Wisconsin's 22nd State Senate district
Wisconsin's 22nd State Senate district | |||||
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![]() Wisconsin Senate District 22, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 | |||||
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Demographics | 62.4% White 15.2% Black 20.3% Hispanic 1.1% Asian 0.4% Native American 0.6% Other | ||||
Population (2010) • Voting age | 172,270[1][2] 125,777 | ||||
Notes | Cities of Racine and Kenosha |
The 22nd Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[3] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of eastern Kenosha and Racine counties, including most of the cities of Racine and Kenosha, and parts of the villages of Mount Pleasant and Somers, east of Wisconsin Highway 31.[4]
Current elected officials[]
Robert Wirch is the senator representing the 22nd district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 1996 general election. Before becoming senator, he was a member of the State Assembly from 1993 to 1997.[5]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 22nd Senate district comprises the 64th, 65th, and 66th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
- Assembly District 64: Tip McGuire (D–Somers)[6]
- Assembly District 65: Tod Ohnstad (D–Kenosha)[7]
- Assembly District 66: Greta Neubauer (D–Racine)[8]
The district is also located entirely within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Bryan Steil.[9]
Past senators[]
A partial list of all previous senators from this district:[10]
Note: the boundaries of districts have changed repeatedly over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to redistricting.
Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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District created by 1852 Wisc. Act 499. | 1852 | ![]() WI Senate District 22, 1853-1862 Dodge County | |||
Judson Prentice | Whig | 6th | 1853 | ||
Ezra A. Bowen | Dem. | 7th | 1854 | ||
8th | 1855 | ||||
Solomon L. Rose | Dem. | 9th | 1856 | ||
10th | 1857 | ||||
William E. Smith | Rep. | 11th | 1858 | ||
12th | 1859 | ||||
Benjamin Ferguson | Dem. | 13th | 1860 | ||
14th | 1861 | ||||
Thomas R. Hudd | Dem. | 15th | 1862 | Outagamie, Shawano, Oconto, and Door Counties | |
16th | 1863 | ||||
Joseph Harris | Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | ||
18th | 1865 | ||||
Augustus L. Smith | Dem. | 19th | 1866 | ||
20th | 1867 | Outagamie, Calumet, Oconto, and Shawano Counties | |||
William Young | Dem. | 21st | 1868 | ||
22nd | 1869 | ||||
George Baldwin | Dem. | 23rd | 1870 | ||
24th | 1871 | ||||
George Kreiss | Dem. | 25th | 1872 | Calumet County and | |
26th | 1873 | ||||
Reinhard Schlichting | Rep. | 27th | 1874 | ||
28th | 1875 | ||||
James Ryan | Dem. | 29th | 1876 | ||
30th | 1877 | Calumet and Outagamie Counties | |||
George N. Richmond | Dem. | 31st | 1878 | ||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
Benjamin F. Carter | Dem. | 33rd | 1880 | ||
34th | 1881 | ||||
John L. Pingel | Dem. | 35th | 1882 | ||
36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
William Kennedy | Dem. | ||||
37th | 1885–1886 | ||||
38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
39th | 1889–1890 | Outagamie County and | |||
40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
41st | 1893–1894 | Outagamie County and parts of Waupaca County
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42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
John Meek Whitehead | Rep. | 43rd | 1897-1898 | parts of Rock County parts of Jefferson County
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44th | 1899–1900 | parts of Rock County parts of Jefferson County
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45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
46th | 1903–1904 | Rock County | |||
47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
50th | 1911–1912 | ||||
Lawrence E. Cunningham | Rep. | 51st | 1913-1914 | Rock and Walworth Counties | |
52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
53rd | 1917–1918 | ||||
54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
Eldo T. Ridgway | Rep. | 55th | 1921-1922 | ||
56th | 1923–1924 | Kenosha and Walworth Counties | |||
George W. Hull | Rep. | 57th | 1925-1926 | ||
58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
Conrad Shearer | Rep. | 59th | 1929-1930 | ||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
61st | 1933–1934 | ||||
62nd | 1935–1936 | ||||
63rd | 1937–1938 | ||||
64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
65th | 1941–1942 | ||||
66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
William Trinke | Rep. | 69th | 1949-1950 | ||
70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
72nd | 1955–1956 | ||||
73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
Earl D. Morton | Rep. | 75th | 1961–1962 | ||
76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
Joseph Lourigan | Dem. | 77th | 1965–1966 | Kenosha County | |
78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
Doug La Follette | Dem. | Won 1972 election. Resigned 1974 after elected Wisconsin Secretary of State. |
81st | 1973–1974 | Kenosha County and parts of Central Racine County
parts of Southeast Walworth County
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--Vacant-- | 82nd | 1975–1976 | |||
John J. Maurer | Dem. | Won 1975 special election. Re-elected 1976, 1980. Appointed Wisconsin Secretary of Veterans Affairs 1985. | |||
83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
86th | 1983–1984 | Kenosha County, part of Southwest Racine County
parts of Southeast Walworth County
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Joseph F. Andrea | Dem. | Won 1984 election. Re-elected 1988, 1992. Did not seek re-election 1996. |
87th | 1985–1986 | |
88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
91st | 1993–1994 | Kenosha County, parts of Southwest Racine County
parts of Southeast Walworth County
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92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
Robert Wirch | Dem. | Won 1996 election. Re-elected 2000, 2004, 2008. Survived 2011 recall election. Re-elected 2012, 2016. |
93rd | 1997–1998 | |
94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
96th | 2003–2004 | most of Kenosha County
part of Southwest Racine County
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97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
101st | 2013–2014 | parts of Eastern Kenosha County
part of Eastern Racine County
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102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
105th | 2021–2022 |
Notes[]
- ^ 2011 Wisconsin Act 43 and 44 with Baldus et al vs. Brennan et al by Municipal Ward (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. October 18, 2012. pp. 148–152. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 22 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Senate District 22". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 22 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Robert W. Wirch". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Tip McGuire". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Tod Ohnstad". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Greta Neubauer". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration, 1991, pp. 657-666.
External links[]
- Wisconsin State Senate districts
- Racine County, Wisconsin
- Kenosha County, Wisconsin
- 1852 establishments in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin stubs