Wisconsin Senate, District 13

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Wisconsin's 13th
State Senate District
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Wisconsin Senate District 13, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Senator Vacant
Demographics93.1%  White
0.7%  Black
4.4%  Hispanic
0.8%  Asian
0.4%  Native American
0.6% Other
Population (2010)
  Voting age
172,387 [1] [2]
129,317

The 13th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. [3] Located in south central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Dodge County, the northern half of Jefferson County, and parts of eastern and northeastern Dane County. It includes the cities of Beaver Dam, Columbus, Horicon, Lake Mills, Mayville, Oconomowoc, and Watertown. [4]

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Current elected officials

The 13th senate district is currently vacant. The most recent senator, Scott L. Fitzgerald, resigned in January 2021 after he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in the 2020 general election. A special election to fill the vacancy is scheduled to be held on April 6, 2021. [5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 13th Senate district comprises the 37th, 38th, and 39th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: [6]

The 13th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses three different congressional districts. The portion of the district in Dane County falls within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan; the portions within Columbia County and northern Dodge County are within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman; the remainder of the district in Dodge, Jefferson, Washington, and Waukesha counties, falls within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Scott L. Fitzgerald. [7]

2021 special election

Due to the vacancy of the seat, in April 2021 there will be a special election for the to serve the remaining 20 months of the term.

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by: [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 created1848 Waukesha County
Joseph Turner Dem. 1st
Frederick Sprague Dem. 2nd 1849
3rd 1850
George Hyer Dem. Resigned. 4th 1851
--Vacant-- 5th 1852
E. B. West Whig Won 1852 special election.
Charles Dunn Dem. 6th 1853 Walworth County
7th 1854
8th 1855
9th 1856
Philemon Simpson Dem. 10th 1857 Lafayette County
11th 1858
12th 1859
13th 1860
Samuel Cole Dem. 14th 1861
15th 1862
James Earnest Dem. 16th 1863
17th 1864
Samuel Cole Natl. Union 18th1865
19th1866
James Earnest Dem. 20th1867
21st1868
Hamilton H. Gray Dem. 22nd1869
23rd1870
Henry S. Magoon Rep. Redistricted to 11th district.24th1871
Satterlee Clark Jr. Dem. Redistricted from 33rd district.25th1872Most of Dodge County
Samuel D. Burchard Dem. 26th1873
27th1874
John A. Barney Dem. 28th1875
29th1876
Charles H. Williams Dem. 30th1877Most of Dodge County
31st1878
Edward C. McFetridge Rep. 32nd1879
33rd1880
Arthur K. Delaney Dem. 34th1881
35th1882 Dodge County
Benjamin F. Sherman Dem. 36th1883–1884
37th1885–1886
Charles Pettibone Ind. 38th1887–1888
39th1889–1890
William Voss Dem. 40th1891–1892
41st1893–1894Most of Dodge County
Eastern Columbia County
Michael E. Burke Dem. 42nd1895–1896
43rd1897–1898 Dodge County
Michael A. Jacobs Dem. 44th1899–1900
45th1901–1902
William C. North Dem. 46th1903–1904
47th1905–1906
Paul O. Husting Dem. 48th1907–1908
49th1909–1910
50th1911–1912
51st1913–1914 Dodge, Washington counties
Byron Barwig Dem. 52nd1915–1916
53rd1917–1918
Herman J. F. Bilgrien Rep. 54th1919–1920
55th1921–1922
56th1923–1924
57th1925–1926
William H. Markham Rep. 58th1927–1928
59th1929–1930
Eugene A. Clifford Dem. 60th1931–1932
61st1933–1934
Frank E. Panzer Prog. 62nd1935–1936
63rd1937–1938
Jesse Peters Rep. 64th1939–1940
65th1941–1942
Frank E. Panzer Rep. Died Aug. 1969.66th1943–1944
67th1945–1946
68th1947–1948
69th1949–1950
70th1951–1952
71st1953–1954
72nd1955–1956
73rd1957–1958
74th1959–1960
75th1961–1962
76th1963–1964
77th1965–1966 Jefferson, Washington counties,
western Dodge County
78th1967–1968
79th1969–1970
--Vacant--
Dale McKenna Dem. Won 1969 special election.
80th1971–1972
81st1973–1974Eastern Dane County
Western Jefferson County
82nd1975–1976
83rd1977–1978
Peter D. Bear Dem. Resigned Sep. 1980.84th1979–1980
--Vacant--
Barbara Lorman Rep. Won 1980 special election.85th1981–1982
86th1983–1984Most of Dodge County
Most of Jefferson County
northeast Rock County
northwest Walworth County
87th1985–1986Most of Dodge County
Most of Jefferson County
northeast Rock County
northwest Walworth County
88th1987–1988
89th1989–1990
90th1991–1992
91st1993–1994Most of Dodge County
West and north Jefferson County
Eastern Columbia County
Eastern Dane County
northwest Waukesha County
Scott L. Fitzgerald Rep. Resigned 2020 after elected to U.S. House.92nd1995–1996
93rd1997–1998
94th1999–2000
95th 2001–2002
96th 2003–2004Most of Dodge County
West and north Jefferson County
Eastern Columbia County
Eastern Dane County
northwest Waukesha County
97th 2005–2006
98th 2007–2008
99th 2009–2010
100th 2011–2012
101st2013–2014

most of Dodge County



eastern Dane County

northwest Waukesha County
102nd2015–2016
103rd 2017–2018
104th 2019–2020
--Vacant-- 105th 2021–2022

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References

  1. 2011 Wisconsin Act 43 and 44 with Baldus et al vs. Brennan et al by Municipal Ward (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. October 18, 2012. pp. 76–85. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 13 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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  4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 13 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  5. Evers, Tony (2020-12-22). "Executive order #100 - Relating to a Special Election for the Thirteenth Senate District" (PDF). content.govdelivery.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  6. Map on District Website
  7. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  8. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.