Wisconsin's 13th Senate district

The 13th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in south central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Green Lake and Marquette counties, along with most of Dodge County, western Fond du Lac County, and parts of northern Jefferson County, eastern Adams County, northeast Columbia County, and southwest Winnebago County. It includes the cities of Beaver Dam, Horicon, Markesan, Mayville, Montello, Princeton, Ripon, Watertown, and Waupun.[2]

Wisconsin's 13th
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 37, 38, and 39
Senator
  John Jagler
RWatertown
since April 28, 2021 (3 years)
Demographics89.18% White
2.81% Black
5.03% Hispanic
0.86% Asian
1.57% Native American
0.08% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age
178,652
141,533
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesCentral Wisconsin

Current elected officials

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John Jagler is the senator representing the 13th district. He was first elected in a 2021 special election. He previously served 8 years in the State Assembly.[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 13th Senate district comprises the 37th, 38th, and 39th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[4]

The 13th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses three different congressional districts. The part of the district in Adams County falls within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden. The parts of the district in Jefferson County and the southern half of Dodge County fall within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by Scott L. Fitzgerald. All of the remainder falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by Glenn Grothman.[5]

Past senators

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The district has previously been represented by:[6]

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 1848
 
Waukesha County
Joseph Turner Dem. 1st
Frederick Sprague Dem. 2nd 1849
3rd 1850
George Hyer Dem. Resigned. 4th 1851
--Vacant-- 5th 1852
E. B. West Whig Won 1852 special election.
Charles Dunn Dem. 6th 1853
 
1852–1855

 
1856–1860

 
1861–1865

 
1866–1870
Lafayette County
7th 1854
8th 1855
9th 1856
Philemon Simpson Dem. 10th 1857
11th 1858
12th 1859
13th 1860
Samuel Cole Dem. 14th 1861
15th 1862
James Earnest Dem. 16th 1863
17th 1864
Samuel Cole Natl. Union 18th 1865
19th 1866
James Earnest Dem. 20th 1867
21st 1868
Hamilton H. Gray Dem. 22nd 1869
23rd 1870
Henry S. Magoon Rep. Redistricted to 11th district. 24th 1871
Satterlee Clark Jr. Dem. Redistricted from 33rd district. 25th 1872
 
Most of Dodge County
Samuel D. Burchard Dem. 26th 1873
27th 1874
John A. Barney Dem. 28th 1875
29th 1876
Charles H. Williams Dem. 30th 1877
 
Most of Dodge County
31st 1878
Edward C. McFetridge Rep. 32nd 1879
33rd 1880
Arthur K. Delaney Dem. 34th 1881
35th 1882
Benjamin F. Sherman Dem. 36th 1883–1884
 
1882–1887

 
1888–1891
Dodge County
37th 1885–1886
Charles Pettibone Ind. 38th 1887–1888
39th 1889–1890
William Voss Dem. 40th 1891–1892
41st 1893–1894
 
Most of Dodge County
& eastern Columbia County
Michael E. Burke Dem. 42nd 1895–1896
43rd 1897–1898
 
1896–1901

 
1902–1911
Dodge County
Michael A. Jacobs Dem. 44th 1899–1900
45th 1901–1902
William C. North Dem. 46th 1903–1904
47th 1905–1906
Paul O. Husting Dem. 48th 1907–1908
49th 1909–1910
50th 1911–1912
51st 1913–1914
 
1912–1921

 
1932–1953

 
1954–1963
Dodge, Washington counties
Byron Barwig Dem. 52nd 1915–1916
53rd 1917–1918
Herman J. F. Bilgrien Rep. 54th 1919–1920
55th 1921–1922
56th 1923–1924
57th 1925–1926
William H. Markham Rep. 58th 1927–1928
59th 1929–1930
Eugene A. Clifford Dem. 60th 1931–1932
61st 1933–1934
Frank E. Panzer Prog. 62nd 1935–1936
63rd 1937–1938
Jesse Peters Rep. 64th 1939–1940
65th 1941–1942
Frank E. Panzer Rep. Died Aug. 1969. 66th 1943–1944
67th 1945–1946
68th 1947–1948
69th 1949–1950
70th 1951–1952
71st 1953–1954
72nd 1955–1956
73rd 1957–1958
74th 1959–1960
75th 1961–1962
76th 1963–1964
77th 1965–1966
 
