Wisconsin's 5th State Senate district
Wisconsin's 5th State Senate district | |||||
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Demographics | 86.0% White 2.8% Black 5.5% Hispanic 4.3% Asian 0.3% Native American 1.1% Other | ||||
Population (2010) • Voting age | 172,421
[1][2] 135,759 | ||||
Notes | Milwaukee suburbs (west) |
The 5th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[3] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is composed of parts of western Milwaukee County, and eastern Waukesha County. It includes the cities of Brookfield and Wauwatosa, as well as most of the city of West Allis and the northern half of the city of New Berlin.[4]
Current elected officials[]
Dale P. Kooyenga is the senator representing the 5th district. He was first elected in the 2018 general election. He previously served in the State Assembly, representing the 14th Assembly district from 2011 to 2019.[5]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 5th Senate district comprises the 13th, 14th, and 15th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[6]
- Assembly District 13: Sara Rodriguez (D–Brookfield)
- Assembly District 14: Robyn Vining (D–Wauwatosa)
- Assembly District 15: Joe Sanfelippo (R–West Allis)
The district is located mostly within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Scott L. Fitzgerald.[7]
Past senators[]
A list of all previous senators from this district:[8]
Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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District created | 1848 | ||||
Henry M. Billings | Dem. | 1st | |||
Montgomery M. Cothren | Dem. | 2nd | 1849 | ||
3rd | 1850 | ||||
Levi Sterling | Whig | 4th | 1851 | ||
5th | 1852 | ||||
Edward M. Hunter | Dem. | 6th | 1853 | ||
7th | 1854 | ||||
Jackson Hadley | Dem. | 8th | 1855 | ||
9th | 1856 | ||||
Augustus Greulich | Dem. | 10th | 1857 | ||
11th | 1858 | ||||
Cicero Comstock | Rep. | 12th | 1859 | ||
13th | 1860 | ||||
Charles Quentin | Dem. | Died May 8, 1862. | 14th | 1861 | |
15th | 1862 | ||||
Francis Huebschmann | Dem. | Won 1862 special election. | |||
William K. Wilson | Dem. | 16th | 1863 | ||
17th | 1864 | ||||
18th | 1865 | ||||
19th | 1866 | ||||
Jackson Hadley | Dem. | Died March 1867. | 20th | 1867 | |
Henry L. Palmer | Dem. | Won 1867 special election. | |||
21st | 1868 | ||||
William Pitt Lynde | Dem. | 22nd | 1869 | ||
23rd | 1870 | ||||
Francis Huebschmann | Dem. | 24th | 1871 | ||
Philo Belden | Rep. | 25th | 1872 | ||
Robert Hall Baker | Rep. | 26th | 1873 | ||
Charles Herrick | Lib. Rep. | 27th | 1874 | ||
Robert Hall Baker | Rep. | 28th | 1875 | ||
29th | 1876 | ||||
Isaac W. Van Schaick | Rep. | 30th | 1877 | ||
31st | 1878 | ||||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
33rd | 1880 | ||||
34th | 1881 | ||||
35th | 1882 | ||||
Jedd P. C. Cottrill | Dem. | 36th | 1883–1884 | ||
37th | 1885–1886 | ||||
Theodore Fritz | Peoples' | 38th | 1887–1888 | ||
39th | 1889–1890 | Central Milwaukee County
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Paul Bechtner | Dem. | 40th | 1891–1892 | ||
41st | 1893–1894 | Central Milwaukee County
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William H. Austin | Rep. | 42nd | 1895–1896 | ||
43rd | 1897–1898 | Central Milwaukee County
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Frank A. Anson | Rep. | 44th | 1899–1900 | ||
45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
Charles C. Rogers | Rep. | 46th | 1903–1904 | Central Milwaukee County
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47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
Edward T. Fairchild | Rep. | 48th | 1907–1908 | ||
49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
George J. Weigle | Rep. | 50th | 1911–1912 | ||
51st | 1913–1914 | Western Milwaukee County
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Edward T. Fairchild | Rep. | Appointed Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, September 1916. | 52nd | 1915–1916 | |
Henry Otto Reinnoldt | Rep. | Won 1916 special election. | 53rd | 1917–1918 | |
Rudolph Beyer | Soc. | 54th | 1919–1920 | ||
55th | 1921–1922 | ||||
Bernhard Gettelman | Rep. | 56th | 1923–1924 | Central Milwaukee County
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57th | 1925–1926 | ||||
58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
61st | 1933–1934 | Central Milwaukee County
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Harold V. Schoenecker | Dem. | 62nd | 1935–1936 | ||
63rd | 1937–1938 | ||||
Bernhard Gettelman | Rep. | Resigned April 1954. | 64th | 1939–1940 | |
65th | 1941–1942 | ||||
66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
69th | 1949–1950 | ||||
70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
--Vacant-- | |||||
Walter L. Merten | Rep. | 72nd | 1955–1956 | Central Milwaukee County
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73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
James B. Brennan | Dem. | Appointed U.S. Attorney April 1961. | 74th | 1959–1960 | |
75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
--Vacant-- | |||||
Charles J. Schmidt | Dem. | Resigned May 10, 1964. | 76th | 1963–1964 | |
Wilfred Schuele | Dem. | Won 1964 special election. | 77th | 1965–1966 | Northern Milwaukee County
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78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
81st | 1973–1974 | Northwest Milwaukee County
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David G. Berger | Dem. | 82nd | 1975–1976 | ||
83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
Mordecai Lee | Dem. | 86th | 1983–1984 | Northwest Milwaukee County
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87th | 1985–1986 | ||||
88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
Tom Barrett | Dem. | Won 1989 special election. | |||
90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
91st | 1993–1994 | Western Milwaukee County
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Peggy Rosenzweig | Rep. | Won 1993 special election. | |||
92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
Thomas G. Reynolds | Rep. | 96th | 2003–2004 | Western Milwaukee County and eastern Waukesha County
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97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
Jim Sullivan | Dem. | 98th | 2007–2008 | ||
99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
Leah Vukmir | Rep. | Elected 2010. Defeated in 2018 U.S. Senate election. |
100th | 2011–2012 | |
101st | 2013–2014 | Western Milwaukee County and eastern Waukesha County
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102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
Dale P. Kooyenga | Rep. | 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. 23–26. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 5 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Senate District 5". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 5 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Dale Kooyenga". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ District Map
- ^ Congressional District Map
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
External links[]
- Wisconsin State Senate districts
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- 1848 establishments in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin stubs