Wednesday, February 19, 2020

GET ME REWRITE: In the Wisconsin State Senate, the hurdle is the big heap of stinky laundry otherwise known as Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald



Reported in Wisconsin Assembly again approves call for Constitutional convention.  (Capital Times, 2/18/2020)
The proposal does not need the support of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to be enacted. But it does have to clear the state Senate, where the measure received a public hearing in October but hasn't yet gotten a committee vote. Its future in that chamber is unclear.
Unclear?  You can bet on it!

GOP class of 1982.  38-year award.  The ageless Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) served in the State Assembly from January 1983 until April 1987, when he was elevated to the State Senate in a special election.  He's still there, folks. 


GOP class of 1990.  30-year award.  Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) served in the State Assembly from May 1990 until January 1993.  She has been a member of the State Senate since then.  30 years.

Glamour shot from WI Senate website:  candid photo (12/9/2015) courtesy of Fox6Now

GOP class of 1990.  30-year award.  Stephen Nass (R-Whitewater) served in the State Assembly from January 1991 to January 2005.  He has been a member of the State Senate since 2005.

Glamour shot (note the background) from WI Senate website
 candid photo (12/9/2015) courtesy of The Nass Report

Class of 1994.  26-year award.  When Fitz was first elected to the State Senate.  Now he has other plans.

Fitz from left to right:  WI Blue Book 2011-12, Wikipedia (2015), WI State Senate

Class of 1994.  26-year award.  The now spineless Luther Olsen (R-Ripon) served in the State Assembly from January 1995 to January 2005  He has been a member of the State Senate since 2005. 



Of course, there's another side of the story.  Stay tuned!

Related post:
Meet Barbara Dittrich's stinky colleagues in the Wisconsin State Assembly.  (2/19/2020)

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