Wisconsin Senate, District 24

Wisconsin's 24th; State Senate District
	Wisconsin Senate District 24, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
	Patrick Testin ; R – Stevens Point
	since January 3, 2017 (4 years)
Demographics	93.0% White ; 0.8% Black ; 3.3% Hispanic ; 1.8% Asian ; 0.6% Native American ; 0.5% Other
Population (2010); • Voting age	172,520; 134,718
Notes	Central Wisconsin

Last updated March 21, 2021

The 24th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.^[3] Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Portage County and most of Wood County, as well as the northern half of Adams County, the western half of Waushara County, eastern Jackson County, and northern Monroe County. It contains the cities of Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids, and the U.S. Army base Fort McCoy.^[4]

Current elected officials

Patrick Testin is the senator representing the 24th district, and is the current President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate. He was first elected 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 24th Senate district comprises the 70th, 71th, and 72nd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

Assembly District 70: Nancy VanderMeer (R– Tomah)^[6]
Assembly District 71: Katrina Shankland (D– Stevens Point)^[7]
Assembly District 72: Scott Krug (R– Rome)^[8]

The 23rd Senate district crosses two congressional districts. The portion of the district in eastern Jackson County, northeast Monroe County, and western Wood County fall within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany; the remainder of the district in central Jackson County, northwest Monroe County, eastern Wood County, and Adams and Portage counties fall within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Ron Kind.^[9]

Past senators

Previous senators include:^[10]

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.

