Wisconsin's 22nd Senate district
Wisconsin's 22nd 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 64, 65, and 66 | |||||
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Demographics | 68.96% White 12.33% Black 14.49% Hispanic 2.52% Asian 2.12% Native American 0.13% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
Population (2020) • Voting age | 179,562 139,507 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
Notes | Southeast Wisconsin |
The 22nd Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of eastern Kenosha County and southeast Racine County, including most of the city of Kenosha and the south side of the city of Racine, along with the villages of Somers and Sturtevant, most of the village of Mount Pleasant, and the northern half of the village of Pleasant Prairie. The district also contains Kenosha Regional Airport, Johnson Wax Headquarters, the Foxconn in Wisconsin industrial park, Regency Mall, Carthage College, and the University of Wisconsin–Parkside campus.[2]
Current elected officials
Robert Wirch is the senator representing the 22nd district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 1996 general election. Before becoming senator, he was a member of the State Assembly from 1993 to 1997.[3]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 22nd Senate district comprises the 64th, 65th, and 66th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
- Assembly District 64: Tip McGuire (D–Somers)[4]
- Assembly District 65: Tod Ohnstad (D–Kenosha)[5]
- Assembly District 66: Greta Neubauer (D–Racine)[6]
The district is also located entirely within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Bryan Steil.[7]
- Straz Center at Carthage College
- Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center on the University of Wisconsin–Parkside campus
- Soldiers' Monument in Library Park
- Civic Center Historic District
- Harbor Park
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- Aerial view of Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant Village Hall
Past senators
A partial list of all previous senators from this district:[8]
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 | ![]() ![]() Dodge County | |||
Judson Prentice | Whig | 6th | 1853 | ||
Ezra A. Bowen | Dem. | 7th | 1854 | ||
8th | 1855 | ||||
S. L. Rose | Dem. | 9th | 1856 | ||
10th | 1857 | ||||
William E. Smith | Rep. | 11th | 1858 | ||
12th | 1859 | ||||
Benjamin Ferguson | Dem. | 13th | 1860 | ||
14th | 1861 | ||||
Thomas R. Hudd | Dem. | 15th | 1862 | ![]() | |
16th | 1863 | ||||
Joseph Harris | Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | ||
18th | 1865 | ||||
Augustus L. Smith | Dem. | 19th | 1866 | ||
20th | 1867 | ![]() | |||
William Young | Dem. | 21st | 1868 | ||
22nd | 1869 | ||||
George Baldwin | Dem. | 23rd | 1870 | ||
24th | 1871 | ||||
George Kreiss | Dem. | 25th | 1872 | ![]() parts of Outagamie County
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26th | 1873 | ||||
Reinhard Schlichting | Ref. | 27th | 1874 | ||
28th | 1875 | ||||
James Ryan | Dem. | 29th | 1876 | ||
30th | 1877 | ![]() ![]() Calumet and Outagamie Counties | |||
George N. Richmond | Dem. | 31st | 1878 | ||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
Benjamin F. Carter | Dem. | 33rd | 1880 | ||
34th | 1881 | ||||
John L. Pingel | Dem. | 35th | 1882 | ||
36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
William Kennedy | Dem. | 37th | 1885–1886 | ||
38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
39th | 1889–1890 | ![]() parts of Winnebago County
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40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
41st | 1893–1894 | ![]() parts of Waupaca County
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42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
John Meek Whitehead | Rep. | 43rd | 1897-1898 | ![]() Western Jefferson County and northern Rock County
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44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
46th | 1903–1904 | ![]() | |||
47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
50th | 1911–1912 | ||||
Lawrence E. Cunningham | Rep. | 51st | 1913-1914 | ![]() | |
52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
53rd | 1917–1918 | ||||
54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
Eldo T. Ridgway | Rep. | 55th | 1921-1922 | ||
