Wisconsin Senate, District 29

Wisconsin's 29th; State Senate District
	Wisconsin Senate District 29, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
	Jerry Petrowski ; R – Marathon
	since July 17, 2012 (8 years)
Demographics	90.0% White ; 0.7% Black ; 2.3% Hispanic ; 4.4% Asian ; 1.9% Native American ; 0.7% Other
Population (2010); • Voting age	172,292; 131,112
Notes	North-central Wisconsin

Last updated March 27, 2021

The 29th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.^[3] Located in north-central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Rusk,and Taylor counties, along with most of Sawyer and Marathon counties, and parts of northwest Clark County and northern Wood County. The district includes the city of Wausau and part of the city of Marshfield, but is otherwise very rural.^[4]

Current elected officials

Jerry Petrowski is the senator representing the 29th district. He was first elected in a 2012 special election, and is now serving his third full term.^[5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 29th Senate district comprises the 85th, 86th, and 87th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

Assembly District 85: David Heaton (R– Schofield)^[6]
Assembly District 86: John Spiros (R– Marshfield)^[7]
Assembly District 87: James W. Edming (R– Glen Flora)^[8]

The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany.^[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 1856 Wisc. Act 109.				1856	Green Lake and Marquette counties
Martin L. Kimball	Rep.		10th	1857
Martin L. Kimball	Rep.		11th	1858
Merritt W. Seeley	Rep.		12th	1859
Merritt W. Seeley	Rep.		13th	1860
Charles S. Kelsey	Rep.		14th	1861
	Rep.		15th	1862
	Natl. Union		16th	1863
	Natl. Union		17th	1864
G. DeWitt Elwood	Natl. Union		18th	1865
G. DeWitt Elwood	Natl. Union		19th	1866
Henry G. Webb	Natl. Union		20th	1867	Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara counties
	Natl. Union		21st	1868
	Rep.		22nd	1869
	Rep.		23rd	1870
Waldo Flint	Rep.	Redistricted to 25th district.	24th	1871
William M. Griswold	Rep.	Redistricted from 9th district.	25th	1872	Adams, Juneau, Portage, and Wood counties 1870 population: 33,519
Thomas B. Scott	Rep.		26th	1873
			27th	1874
			28th	1875
			29th	1876
Alexander A. Arnold	Rep.		30th	1877	Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties 1875 population: 35,023
Alexander A. Arnold	Rep.		31st	1878
Horace E. Houghton	Rep.		32nd	1879
Horace E. Houghton	Rep.		33rd	1880
Augustus F. Finkelnburg	Rep.		34th	1881
Augustus F. Finkelnburg	Rep.		35th	1882	Buffalo and Trempealeau counties 1880 population: 32,717 1885 population: 35,595
Noah D. Comstock	Ind. Rep.		36th	1883–1884
Noah D. Comstock	Rep.		37th	1885–1886
John W. DeGroff	Rep.		38th	1887–1888
John W. DeGroff	Rep.		39th	1889–1890	Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties 1885 population: 42,567
Robert Lees	Dem.		40th	1891–1892
Robert Lees	Dem.		41st	1893–1894	Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, and Pepin counties 1890 population: 61,009
James Huff Stout	Rep.		42nd	1895–1896
			43rd	1897–1898	Chippewa and Dunn counties 1895 population: 53,733
			44th	1899–1900
			45th	1901–1902
			46th	1903–1904	Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, and Pepin counties 1900 population: 73,390
			47th	1905–1906
			48th	1907–1908
			49th	1909–1910
George E. Scott	Rep.	Died Nov. 1915.	50th	1911–1912
			51st	1913–1914	Barron, Dunn, and Polk counties 1910 population: 75,741
			52nd	1915–1916
--Vacant--			52nd	1915–1916
Algodt C. Anderson	Rep.	Won 1916 special election.	53rd	1917–1918
			54th	1919–1920
			55th	1921–1922
Carl B. Casperson	Rep.		56th	1923–1924
			57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
			59th	1929–1930
John A. Anderson	Rep.		60th	1931–1932
	Rep.		61st	1933–1934
	Prog.		62nd	1935–1936
	Prog.		63rd	1937–1938
A. J. Connors	Prog.		64th	1939–1940
A. J. Connors	Prog.		65th	1941–1942
Charles D. Madsen	Prog.	Resigned Jan. 1949 after appointed County Judge.	66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
--Vacant--			69th	1949–1950
John F. Olson	Dem.	Won 1949 special election.	69th	1949–1950
William E. Owen	Rep.		70th	1951–1952
William E. Owen	Rep.		71st	1953–1954
Hugh M. Jones	Rep.		72nd	1955–1956	Marathon and Shawano counties
Hugh M. Jones	Rep.		73rd	1957–1958
Robert W. Dean	Dem.		74th	1959–1960
Robert W. Dean	Dem.		75th	1961–1962
Charles F. Smith Jr.	Rep.		76th	1963–1964
Charles F. Smith Jr.	Rep.		77th	1965–1966	Marathon, Menominee, and Shawano counties
Walter Chilsen	Rep.		78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
			80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Menominee County and Most of Marathon County Most of Shawano County Part of Langlade County Part of Oconto County
			82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
			84th	1979–1980
			85th	1981–1982
			86th	1983–1984	Price and Rusk counties and Most of Marathon County Most of Taylor County Part of Barron County
			87th	1985–1986	Price County and Most of Marathon County Most of Rusk County Most of Taylor County Part of Barron County Part of Chippewa County Part of Shawano County Part of Waupaca County
			88th	1987–1988
			89th	1989–1990
Russ Decker	Dem.		90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Price, Rusk, and Taylor counties and Most of Marathon County
			92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
			96th	2003–2004	Price and Rusk counties and Most of Marathon County Most of Taylor County Part of Portage County Part of Sawyer County Part of Shawano County
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
Pam Galloway	Rep.	Resigned March 2012.	100th	2011–2012
--Vacant--
Jerry Petrowski	Rep.	Won 2012 special election.
			101st	2013–2014	Rusk and Taylor counties and Most of Marathon County Most of Sawyer County Part of Clark County Part of Wood County
			102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022

Notes

↑ 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. 206–218. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
↑ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 29 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
↑ "Senate District 29". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 25, 2021.
↑ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 29 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.
↑ "Senator Jerry Petrowski". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.
↑ "Representative Patrick Snyder". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.
↑ "Representative John Spiros". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.
↑ "Representative James Edming". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.
↑ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 10, 2021.
↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, Statistics: History, pages 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. 206–218. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[2] Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 29 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[3] "Senate District 29". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 25, 2021.

[4] "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 29 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[5] "Senator Jerry Petrowski". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[6] "Representative Patrick Snyder". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[7] "Representative John Spiros". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[8] "Representative James Edming". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[9] "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 10, 2021.

[10] Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

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