Republican State Senator Roger Roth of Appleton will serve as Senate President for the upcoming 2017-2018 legislative session, beginning in January.
The Senate President is the presiding officer of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Senator Roth was selected by his fellow members of the Senate Republican Caucus for this position.
"I am humbled to have earned the trust of my colleagues for the position of Senate President," said Roth in a press release.
"I intend to work with my legislative colleagues from both parties and conduct the proceedings of the Senate with the full honor and respect that it deserves. The people of Wisconsin have entrusted to us the duty to work together on their behalf."
Senator Roth was elected to the State Assembly in 2006 and served two terms before beginning his first term in the State Senate in 2015.
Roth will assume the duties of Senate President, upon election by the full body, on Inauguration Day, January 3, 2017.
