Wisconsin_Senate,_District_29
Wisconsin's 29th Senate district
American legislative district in north-central Wisconsin
The 29th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in north-central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Marathon County, along with northern Wood County, and parts of northern Portage County, northwest Waupaca County, and western Shawano County. The district includes the cities of Wausau, Marathon City, Marshfield, and Mosinee.[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 85, 86, and 87 | |||||
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| Demographics | 90.4% White 1.04% Black 2.05% Hispanic 4.38% Asian 1.57% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 178,059 138,817 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | North-central Wisconsin | ||||
Cory Tomczyk is the senator representing the 29th district since January 2023.[3]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 29th Senate district comprises the 85th, 86th, and 87th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
- Assembly District 85: Patrick Snyder (R–Schofield)
- Assembly District 86: John Spiros (R–Marshfield)[4]
- Assembly District 87: James W. Edming (R–Glen Flora)[5]
The district, in its current boundaries, crosses three congressional districts. The portion of the district in Waupaca and Shawano counties falls within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher. The portion of the district in Portage and eastern Wood counties falls within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, represented by Derrick Van Orden. The remainder of the district falls within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, represented by Tom Tiffany.[6]
- Downtown Wausau
- Northcentral Technical College in Wausau
- Downtown Marathon City
- Downtown Mosinee
- Tigerton village hall
Previous senators include:[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.
| Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created by 1856 Wisc. Act 109. | 1856 | Green Lake and Marquette counties | |||
| Martin L. Kimball | Rep. | 10th | 1857 | ||
| 11th | 1858 | ||||
| M. W. Seely | Rep. | 12th | 1859 | ||
| 13th | 1860 | ||||
| Charles S. Kelsey | Rep. | 14th | 1861 | ||
| 15th | 1862 | ||||
| Natl. Union | 16th | 1863 | |||
| 17th | 1864 | ||||
| G. DeWitt Elwood | Natl. Union | 18th | 1865 | ||
| 19th | 1866 | ||||
| Henry G. Webb | Natl. Union | 20th | 1867 | Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara counties | |
| 21st | 1868 | ||||
| George D. Waring | Rep. | 22nd | 1869 | ||
| 23rd | 1870 | ||||
| Waldo Flint | Rep. | Redistricted to 25th district. | 24th | 1871 | |
| Eliphalet S. Miner | Rep. | Redistricted from 9th district. | 25th | 1872 | Adams, Juneau, Portage, and Wood counties 1870 population: 33,519 |
| Thomas B. Scott | Rep. | 26th | 1873 | ||
| 27th | 1874 | ||||
| 28th | 1875 | ||||
| 29th | 1876 | ||||
| Alexander A. Arnold | Rep. | 30th | 1877 | Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties 1875 population: 35,023 | |
| 31st | 1878 | ||||
| Horace E. Houghton | Rep. | 32nd | 1879 | ||
| 33rd | 1880 | ||||
| Augustus F. Finkelnburg | Rep. | 34th | 1881 | ||
| 35th | 1882 | Buffalo and Trempealeau counties 1880 population: 32,717 1885 population: 35,595 | |||
| Noah D. Comstock | Ind. Rep. | 36th | 1883–1884 | ||
| Rep. | 37th | 1885–1886 | |||
| John W. DeGroff | Rep. | 38th | 1887–1888 | ||
| 39th | 1889–1890 | Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties 1885 population: 42,567 | |||
| Robert Lees | Dem. | 40th | 1891–1892 | ||
| 41st | 1893–1894 | Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, and Pepin counties 1890 population: 61,009 | |||
| James Huff Stout | Rep. | 42nd | 1895–1896 | ||
| 43rd | 1897–1898 | Chippewa and Dunn counties 1895 population: 53,733 | |||
| 44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
| 45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
| 46th | 1903–1904 | Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, and Pepin counties 1900 population: 73,390 | |||
| 47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
| 48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
| 49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
| George E. Scott | Rep. | Died Nov. 1915. | 50th | 1911–1912 | |
| 51st | 1913–1914 | Barron, Dunn, and Polk counties 1910 population: 75,741 | |||
| 52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
| --Vacant-- | |||||
| Algodt C. Anderson | Rep. | Won 1916 special election. | 53rd | 1917–1918 | |
| 54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
| 55th | 1921–1922 | ||||
| Carl B. Casperson | Rep. | 56th | 1923–1924 | ||
| 57th | 1925–1926 | ||||
| 58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
| 59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
| John A. Anderson | Rep. | 60th | 1931–1932 | ||
| 61st | 1933–1934 | ||||
| Prog. | 62nd | 1935–1936 | |||
| 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||||
| A. J. Connors | Prog. | 64th | 1939–1940 | ||
| 65th | 1941–1942 | ||||
| Charles D. Madsen | Prog. | Resigned Jan. 1949 after appointed County Judge. | 66th | 1943–1944 | |
| 67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
| Rep. | 68th | 1947–1948 | |||
| —Vacant-- | 69th | 1949–1950 | |||
| John E. Olson | Dem. | Won 1949 special election. | |||
| William E. Owen | Rep. | 70th | 1951–1952 | ||
| 71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
| Hugh M. Jones | Rep. | 72nd | 1955–1956 | Marathon and Shawano counties | |
| 73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
| Robert W. Dean | Dem. | 74th | 1959–1960 | ||
| 75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
| Charles F. Smith Jr. | Rep. | 76th | 1963–1964 | ||
| 77th | 1965–1966 | Marathon, Menominee, and Shawano counties | |||
| Walter Chilsen | Rep. | 78th | 1967–1968 | ||
| 79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
| 80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
| 81st | 1973–1974 | Menominee County and Most of Marathon County Most of Shawano County Part of Langlade County Part of Oconto County | |||
| 82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
| 83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
| 84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
| 85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
| 86th | 1983–1984 | Price and Rusk counties and Most of Marathon County Most of Taylor County Part of Barron County | |||
| 87th | 1985–1986 | Price County and Most of Marathon County Most of Rusk County Most of Taylor County Part of Barron County Part of Chippewa County Part of Shawano County Part of Waupaca County | |||
| 88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
| 89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
| Russ Decker | Dem. | 90th | 1991–1992 | ||
| 91st | 1993–1994 | Price, Rusk, and Taylor counties and Most of Marathon County | |||
| 92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
| 93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
| 94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
| 95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
| 96th | 2003–2004 | Price and Rusk counties and Most of Marathon County Most of Taylor County Part of Portage County Part of Sawyer County Part of Shawano County | |||
| 97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
| 98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
| 99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
| Pam Galloway | Rep. | Resigned March 2012. | 100th | 2011–2012 | |
| —Vacant-- | |||||
| Jerry Petrowski | Rep. | Won 2012 special election. | |||
| 101st | 2013–2014 | Most of Marathon County Most of Sawyer County Part of Clark County Part of Wood County | |||
| 102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
| 103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
| 104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
| 105th | 2021–2022 | ||||
| Cory Tomczyk | Rep. | Elected 2022. | 106th | 2023–2024 | most of Marathon County, most of Sawyer County, part of Wood County |
- "Senate District 29". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 29 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- "Senator Cory Tomczyk". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- "Representative John Spiros". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- "Representative James Edming". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.