Wisconsin Senate, District 18

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Wisconsin's 18th
State Senate District
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Wisconsin Senate District 18, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Senator
  Dan Feyen
R Fond du Lac
since January 3, 2017 (4 years)
Demographics89.9%  White
2.6%  Black
4.8%  Hispanic
2.3%  Asian
0.4%  Native American
Population (2010)
  Voting age
171,722 [1] [2]
135,956
NotesEast-central Wisconsin

The 18th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. [3] Located in east-central Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Fond du Lac County and the southern half of Winnebago County, as well as the city of Waupun, which crosses into northern Dodge County. The district also includes the cities of Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, and covers the south and west shores of Lake Winnebago. [4]

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Current elected officials

Dan Feyen is the senator representing the 18th district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 2016 general election and is now in his second four-year term. [5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 18th Senate district comprises the 52nd, 53rd, and 54th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: [6]

The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman. [7]

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. Prior to 1852, the 18th District was a Milwaukee-area district.

SenatorPartyNotesSessionYearsDistrict Definition
District created1848
Asa Kinney [9] Dem. 1st
2nd 1849
Duncan Reed [9] Dem. Redistricted to 6th district. 3rd 1850
4th 1851
5th 1852
John R. Briggs Jr. [9] Whig Won 1852 special election. 6th 1853
Eastern Rock County
Louis P. Harvey [9] Rep. 7th 1854
8th 1855
9th 1856
10th 1857
Eastern Rock County
Alden I. Bennett [9] Rep. 11th 1858
12th 1859
13th 1860
14th 1861
Joel Rich [9] Dem. 15th 1862
Western Dodge County
16th 1863
William E. Smith [9] Natl. Union 17th 1864
18th1865
Stoddard Judd [9] Natl. Union 19th1866
20th1867
Western Dodge County
Henry W. Lander [9] Dem. 21st1868
22nd1869
Samuel D. Burchard [9] Dem. 23rd1870
24th1871
William Hiner [9] Rep. 25th1872
26th1873
27th1874
28th1875
29th1876
30th1877

1885 population: 34,172
Alonzo A. Loper [9] Rep. 31st1878
32nd1879
George E. Sutherland [9] Rep. 33rd1880
34th1881
Edward Colman Rep. 35th1882
36th1883–1884
James F. Ware Rep. 37th1885–1886
38th1887–1888
Samuel B. Stanchfield Rep. 39th1889–1890
40th1891–1892
Samuel M. Smead Dem. Resigned Jan. 1895.41st1893–1894 Fond du Lac County
1890 population: 42,088
Lyman W. Thayer Rep. Won 1895 special election.42nd1895–1896
43rd1897–1898 Fond du Lac and Green Lake counties
1895 population: 63,375
1900 population: 63,386
44th1899–1900
Elmer D. Morse Rep. 45th1901–1902
46th1903–1904
Charles H. Smith Dem. 47th1905–1906
48th1907–1908
Edward H. Lyons Rep. 49th1909–1910
50th1911–1912
Lewis G. Kellogg Dem. 51st1913–1914
52nd1915–1916
Albert J. Pullen Rep. 53rd1917–1918
54th1919–1920
William A. Titus Rep. 55th1921–1922
56th1923–1924 Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Waushara counties
57th1925–1926
58th1927–1928
Louis J. Fellenz Sr. Rep. 59th1929–1930
60th1931–1932
Morley Garfield Kelly Dem. 61st1933–1934
62nd1935–1936
Morvin Duel Rep. 63rd1937–1938
64th1939–1940
Louis J. Fellenz Jr. Rep. 65th1941–1942
66th1943–1944
67th1945–1946
68th1947–1948
Alfred Van De Zande Rep. 69th1949–1950
70th1951–1952
71st1953–1954
72nd1955–1956
Walter G. Hollander Rep. 73rd1957–1958
74th1959–1960
75th1961–1962
76th1963–1964
77th1965–1966 Fond du Lac County and
Western Dodge County
78th1967–1968
79th1969–1970
80th1971–1972
81st1973–1974Most of Dodge County
Central Fond du Lac County
Northwest Washington County
Part of Jefferson County
82nd1975–1976
Scott McCallum Rep. Resigned 1986 after elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.83rd1977–1978
84th1979–1980
85th1981–1982
86th1983–1984Central Fond du Lac County
Eastern Dodge County
Southern Winnebago County
Northwest Washington County
87th1985–1986Eastern Fond du Lac County
Southeast Winnebago County
Northeast Washington County
Part of Ozaukee County
Part of Sheboygan County
--Vacant--88th1987–1988
Carol Roessler Rep. Won 1987 special election.
89th1989–1990
90th1991–1992
91st1993–1994Central Fond du Lac County
Southeast Winnebago County
Parts of Dodge County
92nd1995–1996
93rd1997–1998
94th1999–2000
95th 2001–2002
96th 2003–2004Central Fond du Lac County
Southern Winnebago County
Part of Dodge County
97th 2005–2006
98th 2007–2008
Randy Hopper Rep. Lost 2011 recall election. 99th 2009–2010
100th 2011–2012
Jessica King Dem. Won 2011 recall election.
Rick Gudex Rep. 101st2013–2014


Part of Dodge County
102nd2015–2016
Dan Feyen Rep. 103rd 2017–2018
104th 2019–2020
105th 2021–2022

Notes

  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. 125–130. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 18 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "Senate District 18". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 18 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. "Senator Dan Feyen". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 54. ISBN   978-0-9752820-1-4.
  7. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  8. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

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