Wisconsin's 31st Senate district

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Wisconsin's 31st
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Wisconsin's 31st Senate district
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Wisconsin's 31st Senate district
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Wisconsin's 31st 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 91, 92, and 93
Senator
  Jeff Smith
D Eau Claire
since January 7, 2019 (5 years)
Demographics90.31%  White
1.51%  Black
2.14%  Hispanic
3.68%  Asian
1.62%  Native American
0.12%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
  Voting age
178,440
140,901
Website Official website
NotesWestern Wisconsin

The 31st Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. [1] Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Eau Claire County, southeast Dunn County, and parts of southern Chippewa County and northern Trempealeau County. It includes the cities of Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Menomonie. [2]

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Current elected officials

Jeff Smith is the senator representing the 31st district. He was first elected in 2018 general election. He previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2007 through 2011. [3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 31st Senate district comprises the 91st, 92nd, and 93rd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

The district is located almost entirely within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden. The exception is one area of Chippewa County which falls within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, represented by Tom Tiffany. [7]

Past senators

Previous senators include: [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.

SenatorPartyNotesSessionYearsDistrict Definition
District created by 1861 Wisc. Act 216. 1861 La Crosse and Monroe counties
Edwin Flint Rep. 15th 1862
Angus Cameron Rep. 16th 1863
Natl. Union 17th 1864
John A. Chandler Natl. Union 18th 1865
19th 1866
Justin W. Ranney Natl. Union 20th 1867 La Crosse and Vernon counties
Rep. 21st 1868
Cyrus M. Butt Rep. 22nd 1869
23rd 1870
Angus Cameron Rep. 24th 1871
25th 1872
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WI Senate District 31, 1872-1902
La Crosse County
1870 population: 20,297
1875 population: 23,945
1880 population: 27,072
Gideon Hixon Rep. 26th 1873
27th 1874
Sylvester Nevins Rep. 28th 1875
29th 1876
Merrick Wing Rep. 30th 1877
31st 1878
Gysbert Van Steenwyk Rep. 32nd 1879
33rd 1880
Merrick Wing Rep. 34th 1881
35th 1882
Donald A. McDonald Dem. 36th 18831884
37th 18851886
Thomas A. Dyson Rep. 38th 18871888
39th 18891890 La Crosse and Vernon counties
1885 population: 34,791
Henry Conner Dem. 40th 18911892
41st 18931894 Jackson, Monroe, and Vernon counties
1890 population: 64,119
James J. McGillivray Rep. 42nd 18951896
43rd 18971898 Jackson, Juneau, and Monroe counties
1895 population: 61,826
1900 population: 66,198
44th 18991900
45th 19011902
46th 19031904
47th 19051906
H. W. Barker Rep. 48th 19071908
49th 19091910
Howard Teasdale Rep. 50th 19111912
51st 19131914 Jackson, Monroe, and Vernon counties
1910 population: 74,072
J. Henry Bennett Rep. 52nd 19151916
53rd 19171918
54th 19191920
55th 19211922
Howard Teasdale Rep. 56th 19231924 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, and Marquette counties
57th 19251926
58th 19271928
59th 19291930
Orland S. Loomis Rep. 60th 19311932
61st 19331934
James Earl Leverich Prog. 62nd 19351936
63rd 19371938
Amrose B. Coller Rep. 64th 19391940
65th 19411942
James Earl Leverich Prog. 66th 19431944
67th 19451946
Rep. 68th 19471948
69th 19491950
70th 19511952
71st 19531954
72nd 19551956 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, Marquette, and Vernon counties
1950 population: 94,959
73rd 19571958
74th 19591960
75th 19611962
76th 19631964
77th 19651966 Eau Claire, Jackson, Monroe, and Trempealeau counties
Raymond C. Johnson Rep. 78th 19671968
79th 19691970
80th 19711972
81st 19731974Most of Clark County
Most of Eau Claire County
Most of Jackson County
Most of Monroe County
Northern Juneau County
Northern Adams County
Northern Jackson County
Northern Trempealeau County
Southwest Wood County
Part of Waushara County
Thomas Harnisch Dem. 82nd 19751976
83rd 19771978
84th 19791980
85th 19811982
Rodney C. Moen Dem. 86th 19831984 Buffalo, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
Most of Eau Claire County
Most of Monroe County
87th 19851986 Buffalo, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
Most of Eau Claire County
Northern Monroe County
Part of Clark County
88th 19871988
89th 19891990
90th 19911992
91st 19931994 Buffalo, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
Most of Monroe County
Parts of Eau Claire County
92nd 19951996
93rd 19971998
94th 19992000
95th 20012002
Ron Brown Rep. 96th 20032004 Buffalo, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
Most of Eau Claire County
Eastern Pierce County
Northern Monroe County
Southern Dunn County
Part of Clark County
97th 20052006
Kathleen Vinehout Dem. 98th 20072008
99th 20092010
100th 20112012
101st 20132014
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Buffalo and Pepin counties and
Most of Pierce County
Most of Trempealeau County
Western Eau Claire County
Southern Dunn County
Western Jackson County
102nd 20152016
103rd 20172018
Jeff Smith Dem. 104th 20192020
105th 20212022
106th 20232024
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Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau counties and
most of Pierce County,
southern Dunn County,
western Eau Claire County,
western Jackson County

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References

  1. "Senate District 31". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 31 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  3. "Senator Jeff Smith". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  4. "Representative Jodi Emerson". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  5. "Representative Treig E. Pronschinske". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  6. "Representative Warren Petryk". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  7. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  8. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.