Wisconsin's 1st Senate district

Wisconsin's 1st State Senate district
From 2024 to 2031 From 2022 to 2023 From 2012 to 2021 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 1, 2, and 3
Senator	André Jacque R – De Pere since January 7, 2019 (7 years, 89 days)
Demographics	92.66%  White 0.81%  Black 3.1%  Hispanic 1.35%  Asian 1.51%  Native American 0.07%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	178,600 138,622
Website	District website
Notes	Door Peninsula and northeast Wisconsin

The 1st Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. ^[1] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Door and Kewaunee counties, as well as nearly all of Calumet County, much of northern and western Manitowoc County and eastern and southern Brown County, along with parts of southwest Outagamie County. It includes the cities of Sturgeon Bay and Chilton and parts of the cities of Appleton, Menasha, and Green Bay. ^[2]

Current elected officials

André Jacque is the senator representing the 1st district. He was first elected in the 2018 general election, ^[3] after losing an earlier bid for the seat in a June 2018 special election. ^[4] He previously served 8 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 2nd Assembly district. ^[5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 1st Senate district comprises the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

• Assembly District 1: Joel Kitchens (R– Sturgeon Bay)
• Assembly District 2: Shae Sortwell (R– Two Rivers)
• Assembly District 3: Ron Tusler (R– Harrison)

Most of the district is located within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tony Wied. ^[6] The portion of the district in Manitowoc County falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by Glenn Grothman.

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  View from the Potawatomi State Park Observation Tower.
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  Third Avenue Historic District (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin).
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  Kewaunee Pierhead Light.
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  Mishicot, Wisconsin
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  Denmark, Wisconsin
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  Fox River from Sunset Park in Kimberly
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  Chilton Post Office
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  Uptown Chilton, Wisconsin
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  Downtown New Holstein
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  Sherwood viewed from High Cliff State Park

History

At Wisconsin statehood, the Senate had only 19 districts. The 1st District consisted of Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties. ^[7]

For the 1853 session, the Senate was expanded to 25 members, and the 1st District lost Brown County.

For the 1857 session, the Senate was again expanded, to 30 members, and the District was reduced to Sheboygan County alone (the rest of the district became the new 19th District).

As of 1862, the Senate expanded to 33 seats, a size it would retain well into the 21st century; the 1st District remained unchanged.

The Senate was totally redistricted in 1876; Sheboygan County was now part of the 20th Senate District (along with part of Fond du Lac County). The new 1st District was made up of Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano counties, which had previously been part of the 2nd and 8th Districts.

Kewaunee and Shawano counties were removed from the district in 1888. Kewaunee was later re-added and Oconto removed in 1892—this district remained consistent for thirty years.

In 1922, the district moved to roughly its present boundaries when Marinette was removed and Manitowoc county was re-added. This district was stable for fifty years.

From 1972 to 2012 the district had been edited 6 times adding and removing small portions of Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, and Outagamie counties.