56th | 1923–1924 | Kenosha and Walworth Counties | |||
George W. Hull | Rep. | 57th | 1925-1926 | ||
58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
Conrad Shearer | Rep. | 59th | 1929-1930 | ||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
61st | 1933–1934 | ||||
62nd | 1935–1936 | ||||
63rd | 1937–1938 | ||||
64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
65th | 1941–1942 | ||||
66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
William Trinke | Rep. | 69th | 1949-1950 | ||
70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
72nd | 1955–1956 | ||||
73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
Earl D. Morton | Rep. | 75th | 1961–1962 | ||
76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
Joseph Lourigan | Dem. | 77th | 1965–1966 | Kenosha County | |
78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
Doug La Follette | Dem. | Won 1972 election. Resigned 1974 after elected Wisconsin Secretary of State. | 81st | 1973–1974 | Kenosha County and parts of Central Racine County
parts of Southeast Walworth County
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--Vacant-- | 82nd | 1975–1976 | |||
John J. Maurer | Dem. | Won 1975 special election. Re-elected 1976, 1980. Appointed Wisconsin Secretary of Veterans Affairs 1985. | |||
83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
86th | 1983–1984 | Kenosha County, part of Southwest Racine County
parts of Southeast Walworth County
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Joseph F. Andrea | Dem. | Won 1984 election. Re-elected 1988, 1992. Did not seek re-election 1996. | 87th | 1985–1986 | |
88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
91st | 1993–1994 | Kenosha County, parts of Southwest Racine County
parts of Southeast Walworth County
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92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
Robert Wirch | Dem. | Won 1996 election. Re-elected 2000, 2004, 2008. Survived 2011 recall election. Re-elected 2012, 2016, 2020. | 93rd | 1997–1998 | |
94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
96th | 2003–2004 | most of Kenosha County
part of Southwest Racine County
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97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
101st | 2013–2014 | ![]() parts of Eastern Kenosha County part of Eastern Racine County
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102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
105th | 2021–2022 | ||||
106th | 2023–2024 | ![]() southeast Racine County |
References
- ^ "Senate District 22". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 22 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Robert W. Wirch". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Tip McGuire". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Tod Ohnstad". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "Representative Greta Neubauer". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration, 1991, pp. 657-666.
External links
- Senate District 22 at Wisconsin Legislature
- Senator Robert W. Wirch (2023)
- Senator Robert W. Wirch (2021)
- Senator Robert W. Wirch (2019)
- Senator Robert W. Wirch (2017)
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Sen. | Assembly | Sen. | Assembly | Sen. | Assembly |
SD-01 | AD-01 • AD-02 • AD-03 | SD-12 | AD-34 • AD-35 • AD-36 | SD-23 | AD-67 • AD-68 • AD-69 |
SD-02 | AD-04 • AD-05 • AD-06 | SD-13 | AD-37 • AD-38 • AD-39 | SD-24 | AD-70 • AD-71 • AD-72 |
SD-03 | AD-07 • AD-08 • AD-09 | SD-14 | AD-40 • AD-41 • AD-42 | SD-25 | AD-73 • AD-74 • AD-75 |
SD-04 | AD-10 • AD-11 • AD-12 | SD-15 | AD-43 • AD-44 • AD-45 | SD-26 | AD-76 • AD-77 • AD-78 |
SD-05 | AD-13 • AD-14 • AD-15 | SD-16 | AD-46 • AD-47 • AD-48 | SD-27 | AD-79 • AD-80 • AD-81 |
SD-06 | AD-16 • AD-17 • AD-18 | SD-17 | AD-49 • AD-50 • AD-51 | SD-28 | AD-82 • AD-83 • AD-84 |
SD-07 | AD-19 • AD-20 • AD-21 | SD-18 | AD-52 • AD-53 • AD-54 | SD-29 | AD-85 • AD-86 • AD-87 |
SD-08 | AD-22 • AD-23 • AD-24 | SD-19 | AD-55 • AD-56 • AD-57 | SD-30 | AD-88 • AD-89 • AD-90 |
SD-09 | AD-25 • AD-26 • AD-27 | SD-20 | AD-58 • AD-59 • AD-60 | SD-31 | AD-91 • AD-92 • AD-93 |
SD-10 | AD-28 • AD-29 • AD-30 | SD-21 | AD-61 • AD-62 • AD-63 | SD-32 | AD-94 • AD-95 • AD-96 |
SD-11 | AD-31 • AD-32 • AD-33 | SD-22 | AD-64 • AD-65 • AD-66 | SD-33 | AD-97 • AD-98 • AD-99 |