Jefferson, Washington &
eastern Dodge County
78th 1967–1968
79th 1969–1970
--Vacant--
Dale McKenna Dem. Won 1969 special election.
80th 1971–1972
81st 1973–1974
 
Eastern Dane County
& western Jefferson County
82nd 1975–1976
83rd 1977–1978
Peter D. Bear Dem. Resigned Sep. 1980. 84th 1979–1980
--Vacant--
Barbara Lorman Rep. Won 1980 special election. 85th 1981–1982
86th 1983–1984
 
    • Dodge County
      • Town of Beaver Dam
      • Town of Burnette
      • Town of Calamus
      • Town of Chester
      • Town of Clyman
      • Town of Elba
      • Town of Emmet
      • Town of Fox Lake
      • Town of Hustisford
      • Town of Lebanon
      • Town of Leroy
      • Town of Lowell
      • Town of Oak Grove
      • Town of Portland
      • Town of Shields
      • Town of Trenton
      • Village of Clyman
      • Village of Hustisford
      • Village of Lowell
      • Village of Reeseville
      • City of Beaver Dam
      • City of Fox Lake
      • City of Juneau
      • City of Watertown
      • City of Waupun
    • Fond du Lac County
      • City of Waupun
    • Jefferson County
      • Town of Aztalan
      • Town of Cold Spring
      • Town of Concord
      • Town of Farmington
      • Town of Hebron
      • Town of Ixonia
      • Town of Jefferson
      • Town of Koshkonong
      • Town of Lake Mills
      • Town of Milford
      • Town of Oakland
      • Town of Sumner
      • Town of Waterloo
      • Town of Watertown
      • Village of Johnson Creek
      • Village of Sullivan
      • City of Fort Atkinson
      • City of Jefferson
      • City of Lake Mills
      • City of Waterloo
      • City of Watertown
      • City of Whitewater
    • Rock County
      • Town of Harmony
      • Town of Johnstown
      • Town of Lima
      • Wards 14-19, city of Janesville
    • Walworth County
      • City of Whitewater
87th 1985–1986
 
    • Columbia County
      • Village of Randolph
    • Dodge County
      • Town of Beaver Dam
      • Town of Burnette
      • Town of Calamus
      • Town of Chester
      • Town of Clyman
      • Town of Emmet
      • Town of Fox Lake
      • Town of Hustisford
      • Town of Lebanon
      • Town of LeRoy
      • Town of Lowell
      • Town of Oak Grove
      • Town of Shields
      • Town of Trenton
      • Village of Clyman
      • Village of Hustisford
      • Village of Lowell
      • Village of Randolph
      • Village of Reeseville
      • City of Beaver Dam
      • City of Fox Lake
      • City of Juneau
      • City of Watertown
      • City of Waupun
    • Jefferson County
      • Town of Aztalan
      • Town of Cold Spring
      • Town of Farmington
      • Town of Hebron
      • Town of Ixonia
      • Town of Jefferson
      • Town of Koshkonong
      • Town of Lake Mills
      • Town of Milford
      • Town of Oakland
      • Town of Waterloo
      • Town of Watertown
      • Village of Johnson Creek
      • City of Fort Atkinson
      • City of Jefferson
      • City of Lake Mills
      • City of Waterloo
      • City of Watertown
      • City of Whitewater
    • Rock County
      • Town of Harmony
      • Town of Johnstown
      • Town of Lima
      • Wards 2, 15-19, city of Janesville
    • Walworth County
      • Town of La Grange
      • Town of Whitewater
      • City of Whitewater
88th 1987–1988
89th 1989–1990
90th 1991–1992
91st 1993–1994
 
