Wisconsin Senate, District 25

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Wisconsin's 25th
State Senate District
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Wisconsin Senate District 25, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Senator
  Janet Bewley
D Mason
since January 3, 2015 (6 years)
Demographics91.7%  White
0.8%  Black
1.8%  Hispanic
0.7%  Asian
4.2%  Native American
0.8% Other
Population (2010)
  Voting age
172,409 [1] [2]
136,067
NotesFar north-western Wisconsin

The 25th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. [3] Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, and Washburn counties, as well as eastern Burnett County, northern Sawyer County, and parts of southwest Vilas County, eastern Polk County, northeast St. Croix County, and northwest Dunn County. The 25th Senate district is the largest Wisconsin Senate district by area; mostly rural, the largest population center is the city of Rice Lake. The district also includes the Bad River and Lac du Flambeau Indian reservations, and most of the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest. [4]

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Current elected officials

Janet Bewley is the senator representing the 25th district. She was first elected in the 2014 general election, and is now in her second four-year term. Before serving as a senator, she was a member of the State Assembly from 2011 to 2015. [5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 25th Senate district comprises the 73rd, 74th, and 75th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

The district is located almost entirely within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is currently represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany. The portion of the district in Dunn County falls within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Ron Kind. [6]

History

The boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a different geographic area, due to redistricting.

After the fifth (1852) session of the state legislature, the Wisconsin Senate was expanded to 25 members. The first member for the 25th District was James T. Lewis, of Columbus (later a Governor of Wisconsin). The district at that time consisted of Columbia County. [7] This was true until 1872, when the district became the counties of the counties of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara (Columbia County was now the Twenty-Seventh District).

In 1876, the Senate was again redistricted: the Twenty-Fifth now consisted of the City of Madison, and various other Towns and Villages in Dane County, Wisconsin (more or less the previous Seventh District); while what had been the 25th was now the Ninth District. [8]

In 1883, the Twenty-Fifth now consisted of Eau Claire, Pepin and Pierce Counties (three of the eleven counties which had made up the Seventh District); Dane County became the Twenty-Sixth District.

From 1887-1891, the district consisted of Clark and Eau Claire Counties. The short-lived redistricting of 1891 left the district consisting of Clark, Price, Taylor, and Wood Counties. From 1892-1895, the district once again consisted of Clark and Eau Claire Counties. From 1896-1910, the district consisted of Clark and Marathon Counties. From 1911-1922, the district consisted of Langlade and Marathon Counties. From 1923-1954, the district consisted of Lincoln and Marathon Counties.

After the 1954 redistricting, the district had completely changed, and now consisted of Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas Counties (Lincoln and Marathon Counties had been split between the new 12th and 29th Districts). The 1960 federal census showed that this district, at 74,293 people, was the least populous of Wisconsin's 33 districts, 38.0% below the average; [9] in the wake of Baker v. Carr , a redistricting would be necessary. After a great deal of litigation, the Wisconsin Supreme Court created a redistricting map promulgated on May 14, 1964. The new Twenty-Fifth District added Iron, Price, Rusk and Sawyer Counties to the district. [10] The 1972 redistricting took away Rusk County and a southern portion of Price County, adding the eastern part of Barron County instead; but left the district mostly unchanged. [11] The 1982 redistricting removed Price County entirely, and modified the Barron County portion, as well as adding one Rusk County township. In 1992, the latest court-ordered redistricting added the remainder of Barron County, while dropping the Rusk County township once more. The 2002 court-ordered redistricting added part of Burnett County for the first time, while taking away segments of Sawyer and Barron Counties. The new 2011 redistricting bill took away most of Sawyer, but added for the first time a single township in Vilas County, and a township from both Dunn and Saint Croix Counties, and Price County in whole.