List of past senators

Member	Party	Years	Leg. Term	Electoral history	District
District established June 5, 1848
Harrison C. Hobart (Sheboygan)	Democratic	June 5, 1848 – January 1, 1849	1st	Elected to the short term in May 1848. Elected to other office in Nov. 1848.	Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties
Lemuel Goodell (Stockbridge)	Democratic	January 1, 1849 – January 6, 1851	2nd 3rd	Elected in 1848.
Theodore Conkey (Appleton)	Democratic	January 6, 1851 – January 3, 1853	4th 5th	Elected in 1850.
Horatio N. Smith (Sheboygan) (Plymouth)	Democratic	January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855	6th 7th	Elected in 1852.	Calumet, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties
David Taylor (Sheboygan)	Republican	January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857	8th 9th	Elected in 1854. Did not seek renomination.
Elijah Fox Cook (Sheboygan)	Democratic	January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859	10th 11th	Elected in 1856.	Sheboygan County
Robert H. Hotchkiss (Plymouth)	Democratic	January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861	12th 13th	Elected in 1858.
Luther H. Cary (Greenbush)	Republican	January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863	14th 15th	Elected in 1860.	Sheboygan County
John E. Thomas (Sheboygan Falls)	Democratic	January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865	16th 17th	Elected in 1862.
John A. Bentley (Sheboygan)	National Union	January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867	18th 19th	Elected in 1864.	Sheboygan County
Van Eps Young (Sheboygan)	National Union	January 7, 1867 – October 1867	20th	Elected in 1866. Resigned.
--Vacant--		October 1867 – January 6, 1868
Robert H. Hotchkiss (Plymouth)	Democratic	January 6, 1868 – January 4, 1869	21st	Elected in 1867 special.
David Taylor (Sheboygan)	Republican	January 4, 1869 – January 2, 1871	22nd 23rd	Elected in 1868. Did not seek renomination.
John H. Jones (Sheboygan)	Republican	January 2, 1871 – January 6, 1873	24th 25th	Elected in 1870.	Sheboygan County
Patrick H. O'Rourk (Cascade) (Lyndon)	Democratic	January 6, 1873 – January 4, 1875	26th 27th	Elected in 1872. Did not seek renomination.
Enos Eastman (Plymouth)	Democratic	January 4, 1875 – January 1, 1877	28th 29th	Elected in 1874.
George Grimmer (Kewaunee)	Republican	January 1, 1877 – January 3, 1881	30th 31st 32nd 33rd	Elected in 1876, 1878.	Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto, Shawano counties
William A. Ellis (Peshtigo)	Republican	January 3, 1881 – January 1, 1883	34th 35th	Elected in 1880.
Edward S. Minor (Sturgeon Bay)	Republican	January 1, 1883 – January 3, 1887	36th 37th	Elected in 1882.	Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto counties
Edward Scofield (Oconto)	Republican	January 3, 1887 – February 4, 1891	38th	Elected in 1886. Claimed victory in 1890 election, but removed after election challenge.
			39th		Door, Marinette, and Oconto counties
John Fetzer (Forestville)	Democratic	February 4, 1891 – January 7, 1895	40th	Ruled winner of contested 1890 election.
			41st		Door, Kewaunee, and Marinette counties
De Wayne Stebbins (Ahnapee) (Algoma)	Republican	January 7, 1895 – June 12, 1901	42nd	Elected in 1894, 1898. Died.
			43rd 44th		Door, Kewaunee, and Marinette counties
			45th
--Vacant--		June 12, 1901 – January 5, 1903
Harlan P. Bird (Wausaukee)	Republican	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1911	46th 47th 48th 49th	Elected in 1902, 1906. Retired.	Door, Kewaunee, and Marinette counties
M. W. Perry (Algoma)	Republican	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1919	50th	Elected in 1910.
			51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1914. Lost renomination.	Door, Kewaunee, and Marinette counties
Herbert Peterson (Sturgeon Bay)	Republican	January 6, 1919 – January 1, 1923	54th 55th	Elected in 1918. Lost renomination.
John E. Cashman (Franklin) (Denmark)	Republican	January 1, 1923 – January 7, 1935	56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1922, 1926, 1930.	Door, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc counties
	Progressive	January 7, 1935 – January 2, 1939	62nd 63rd	Elected in 1934. Ran for other office in 1938.
Francis A. Yindra (Manitowoc)	Democratic	January 2, 1939 – December 6, 1939	64th	Elected in 1938. Resigned.
--Vacant--		December 6, 1939 – January 6, 1941
John E. Cashman (Denmark)	Progressive	January 6, 1941 – June 4, 1946	65th 66th	Elected in 1940 special. Elected in 1942. Died.
			67th
--Vacant--		June 4, 1946 – January 6, 1947
Everett LaFond (Two Rivers)	Republican	January 6, 1947 – January 3, 1955	68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1946, 1950.
Alfred A. Laun Jr. (Kiel)	Republican	January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963	72nd 73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1954, 1958.	Door, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc counties
Alex Meunier (Sturgeon Bay)	Republican	January 7, 1963 – January 4, 1971	76th	Elected in 1962.
			77th		1964–1971 Door, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc counties
			78th 79th	Elected in 1966.
Jerome Martin (Whitelaw)	Democratic	January 4, 1971 – January 27, 1977	80th	Elected in 1970.
			81st		Door, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc counties, and Eastern Brown County Town of Eaton Town of Glenmore Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Village of Denmark Wards 14, 21, 22, City of Green Bay
			82nd	Elected in 1974. Died.
			83rd
--Vacant--		January 27, 1977 – May 12, 1977
Alan Lasee (De Pere) (Green Bay) (Rockland)	Republican	May 12, 1977 – January 3, 2011		Elected in 1977 special. Elected in 1978.
			84th 85th
			86th	Elected in 1982.	Door and Kewaunee counties, and Eastern Brown County , northeast Calumet County , & northern Manitowoc County Brown County Town of Bellevue Town of Eaton Town of Green Bay Town of Humboldt Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Scott Village of Denmark Wards 1-6, 13-20, 22, city of Green Bay Calumet County Town of Charlestown Town of Rantoul Village of Hilbert Village of Potter Manitowoc County Town of Cato Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Eaton Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Maple Grove Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town of Mishicot Town of Rockalnd Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot Village of Reedsville Village of Valders City of Two Rivers