    • Columbia County
      • Town of Randolph
      • Village of Cambria
      • Village of Friesland
      • City of Columbus
    • Dane County
      • Village of Cambridge
    • Dodge County
      • Town of Ashippun
      • Town of Beaver Dam
      • Town of Burnette
      • Town of Calamus
      • Town of Clyman
      • Town of Elba
      • Town of Emmet
      • Town of Fox Lake
      • Town of Hustisford
      • Town of Lebanon
      • Town of Leroy
      • Town of Lowell
      • Town of Oak Grove
      • Town of Portland
      • Town of Shields
      • Town of Theresa
      • Town of Trenton
      • Town of Westford
      • Town of Williamstown
      • Village of Brownsville
      • Village of Clyman
      • Village of Hustisford
      • Village of Iron Ridge
      • Village of Kekoskee
      • Village of Lowell
      • Village of Randolph
      • Village of Reeseville
      • Village of Theresa
      • City of Beaver Dam
      • City of Columbus
      • City of Fox Lake
      • City of Horicon
      • City of Juneau
      • City of Mayville
      • Ward 1, town of Chester
      • Ward 2, town of Lomira
    • Jefferson County
      • Town of Aztalan
      • Town of Farmington
      • Town of Ixonia
      • Town of Koshkonong
      • Town of Lake Mills
      • Town of Milford
      • Town of Oakland
      • Town of Sumner
      • Town of Waterloo
      • Town of Watertown
      • Village of Cambridge
      • Village of Johnson Creek
      • City of Fort Atkinson
      • City of Jefferson
      • City of Lake Mills
      • City of Waterloo
      • City of Watertown
      • Wards 3,4, town of Jefferson
    • Rock County
      • Ward 3, town of Milton
    • Waukesha County
      • Town of Oconomowoc
      • Village of Lac La Belle
      • Village of Oconomowoc Lake
      • City of Oconomowoc
Scott L. Fitzgerald Rep. Resigned 2020 after elected to U.S. House. 92nd 1995–1996
93rd 1997–1998
94th 1999–2000
95th 2001–2002
96th 2003–2004
 
Part of Columbia County
southeast Dane County
most of Dodge County
western Jefferson County
& northwest Waukesha County
    • Columbia County
      • Town of Randolph
      • Village of Cambria
      • Village of Friesland
      • Village of Randolph
      • City of Columbus
    • Dane County
      • Town of Albion
      • Town of Christiana
      • Town of Deerfield
      • Village of Cambridge
      • Village of Deerfield
      • Village of Rochdale
    • Dodge County
      • Town of Ashippun
      • Town of Beaver Dam
      • Town of Burnett
      • Town of Calamus
      • Town of Chester
      • Town of Clyman
      • Town of Elba
      • Town of Emmet
      • Town of Fox Lake
      • Town of Herman
      • Town of Hubbard
      • Town of Hustisford
      • Town of Lebanon
      • Town of Leroy
      • Town of Lomira
      • Town of Lowell
      • Town of Oak Grove
      • Town of Portland
      • Town of Rubicon
      • Town of Shields
      • Town of Trenton
      • Town of Westford
      • Town of Williamstown
      • Village of Brownsville
      • Village of Clyman
      • Village of Hustisford
      • Village of Iron Ridge
      • Village of Kekoskee
      • Village of Lomira
      • Village of Lowell
      • Village of Neosho
      • Village of Randolph
      • Village of Reeseville
      • City of Beaver Dam
      • City of Columbus
      • City of Fox Lake
      • City of Horicon
      • City of Juneau
      • City of Maxville
      • City of Watertown
    • Jefferson County
      • Town of Aztalan
      • Town of Ixonia
      • Town of Jefferson
      • Town of Koshkonong
      • Town of Lake Mills
      • Town of Milford
      • Town of Oakland
      • Town of Sumner
      • Town of Waterloo
      • Town of Watertown
      • Village of Cambridge
      • City of Fort Atkinson
      • City of Jefferson
      • City of Lake Mills
      • City of Waterloo
      • City of Watertown
    • Waukesha County
      • Town of Oconomowoc
      • Village of Lac La Belle
      • Wards 1-6, city of Oconomowoc
97th 2005–2006
98th 2007–2008
99th 2009–2010
100th 2011–2012
101st 2013–2014
 
Eastern Columbia County
most of Dodge County
northern Jefferson County
western Washington County
eastern Dane County
& northwest Waukesha
102nd 2015–2016
103rd 2017–2018
104th 2019–2020
--Vacant-- 105th 2021–2022
John Jagler Rep. Won 2021 special election.
106th 2023–2024
 
Southeast Columbia County,
most of Dodge County,
northeast Dane County,
northern Jefferson County,
part of Waukesha County

References

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  1. ^ "Senate District 13". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 13 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Evers, Tony (December 22, 2020). "Executive order #100 - Relating to a Special Election for the Thirteenth Senate District" (PDF). content.govdelivery.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Map on District Website
  5. ^ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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