Wisconsin's 18th Senate district
The 18th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[2] Located in east-central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Fond du Lac County and the southern half of Winnebago County, as well as the city of Waupun, which crosses into northern Dodge County. The district also includes the cities of Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, and covers the south and west shores of Lake Winnebago.[3]
Wisconsin's 18th State Senate district | |||||
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Demographics | 84.1% White 4.8% Black 5.3% Hispanic 2.9% Asian 1.7% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.8% Other | ||||
Population (2020) • Voting age | 179,024[1] 143,235 | ||||
Notes | East-central Wisconsin |
Current elected officials
Dan Feyen is the senator representing the 18th district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 2016 general election and is now in his second four-year term.[4]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 18th Senate district comprises the 52nd, 53rd, and 54th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[5]
- Assembly District 52: Jerry L. O'Connor (R–Fond du Lac)
- Assembly District 53: Michael Schraa (R–Oshkosh)
- Assembly District 54: Lori Palmeri (D–Oshkosh)
The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.[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. Prior to 1852, the 18th District was a Milwaukee-area district.
Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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District created | 1848 | Southern Milwaukee County
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Asa Kinney[8] | Dem. | 1st | |||
2nd | 1849 | ||||
Duncan Reed[8] | Dem. | Redistricted to 6th district. | 3rd | 1850 | |
4th | 1851 | ||||
5th | 1852 | ||||
John R. Briggs Jr.[8] | Whig | Won 1852 special election. | 6th | 1853 | Eastern Rock County |
Louis P. Harvey[8] | Rep. | 7th | 1854 | ||
8th | 1855 | ||||
9th | 1856 | ||||
10th | 1857 | ||||
Alden I. Bennett[8] | Rep. | 11th | 1858 | ||
12th | 1859 | ||||
13th | 1860 | ||||
14th | 1861 | ||||
Joel Rich[8] | Dem. | 15th | 1862 | Western Dodge County | |
16th | 1863 | ||||
William E. Smith[8] | Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | ||
18th | 1865 | ||||
Stoddard Judd[8] | Natl. Union | 19th | 1866 | ||
20th | 1867 | Western Dodge County | |||
Henry W. Lander[8] | Dem. | 21st | 1868 | ||
22nd | 1869 | ||||
Samuel D. Burchard[8] | Dem. | 23rd | 1870 | ||
24th | 1871 | ||||
William Hiner[8] | Rep. | 25th | 1872 | Western Fond du Lac County
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26th | 1873 | ||||
27th | 1874 | ||||
28th | 1875 | ||||
29th | 1876 | ||||
30th | 1877 | Western Fond du Lac County
1885 population: 34,172 | |||
Alonzo A. Loper[8] | Rep. | 31st | 1878 | ||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
George E. Sutherland[8] | Rep. | 33rd | 1880 | ||
34th | 1881 | ||||
Edward Colman | Rep. | 35th | 1882 | ||
36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
James F. Ware | Rep. | 37th | 1885–1886 | ||
38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
Samuel B. Stanchfield | Rep. | 39th | 1889–1890 | ||
40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
Samuel M. Smead | Dem. | Resigned Jan. 1895. | 41st | 1893–1894 | 1890 population: 42,088 |
Lyman W. Thayer | Rep. | Won 1895 special election. | 42nd | 1895–1896 | |
43rd | 1897–1898 | Fond du Lac & Green Lake counties 1895 population: 63,375 1900 population: 63,386 | |||
44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
Elmer D. Morse | Rep. | 45th | 1901–1902 | ||
46th | 1903–1904 | ||||
Charles H. Smith | Dem. | 47th | 1905–1906 | ||
48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
Edward H. Lyons | Rep. | 49th | 1909–1910 | ||
50th | 1911–1912 | ||||
Lewis G. Kellogg | Dem. | 51st | 1913–1914 | ||
52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
Albert J. Pullen | Rep. | 53rd | 1917–1918 | ||
54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
William A. Titus | Rep. | 55th | 1921–1922 | ||
56th | 1923–1924 | Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Waushara counties | |||
57th | 1925–1926 | ||||
58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
Louis J. Fellenz Sr. | Rep. | 59th | 1929–1930 | ||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
Morley Garfield Kelly | Dem. | 61st | 1933–1934 | ||
62nd | 1935–1936 | ||||
Morvin Duel | Rep. | 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||
64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
Louis J. Fellenz Jr. | Rep. | 65th | 1941–1942 | ||
66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
Alfred Van De Zande | Rep. | 69th | 1949–1950 | ||
70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
72nd | 1955–1956 | ||||
Walter G. Hollander | Rep. | 73rd | 1957–1958 | ||
74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
77th | 1965–1966 | Fond du Lac County and Western Dodge County | |||
78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
81st | 1973–1974 | Most of Dodge County Central Fond du Lac County Northwest Washington County Part of Jefferson County | |||
82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
Scott McCallum | Rep. | Resigned 1986 after elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. | 83rd | 1977–1978 | |
84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
86th | 1983–1984 | Central Fond du Lac County Eastern Dodge County Southern Winnebago County Northwest Washington County | |||
87th | 1985–1986 | Eastern Fond du Lac County Southeast Winnebago County Northeast Washington County Part of Ozaukee County Part of Sheboygan County | |||
--Vacant-- | 88th | 1987–1988 | |||
Carol Roessler | Rep. | Won 1987 special election. | |||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
91st | 1993–1994 | Central Fond du Lac County Southeast Winnebago County Parts of Dodge County | |||
92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
96th | 2003–2004 | Central Fond du Lac County Southern Winnebago County Part of Dodge County | |||
97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
Randy Hopper | Rep. | Lost 2011 recall election. | 99th | 2009–2010 | |
100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
Jessica King | Dem. | Won 2011 recall election. | |||
Rick Gudex | Rep. | 101st | 2013–2014 |
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102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
Dan Feyen | Rep. | 103rd | 2017–2018 | ||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
105th | 2021–2022 | ||||
106th | 2023–2024 | southern Winnebago County, part of Dodge County |
References
- "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Senate Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- "Senate District 18". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 18 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- "Senator Dan Feyen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 54. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
- Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved March 11, 2021.