Wisconsin's 7th State Senate district

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Wisconsin's 7th
State Senate district

Map of the district
Wisconsin Senate District 7, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Senator
  Chris Larson
DMilwaukee
since January 3, 2011 (11 years)
Demographics80.5% White
3.6% Black
9.7% Hispanic
3.4% Asian
0.7% Native American
2.1% Other
Population (2010)
 • Voting age
172,423[1][2]
143,560
NotesMilwaukee metro area (southeast)

The 7th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[3] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises eastern and southeastern Milwaukee County, including downtown, south side, and lakeshore areas of the city of Milwaukee, as well as the cities of Cudahy, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, and St. Francis. The district also contains the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus, the Milwaukee Art Museum (Quadracci Pavilion), the Port of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, and the Henry Maier Festival Park, site of Milwaukee's annual Summerfest.[4]

Current elected officials[]

Chris Larson is the senator representing the 7th district. He was first elected in the 2010 general election, after defeating incumbent Jeffrey Plale in a primary challenge.[5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 7th Senate district comprises the 19th, 20th, and 21st Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[6]

The district is also located within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore.[7]

Past senators[]

A list of all previous senators from this district:[8]

Senator Party Notes Session Years District Definition
District created 1848
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Lafayette County
Thomas K. Gibson Dem. 1st
Dennis Murphy Dem. 2nd 1849
3rd 1850
Samuel G. Bugh Dem. 4th 1851
5th 1852
John W. Cary Dem. 6th 1853
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1852–1855