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created by 1852 Wisc. Act 499.				1852	WI Senate District 24, 1853-1862 Green County
Thomas Bowen	Dem.	Redistricted from the 8th district.	6th	1853
Francis H. West	Dem.		7th	1854
Francis H. West	Rep.		8th	1855
George E. Dexter	Rep.		9th	1856
George E. Dexter	Rep.		10th	1857
John H. Warren	Rep.		11th	1858
John H. Warren	Rep.		12th	1859
John W. Stewart	Rep.		13th	1860
John W. Stewart	Rep.		14th	1861
Edmund A. West	Rep.		15th	1862
Edmund A. West	Rep.		16th	1863
Walter S. Wescott	Natl. Union		17th	1864
Walter S. Wescott	Natl. Union		18th	1865
Henry Adams	Natl. Union		19th	1866
	Natl. Union		20th	1867
	Rep.		21st	1868
	Rep.		22nd	1869
John C. Hall	Rep.		23rd	1870
John C. Hall	Rep.		24th	1871
Joseph E. Irish	Rep.		25th	1872	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix counties
Joseph E. Irish	Rep.		26th	1873
Henry D. Barron	Rep.	Resigned Dec. 1876 after elected Wisconsin circuit court judge.	27th	1874
			28th	1875
			29th	1876
Sam Fifield	Rep.	Won 1876 special election.	30th	1877	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, and St. Croix counties 1875 population: 29,389 1880 population: 41,915
Dana Reed Bailey	Rep.		31st	1878
Dana Reed Bailey	Rep.		32nd	1879
Sam Fifield	Rep.		33rd	1880
Sam Fifield	Rep.		34th	1881
James Hill	Rep.		35th	1882
James Hill	Rep.		36th	1883–1884	Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix , and Washburn counties 1880 population: 40,856
Joel F. Nason	Rep.		37th	1885–1886
Joel F. Nason	Rep.		38th	1887–1888	Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Sawyer , and Washburn counties 1885 population: 41,321
Charles S. Taylor	Rep.		39th	1889–1890
Charles S. Taylor	Rep.		40th	1891–1892
Thompson Weeks	Rep.		41st	1893–1894	Walworth County and eastern Rock County
Thompson Weeks	Rep.		42nd	1895–1896	Walworth County and eastern Rock County
John W. Whelan	Rep.		43rd	1897–1898	Buffalo, Eau Claire, and Pepin counties 1895 population: 57,670 1900 population: 56,362
John W. Whelan	Rep.		44th	1899–1900
Frank McDonough	Rep.		45th	1901–1902
Frank McDonough	Rep.		46th	1903–1904	Chippewa, Eau Claire, and Gates counties 1900 population: 64,729
James H. Noble	Rep.		47th	1905–1906
James H. Noble	Rep.		48th	1907–1908
John W. Thomas	Rep.		49th	1909–1910
John W. Thomas	Rep.		50th	1911–1912
Robert W. Monk	Rep.		51st	1913–1914	Clark and Wood counties 1910 population: 60,657
Robert W. Monk	Rep.		52nd	1915–1916
Isaac P. Witter	Rep.		53rd	1917–1918
Isaac P. Witter	Rep.		54th	1919–1920
William L. Smith	Rep.		55th	1921–1922
			56th	1923–1924	Clark, Taylor, and Wood counties
			57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
Walter J. Rush	Rep.		59th	1929–1930
			60th	1931–1932
			61st	1933–1934
			62nd	1935–1936
	Prog.		63rd	1937–1938
	Prog.		64th	1939–1940
Melvin R. Laird	Rep.	Died March 1946.	65th	1941–1942
			66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
--Vacant--			67th	1945–1946
Melvin R. Laird Jr.	Rep.	Won 1946 special election. Re-elected 1948. Elected to U.S. House in 1952.	68th	1947–1948
			69th	1949–1950
			70th	1951–1952
William W. Clark	Rep.		71st	1953–1954
			72nd	1955–1956	Clark, Portage, and Wood counties
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
John M. Potter	Rep.		75th	1961–1962
John M. Potter	Rep.		76th	1963–1964
William C. Hansen	Dem.		77th	1965–1966	Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, and Wood counties
William C. Hansen	Dem.		78th	1967–1968
Raymond F. Heinzen	Rep.		79th	1969–1970
Raymond F. Heinzen	Rep.		80th	1971–1972
William A. Bablitch	Dem.	Resigned July 1983 after election to Wisconsin Supreme Court.	81st	1973–1974	Portage and Green Lake counties, and Most of Waushara County Northern Wood County Southern Marathon County Eastern Clark County Part of Fond du Lac County Part of Dodge County Part of Winnebago County
			82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
			84th	1979–1980
			85th	1981–1982
			86th	1983–1984	Portage and Wood counties, and Western Waupaca County Part of Marathon County
David Helbach	Dem.	Won 1983 special election. Resigned Feb. 1995.	86th	1983–1984
			87th	1985–1986	Portage and Wood counties, and Northwest Adams County Part of Waupaca County Part of Marathon County
			88th	1987–1988
			89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Most of Adams County Most of Portage County Most of Wood County Part of Waushara County Town of Oasis Town of Plainfield Town of Rose Village of Plainfield
			92nd	1995–1996
Kevin Shibilski	Dem.	Won 1995 special election. Resigned Dec. 2002.	92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
--Vacant--			96th	2003–2004	Most of Adams County Most of Portage County Most of Wood County Part of Marathon County City of Marshfield Part of Waushara County Town of Deerfield Town of Hancock Town of Oasis Town of Plainfield Town of Rose Village of Hancock Village of Plainfield Part of Marquette County Town of Springfield Village of Westfield
Julie Lassa	Dem.	Won 2003 special election.	96th	2003–2004
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	Portage County and Most of Wood County Northern Adams County Westerm Waushara County Eastern Jackson County Northern Monroe County
			102nd	2015–2016
Patrick Testin	Rep.		103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022

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References

↑ 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. 164–175. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
↑ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 24 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
↑ "Senate District 24". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 16, 2021.
↑ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 24 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑ "Senator Patrick Testin". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑ "Representative Nancy VanderMeer". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑ "Representative Katrina Shankland". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑ "Representative Scott Krug". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.
↑ Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book . Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration, 1991, pp. 657-666.

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[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. 164–175. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[2] Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 24 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[3] "Senate District 24". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[4] "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 24 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[5] "Senator Patrick Testin". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[6] "Representative Nancy VanderMeer". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[7] "Representative Katrina Shankland". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[8] "Representative Scott Krug". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[9] "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[10] Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book . Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration, 1991, pp. 657-666.

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