Wisconsin State Senate elections, 2006
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Category: 2006 Wisconsin elections
From THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN WISCONSIN by Richard L. Roe, Pamela J. Kahler, Robin N. Kite, Robert P. Nelson Legislative Reference Bureau
"The Wisconsin Legislature is a bicameral (2-house) body consisting of a 33 member senate and a 99-member assembly. Each senate district is made up of 3 assembly districts. Senators serve 4-year terms and representatives to the assembly serve 2-year terms. The 16 senators who represent even-numbered districts are elected in the fall of presidential election years; the 17 from oddnumbered districts are elected in gubernatorial election years. A new legislature is sworn into office in January of each odd-numbered year to meet for a 2-year period called a “biennium”. For example, the legislature sworn in on Monday, January 4, 1993, will continue in existence until noon on Tuesday, January 3, 1995. It is referred to as the 1993 Legislature. During the biennium, the legislature is in continuous session with a schedule of alternating floorperiods and committee work periods. The session schedule, which sets the dates for these, is adopted by joint resolution of both houses at the beginning of the session. The schedule also sets the final date for delivery of enacted bills to the governor."
District 1
- Alan J. Lasee (incumbent) Republican
- Jill Bussiere Wisconsin Green
District 3
- Tim Carpenter (incumbent) Democratic
District 5
- Tom Reynolds (incumbent) Republican
- Jim Sullivan Democratic
District 7
- Jeff Plale Democratic
- Donovan W. Riley Democratic
- Claude VanderVeen Wisconsin Green
District 9
- Joseph Leibham (incumbent) Republican
- Jamie John Aulik Democratic
District 11
- Neil Kedzie (incumbent) Republican
- L.D. Rockwell Democratic
District 13
- Scott Fitzgerald (incumbent) Republican
- Rick Melcher Independent
District 15
- Judy Robson (incumbent) Democratic
District 17
- Dale W. Schultz (incumbent) Republican
- John C. Simonson Democratic
District 19
- Michael G. Ellis (incumbent) Republican
District 21
- John Lehman Democratic
- William L. McReynolds Republican
District 23
- Dave Zien (incumbent) Republican
- Patrick J. Kreitlow Democratic
District 25
- Robert Jauch (incumbent) Democratic
- Shirley J. Riedmann Republican
District 27
- Jon B. Erpenbach (incumbent) Democratic
District 29
- Russ Decker (incumbent) Democratic
District 31
- Ron Brown (incumbent) Republican
- Christopher H. Danou Democratic
- Kathleen Vinehout Democratic
District 33
- Theodore J. Kanavas (Incumbent) Republican