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:

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 1852 Wisc. Act 499. 1852
WI Senate District 25, 1852-1871 Map of Wisconsin highlighting Columbia County.svg
WI Senate District 25, 1852-1871
Columbia County
James T. Lewis Dem. Resigned 1853 after elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. 6th 1853
John Q. Adams Dem. Won 1853 special election. 7th 1854
Rep. 8th 1855
9th 1856
Moses M. Davis Rep. 10th 1857
11th 1858
12th 1859
13th 1860
G. W. Hazelton Rep. 14th 1861
15th 1862
Jonathan Bowman Rep. 16th 1863
17th 1864
Natl. Union 18th1865
19th1866
Robert B. Sanderson Natl. Union 20th1867
Rep. 21st1868
William M. Griswold Rep. Redistricted to 27th district.22nd1869
23rd1870
24th1871
Waldo Flint Rep. Redistricted from 29th district.25th1872 Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara counties
Robert L. D. Potter Rep. 26th1873
27th1874
28th1875
29th1876
George B. Burrows Rep. 30th1877Eastern Dane County
31st1878
32nd1879
33rd1880
34th1881
35th1882 Eau Claire, Pepin, and Pierce counties
1880 population: 43,962
Hans Warner Rep. 36th18831884
37th18851886
William A. Rust Rep. 38th18871888
39th18891890 Clark and Eau Claire counties
1890 population: 48,331
Robert MacBride Rep. 40th18911892
41st18931894
Clarion A. Youmans Rep. 42nd18951896
43rd18971898 Clark and Marathon counties
1895 population: 57,940
1900 population: 69,104
Andrew L. Kreutzer Rep. 44th18991900
45th19011902
46th19031904
47th19051906
Spencer M. Marsh Rep. 48th19071908
49th19091910
W. W. Albers Dem. 50th19111912
51st19131914 Langlade and Marathon counties
1910 population: 72,116
52nd19151916
53rd19171918
Claire B. Bird Rep. 54th19191920
55th19211922
Joseph L. Barber Rep. 56th19231924 Lincoln and Marathon counties
57th19251926
Otto Mueller Rep. 58th19271928
59th19291930
60th19311932
61st19331934
Roland E. Kannenberg Prog. 62nd19351936
63rd19371938
Otto Mueller Rep. 64th19391940
65th19411942
William McNeight Rep. 66th19431944
67th19451946
Clifford Krueger Rep. 68th19471948
69th19491950
70th19511952
71st19531954
Carl Lauri Dem. 72nd19551956 Ashland, Bayfield, and Douglas counties
73rd19571958
74th19591960
75th19611962
Frank Christopherson Jr. Dem. 76th19631964
77th19651966 Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, and Sawyer counties
Arthur Cirilli Rep. Resigned July 1972 after appointed Wisconsin circuit court judge.78th19671968
79th19691970
80th19711972
--Vacant--
Daniel O. Theno Rep. Won 1972 special election.81st19731974 Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn counties and
Eastern Barron County
Northern Price County
82nd19751976
83rd19771978
84th19791980
85th19811982
86th19831984 Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn counties and
Most of Barron County
87th19851986 Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn counties and
Most of Barron County
Part of Rusk County
Robert Jauch Dem. Won 1986 election.
Re-elected 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010.
88th19871988
89th19891990
90th19911992
91st19931994 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn counties and
Part of Polk County
92nd19951996
93rd19971998
94th19992000
95th 20012002
96th 20032004 Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Washburn counties and
Most of Barron County
Most of Sawyer County
Eastern Burnett County
Part of Polk County
97th 20052006
98th 20072008
99th 20092010
100th 20112012
101st20132014 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron, Price, Washburn counties and
Part of Sawyer County
Eastern Burnett County
Part of Dunn County
Part of Polk County
Part of St. Croix County
Part of Vilas County
Janet Bewley Dem. Won 2014 election.
Re-elected 2018.
102nd20152016
103rd 20172018
104th 20192020
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. 175–191. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 25 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "Senate District 25". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 25 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. "Senator Janet Bewley". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  6. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  7. Manual for the Use of the Assembly, of the State of Wisconsin, for the Year 1853 Madison: Brown and Carpenter, Printers, 1853; pp. 67, 85
  8. Warner, Hans B., ed. The Blue Book of the State of 0Wisconsin 1880 Madison, 1880; pp. 498, 500, 505
  9. Toepel, M. G.; Theobald, H. Rupert, eds. The Wisconsin Blue book, 1962 Madison: State of Wisconsin, 1962; p. 352
  10. Theobald, H. Rupert, ed. The Wisconsin Blue book, 1964 Madison, 1964; pp. 787-789
  11. Theobald, H. Rupert; Robbins, Patricia V., eds. The State of Wisconsin 1973 Blue Book Madison: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, distributed by Document Sales, 1973; p. 70

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