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Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people. Beloit is a principal city of the Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area and is included in the Madison–Janesville–Beloit combined statistical area.
South Beloit, is a city located in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. It is part of the Rockford Metropolitan Area, but it is also a suburban extension of Beloit, Wisconsin. South Beloit, is directly along the border of smaller cities and towns north of Rockfords border. At the 2010 census, the city's population was 7,892, up from 5,297 in 2000.
Janesville is a city in and the county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 65,615, making it the tenth-most populous city in Wisconsin. It is a principal municipality of the Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area, which consists of all of Rock County and is included in the greater Madison–Janesville–Beloit combined statistical area.
The Ninety-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2007, in regular session, and held two concurrent special sessions in January 2005 and February 2006, and two extraordinary sessions in July 2005 and April 2006.
Harry Chapman Martin (1854-1917) was a lawyer, educator and politician from the U.S. State of Wisconsin. He served as mayor of Darlington, and later as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Evan W. Evans was a Welsh American immigrant, farmer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for eight years, representing Sauk County. He also served in the Union Army through most of the American Civil War.
The 15th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in southern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Rock County and parts of northwest Walworth County and southern Jefferson County. It includes the cities of Janesville, Beloit, Edgerton, Evansville, Milton, and Whitewater.
Wisconsin's 17th Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in southwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Crawford, Grant, Green, Lafayette, and Iowa counties, as well as parts of southwest Dane County. It includes the cities of Boscobel, Brodhead, Cuba City, Darlington, Dodgeville, Lancaster, Mineral Point, Monroe, Oregon, Platteville, Prairie du Chien, and Shullsburg.
Edward Keogh was an Irish American immigrant, printer, Democratic politician, and pioneer settler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served 17 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly between 1860 and 1895, representing Milwaukee's 3rd ward, and was the 37th speaker of the Assembly. He also served two years in the State Senate.
Charles H. Parker was an American cutler, manufacturer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 5th and 21st mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin, serving from 1861 to 1862 and from 1884 to 1887. He also represented Beloit for three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly. For most of his political career he was a Republican, but he was a Greenbacker for his 1878 legislative term.
Richard J. Burdge was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Mark Spreitzer is an American politician from Beloit, Wisconsin. He is a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 15th Senate district since January 2023. Spreitzer served four terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, from 2015 to 2023, and before that was a member of the Beloit City Council.
Philo Atwood Orton, Jr., was an American lawyer, politician, judge, and banker. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and held several local and county offices in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
Samuel Lane Plummer was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1874.
William O. Hansen was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Edward A. Everett was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
The 45th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in southern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of southern and eastern Rock County. It includes the cities of Beloit and Evansville, and the village of Orfordville. The district also contains Beloit College. The district is represented by Democrat Clinton Anderson, since January 2023.
The Fortieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1891, to April 25, 1891, in regular session. They met again for two special sessions in June 1892 and October 1892 to pass redistricting laws. The extra sessions were necessitated by court cases which threw out the Legislature's previous attempts at redistricting. The final redistricting act was signed just 12 days before the 1892 general election.
The Forty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1895, to April 20, 1895, in regular session. They convened again in special session in February 1896 to pass a legislative redistricting law.
Charles Weare Merriman was an American physician, educator, and Republican politician from the Beloit, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1897, representing southern Rock County.