Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature, the legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
The number of MEPs in the Parliament chamber is since a boundary 54-100 members. Currently, Wisconsin is divided into 99 electoral districts, each providing an MEP for the assembly. Deputies are elected each fall for two -year terms. Should a seat in the assembly between the elections are free, it may be filled only by an election.
The meeting room of the assembly is located in the West Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol Building in the capital, Madison.
Pay and benefits
Representatives, who are from the autumn of 2002 newly elected or re-elected, adopt a parliamentary allowance in the amount of $ 45,569 per year. In addition, the deputies when they are in Madison for state affairs, relating $ 88 per day as living expenses. However, this does not apply to MPs from the Dane County. You shall be authorized up to $ 44 as expenses. Each Member also receives $ 75 per month as " out-of -session " payment when the Legislature meets in this period three days or less. In addition, every Member will be allocated over a period of two years, $ 12,000 to cover general business expenses for stationery, postage and district mailings.
Structure of the chamber
Speaker of the House is the Speaker of the House. He is initially elected by the majority faction of the chamber before the confirmation by the whole Parliament follows. The Speaker is also responsible for the course of legislation and monitors the shutdowns in the various committees. Other important office holders are the Majority Leader ( Majority Leader ) and the leader of the opposition (minority leader), who are elected by the respective fractions.