			87th		Door and Kewaunee counties, and Eastern Brown County Town of De Pere Town of Eaton Town of Glenmore Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Village of Wrightstown Most of Calumet County Town of Brillion Town of Brothertown Town of Charlestown Town of Chilton Town of Harrison Town of Rantoul Town of Stockbridge Town of Woodville Village of Hilbert Village of Potter Village of Sherwood Village of Stockbridge City of Brillion City of Chilton Wards 9, 13, 21, 22, 23, City of Appleton part of Fond du Lac County Town of Calumet Northern Manitowoc County Town of Cato Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Eaton Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Maple Grove Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town of Mishicot Town of Rockalnd Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot Village of Reedsville Village of Whitelaw City of Two Rivers part of Outagamie County Town of Buchanan Wards 2, 5, 10, 11, 20, 24, City of Appleton
			88th 89th 90th	Elected in 1986, 1990.
			91st		Door and Kewaunee counties, and Eastern Brown County Town of Bellevue Town of Eaton Town of Glenmore Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Ledgeview Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Town of Wrightstown Village of Denmark Wards 3, 4, 5, 6, City of De Pere Most of Calumet County Town of Brillion Town of Brothertown Town of Charlestown Town of Chilton Town of Harrison Town of Rantoul Town of Stockbridge Town of Woodville Village of Hilbert Village of Potter Village of Sherwood Village of Stockbridge City of Brillion City of Chilton Ward 1, Town of New Holstein Wards 10, 11, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, City of Appleton part of Fond du Lac County Town of Calumet Town of Marshfield Village of Mount Calvary Village of St. Cloud Wards 1, 2, Town of Taycheedah Northern Manitowoc County Town of Cato Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Eaton Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Maple Grove Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town of Mishicot Town of Rockalnd Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot Village of Reedsville Village of Whitelaw City of Two Rivers part of Outagamie County Wards 5, 8, 9, 12, City of Appleton
			92nd 93rd 94th 95th	Elected in 1994, 1998.
			96th 97th 98th 99th	Elected in 2002, 2006. Retired.	Door and Kewaunee counties, Eastern Brown County Town of Eaton Town of Glenmore Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Ledgeview Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Town of Wrightstown Village of Bellevue Village of Denmark Village of Wrightstown Northern Calumet County Town of Brillion Town of Chilton Town of Harrison Town of Stockbridge Town of Woodville Village of Hilbert Village of Sherwood Village of Stockbridge City of Brillion City of Chilton Wards 10, 11, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, City of Appleton Wards of City of Menasha Northern Manitowoc County Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Maple Grove Town of Mishicot Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot City of Two Rivers part of Outagamie County Town of Buchanan Village of Combined Locks Village of Kimberly Wards 5, 6, 7, 11, Village of Little Chute
Frank Lasee (De Pere)	Republican	January 3, 2011 – December 29, 2017	100th	Elected in 2010.
			101st		Door and Kewaunee counties, Eastern Brown County Town of Eaton Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Lawrence Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Town of Wrightstown Village of Denmark Village of Wrightstown Part of Town of Ledgeview Part of City of De Pere Part of Ward 1, City of Green Bay Northern Calumet County Town of Brillion Town of Harrison Town of Stockbridge Town of Woodville Village of Hilbert Village of Sherwood Village of Stockbridge City of Brillion City of Chilton Wards 10, 11, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, City of Appleton Wards of City of Menasha Northern Manitowoc County Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Mishicot Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot City of Two Rivers part of Outagamie County Town of Buchanan Village of Combined Locks Village of Kimberly Wards 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, Village of Little Chute
			102nd	Elected in 2014. Resigned.
			103rd
--Vacant--		December 29, 2017 – June 28, 2018
Caleb Frostman (Sturgeon Bay) [8]	Democratic	June 28, 2018 – January 7, 2019		Elected in 2018 special. Lost re-election.
André Jacque (De Pere) (New Franken) [9]	Republican	January 7, 2019 – Current	104th 105th	Elected in 2018.
			106th	Elected in 2022.	Door and Kewaunee counties, northeast Manitowoc County eastern and southern Brown County northern Calumet County part of Outagamie County
			107th

See also

Political subdivisions of Wisconsin

References

1. "Senate District 1". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 1 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 7, 2021.
3. Welter, Liz (November 7, 2018). "Andre Jacque wins Senate District 1 seat". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Retrieved September 5, 2020.
4. Anderson, Jonathan; Welter, Liz (June 12, 2018). "Caleb Frostman defeats André Jacque in 1st Senate District special election/". Green Bay Press-Gazette . Retrieved September 5, 2020.
5. "Senator André Jacque". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 6, 2021.
6. Congressional District Map
7. The legislative manual, of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws, for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference Eighth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Rublee, State Printers, 1869; p. 43
8. "Senator Caleb Frostman". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 23, 2025.
9. "Senator André Jacque". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 23, 2025.