Wisconsin's 7th Senate district
The 7th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[2] 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, and part of the city of Franklin. 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.[3]
Wisconsin's 7th State Senate district | |||||
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Demographics | 75.4% White 5.2% Black 11.4% Hispanic 4.8% Asian 1.4% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.3% Other | ||||
Population (2020) • Voting age | 178,460[1] 150,506 | ||||
Notes | Milwaukee metro area (southeast) |
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.[4]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 7th Senate district comprises the 19th, 20th, and 21st Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[5]
- Assembly District 19: Ryan Clancy (D–Milwaukee)
- Assembly District 20: Christine Sinicki (D–Milwaukee)
- Assembly District 21: Jessie Rodriguez (R–Franklin)
The district is located within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore.[6]
Past senators
A list of all previous senators from this district:[7]
Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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District created | 1848 | ||||
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 | 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 | Eastern Dane County
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John Anders Johnson | Rep. | 26th | 1873 | ||
27th | 1874 | ||||
George E. Bryant | Rep. | 28th | 1875 | ||
29th | 1876 | ||||
George A. Abert | Dem. | 30th | 1877 | Central Milwaukee County
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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 | Most of Milwaukee County | |||
Christian A. Koenitzer | Dem. | 40th | 1891–1892 | ||
41st | 1893–1894 | Northern Milwaukee County & Eastern Waukesha County | |||
Charles T. Fisher | Rep. | 42nd | 1895–1896 | ||
43rd | 1897–1898 | Southern Milwaukee County
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Barney A. Eaton | Rep. | 44th | 1899–1900 | ||
45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
46th | 1903–1904 | Southern Milwaukee County
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47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
George E. Page | Rep. | 48th | 1907–1908 | Southern Milwaukee County
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49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
Gabriel Zophy | Soc. Dem. | 50th | 1911–1912 | ||
51st | 1913–1914 | Southern Milwaukee County
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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 | Southeast Milwaukee County
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57th | 1925–1926 | ||||
Herbert H. Smith | Rep. | 58th | 1927–1928 | ||
59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
Leonard Fons | Rep. | 60th | 1931–1932 | ||
61st | 1933–1934 | Southeast Milwaukee County
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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 | Southern Milwaukee County
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73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
77th | 1965–1966 | Southeast Milwaukee County
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78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
Kurt Frank | Dem. | 80th | 1971–1972 | ||
81st | 1973–1974 | Southeast Milwaukee County
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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 | Southeast Milwaukee County
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--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 | Southeast Milwaukee County
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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 | Southeast Milwaukee County
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97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
Chris Larson | Dem. | 100th | 2011–2012 | ||
101st | 2013–2014 | Southeast Milwaukee County
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102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
105th | 2021–2022 | ||||
106th | 2023–2024 |
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
Notes
- "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Senate Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- "Senate District 7". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 7 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- "Senator Chris Larson". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- District Map
- Congressional District Map
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
External links
- Chris Larson official campaign site