1. 2016 Election Update / 2017-2018 Session Preview

2. Wisconsin Voter Turnout 2004-2016
Voter Percentage % 73 69 70 65
Year

3. Voter Turnout Drops in Most Wisconsin Counties
2016 Election

4. 2012 Presidential Election Obama/Romney

5. 2016 Presidential Election
Trump/Clinton

6. 2012 Presidential Election Obama/Romney
Trump/Clinton

7. 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

8. Wisconsin State Senate
Republicans (20)
Democrats (13)
*4 New Members

9. WI State Senate
District 24: Julie Lassa (D) Patrick Testin (R)

10. Wisconsin State Assembly
Republicans (64)
Democrats (35)
*11 New Members

11. District 92: Chris Danou (D) Treig Pronschinske (R)
WI State Assembly
District 92: Chris Danou (D) Treig Pronschinske (R)

12. Senate Leaders 2017-2018 Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald
Senate Minority Leader
Jennifer Shilling
Senate President
Roger Roth

13. 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)

14. Assembly Leaders 2017-2018 Assembly Speaker Robin Vos
Assembly Majority Leader
Jim Steineke
Assembly Minority Leader
Peter Barca

15. 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)

16. Number of Republicans in State Legislature
Now 84

17. State Budget November 20 Report
Wisconsin finished FY 16 with a positive balance of $331 million
Revenue estimates compared to FY 16 actuals
FY % higher
FY % over FY 17
FY % over FY 18
$1.378 billion total increase over revised FY 17 base

18. State Budget
General fund balance at the end of FY 17 estimated to be $104.8 million
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

19. 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

20. County Priorities Child welfare funding Income maintenance funding
Income maintenance funding
Public health
17-year-old offenders

21. Questions