2016 Election Update / 2017-2018 Session Preview
Wisconsin Voter Turnout 2004-2016 Voter Percentage % 73 69 70 65 Year
Voter Turnout Drops in Most Wisconsin Counties 2016 Election
2012 Presidential Election Obama/Romney
2016 Presidential Election Trump/Clinton
2012 Presidential Election Obama/Romney Trump/Clinton
Where Wisconsin Moved Right 1 to 4.9 point increase 10+ point increase 5+ point decrease 1 to 4.9 point decrease 5 to 9.9 point increase
Wisconsin State Senate Republicans (20) Democrats (13) *4 New Members
WI State Senate District 24: Julie Lassa (D) Patrick Testin (R)
Wisconsin State Assembly Republicans (64) Democrats (35) *11 New Members
District 92: Chris Danou (D) Treig Pronschinske (R) WI State Assembly District 92: Chris Danou (D) Treig Pronschinske (R)
Senate Leaders 2017-2018 Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling Senate President Roger Roth
2017 New State Senate Members Craig, Dave (R-28) Feyen, Dan (R-18) Johnson, LaTonya (D-6) Testin, Patrick (R-24) (Mary Lazich) (Rick Gudex) (Nikiya Harris Dodd) (Julie Lassa)
Assembly Leaders 2017-2018 Assembly Speaker Robin Vos Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca
2017 New State Assembly Members Anderson, Jimmy (D-47) Crowley, David (D-17) Fields, Jason (D-11) Vruwink, Don (D-43) Snyder, Patrick (R-85) (Robb Kahl) (La Tonya Johnson) (Mandela Barnes) (Andy Jorgensen) (Dave Heaton) Summerfield, Rob (R-67) Tusler, Ron (R-3) Wichgers, Chuck (R-83) Stafsholt, Rob (R-29) (Thomas Larson) (Alvin Ott) (David Craig) (John Murtha) Zimmerman, Shannon (R-30) Pronschinske, Treig (R-92) (Dean Knudson) (Chris Danou)
Number of Republicans in State Legislature Now 84
State Budget November 20 Report Wisconsin finished FY 16 with a positive balance of $331 million Revenue estimates compared to FY 16 actuals FY 17 - 2.27% higher FY 18 - 2.9% over FY 17 FY 19 - 3.3% over FY 18 $1.378 billion total increase over revised FY 17 base
State Budget General fund balance at the end of FY 17 estimated to be $104.8 million 2017-19 biennium Agency requests exceed expected revenues by $250.2 million in FY 18 Agency requests exceed expected revenues by $442.8 million in FY 19 Expenditures over revenues over biennium: $693 million DPI and DHS account for the bulk of the increase
Legislative Priorities Transportation Tax reform Government regulation, red tape, improving services K-12 administrative reform/school funding formula Rural issues HOPE agenda/Alzheimer’s/mental health Juvenile justice system review Promoting self-sufficiency/fighting fraud Occupational licensing reform HOPE
County Priorities Child welfare funding Income maintenance funding https://www.wicounties.org/uploads/pub/dec-cover-articles2.pdf Income maintenance funding Public health 17-year-old offenders
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