Wisconsin's 6th State Senate district
Wisconsin's 6th State Senate district | |||||
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![]() Wisconsin Senate District 6, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 | |||||
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Demographics | 23.5% White 64.8% Black 5.3% Hispanic 4.3% Asian 0.3% Native American 1.8% Other | ||||
Population (2010) • Voting age | 172,292[1][2] 122,565 | ||||
Notes | North side of the city of Milwaukee |
The 6th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[3] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within the bounds of the city of Milwaukee, in north-central Milwaukee County. It includes many of Milwaukee's north and west side neighborhoods, and contains landmarks such as the Marquette University campus, Fiserv Forum, the Milwaukee Public Museum, historic Holy Cross Cemetery, and the Miller Brewing Company.[4]
Current elected officials[]
La Tonya Johnson is the senator representing the 6th district. Now in her second term, she was first elected in the 2016 general election, after the previous senator, Nikiya Harris Dodd, declined to seek re-election.
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 6th Senate district comprises the 16th, 17th, and 18th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[5]
- Assembly District 16: Kalan Haywood (D–Milwaukee)
- Assembly District 17: Supreme Moore Omokunde (D–Milwaukee)
- Assembly District 18: Evan Goyke (D–Milwaukee)
The district is also located mostly within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore.[6]
Past senators[]
At Wisconsin statehood the Senate had only nineteen districts, whose boundaries were defined in Article XIV of the Constitution of Wisconsin. The 6th district was defined as Grant County, in the southwest corner of the state.
After the fifth session (1852) of the state legislature, the Senate was expanded to 25 members and a reapportionment occurred. The 6th district was moved to the north side of Milwaukee County. Through the subsequent 160 years of redistricting, the 6th district has remained in this location, though the boundaries have shifted.
Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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District created | 1848 | ![]() | |||
George W. Lakin | Whig | 1st | |||
2nd | 1849 | ||||
John H. Rountree | Whig | 3rd | 1850 | ||
4th | 1851 | ||||
Joel C. Squires | Dem. | Redistricted to 16th district. | 5th | 1852 | |
Duncan Reed | Dem. | Redistricted from 18th district. | 6th | 1853 | ![]() Southern Milwaukee County
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Edward McGarry | Dem. | 7th | 1854 | ||
8th | 1855 | ||||
Edward O'Neill | Dem. | 9th | 1856 | ||
10th | 1857 | ![]() Southern Milwaukee County
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Patrick Walsh | Dem. | 11th | 1858 | ||
12th | 1859 | ||||
Michael J. Egan | Dem. | 13th | 1860 | ||
14th | 1861 | ||||
Edward Keogh | Dem. | 15th | 1862 | ![]() Southern Milwaukee County
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16th | 1863 | ||||
Hugh Reynolds | Dem. | 17th | 1864 | ||
18th | 1865 | ||||
Charles H. Larkin | Dem. | 19th | 1866 | ||
20th | 1867 | ![]() Southern Milwaukee County
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21st | 1868 | ||||
22nd | 1869 | ||||
Peter V. Deuster | Dem. | 23rd | 1870 | ||
24th | 1871 | ||||
John L. Mitchell | Dem. | 25th | 1872 | ![]() Southern Milwaukee County
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26th | 1873 | ||||
John Black | Dem. | 27th | 1874 | ||
28th | 1875 | ||||
John L. Mitchell | Dem. | 29th | 1876 | ||
30th | 1877 | ![]() Southern Milwaukee County
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George H. Paul | Dem. | 31st | 1878 | ||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
33rd | 1880 | ||||
34th | 1881 | ||||
Enoch Chase | Dem. | 35th | 1882 | ||
36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
Julius Wechselberg | Rep. | 37th | 1885–1886 | ||
38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
Herman Kroeger | Union Labor | 39th | 1889–1890 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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Dem. | 40th | 1891–1892 | |||
Oscar Altpeter | Dem. | 41st | 1893–1894 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
William Devos | Rep. | Resigned in 1902. | 43rd | 1897–1898 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
Rip Reukema | Rep. | Won 1902 special election. | 46th | 1903–1904 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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Jacob Rummel | Soc. Dem. | 47th | 1905–1906 | ||
48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
Winfield R. Gaylord | Soc. Dem. | 49th | 1909–1910 | ||
50th | 1911–1912 | ||||
George Weissleder | Dem. | 51st | 1913–1914 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
W. C. Zumach | Soc. | 53rd | 1917–1918 | ||
54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
Joseph J. Hirsch | Soc. | 55th | 1921–1922 | ||
56th | 1923–1924 | ||||
Joseph A. Padway | Soc. | Resigned in 1926. | 57th | 1925–1926 | |
Alex C. Ruffing | Soc. | Won 1926 special election. | 58th | 1927–1928 | |
Thomas M. Duncan | Soc. | 59th | 1929–1930 | ||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
Charles H. Phillips | Dem. | 61st | 1933–1934 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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62nd | 1935–1936 | ||||
George Hampel | Prog. | 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||
64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
65th | 1941–1942 | ||||
66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
Edward Reuther | Dem. | 67th | 1945–1946 | ||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
William A. Schmidt | Dem. | 69th | 1949–1950 | ||
70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
72nd | 1955–1956 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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William R. Moser | Dem. | Resigned Feb. 1962. | 73rd | 1957–1958 | |
74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
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Martin J. Schreiber | Dem. | Won 1962 special election. Resigned after elected Governor in 1970. |
76th | 1963–1964 | |
77th | 1965–1966 | ![]() North-central Milwaukee County
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78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
--Vacant-- | 80th | 1971–1972 | |||
Mark Lipscomb Jr. | Dem. | ||||
Monroe Swan | Dem. | 81st | 1973–1974 | ![]() North-central Milwaukee County
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82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
Gary R. George | Dem. | Defeated in 2003 recall primary. | 85th | 1981–1982 | |
86th | 1983–1984 | ![]() North-central Milwaukee County
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87th | 1985–1986 | ||||
88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
91st | 1993–1994 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
96th | 2003–2004 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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Spencer Coggs | Dem. | Won 2003 recall election. | |||
97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
Nikiya Harris Dodd | Dem. | 101st | 2013–2014 | ![]() Central Milwaukee County
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102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
La Tonya Johnson | Dem. | 103rd | 2017–2018 | ||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
105th | 2021–2022 |
See also[]
Political subdivisions of Wisconsin
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. 26–29. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 6 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Senate District 6". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 6 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ District Map
- ^ Congressional District Map
External links[]
- Wisconsin State Senate districts
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- 1848 establishments in Wisconsin