The Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session. This was the first legislative session after the

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of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1866. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 7, 1865.

Major events

* January 23, 1867: Timothy O. Howe re-elected as

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by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session. * May 29, 1867: The

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created the empire of

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. * June 19, 1867: Emperor

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was executed by

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. * September 30, 1867: The

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took possession of

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. * October 18, 1867: The territory of

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was transferred from the

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to the United States. * November 5, 1867: Wisconsin general election: **

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re-elected as

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. ** Voters approved an amendment to the

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to raise legislator's compensation to $350 per year.

Major legislation

* February 13, 1867: Joint Resolution proposing the ratification of the

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1867 Joint Resolution 4
Proposed an amendment to the

to raise legislators' pay to $350 per year. The amendment was ratified by voters in the November 1867 general election.

Party summary

Senate summary

Assembly summary

Sessions

* 1st Regular session: January 9, 1867April 11, 1867

Leaders

Senate leadership

* President of the Senate:

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* President pro tempore: George F. Wheeler

Assembly leadership

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: Angus Cameron

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature: WI Senate Partisan Map 1867

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature: WI Assembly Partisan Map 1867

Changes from the 19th Legislature

New districts for the 20th Legislature were defined i
1866 Wisconsin Act 101
passed into law in the 19th Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

Summary of changes

* 26 Senate districts were left unchanged. * Calumet County was moved from the 19th district to the 22nd. * Door County was moved from the 22nd district to the 2nd. * Monroe County was moved from the 31st district to the 9th. * Waushara County was moved from the 9th district to the 29th. * Vernon County was moved from the 30th district to the 31st.

Senate districts

Assembly redistricting

Summary of changes

* Brown County went from having 1 district to 2. * Buffalo County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pepin and Trempealeau counties. * Eau Claire and Pepin counties became a combined district, Eau Claire had previously been in a shared district with Chippewa and Dunn counties, Pepin had previously been in a shared district with Buffalo and Trempealeau counties. * Dodge County went from having 5 districts to 4. * Door and Kewaunee counties became a combined district, Door had previously been in a shared district with Oconto and Shawano counties, Kewaunee had previously been its own Assembly district. * Fond du Lac County went from having 5 districts to 6. * La Crosse County went from having 1 district to 2. * Milwaukee County went from having 9 districts to 10. * Racine County went from having 3 districts to 2. * Rock County went from having 6 districts to 5. * Sheboygan County went from having 4 districts to 3. * St. Croix County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pierce County. * Trempealeau County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Buffalo and Pepin counties. * Walworth County went from having 4 districts to 3. * Washington County went from having 3 districts to 2. * Waukesha County went from having 4 districts to 3.

Assembly districts

Notes

References

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