October 7, 1999

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Floor votes on the pension improvement bill (AB 495)

On October 6, 1999, the State Senate and Assembly passed the public employee pension improvement bill and sent it to the governor.

Senate

The State Senate passed the pension bill on a 23-10 vote.

Democrats voting "yes":

Baumgart, Sheboygan; Breske, Eland; Burke, Milwaukee; Chvala, Madison; Clausing, Menomonie; Decker, Schofield; Erpenbach, Middleton; George, Milwaukee; Grobschmidt, South Milwaukee; Jauch, Poplar; Moen, Whitehall; Moore, Milwaukee; Plache, Racine; Risser, Madison; Robson, Beloit; Shibilski, Amherst; and Wirch, Pleasant Prairie.

Democrats voting "no":

None.

Republicans voting "yes":

Darling, River Hills; Drzewiecki, Pulaski; Roessler, Oshkosh; Rosenzweig, Wauwatosa; Rude, Coon Valley; Schultz, Richland Center.

Republicans voting "no":

Cowles, Green Bay; Ellis, Neenah; Farrow, Pewaukee; Fitzgerald, Juneau; Huelsman, Waukesha; Lasee, De Pere; Lazich, New Berlin; Panzer, West Bend; Welch, Redgranite; and Zien, Eau Claire.

Assembly

The State Assembly passed the pension bill on a 79-20 vote.

Republicans voting yes:

Albers, Loganville; Brandemuehl, Fennimore;Freese, Dodgeville; Gard, Peshtigo; Gunderson, Waterford; Hahn, Cambria; Handrick, Minocqua; Huebsch, Onalaska; Hundertmark, Clintonville; Hutchison, Luxemburg; Jensen, Waukesha; Johnsrud, Eastman; Kaufert, Neenah; Kestell, Elkhart Lake; Kelso, Green Bay; Kreibich, Eau Claire; Ladwig, Racine; Lehman, M., Hartford; Montgomery, Green Bay; Musser, Black River Falls; Olsen, Berlin; Ott, Forest Junction; Petrowski, Marathon; Pettis, Hertel; Porter, Burlington; Powers, Albany; Rhoades, Hudson; Seratti, Florence; Skindrud, Mount Horeb; Spillner, Montello; Suder, Abbotsford; Sykora, Chippewa Falls; Townsend, Fond du Lac; Vrakas, Hartland;and Wieckert, Appleton.

Republicans voting no:

Ainsworth, Shawano; Duff, New Berlin; Foti, Oconomowoc; Goetsch, Juneau; Grothman, West Bend; Gundrum, New Berlin; Hoven, Port Washington; Jeskewitz, Menomonee Falls; Kedzie, Elkhorn; Klusman, Oshkosh; Lasee, Bellevue; Leibham, Sheboygan; Nass, Whitewater; Owens, Oshkosh; Stone, Greenfield; Underheim, Oshkosh; Urban, Brookfield; Walker, Wauwatosa; Ward, Fort Atkinson.

Democrats voting yes:

Balow, Eau Claire; Berceau, Madison; Black, Madison; Bock, Milwaukee; Boyle, Superior; Carpenter, Milwaukee; Coggs, Milwaukee; Colon, Milwaukee; Cullen, Milwaukee; Gronemus, Whitehall; Hasenohrl, Pittsville; Hebl, Sun Prairie; Huber, Wausau; Hubler, Rice Lake; Kreuser, Kenosha; Krug, Milwaukee; Krusick, Milwaukee; La Fave, Milwaukee; Lassa, Plover; Lehman, J., Racine; Meyer, La Crosse; Meyerhofer, Kaukauna; Miller, Monona; Morris-Tatum, Milwaukee; Plale, South Milwaukee; Plouff, Menomonie; Pocan, Madison; Reynolds, Ladysmith; Richards, Milwaukee; Riley, Milwaukee; Ryba, Green Bay; Schooff, Beloit; Schneider, Wisconsin Rapids; Sherman, Port Wing; Sinicki, Milwaukee; Staskunas, West Allis; Steinbrink, Kenosha; Travis, Madison; Turner, Racine; Wasserman, Milwaukee; Waukau, Antigo; Williams, Milwaukee; Wood, Janesville; and Young, Milwaukee.

Democrats voting no:

Ziegelbauer, Manitowoc.

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Posted October 7, 1999