84th Wisconsin Legislature

84th Wisconsin Legislature
84th Wisconsin Legislature
	Wisconsin State Capitol
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 1, 1979 – January 5, 1981
Election	November 7, 1978
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Russell Olson (R) until May 1, 1979; Fred Risser (D) after May 1, 1979;
President pro tempore	Fred Risser (D) until May 1, 1979
Party control	Democratic
Assembly
Members	99
Assembly Speaker	Edward Jackamonis (D)
Speaker pro tempore	David Kedrowski (D)
Party control	Democratic
Sessions
Regular
Regular	January 3, 1979 – January 5, 1981
Special sessions
Sep. 1979 Spec.
Sep. 1979 Spec.	September 5, 1979 – September 5, 1979
Jan. 1980 Spec.	January 22, 1980 – January 25, 1980
Jun. 1980 Spec.	June 3, 1980 – July 3, 1980

The Eighty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 1979 to January 5, 1981 in regular session, and held three special sessions during this period.

Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected in the November 7, 1978, general election and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were also elected in the same general election and served two-year terms. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth years of their four-year terms, having been elected in the November 2, 1976, general election.

The Governor of Wisconsin during this legislative term was Republican Lee S. Dreyfus of Portage County, serving the first two years of his four-year term after winning the 1978 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.