Tourism Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly
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The Tourism Committee is a standing committee of the Wisconsin State Assembly. It was titled the Tourism, Recreation and State Properties Committee prior to the 2013 legislative session.
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
Joan Ballweg (R) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
Staush Gruszynski (D) left this committee on January 04, 2021.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Tourism Members, 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) |
| • Jill Billings | • Travis Tranel, Chair |
| • Tod Ohnstad | • Rob Swearingen, Vice chair |
| • Cory Mason | • Adam Jarchow |
| • Dave Considine | • Joan Ballweg |
| • Don Vruwink | • Gary Tauchen |
| • Rob Summerfield | |
| • Joel Kitchens | |
| • Kathy Bernier | |
| • Jeffrey Mursau | |
| • Shannon Zimmerman |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Tourism Members, 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) |
| • Jill Billings | • Travis Tranel, Chair |
| • Cory Mason | • Adam Jarchow, Vice-Chair |
| • Steve Doyle | • Jeffrey Mursau |
| • Beth Meyers | • Joel Kleefisch |
| • Tod Ohnstad | • Gary Tauchen |
| • Mark Born | |
| • Alvin Ott | |
| • Rob Swearingen | |
| • Joan Ballweg | |
| • Joel Kitchens |
2013-2014
| Tourism Members, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (9) |
| • Jill Billings | • Dean Kaufert, Chair |
| • Brett Hulsey | • Garey Bies, Vice chair |
| • Steve Doyle | • Mary Czaja |
| • Gary Hebl | • Joel Kleefisch |
| • Tod Ohnstad | • Mike Endsley |
| • Dianne Hesselbein | • Mark Born |
| • Alvin Ott | |
| • Rob Swearingen | |
| • Joan Ballweg |
2011-2012
| Tourism Members, 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (7) |
| • Fred Clark | • Dean Kaufert, Chair |
| • Cory Mason | • Amy Loudenbeck, Vice chair |
| • Leon Young | • Garey Bies |
| • Josh Zepnick | • Tom Tiffany |
| • John Steinbrink | • John Klenke |
| • Dan Meyer | |
| • Kathy Bernier |
2009-2010
| Tourism Members, 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (5) |
| • Terry Van Akkeren, Chair | • Garey Bies |
| • Fred Clark, Vice chair | • John Townsend |
| • Ann Hraychuck | • Dean Kaufert |
| • Steve Hilgenberg | • Mary Williams |
| • Marlin Schneider | • Karl Van Roy |
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
Leadership
Minority Leader:Greta Neubauer
Representatives
Republican Party (54)
Democratic Party (45)
