Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The Criminal Justice and Public Safety 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
2023-2024 legislative session
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Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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David Crowley (D) left this committee on June 18, 2020.
Jim Ott (R) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Evan Goyke | • John Spiros, Chair | |||
| • Frederick Kessler | • Jesse Kremer, Vice chair | |||
| • JoCasta Zamarripa | • Jim Ott | |||
| • David Crowley | • André Jacque | |||
| • Cody Horlacher | ||||
| • Todd Novak | ||||
| • Kathy Bernier | ||||
| • Scott Krug | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Criminal Justice and Public Safety Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Frederick Kessler | • Joel Kleefisch, Chair | |||
| • Evan Goyke | • Jesse Kremer, Vice Chair | |||
| • La Tonya Johnson | • Jim Ott | |||
| • Jessie Rodriguez | ||||
| • John Spiros | ||||
| • Cody Horlacher | ||||
| • Todd Novak | ||||
| • Mark Born | ||||
2013-2014
| Criminal Justice Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Frederick Kessler | • Joel Kleefisch, Chair | |||
| • Evan Goyke | • John Spiros, Vice Chair | |||
| • La Tonya Johnson | • André Jacque | |||
| • Erik Severson | ||||
2011-2012
| Criminal Justice Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Frederick Kessler | • Garey Bies, Chair | |||
| • Joseph Parisi | • André Jacque, Vice Chair | |||
| • Robert Turner | • Scott Krug | |||
| • Steven Kestell | ||||
2009-2010
| Criminal Justice Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Frederick Kessler, Robert Turner | • Ed Brooks | |||
| • Tony Staskunas | • Donald Friske | |||
| • Sandy Pasch | • Joel Kleefisch | |||
| • Ann Hraychuck | • Keith Ripp | |||
| • James Soletski | • Bill Kramer | |||
External links
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
