[File:Albert G. Ellis.png	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Albert Gallatin Ellis	Democratic	Portage
[[File:George H. Walker.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		George H. Walker	Democratic	Milwaukee
[[File:Mason C. Darling, painted by Samuel M. Brookes and Thomas H. Stevenson, 1856.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Mason C. Darling	Democratic	Fond du Lac
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		William Shew	Democratic	Milwaukee
[[File:Isaac P. Walker.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Isaac P. Walker	Democratic	Milwaukee
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Timothy Burns	Democratic	Iowa County

Wisconsin State Assembly (1848–Present)

Order	Legislature
(years)	Speaker	Party	Residence	Notes	1	1st
(1848)	2	2nd
(1849)	3	3rd
(1850)	4	4th
(1851)	5	5th
(1852)	6	6th
(1853)	7	7th
(1854)	8	8th
(1855)	9	9th
(1856)	10	10th
(1857)	11	11th
(1858)	12	12th
(1859)	13th
(1860)	13	14th
(1861)	14	15th
(1862)	15	16th
(1863)	16	17th
(1864)	18th
(1865)	17	19th
(1866)	18	20th
(1867)	19	21st
(1868)	22nd
(1869)	20	23rd
(1870)	21	24th
(1871)	22	25th
(1872)	23	26th
(1873)	24	27th
(1874)	25	28th
(1875)	26	29th
(1876)	27	30th
(1877)	28	31st
(1878)	29	32nd
(1879)	30	33rd
(1880)	31	34th
(1881)	32	35th
(1882)	33	36th
(18831884)	34	37th
(18851886)	35	38th
(18871888)	39th
(18891890)	36	40th
(18911892)	37	41st
(18931894)	38	42nd
(18951896)	39	43rd
(18971898)	40	44th
(18991900)	45th
(19011902)	41	46th
(19031904)	47th
(19051906)	42	48th
(19071908)	43	49th
(19091910)	44	50th
(19111912)	45	51st
(19131914)	46	52nd
(19151916)	53rd
(19171918)	47	54th
(19191920)	55th
(19211922)	48	56th
(19231924)	49	57th
(19251926)	50	51	58th
(19271928)	52	59th
(19291930)	60th
(19311932)	53	61st
(19331934)	54	62nd
(19351936)	55	63rd
(19371938)	56	64th
(19391940)	65th
(19411942)	66th
(19431944)	57	67th
(19451946)	68th
(19471948)	58	69th
(19491950)	59	70th
(19511952)	71st
(19531954)	60	72nd
(19551956)	61	73rd
(19571958)	62	74th
(19591960)	63	75th
(19611962)	64	76th
(19631964)	65	77th
(19651966)	66	78th
(19671968)	79th
(19691970)	67	80th
(19711972)	68	81st
(19731974)	82nd
(19751976)	69	83rd
(19771978)	84th
(19791980)	85th
(19811982)	70	86th
(19831984)	87th
(19851986)	88th
(19871988)	89th
(19891990)	71	90th
(19911992)	91st
(19931994)	72	92nd
(19951996)	73	93rd
(19971998)	74	94th
(19992000)	95th
(20012002)	75	96th
(20032004)	97th
(20052006)	76	98th
(20072008)	77	99th
(20092010)	78	100th
(20112012)	79	101st
(20132014)	102nd
(20152016)	103rd
(20172018)	104th
(20192020)	105th
(20212022)	106th
(20232024)	107th
(20252026)
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Ninian E. Whiteside	Democratic	Belmont, Lafayette County
[[File:HarrisonCHobart.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Harrison Carroll Hobart	Democratic	Sheboygan, Sheboygan County
[[File:Moses M. Strong.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Moses M. Strong	Democratic	Mineral Point, Iowa County
[[File:Frederick W. Horn.png	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Frederick W. Horn	Democratic	Cedarburg, Washington County
[[File:James M. Shafter (Vermont, Wisconsin, California politician).jpg	75px]]	Whig Party (United States)}}"		James McMillan Shafter	Whig	Sheboygan, Sheboygan County
[[File:Henry L. Palmer.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Henry L. Palmer	Democratic	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
[[File:Frederick W. Horn.png	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Frederick W. Horn	Democratic	Cedarburg, Ozaukee County
[[File:Charles Sholes.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Charles C. Sholes	Republican	Kenosha, Kenosha County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		William Hull	Democratic	Potosi, Grant County
[[File:Wyman Spooner.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Wyman Spooner	Republican	Elkhorn, Walworth County
[[File:Frederick S Lovell.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Frederick S. Lovell	Republican	Kenosha, Kenosha County
[[File: William P. Lyon.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		William P. Lyon	Republican	Racine, Racine County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Amasa Cobb	Republican	Mineral Point, Iowa County
	National Union Party (United States)}}"		Joseph W. Beardsley	Union Democrat	Prescott, Pierce County
[[File:J. Allen Barber (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		J. Allen Barber	Republican	Lancaster, Grant County
[[File:William_W._Field.png	75px]]	National Union Party (United States)}}"		William W. Field	Union	Fennimore, Grant County
[[File:Henry D. Barron.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Henry D. Barron	Republican	St. Croix Falls, Polk County
[[File:Angus Cameron - Brady-Handy.jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Angus Cameron	Republican	La Crosse, La Crosse County
[[File:Alexander_McDonald_Thomson.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Alexander McDonald Thomson	Republican	Janesville, Rock County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		James M. Bingham	Republican	Palmyra, Jefferson County
[[File:William E. Smith.jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		William E. Smith	Republican	Fox Lake, Dodge County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Daniel Hall	Republican	Watertown, Jefferson County
[[File:Henry D. Barron.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Henry D. Barron	Republican	St. Croix Falls, Polk County
[[File:GabrielBouck.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Gabriel Bouck	Democratic	Oshkosh, Winnebago County
[[File:Frederick W. Horn.png	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Frederick W. Horn	Democratic	Cedarburg, Ozaukee County
[[File:Samuel Fifield.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Sam S. Fifield	Republican	Ashland, Ashland County
[[File:John B. Cassoday.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		John B. Cassoday	Republican	Janesville, Rock County
	Greenback Party}}"		Augustus Barrows	Greenbacker	Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		David M. Kelly	Republican	Green Bay, Brown County
[[File:Alexander A. Arnold 1911.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Alexander A. Arnold	Republican	Galesville, Trempealeau County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Ira B. Bradford	Republican	Augusta, Eau Claire County
