Wisconsin's 8th State Senate district
Wisconsin's 8th State Senate district | |||||
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Demographics | 85.9% White 6.0% Black 2.7% Hispanic 3.7% Asian 0.3% Native American 1.4% Other | ||||
Population (2010) • Voting age | 172,356[1][2] 131,700 | ||||
Notes | Milwaukee metro area (north) |
The 8th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[3] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises northeastern Milwaukee County, southern Ozaukee County, southern Washington County, and northeastern Waukesha County.[4]
Current elected officials[]
Alberta Darling is the senator representing the 8th district. She was first elected in the 1992 general election, and is currently in her 8th term. She previously served in the State Assembly, representing the 10th Assembly district from 1990 through 1993.[5]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 8th Senate district comprises the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[6]
- Assembly District 22: Janel Brandtjen (R–Menomonee Falls)
- Assembly District 23: Deb Andraca (D–Whitefish Bay)
- Assembly District 24: Dan Knodl (R–Germantown)
The 8th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses three different congressional districts. The Milwaukee County portions of the district fall within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore; the Washington County and Waukesha County portions of the district fall within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Scott L. Fitzgerald; and the Ozaukee County portions of the district fall within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.
Past senators[]
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.
The Eighth District as originally created consisted of Green County. It was represented by:
Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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District created | 1848 | ||||
Elisha T. Gardner | Dem. | 1st | |||
2nd | 1849 | ||||
William Rittenhouse | Dem. | 3rd | 1850 | ||
4th | 1851 | ||||
Thomas Bowen | Dem. | 5th | 1852 | ||
John Sharpstein | Dem. | 6th | 1853 | Kenosha County | |
Levi Grant | Dem. | 7th | 1854 | ||
Francis Paddock | Dem. | 8th | 1855 | ||
Christopher L. Sholes | Rep. | 9th | 1856 | ||
10th | 1857 | ||||
Samuel R. McClellan | Rep. | 11th | 1858 | ||
12th | 1859 | ||||
George Bennett | Rep. | 13th | 1860 | ||
14th | 1861 | ||||
Herman Thorp | Rep. | 15th | 1862 | ||
16th | 1863 | ||||
Anthony Van Wyck | Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | ||
18th | 1865 | ||||
Charles Sholes | Natl. Union | 19th | 1866 | ||
20th | 1867 | ||||
Anthony Van Wyck | Rep. | 21st | 1868 | ||
22nd | 1869 | ||||
Milton Pettit | Rep. | Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1871. | 23rd | 1870 | |
24th | 1871 | ||||
Samuel Pratt | Rep. | 25th | 1872 | Kenosha and Walworth counties | |
26th | 1873 | ||||
Thompson Weeks | Rep. | 27th | 1874 | ||
28th | 1875 | ||||
Asahel Farr | Rep. | 29th | 1876 | ||
30th | 1877 | ||||
Benoni Reynolds | Rep. | 31st | 1878 | ||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
Joseph V. Quarles | Rep. | 33rd | 1880 | ||
34th | 1881 | ||||
Charles Palmetier | Rep. | 35th | 1882 | ||
36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
Walter Maxwell | Rep. | 37th | 1885–1886 | ||
38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
James C. Reynolds | Rep. | 39th | 1889–1890 | ||
40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
Michał Kruszka | Dem. | 41st | 1893–1894 | Southern Milwaukee County
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42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
Julius Edward Roehr | Rep. | 43rd | 1897–1898 | Central Milwaukee County
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44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
46th | 1903–1904 | Central Milwaukee County
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47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
John C. Kleczka | Rep. | 49th | 1909–1910 | ||
50th | 1911–1912 | ||||
Alexander E. Martin | Rep. | 51st | 1913–1914 | Central Milwaukee County
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52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
Frank Raguse | Soc. | Expelled from Senate in 1917. | 53rd | 1917–1918 | |
Louis Fons | Rep. | Won 1918 special election. | |||
54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
George Czerwinski | Rep. | 55th | 1921–1922 | ||
56th | 1923–1924 | Western Milwaukee County
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Harry Daggett | Rep. | 57th | 1925–1926 | ||
58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
William Shenners Jr. | Dem. | 61st | 1933–1934 | Western Milwaukee County
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62nd | 1935–1936 | ||||
Allen Busby | Prog. | 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||
64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
John W. Byrnes | Rep. | 65th | 1941–1942 | ||
66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
69th | 1949–1950 | ||||
70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
72nd | 1955–1956 | Western Milwaukee County
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73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
77th | 1965–1966 | Western Milwaukee County
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78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
James Flynn | Dem. | Won 1972 election. Re-elected 1976, 1980. Elected to Lieutenant Governor in 1982. |
81st | 1973–1974 | Western Milwaukee County
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82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
Joseph Czarnezki | Dem. | Won 1983 special election. Re-elected 1984, 1988. Did not seek re-election 1992. |
86th | 1983–1984 | Western Milwaukee County
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87th | 1985–1986 | ||||
88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
Alberta Darling | Rep. | Won 1992 election. Re-elected 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Survived recall 2011. Re-elected 2012, 2016. |
91st | 1993–1994 | Northern Milwaukee County, southwest Ozaukee County, southeast Washington County, & northeast Waukesha County
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92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
96th | 2003–2004 | Northern Milwaukee County, southern Ozaukee County, southeast Washington County, & northeast Waukesha County
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97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
101st | 2013–2014 | Northeast Milwaukee County, southeast Ozaukee County, southern Washington County, & northeast Waukesha County
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102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
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. 32–37. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 8 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Senate District 8". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 8 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Alberta Darling". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ District Map
External links[]
- Alberta Darling official campaign site (2008)
- Wisconsin State Senate districts
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
- Washington County, Wisconsin
- Waukesha County, Wisconsin
- 1848 establishments in Wisconsin