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Current Makeup Senate: 18 Republicans – 15 Democrats
Assembly: 60 Republicans – 39 Democrats
28 Retirements 21 Assembly 7 Senate
1 Senate Special Election Likely
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All 99 Assembly Seats
17 of 33 Senate Seats
Wisconsin Elections 2014
Competitive Races – Senate
SD 1 Frank Lasee (R) v. Dean Debroux (Door, Kewaunee and Brown Counties)
SD 9 Devin LeMahieu (R) v. Martha Laning (D) (Manitowoc and Sheboygan Counties)
SD 17 Howard Marklein (R) v. Pat Bomback (D) (Juneau, Richland, Iowa, Grant and Lafayette Counties)
SD 19 Roger Roth (R) v. Penny Bernard Schaber (D) (Winnebago and Outagamie Counties)
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Competitive Races – Assembly
1st AD - Joel Kitchens (R) v. Joe Majeski (D)
(Door and Kewaunee Counties)
51st AD - Todd Novak (R) v. Dick Cates (R) (Iowa, Sauk and Lafayette Counties)
68th AD - Kathy Bernier (R)* v. Jeff Peck (D)
(Clark and Eau Claire Counties)
70th AD – Amy Sue Vruwink (D)* v. Nancy Vander Meer (R) (Portage, Wood, Jackson and Monroe Counties)
72nd AD – Scott Krug (R)* v. Dana Duncan (D) (Adams, Waushara, Portage and Wood Counties)
* Incumbent
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Competitive Races – Assembly (cont.)
75th AD Stephen Smith (D)* v. Romain Robert Quinn (R)
(Washburn and Barron Counties)
85th AD Mandy Wright (D)* v. Dave Heaton (R) (City of Wausau)
88th AD John Macco (R) v. Dan Robertson (D) (Brown County)
96th AD Lee Nerrison (R)* v. Peter Flesch (D) (Monroe, Vernon and Crawford Counties)
* Incumbent
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Key Issues:• Non-covered Dental Services Mandate
• Oral Chemotherapy Mandate
• Navigator Regulation
• HIRSP Transition
• ORSA and Model Holding Company Act
• Workplace Wellness Legislation
• Collateral Source Legislation
2013-14 Legislative Session
Issues to Watch: Benefit Design Mandates
Scope of Practice Expansions
State Budget: $281 Million Projected Budget Deficit Structural Deficit - $600Million + Agencies Requested to Submit Cost-to-continue Budgets Competition Between Major Programs for GPR – Transportation, MA, School Aids, Shared Revenue Tax Cuts
2015-16 Legislative Session
Issues to Watch:
State Budget (cont.) Revisit Medicaid Expansion 100% → 133/38% of FPL Benefit Expenditure Increase - $355 million GPR Reduction - $206 million Policy Alternatives
2013-14 Legislative Session
AHI Legislative Agenda
Regulatory Reform
Health Insurance Mandates
Medicaid Funding
Medicaid Information
Health Care Cost Containment
Adverse Legislation
2015-16 Legislative Session