Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district

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Wisconsin's 3rd
State Senate district
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Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district
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Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district
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Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district
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 7, 8, and 9
Senator
  Tim Carpenter
D Milwaukee
since January 3, 2003 (21 years)
Demographics39.88%  White
9.16%  Black
45.24%  Hispanic
5.11%  Asian
3.77%  Native American
0.16%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
178,033
128,718
Website Official website
NotesSouth side of Milwaukee

The 3rd Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. [1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within central Milwaukee County. It comprises much of the south side of the city of Milwaukee, as well as the village of West Milwaukee and eastern parts of the cities of West Allis and Greenfield. The district contains landmarks such as American Family Field (home of the Milwaukee Brewers), Walker's Point Historic District, the Mitchell Park Domes, and the historic Forest Home Cemetery. [2] The district also contains the largest concentration of Hispanic residents in Wisconsin, at 45% of the district population.

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Current elected officials

Tim Carpenter is the senator representing the 3rd district. He was first elected in the 2002 general election, and is now serving his sixth term. Before being elected senator, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1985 to 2003. [3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 3rd Senate district comprises the 7th, 8th, and 9th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

The district is mostly located within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore. [4] The portion of the district in Greenfield falls within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by Scott Fitzgerald.

Past senators

Note: the boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to redistricting.

The district has previously been represented by: [5]

SenatorPartyNotesSessionYearsDistrict Definition
District created1848
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Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, and La Pointe counties
Daniel G. Fenton Dem. 1st
James Fisher Dem. 2nd 1849
3rd 1850
Hiram A. Wright Dem. 4th 1851
5th 1852
Andrew M. Blair Dem. 6th 1853
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18521855

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18561860

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18611865

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18661870
Ozaukee County
7th 1854
Bolivar G. Gill Dem. 8th 1855
9th 1856
Herman J. Schulteis Dem. 10th 1857
11th 1858
Lion Silverman Dem. Resigned. 12th 1859
Vacant
Frederick Hilgen Dem. Elected in 1859 special election. 13th 1860
Hugh Cunning Dem. 14th 1861
15th 1862
John R. Bohan Dem. 16th 1863
17th 1864
Lyman Morgan Dem. Redistricted to 33rd district. 18th 1865
19th 1866
20th 1867
21st 1868
22nd 1869
23rd 1870
24th 1871
Francis Huebschmann Dem. 25th 1872
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Frederick W. Cotzhausen Dem. 26th 1873
27th 1874
William H. Jacobs Dem. 28th 1875
29th 1876
Thomas A. Bones Rep. 30th 1877
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18761881

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18821887

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18881891
Racine County
31st 1878
William E. Chipman Rep. 32nd 1879
33rd 1880
Albert L. Phillips Rep. 34th 1881
35th 1882
Charles Jonas Dem. 36th 18831884
37th 18851886
Henry Allen Cooper Rep. 38th 18871888
39th 18891890
Adam Apple Dem. 40th 18911892
41st 18931894
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18921895

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18961901

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19021911

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19121921
Racine and Kenosha counties
Ernst G. Timme Rep. 42nd 18951896
43rd 18971898
John F. Reynolds Rep. 44th 18991900
45th 19011902
Otis Wells Johnson Rep. 46th 19031904
47th 19051906
Isaac T. Bishop Rep. 48th 19071908
49th 19091910
50th 19111912
51st 19131914
Charles H. Everett Rep. 52nd 19151916
53rd 19171918
George L. Buck Rep. 54th 19191920
55th 19211922
Walter Polakowski Soc. 56th 19231924
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57th 19251926
58th 19271928
59th 19291930
60th 19311932
61st 19331934
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Arthur L. Zimny Dem. 62nd 19351936
63rd 19371938
64th 19391940
65th 19411942
Clement J. Zablocki Dem. Elected to U.S. House. 66th 19431944
67th 19451946
68th 19471948
Vacant 69th 19491950
Casimir Kendziorski Dem. Won 1949 special election.
Re-elected 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970.
Died in office.
70th 19511952
71st 19531954
72nd 19551956
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73rd 19571958
74th 19591960
75th 19611962
76th 19631964
77th 19651966
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    • Milwaukee Assembly districts 11, 12, 14
78th 19671968
79th 19691970
80th 19711972
81st 19731974
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    • State Assembly Districts 7, 8, 9
Jerry Kleczka Dem. Redistricted to 7th district. 82nd 19751976
83rd 19771978
84th 19791980
85th 19811982
John Norquist Dem. Resigned to become Mayor of Milwaukee. 86th 19831984
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    • Wards 66, 69-79, 132, 137, 138, 140, 143-156, 158, 221-233, 235-239, 262, 304-308, and 311-324, city of Milwaukee
    • Wards 16, 17, city of West Allis
87th 19851986
88th 19871988
Vacant
Brian B. Burke Dem. Won 1988 special election. 89th 19891990
90th 19911992
91st 19931994
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19922001

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20022011

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20122021
    • State Assembly Districts 7, 8, 9
92nd 19951996
93rd 19971998
94th 19992000
95th 20012002
Tim Carpenter Dem. 96th 20032004
97th 20052006
98th 20072008
99th 20092010
100th 20112012
101st 20132014
102nd 20152016
103rd 20172018
104th 20192020
105th 20212022
106th 2023–2024
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Central Milwaukee County

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References

  1. "Senate District 3". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 3 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. "Senator Tim Carpenter". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  4. Congressional District Map
  5. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.