Ways and Means Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The Ways and Means Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Per the Assembly Rules, Wisconsin State Assembly committees are assigned by the Speaker of the Assembly as early as possible at the start of each odd-year legislative session. Unless specified by a rule, the Speaker sets the total number of members on each committee and the allocation of the number between majority and minority party members. The Speaker appoints majority party committee members with the first-named member serving as the committee's chair. The Speaker also appoints minority party committee members from a list of members compiled by the Minority Leader.[1] The first-nominated minority member of each standing committee serves as the ranking member unless the Speaker and Minority leader agree that he or she serves as the vice chair.[2]
Apart from committees upon which he or she serves as a regular member, the Speaker is recognized as a nonvoting member on all standing committees but does not count towards quorum requirements. A quorum is defined as at least fifty percent of the committee members.[2]
See rules: Assembly Rules
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024 legislative session
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Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Chris Taylor | • John Macco, Chair | |||
| • Daniel Riemer | • Terry Katsma, Vice chair | |||
| • Tod Ohnstad | • Samantha Kerkman | |||
| • Steve Doyle | • Todd Novak | |||
| • David Steffen | ||||
| • André Jacque | ||||
| • Kathy Bernier | ||||
| • Kevin Petersen | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Ways and Means Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Josh Zepnick | • John Spiros, Chair | |||
| • Daniel Riemer | • John Macco, Vice-Chair | |||
| • Tod Ohnstad | • Samantha Kerkman | |||
| • Jonathan Brostoff | • Todd Novak | |||
| • David Steffen | ||||
| • André Jacque | ||||
| • Terry Katsma | ||||
| • Kevin Petersen | ||||
2013-2014
| Ways and Means Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Brett Hulsey | • Howard Marklein, Chair | |||
| • Daniel Riemer | • Samantha Kerkman, Vice chair | |||
| • Mandela Barnes | • Keith Ripp | |||
| • Eric Genrich | • John Spiros | |||
| • Jeff Stone | ||||
| • Mark Honadel | ||||
| • Steve Kestell | ||||
2011-2012
| Ways and Means Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • John Steinbrink | • Mike Endsley, Chair | • Robert Ziegelbauer | ||
| • Jocasta Zamarripa | • Daniel Knodl, Vice chair | |||
| • Barbara Toles | • Chris Kapenga | |||
| • Tony Staskunas | • Stephen Nass | |||
| • Samantha Kerkman | ||||
| • Kevin Petersen | ||||
2009-2010
| Ways and Means Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Gary Hebl, Chair | • Daniel Knodl | • Jeffrey Wood | ||
| • Josh Zepnick | • Stephen Nass | |||
| • Barbara Toles | • Thomas Lothian | |||
| • John Steinbrink | • Samantha Kerkman | |||
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Speaker may appoint any member of the minority party as a committee chair regardless of whether the Minority Leader nominated him or her.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisconsin State Legislature, "Assembly Rules," accessed Feb. 21, 2021
