Audit Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The Audit Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The Assembly Audit Committee is made up of Assembly members who serve on the Joint Audit Committee. The Assembly co-chair from the Joint Audit Committee serves as the Assembly Audit Committee chair.
Assembly members are appointed to the Joint Audit Committee through the same method as members are appointed to other standing Assembly committees.
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
2023-2024 legislative session
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Audit Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Audit Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Audit Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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Melissa Agard (D) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
John Nygren (R) left this committee on December 02, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Audit Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Melissa Sargent | • Samantha Kerkman, Chair | |||
| • Terese Berceau | • John Macco, Vice chair | |||
| • John Nygren | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Audit Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Jon Richards | • Samantha Kerkman, Chair | |||
| • Melissa Sargent | • Howard Marklein, Vice Chair | |||
| • John Nygren | ||||
2011-2012
| Audit Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Andy Jorgensen | • Samantha Kerkman, Chair | |||
| • Jon Richards | • Robin Vos, Vice Chair | |||
| • Kevin Petersen | ||||
2009-2010
| Audit Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Peter Barca, Chair | • Samantha Kerkman | |||
| • Andy Jorgensen, Vice Chair | • Bill Kramer | |||
| • Mark Pocan | ||||
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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
