Wisconsin Senate, District 29

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Wisconsin's 29th
State Senate District
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Wisconsin Senate District 29, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Senator
  Jerry Petrowski
R Marathon
since July 17, 2012 (8 years)
Demographics90.0%  White
0.7%  Black
2.3%  Hispanic
4.4%  Asian
1.9%  Native American
0.7% Other
Population (2010)
  Voting age
172,292 [1] [2]
131,112
NotesNorth-central Wisconsin

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]

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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:

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.

SenatorPartyNotesSessionYearsDistrict Definition
District created by 1856 Wisc. Act 109. 1856 Green Lake and Marquette counties
Martin L. Kimball Rep. 10th 1857
11th 1858
Merritt W. Seeley Rep. 12th 1859
13th 1860
Charles S. Kelsey Rep. 14th 1861
15th 1862
Natl. Union 16th 1863
17th 1864
G. DeWitt Elwood Natl. Union 18th1865
19th1866
Henry G. Webb Natl. Union 20th1867 Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara counties
21st1868
Rep. 22nd1869
23rd1870
Waldo Flint Rep. Redistricted to 25th district.24th1871
William M. Griswold Rep. Redistricted from 9th district.25th1872 Adams, Juneau, Portage, and Wood counties
1870 population: 33,519
Thomas B. Scott Rep. 26th1873
27th1874
28th1875
29th1876
Alexander A. Arnold Rep. 30th1877 Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
1875 population: 35,023
31st1878
Horace E. Houghton Rep. 32nd1879
33rd1880
Augustus F. Finkelnburg Rep. 34th1881
35th1882 Buffalo and Trempealeau counties
1880 population: 32,717
1885 population: 35,595
Noah D. Comstock Ind. Rep. 36th18831884
Rep. 37th18851886
John W. DeGroff Rep. 38th18871888
39th18891890 Buffalo, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
1885 population: 42,567
Robert Lees Dem. 40th18911892
41st18931894 Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, and Pepin counties
1890 population: 61,009
James Huff Stout Rep. 42nd18951896
43rd18971898 Chippewa and Dunn counties
1895 population: 53,733
44th18991900
45th19011902
46th19031904 Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, and Pepin counties
1900 population: 73,390
47th19051906
48th19071908
49th19091910
George E. Scott Rep. Died Nov. 1915.50th19111912
51st19131914 Barron, Dunn, and Polk counties
1910 population: 75,741
52nd19151916
--Vacant--
Algodt C. Anderson Rep. Won 1916 special election.53rd19171918
54th19191920
55th19211922
Carl B. Casperson Rep. 56th19231924
57th19251926
58th19271928
59th19291930
John A. Anderson Rep. 60th19311932
61st19331934
Prog. 62nd19351936
63rd19371938
A. J. Connors Prog. 64th19391940
65th19411942
Charles D. Madsen Prog. Resigned Jan. 1949 after appointed County Judge.66th19431944
67th19451946
68th19471948
--Vacant--69th19491950
John F. Olson Dem. Won 1949 special election.
William E. Owen Rep. 70th19511952
71st19531954
Hugh M. Jones Rep. 72nd19551956 Marathon and Shawano counties
73rd19571958
Robert W. Dean Dem. 74th19591960
75th19611962
Charles F. Smith Jr. Rep. 76th19631964
77th19651966 Marathon, Menominee, and Shawano counties
Walter Chilsen Rep. 78th19671968
79th19691970
80th19711972
81st19731974 Menominee County and
Most of Marathon County
Most of Shawano County
Part of Langlade County
Part of Oconto County
82nd19751976
83rd19771978
84th19791980
85th19811982
86th19831984 Price and Rusk counties and
Most of Marathon County
Most of Taylor County
Part of Barron County
87th19851986 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
88th19871988
89th19891990
Russ Decker Dem. 90th19911992
91st19931994 Price, Rusk, and Taylor counties and
Most of Marathon County
92nd19951996
93rd19971998
94th19992000
95th 20012002
96th 20032004 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 20052006
98th 20072008
99th 20092010
Pam Galloway Rep. Resigned March 2012. 100th 20112012
--Vacant--
Jerry Petrowski Rep. Won 2012 special election.
101st20132014 Rusk and Taylor counties and
Most of Marathon County
Most of Sawyer County
Part of Clark County
Part of Wood County
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. 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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