Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district

The 23rd Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[2] Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Chippewa County and most of Clark County, as well as eastern Eau Claire County, eastern Dunn County, western Marathon County, and parts of northwest Jackson County and northeast Trempealeau County. The district is mostly rural, but contains the cities of Black River Falls and Chippewa Falls, most of the city of Marshfield, and part of the city of Eau Claire.[3]

Wisconsin's 23rd
State Senate district

2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
composed of Assembly districts 67, 68, and 69
Senator
  Jesse James
RAltoona
since January 3, 2023 (0 years)
Demographics89.9% White
1.7% Black
3.4% Hispanic
1.9% Asian
2.0% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.0% Other
Population (2020)
  Voting age
178,360[1]
136,067
NotesNorthwest Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Jesse James is the senator representing the 23rd district since January 2023. He previously served in the State Assembly, representing the 68th Assembly district from 2019 to 2023.[4][5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 23rd Senate district comprises the 67th, 68th, and 69th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

The 23rd Senate district crosses two congressional districts. The portion of the district in Dunn County, Eau Claire County, Trempealeau County, southern Chippewa County, and part of northwest Jackson County fall within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Ron Kind; the remainder of the district in northwest Jackson County, the remainder of Chippewa County, and the portions of the district in Clark, Wood, and Marathon counties falls within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany.[6]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:[7]

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
District created by 1852 Wisc. Act 499. 1852 Adams, Marquette, Sauk, Waushara counties
David Vittum Dem. 6th 1853
7th 1854
Edwin B. Kelsey Dem. 8th 1855
9th 1856
Samuel C. Bean Rep. 10th 1857 Southern Jefferson County
11th 1858
Enias D. Masters Rep. 12th 1859
13th 1860
Edwin Montgomery Rep. 14th 1861
15th 1862
WI Senate District 23, 1862-1871
Jefferson County
J. D. Clapp Dem. 16th 1863
17th 1864
S. W. Budlong Dem. 18th 1865
19th 1866
Gerrit T. Thorn Dem. 20th 1867
21st 1868
William W. Woodman Dem. 22nd 1869
23rd 1870
24th 1871
25th 1872 Jefferson County and
Part of Dodge County
Walter S. Greene Dem. 26th 1873
27th 1874
William W. Reed Lib. Rep. 28th 1875
29th 1876
30th 1877
31st 1878
Charles H. Phillips Rep. Died Jan. 1879. 32nd 1879
Joseph B. Bennett Rep. Won 1879 special election.
33rd 1880
Frederick Kusel Dem. 34th 1881
35th 1882 Jefferson County
1880 population: 32,155
William W. Reed Dem. 36th 18831884
37th 18851886
Walter S. Greene Dem. Died Nov. 1891. 38th 18871888
39th 18891890 Jefferson County and

1890 population: 50,694
40th 18911892
--Vacant--
Albert Solliday Dem. Won May 1892 special election.
41st 18931894
42nd 18951896
43rd 18971898 Walworth County and
Eastern Jefferson County
1895 population: 47,449
John H. Harris Rep. 44th 18991900
45th 19011902
Zadoc P. Beach Rep. 46th 19031904 Jefferson and Walworth counties
1900 population: 64,048
47th 19051906
John A. Hazelwood Dem. 48th 19071908
49th 19091910
Charles A. Snover Dem. 50th 19111912
51st 19131914 Portage and Waupaca counties
1910 population: 63,727
Andrew R. Potts Rep. 52nd 19151916
53rd 19171918
Herman J. Severson Rep. 54th 19191920
55th 19211922
56th 19231924
57th 19251926
58th 19271928
59th 19291930
60th 19311932
61st 19331934
Prog. 62nd 19351936
63rd 19371938
Fred R. Fisher Rep. 64th 19391940
65th 19411942
Harley M. Jacklin Dem. 66th 19431944
67th 19451946
Oscar W. Neale Rep. 68th 19471948
69th 19491950
70th 19511952
71st 19531954
Paul J. Rogan Rep. Won 1954 special election.
Resigned 1956.
72nd 19551956 Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, Washburn counties
Holger Rasmusen Rep. Won 1956 special election. 73rd 19571958
Howard W. Cameron Dem. 74th 19591960
75th 19611962
Holger Rasmusen Rep. 76th 19631964
77th 19651966 Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Washburn counties
78th 19671968
79th 19691970
Bruce Peloquin Dem. 80th 19711972
81st 19731974 Most of Chippewa County
Most of Dunn County
Northwest Eau Claire County
Part of Pepin County
82nd 19751976
83rd 19771978
Marvin J. Roshell Dem. Resigned Dec. 1992. 84th 19791980
85th 19811982
86th 19831984
87th 19851986
88th 19871988
89th 19891990
90th 19911992
--Vacant-- 91st 19931994 Chippewa, Clark counties
Most of Dunn County
Parts of Eau Claire County
Southwest Marathon County
Part of Wood County
David Zien Rep. Win 1993 special election.
92nd 19951996
93rd 19971998
94th 19992000
95th 20012002
96th 20032004 Chippewa County
Most of Clark County
Northern Dunn County
Northern Eau Claire County
Southwest Marathon County
Southeast Barron County
Part of Taylor County
Part of Wood County
97th 20052006
Pat Kreitlow Dem. Won 2006 election.
Lost 2010 election.
98th 20072008
99th 20092010
Terry Moulton Rep. 100th 20112012
101st 20132014
Chippewa County
Most of Clark County
Northeast Dunn County
Eastern Eau Claire County
Southwest Marathon County
Northwest Wood County
Part of Jackson County
Part of Trempealeau County
102nd 20152016
103rd 20172018
Kathy Bernier Rep. 104th 20192020
105th 20212022
Jesse James Rep. Elected 2022. 106th 2023–2024
Chippewa & Clark counties,
northeast Dunn County,
half of Eau Claire County,
southwest Marathon County,
parts of Jackson County,
parts of Wood County

References

  1. "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Senate Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. "Senate District 23". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 23 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  4. Kaska, Jimmie. "Western Wisconsin voters elect state Assembly, Senate reps". WEAU. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. "Senator Jesse L. James". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  7. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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