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1856–1860

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1861–1865

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1866–1870
Racine County
7th 1854
Charles Clement Rep. 8th 1855
9th 1856
Champion S. Chase Rep. 10th 1857
11th 1858
Nicholas D. Fratt Dem. 12th 1859
13th 1860
William L. Utley Rep. 14th 1861
15th 1862
Timothy D. Morris Rep. 16th 1863
Natl. Union 17th 1864
Jerome Case Natl. Union 18th 1865
19th 1866
Henry Stevens Natl. Union 20th 1867
21st 1868
Rep. 22nd 1869
23rd 1870
Philo Belden Rep. Redistricted to the 5th district. 24th 1871
William M. Colladay Rep. Redistricted from the 11th district. 25th 1872
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Eastern Dane County
John Anders Johnson Rep. 26th 1873
27th 1874
George E. Bryant Rep. 28th 1875
29th 1876
George A. Abert Dem. 30th 1877
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Central Milwaukee County
  • * Wards 2, 3, 4, 7, city of Milwaukee
31st 1878
Edwin Hyde Rep. 32nd 1879
33rd 1880
Edward B. Simpson Rep. 34th 1881
35th 1882
William S. Stanley Rep. 36th 1883–1884
37th 1885–1886
Christian Widule Rep. 38th 1887–1888
39th 1889–1890
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Most of Milwaukee County
Christian A. Koenitzer Dem. 40th 1891–1892
41st 1893–1894
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Northern Milwaukee County & Eastern Waukesha County
Charles T. Fisher Rep. 42nd 1895–1896
43rd 1897–1898
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Southern Milwaukee County
    • Town of Franklin
    • Town of Greenfield
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • Town of Wauwatosa
    • Village of Cudahy
    • Village of South Milwaukee
    • Village of Wauwatosa
    • Wards 14, 17, city of Milwaukee
Barney A. Eaton Rep. 44th 1899–1900
45th 1901–1902
46th 1903–1904
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Southern Milwaukee County
    • Town of Franklin
    • Town of Greenfield
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • Town of Wauwatosa
    • Village of Cudahy
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • City of Wauwatosa
    • Wards 14, 17, city of Milwaukee
47th 1905–1906
George E. Page Rep. 48th 1907–1908
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Southern Milwaukee County
    • Town of Franklin
    • Town of Greenfield
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • Town of Wauwatosa
    • Village of West Milwaukee
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • City of Wauwatosa
    • City of West Allis
    • Wards 14, 17, city of Milwaukee
49th 1909–1910
Gabriel Zophy Soc. Dem. 50th 1911–1912
51st 1913–1914
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Southern Milwaukee County
Louis A. Arnold Soc. Dem. 52nd 1915–1916
53rd 1917–1918
Soc. 54th 1919–1920
55th 1921–1922
William F. Quick Soc. 56th 1923–1924
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Southeast Milwaukee County
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • Wards 5, 12, 17, city of Milwaukee
57th 1925–1926
Herbert H. Smith Rep. 58th 1927–1928
59th 1929–1930
Leonard Fons Rep. 60th 1931–1932
61st 1933–1934
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Southeast Milwaukee County
    • Town of Lake
    • Town of Oak Creek
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • Wards 12, 14, 17, 27, City of Milwaukee
Max Galasinski Dem. 62nd 1935–1936
63rd 1937–1938
Anthony P. Gawronski Dem. Resigned in 1948. 64th 1939–1940
65th 1941–1942
66th 1943–1944
67th 1945–1946
68th 1947–1948
--Vacant-- 69th 1949–1950
Roman R. Blenski Dem. Won 1949 special election.
70th 1951–1952
71st 1953–1954
Leland McParland Dem. 72nd 1955–1956
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Southern Milwaukee County
    • Town (later city) of Franklin
    • Town (later city) of Greenfield
    • Town (later city) of Oak Creek
    • Village of Greendale
    • Village of Hales Corners
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of Saint Francis
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • Ward 5, City of West Allis
    • Wards 17, 19, city of Milwaukee
73rd 1957–1958
74th 1959–1960
75th 1961–1962
76th 1963–1964
77th 1965–1966
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Southeast Milwaukee County
78th 1967–1968
79th 1969–1970
Kurt Frank Dem. 80th 1971–1972
81st 1973–1974
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Southeast Milwaukee County
82nd 1975–1976
83rd 1977–1978
84th 1979–1980
85th 1981–1982
Jerry Kleczka Dem. Resigned after election to U.S. House. 86th 1983–1984
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Southeast Milwaukee County
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of Saint Francis
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • Wards 205, 206, 234, 240-261, 263-281, city of Milwaukee
    • Wards 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, city of Oak Creek
--Vacant--
John R. Plewa Dem. Died in office September 1995. 87th 1985–1986
88th 1987–1988
89th 1989–1990
90th 1991–1992
91st 1993–1994
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Southeast Milwaukee County
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of Oak Creek
    • City of Saint Francis
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • Wards 43, 45, 46, 48-57, 61, 62, 64, 235, 238-240, 242-251, 258-265, 268-270, city of Milwaukee
92nd 1995–1996
--Vacant--
Richard Grobschmidt Dem. Won 1995 special election.
93rd 1997–1998
94th 1999–2000
95th 2001–2002
Jeffrey Plale Dem. 96th 2003–2004
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Southeast Milwaukee County
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of Oak Creek
    • City of Saint Francis
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • Wards 39, 42-47, 49-59, 216, 222-230, 232-241, 249-257, city of Milwaukee
97th 2005–2006
98th 2007–2008
99th 2009–2010
Chris Larson Dem. 100th 2011–2012
101st 2013–2014
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Southeast Milwaukee County
    • City of Cudahy
    • City of Oak Creek
    • City of Saint Francis
    • City of South Milwaukee
    • blocks of the city of Milwaukee:
      • U.S. census tract 7200, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005
      • U.S. census tract 7300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010
      • U.S. census tract 7400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
      • U.S. census tract 7500, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016
      • U.S. census tract 7600, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012
      • U.S. census tract 7700, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009
      • U.S. census tract 7800, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011
      • U.S. census tract 7900, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005
      • U.S. census tract 10700, blocks 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
      • U.S. census tract 10800, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
      • U.S. census tract 11000, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
      • U.S. census tract 11100, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
      • U.S. census tract 11200, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
      • U.S. census tract 11300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
      • U.S. census tract 11400, blocks 1026, 1027, 1028, 1030
      • U.S. census tract 14300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
      • U.S. census tract 14400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
      • U.S. census tract 16500, blocks 3000, 3021
      • U.S. census tract 16600, blocks 2017, 2018, 2025
      • U.S. census tract 17900, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1006, 1007, 1008, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 4000
      • U.S. census tract 18000, blocks 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1060, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1082, 1083, 1084, 1086
      • U.S. census tract 18100, blocks 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
      • U.S. census tract 18200, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
      • U.S. census tract 18300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009
      • U.S. census tract 18400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
      • U.S. census tract 18500, blocks 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
      • U.S. census tract 20600, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
      • U.S. census tract 20700, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 6000, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6004, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6008, 6009, 6010
      • U.S. census tract 20800, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007
      • U.S. census tract 20900, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008
      • U.S. census tract 21000, blocks 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
      • U.S. census tract 21100, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024
      • U.S. census tract 21200, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
      • U.S. census tract 21600, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019
      • U.S. census tract 21700, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5016, 5017, 5018, 5019, 5020, 5021, 5022, 5023, 5024, 5025, 5026, 5027, 5028
      • U.S. census tract 21800, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 3000, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014
      • U.S. census tract 120502, block 3028
      • U.S. census tract 160100, block 4000
      • U.S. census tract 185200, block 1028
      • U.S. census tract 186600, blocks 1000, 1001
      • U.S. census tract 186900, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002
      • U.S. census tract 187000, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003
      • U.S. census tract 187300, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1009, 1010, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030
      • U.S. census tract 187400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1059, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1102, 1103
      • U.S. census tract 980000, blocks 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1034
102nd 2015–2016
103rd 2017–2018
104th 2019–2020
105th 2021–2022

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.

See also[]

  • Political subdivisions of Wisconsin

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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. 29–32. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 7 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senate District 7". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 7 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Senator Chris Larson". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  6. ^ District Map
  7. ^ Congressional District Map
  8. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

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