The 9th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Sheboygan County and the parts of eastern and southern Manitowoc County and northeast Fond du Lac County. It contains the cities of Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Two Rivers, Plymouth, Kiel, and Sheboygan Falls, and the villages of Kohler, Oostburg, and Elkhart Lake. The district also contains Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, Whistling Straits golf course, Road America motorsport course, Kohler-Andrae State Park, Lakeland University, and the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus.[2]
Wisconsin's 9th State Senate district | |||||
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2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 composed of Assembly districts 25, 26, and 27 | |||||
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Demographics | 86.17% White 2.17% Black 5.17% Hispanic 4.46% Asian 1.63% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
Population (2020) • Voting age | 178,886 140,758 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
Notes | Eastern Wisconsin |
Current elected officials
editDevin LeMahieu is the senator representing the 9th district. He was first elected in the 2014 general election.
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 9th Senate district comprises the 25th, 26th, and 27th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[3]
- Assembly District 25: Paul Tittl (R–Manitowoc)
- Assembly District 26: Terry Katsma (R–Oostburg)
- Assembly District 27: Amy Binsfeld (R–Mosel)
The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.[4]
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Two Rivers harbor
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Aerial view of Whistling Straits golf course
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Downtown Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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American Marram Grass dunes with Lake Michigan in background within Kohler-Andrae State Park
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City of Plymouth
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Village of Elkhart Lake
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Kohler Co. main office
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downtown Sheboygan Falls
Past senators
editNote: 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 district has previously been represented by:[5]
Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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District created | 1848 | ||||
Simeon Mills | Dem. | 1st | |||
Alexander Botkin | Whig | 2nd | 1849 | ||
3rd | 1850 | ||||
Eliab B. Dean Jr. | Dem. | 4th | 1851 | ||
5th | 1852 | ||||
George R. McLane | Dem. | 6th | 1853 | Northern Waukesha County
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7th | 1854 | ||||
Denison Worthington | Rep. | 8th | 1855 | ||
9th | 1856 | ||||
John T. Kingston | Rep. | 10th | 1857 | ||
11th | 1858 | ||||
H. W. Curtis | Rep. | 12th | 1859 | ||
13th | 1860 | ||||
John T. Kingston | Rep. | 14th | 1861 | ||
15th | 1862 | ||||
Alanson M. Kimball | Rep. | 16th | 1863 | ||
Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | |||
Henry G. Webb | Natl. Union | 18th | 1865 | ||
19th | 1866 | ||||
DeWitt C. Wilson | Natl. Union | 20th | 1867 | ||
Rep. | 21st | 1868 | |||
William J. Kershaw | Rep. | 22nd | 1869 | ||
23rd | 1870 | ||||
Eliphalet S. Miner | Rep. | Redistricted to 29th district. | 24th | 1871 | |
Francis Little | Rep. | Redistricted from 15th district. | 25th | 1872 | |
26th | 1873 | ||||
27th | 1874 | ||||
David McFarland | Rep. | 28th | 1875 | ||
Dem. | 29th | 1876 | |||
Hobart S. Sacket | Rep. | 30th | 1877 | ||
31st | 1878 | ||||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
33rd | 1880 | ||||
James F. Wiley | Rep. | 34th | 1881 | ||
35th | 1882 | ||||
36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
37th | 1885–1886 | ||||
George Fitch | Rep. | 38th | 1887–1888 | ||
39th | 1889–1890 | ||||
Ferdinand T. Yahr | Dem. | 40th | 1891–1892 | ||
41st | 1893–1894 | ||||
Clarence V. Peirce | Rep. | 42nd | 1895–1896 | ||
43rd | 1897–1898 | Adams, Marquette, Waushara, Wood counties | |||
Thomas Fearne | Rep. | 44th | 1899–1900 | ||
45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
Herman C. Wipperman | Rep. | 46th | 1903–1904 | ||
47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
Theodore W. Brazeau | Rep. | 48th | 1907–1908 | ||
49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
Edward F. Kileen | Rep. | 50th | 1911–1912 | ||
51st | 1913–1914 | Central Milwaukee County
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David V. Jennings | Dem. | 52nd | 1915–1916 | ||
53rd | 1917–1918 | ||||
54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
55th | 1921–1922 | ||||
Ben H. Mahon | Rep. | Died Oct. 1924. | 56th | 1923–1924 | |
Irving P. Mehigan | Rep. | Won 1924 special election. | 57th | 1925–1926 | |
58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
61st | 1933–1934 | Central Milwaukee County
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James L. Callan | Dem. | 62nd | 1935–1936 | ||
63rd | 1937–1938 | ||||
Cornelius T. Young | Dem. | 64th | 1939–1940 | ||
65th | 1941–1942 | ||||
Robert E. Tehan | Dem. | Resigned after appointed U.S. Dist. Judge, E.D. Wis. |
66th | 1943–1944 | |
67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
69th | 1949–1950 | ||||
Vacant | |||||
Henry Maier | Dem. | Resigned in 1960 to become Mayor of Milwaukee. | 70th | 1951–1952 | |
71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
72nd | 1955–1956 | Central Milwaukee County
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73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
Vacant | |||||
Norman Sussman | Dem. | Died April 1969. | 75th | 1961–1962 | |
76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
77th | 1965–1966 | North-central Milwaukee County | |||
78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
Vacant | |||||
Ronald G. Parys | Dem. | Won 1969 special election. | |||
80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
81st | 1973–1974 | Central Milwaukee County
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82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
Jim Moody | Dem. | 84th | 1979–1980 | ||
85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
Carl Otte | Dem. | 86th | 1983–1984 | Southeast Calumet County, eastern Fond du Lac County, southern Manitowoc County, and most of Sheboygan County
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87th | 1985–1986 |
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William Te Winkle | Dem. | 88th | 1987–1988 | ||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
Calvin Potter | Dem. | 90th | 1991–1992 | ||
91st | 1993–1994 |
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92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
James Baumgart | Dem. | 94th | 1999–2000 | ||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
Joe Leibham | Rep. | Resigned Dec. 2014. | 96th | 2003–2004 | Eastern Calumet County, eastern Fond du Lac County, southern Manitowoc County, and northern Sheboygan County
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97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
101st | 2013–2014 |
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Devin LeMahieu | Rep. | 102nd | 2015–2016 | ||
103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
105th | 2021–2022 | ||||
106th | 2023–2024 | Most of Sheboygan County, part of Calumet County |
References
edit- ^ "Senate District 9". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 9 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ District Map
- ^ Congressional District Map
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
External links
edit- 9th Senate District, Senator Leibham in the Wisconsin Blue Book (2005–2006)