Children and Families Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
The Children and Families 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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Children and Families 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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Children and Families Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Children and Families Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Joan Ballweg (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.
| Children and Families Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Chris Taylor | • Joel Kitchens, Chair | |||
| • Jill Billings | • Bob Gannon, Vice chair | |||
| • Lisa Subeck | • Patrick Snyder | |||
| • David Bowen | • Tyler Vorpagel | |||
| • Samantha Kerkman | ||||
| • Joan Ballweg | ||||
| • Treig Pronschinske | ||||
| • Scott Krug | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Children and Families Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Robb Kahl | • Jessie Rodriguez, Chair | |||
| • Jill Billings | • Bob Gannon, Vice-Chair | |||
| • La Tonya Johnson | • Robert Brooks | |||
| • Lisa Subeck | • Tyler Vorpagel | |||
| • Janel Brandtjen | ||||
| • Samantha Kerkman | ||||
| • Dave Heaton | ||||
| • Adam Neylon | ||||
2013-2014
| Children and Families Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Chris Taylor | • Scott Krug, Chair | |||
| • Jill Billings | • Amy Loudenbeck, Vice Chair | |||
| • La Tonya Johnson | • Mike Endsley | |||
| • Michael Schraa | ||||
| • John Spiros | ||||
| • Samantha Kerkman | ||||
2011-2012
| Children and Families Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Donna Seidel | • Don Pridemore, Chair | |||
| • Sondy Pope-Roberts | • Scott Krug, Vice Chair | |||
| • Terese Berceau | • Jeremy Thiesfeldt | |||
| • Mary Williams | ||||
| • Steven Kestell | ||||
2009-2010
| Children and Families Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Tamara Grigsby, Chair | • Steven Kestell | |||
| • Donna Seidel, Vice Chair | • Richard Spanbauer | |||
| • Christine Sinicki | ||||
| • Terese Berceau | ||||
| • Sondy Pope-Roberts | ||||
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