[[File:Franklin L. Gilson.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Franklin L. Gilson	Republican	Ellsworth, Pierce County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Earl P. Finch	Democratic	Oshkosh, Winnebago County
[[File:Hiram_Orlando_Fairchild.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Hiram Orlando Fairchild	Republican	Marinette, Marinette County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Thomas Brooks Mills	Republican	Millston, Jackson County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		James J. Hogan	Democratic	La Crosse, La Crosse County
[[File:Edward Keogh (1835–1898).png	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Edward Keogh	Democratic	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		George B. Burrows	Republican	Madison, Dane County
[[File:George A. Buckstaff.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		George A. Buckstaff	Republican	Oshkosh, Winnebago County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		George H. Ray	Republican	La Crosse, La Crosse County
[[File:LENROOT,_IRWIN_L._SENATOR_LCCN2016857277_(cropped).jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Irvine Lenroot	Republican	West Superior, Douglas County
[[File:Herman Ekern (WI).jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Herman L. Ekern	Republican	Whitehall, Trempealeau County
[[File:Levi Horace Bancroft.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Levi H. Bancroft	Republican	Richland Center, Richland County
[[File:Charles A. Ingram.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Charles A. Ingram	Republican	Durand, Pepin County
[[File:MerlinHull.jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Merlin Hull	Republican	Black River Falls, Jackson County
[[File:Lawrence Clarke Whittet.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Lawrence C. Whittet	Republican	Edgerton, Rock County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Riley S. Young	Republican	Darien, Walworth County
[[File:John L. Dahl.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		John L. Dahl	Republican	Rice Lake, Barron County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Herman W. Sachtjen	Republican	Madison, Dane County
[[File:George A. Nelson.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		George A. Nelson	Republican	Milltown, Polk County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		John W. Eber	Republican	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
[[File:Charles B. Perry.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Charles B. Perry	Republican	Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County
[[File:Cornelius T. Young (1907-1980) (cropped).jpg	116x116px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Cornelius T. Young	Democratic	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
	Wisconsin Progressive Party}}"		Jorge W. Carow	Progressive	Ladysmith, Rusk County
[[File:Paul R. Alfonsi (1908-1989) (8276638984) Trim.jpg	119x119px]]	Wisconsin Progressive Party}}"		Paul R. Alfonsi	Progressive	Pence, Iron County
[[File:Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905-1988) (8276634634) (1).jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Vernon Wallace Thomson	Republican	Richland Center, Richland County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Donald C. McDowell	Republican	Soldiers Grove, Crawford County
[[File:Alex L. Nicol (8275574815) (1).jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Alex L. Nicol	Republican	Sparta, Monroe County
[[File:Ora Ray Rice (1885-1966) (8275573431) (1).jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Ora R. Rice	Republican	Delavan, Walworth County
[[File:Mark S. Catlin (8276636594) (1).jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Mark Catlin, Jr.	Republican	Appleton, Outagamie County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Robert G. Marotz	Republican	Shawano, Shawano County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		George Molinaro	Democratic	Kenosha, Kenosha County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		David J. Blanchard	Republican	Edgerton, Rock County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Robert D. Haase	Republican	Marinette, Marinette County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Robert T. Huber	Democratic	West Allis, Milwaukee County
[[File:HVFroehlich.png	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Harold Vernon Froehlich	Republican	Appleton, Outagamie County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Robert T. Huber	Democratic	West Allis, Milwaukee County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Norman C. Anderson	Democratic	Madison, Dane County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Edward G. Jackamonis	Democratic	Waukesha, Waukesha County
[[File:ThomasALofthusUSEmbassyOslo.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Thomas A. Loftus	Democratic	Sun Prairie, Dane County
	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Walter Kunicki	Democratic	Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		David Prosser, Jr.	Republican	Appleton, Outagamie County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Ben Brancel	Republican	Endeavor, Marquette County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Scott R. Jensen	Republican	Waukesha, Waukesha County
	Republican Party (United States)}}"		John Gard	Republican	Peshtigo, Marinette County
[[File:March 10 protests (5515792095) (Mike Huebsch).jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Michael Huebsch	Republican	West Salem, La Crosse County
[[File:Michael J. Sheridan 2009.jpg	75px]]	Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Michael J. Sheridan	Democratic	Janesville, Rock County
[[File:Jeff Fitzgerald.jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Jeff Fitzgerald	Republican	Horicon, Dodge County
[[File:Robin Vos speaks at Racine Tea Party event (8378614585).jpg	75px]]	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Robin Vos	Republican	Burlington, Racine County	Longest-serving speaker

References

(2019). "Salaries of Wisconsin State Elected Officials". Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau.
"Assembly Rules".
"Wisconsin State Assembly".
(1882). "The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin". State of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. (2019). "Wisconsin Blue Book 2019-2020". State of Wisconsin.

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