Wisconsin Senate, District 12

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Wisconsin's 12th
State Senate District
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Wisconsin Senate District 12, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Senator
  Mary Felzkowski
R Irma
since January 4, 2021 (0 years)
Demographics93.3%  White
0.5%  Black
1.8%  Hispanic
0.4%  Asian
3.6%  Native American
0.4% Other
Population (2010)
  Voting age
172,381 [1] [2]
137,663
NotesNorthern Wisconsin

The 12th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. [3] Located in northern Wisconsin, the district comprises Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, and Oneida counties, and most of Marinette, Oconto, and Vilas counties, as well as parts of northern Marathon County and Shawano County. [4]

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Current elected officials

Mary Felzkowski is the senator representing the 12th district. She was first elected in the 2020 general election. She previously served 8 years in the State Assembly. [5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 12th Senate district comprises the 34th, 35th, and 36th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: [6]

The 12th Senate district is split between two congressional districts. The portion of the district in Florence, Forest, Langlade, Oneida, Vilas, Lincoln, and Marathon counties falls within the Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany; the remainder of the district, which falls within Marinette, Oconto, Menominee, and Shawano counties, is in Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher. [7]

Past senators

Past senators include: [8]

Note: the boundaries of the district has changed repeatedly over history. Previous politicians of this district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to redistricting. The district definitions for the given era are specified in the "District definition" column.

SenatorPartyNotesSessionYearsDistrict Definition
--District created--1848
WI Senate District 12, 1848-1852 Map of Wisconsin highlighting Jefferson County.svg
WI Senate District 12, 1848-1852
Jefferson County
Myron B. Williams Dem. 1st
2nd 1849
Peter H. Turner Dem. 3rd 1850
4th 1851
Alva Stewart Whig Transitioned to 14th district 5th 1852
Eleazer Wakeley Dem. 6th 1853
WI Senate District 12, 1853-1872 Map of Wisconsin highlighting Walworth County.svg
WI Senate District 12, 1853-1872
Walworth County
7th 1854
8th 1855
Jesse C. Mills Rep. 9th 1856
10th 1857
John W. Boyd Rep. 11th 1858
12th 1859
Oscar F. Bartlett Rep. 13th 1860
14th 1861
Wyman Spooner Rep. 15th 1862
16th 1863
Newton Littlejohn Natl. Union 17th 1864
18th1865
19th1866
20th1867
Rep. 21st1868
22nd1869
Samuel Pratt Rep. 23rd1870
24th1871
Orrin Bacon Rep. 25th1872 Green County
26th1873
Harvey T. Moore Ref. 27th1874
28th1875
Joseph B. Treat Rep. 29th1876
30th1877 Green and Lafayette counties
31st1878
32nd1879
John W. Blackstone Jr. Rep. 33rd1880
34th1881
Archibald N. Randall Rep. 35th1882
36th18831884
James Waddington Rep. 37th18851886
38th18871888
Phineas Clawson Rep. 39th18891890
40th18911892
Neal Brown Dem. 41st18931894 Marathon and Wood counties
42nd18951896
Clarence A. Lamoreux Rep. 43rd18971898 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn counties
44th18991900
William O'Neil Rep. 45th19011902
46th19031904 Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn counties
Albert W. Sanborn Rep. 47th19051906
48th19071908
49th19091910
50th19111912
A. Pearce Tomkins Rep. 51st19131914 Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Rusk, Price counties
1910 population: 69,134
52nd19151916
A. H. Wilkinson Rep. 53rd19171918
54th19191920
Chester H. Werden Rep. 55th19211922
56th19231924 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Vilas counties
James H. Carroll Rep. 57th19251926
58th19271928
59th19291930
60th19311932
Bernard J. Gehrmann Rep. Elected to U.S. House in 193461sth19331934
Joseph E. McDermid Prog. Won 1935 special election.62nd19351936
63rd19371938
64th19391940
James H. Carroll Rep. 65th19411942
66th19431944
Ernest A. Heden Rep. 67th19451946
68th19471948
Clayton Hicks Rep. 69th19491950
70th19511952
Paul J. Rogan Rep. Resigned71st19531954
Bernard J. Gehrmann Rep. Won 1954 special election72nd19551956 Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, Vilas counties
Clifford Krueger Rep. Resigned 1982.73rd19571958
74th19591960
75th19611962
76th19631964
77th19651966 Clark, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, Vilas counties
78th19671968
79th19691970
80th19711972
81st19731974 Florence, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Rusk, Taylor, Vilas counties,
Part of Northern Clark County



Northern Oconto County

Southern Price County
82nd19751976
83rd19771978
84th19791980
85th19811982
--Vacant--86th19831984 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida, Vilas counties,
Part of Northern Marathon County


Part of Northern Oconto County

Northwestern Shawano County
Lloyd H. Kincaid Dem. Won 1983 special election.
87th19851986 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida, Vilas counties,
Part of Northern Marathon County


Northern Oconto County

Part of Northwestern Shawano County
88th19871988
89th19891990
--Vacant--
Roger Breske Dem. Won 1990 special election.90th19911992
91st19931994 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida, Vilas counties,
Part of Northern Marathon County


Northern Oconto County

Part of Northeastern Portage County

Part of Northwestern Shawano County

Part of Northwestern Waupaca County
92nd19951996
93rd19971998
94th19992000
95th 20012002
96th 20032004 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida, Vilas counties,
Part of Northern Marathon County


Northern Oconto County

Part of Northwestern Shawano County
97th 20052006
98th 20072008
Jim Holperin Dem. 99th 20092010
100th 20112012
Tom Tiffany Rep. Elected to U.S. House in 2020.101st20132014 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida counties,
Part of Northern Marathon County


Northern Oconto County

Part of Northwestern Shawano County

Most of Vilas County
102nd20152016
103rd 20172018
104th 20192020
--Vacant--
Mary Felzkowski Rep. 105th 20212022

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. 61–76. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 12 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "Senate District 12". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 12 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  5. "Senator Mary Felzkowski". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. District Map
  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.


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