Wisconsin_Senate,_District_23
Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district
American legislative district in northwest Wisconsin
The 23rd Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Barron, Clark, Price, Rusk, and Taylor counties, with most of Chippewa County, northern Dunn County, and parts of northwest Marathon County. The district is mostly rural, but contains the cities of Bloomer, Ladysmith, Medford, Neillsville, and Rice Lake.[2]
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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 67, 68, and 69 | |||||
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| Demographics | 93.05% White 1.23% Black 2.59% Hispanic 0.69% Asian 1.63% Native American 0.12% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 179,916 138,442 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Northwest Wisconsin | ||||
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.[3][4] After the 2024 redistricting, James no longer resides in the new district.
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:
- Assembly District 67: Rob Summerfield (R–Bloomer)
- Assembly District 68: Karen Hurd (R–Fall Creek)
- Assembly District 69: Donna Rozar (R–Marshfield)
The 23rd Senate district crosses two congressional districts. The portion of the district in Dunn County and the northwest part of Chippewa County fall within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden. The remainder of the district falls within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany.[5]
- Downtown Colby
- Abbotsford Municipal Center
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 |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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
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| 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 | 1883–1884 | ||
| 37th | 1885–1886 | ||||
| Walter S. Greene | Dem. | Died Nov. 1891. | 38th | 1887–1888 | |
| 39th | 1889–1890 | Jefferson County and Western Waukesha County 1890 population: 50,694 | |||
| 40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
| --Vacant-- | |||||
| Albert Solliday | Dem. | Won May 1892 special election. | |||
| 41st | 1893–1894 | ||||
| 42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
| 43rd | 1897–1898 | Walworth County and Eastern Jefferson County 1895 population: 47,449 | |||
| John H. Harris | Rep. | 44th | 1899–1900 | ||
| 45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
| Zadoc P. Beach | Rep. | 46th | 1903–1904 | Jefferson and Walworth counties 1900 population: 64,048 | |
| 47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
| John A. Hazelwood | Dem. | 48th | 1907–1908 | ||
| 49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
| Charles A. Snover | Dem. | 50th | 1911–1912 | ||
| 51st | 1913–1914 | Portage and Waupaca counties 1910 population: 63,727 | |||
| Andrew R. Potts | Rep. | 52nd | 1915–1916 | ||
| 53rd | 1917–1918 | ||||
| Herman J. Severson | Rep. | 54th | 1919–1920 | ||
| 55th | 1921–1922 | ||||
| 56th | 1923–1924 | ||||
| 57th | 1925–1926 | ||||
| 58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
| 59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
| 60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
| 61st | 1933–1934 | ||||
| Prog. | 62nd | 1935–1936 | |||
| 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||||
| Fred R. Fisher | Rep. | 64th | 1939–1940 | ||
| 65th | 1941–1942 | ||||
| Harley M. Jacklin | Dem. | 66th | 1943–1944 | ||
| 67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
| Oscar W. Neale | Rep. | 68th | 1947–1948 | ||
| 69th | 1949–1950 | ||||
| 70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
| 71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
| Paul J. Rogan | Rep. | Won 1954 special election. Resigned 1956. |
72nd | 1955–1956 | Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, Washburn counties |
| Holger Rasmusen | Rep. | Won 1956 special election. | 73rd | 1957–1958 | |
| Howard W. Cameron | Dem. | 74th | 1959–1960 | ||
| 75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
| Holger Rasmusen | Rep. | 76th | 1963–1964 | ||
| 77th | 1965–1966 | Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Washburn counties | |||
| 78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
| 79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
| Bruce Peloquin | Dem. | 80th | 1971–1972 | ||
| 81st | 1973–1974 | Most of Chippewa County Most of Dunn County Northwest Eau Claire County Part of Pepin County | |||
| 82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
| 83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
| Marvin J. Roshell | Dem. | Resigned Dec. 1992. | 84th | 1979–1980 | |
| 85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
| 86th | 1983–1984 | ||||
| 87th | 1985–1986 | ||||
| 88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
| 89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
| 90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
| --Vacant-- | 91st | 1993–1994 | 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 | 1995–1996 | ||||
| 93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
| 94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
| 95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
| 96th | 2003–2004 | 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 | 2005–2006 | ||||
| Pat Kreitlow | Dem. | Won 2006 election. Lost 2010 election. |
98th | 2007–2008 | |
| 99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
| Terry Moulton | Rep. | 100th | 2011–2012 | ||
| 101st | 2013–2014 | 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 | 2015–2016 | ||||
| 103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
| Kathy Bernier | Rep. | 104th | 2019–2020 | ||
| 105th | 2021–2022 | ||||
| Jesse James | Rep. | Elected 2022. | 106th | 2023–2024 | northeast Dunn County, half of Eau Claire County, southwest Marathon County, parts of Jackson County, parts of Wood County |
- "Senate District 23". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 23 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- Kaska, Jimmie. "Western Wisconsin voters elect state Assembly, Senate reps". WEAU. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- "Senator Jesse L. James". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.