[2] After her removal, Decker was elected as the next Democratic co-caucus leader, alongside Senator Fred Risser.

[3] He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of driving with a prohibited blood alcohol content and had to give up his driver's license for six months.

The amendment would have required the Government Accountability Board to use similar processes that other state agencies use to request funding, which is through legislative approval.

Part of the special session included votes on ratifying new contracts for state employees, which had been negotiated by outgoing Governor Jim Doyle.

He eventually attended the session, with him and fellow outgoing Democrat Jeffrey Plale voting alongside all 15 Republican senators to reject the first of seventeen contracts.