Wisconsin Senate, District 3

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Wisconsin's 3rd
State Senate District
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Wisconsin Senate District 3, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Senator
  Tim Carpenter
D Milwaukee
since January 3, 2003 (18 years)
Demographics38.2%  White
7.3%  Black
49.2%  Hispanic
2.5%  Asian
0.7%  Native American
2.1% Other
Population (2010)
  Voting age
171,977 [1] [2]
121,395
NotesCentral Milwaukee

The 3rd Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. [3] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is entirely contained within central Milwaukee County. It comprises much of the city of Milwaukee's near-south side, as well as the village of West Milwaukee and eastern parts of the cities of West Allis and Greenfield. The district contains landmarks such as American Family Field (home of the Milwaukee Brewers), Walker's Point Historic District, the Mitchell Park Domes, and the historic Forest Home Cemetery. [4]

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Current elected officials

Tim Carpenter is the senator representing the 3rd district. He was first elected in the 2002 general election, and is now serving his fifth term. Before being elected senator, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1985 to 2003. [5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 3rd Senate district comprises the 7th, 8th, and 9th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

The district is also located within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore. [6]

Past senators

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

The district has previously been represented by: [7]

SenatorPartyNotesSessionYearsDistrict Definition
District created1848 Crawford, Chippewa, St. Croix, and La Pointe counties
Daniel G. Fenton Dem. 1st
James Fisher Dem. 2nd 1849
3rd 1850
Hiram A. Wright Dem. 4th 1851
5th 1852
Andrew M. Blair Dem. 6th 1853
WI Senate District 3, 1853-1872 Map of Wisconsin highlighting Ozaukee County.svg
WI Senate District 3, 1853-1872

Ozaukee County
7th 1854
Bolivar G. Gill Dem. 8th 1855
9th 1856
Herman J. Schulteis Dem. 10th 1857
11th 1858
Lion Silverman Dem. Resigned. 12th 1859
--Vacant--
Frederick Hilgen Dem. Elected in 1859 special election. 13th 1860
Hugh Cunning Dem. 14th 1861
15th 1862
John R. Bohan Dem. 16th 1863
17th 1864
Lyman Morgan Dem. Redistricted to 33rd district.18th1865
19th1866
20th1867
21st1868
22nd1869
23rd1870
24th1871
Francis Huebschmann Dem. 25th1872
Frederick W. Cotzhausen Dem. 26th1873
27th1874
William H. Jacobs Dem. 28th1875
29th1876
Thomas A. Bones Rep. 30th1877
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WI Senate District 3, 1877-1892

Racine County
31st1878
William E. Chipman Rep. 32nd1879
33rd1880
Albert L. Phillips Rep. 34th1881
35th1882
Charles Jonas Dem. 36th18831884
37th18851886
Henry Allen Cooper Rep. 38th18871888
39th18891890
Adam Apple Dem. 40th18911892
41st18931894 Racine and Kenosha counties
Ernst G. Timme Rep. 42nd18951896
43rd18971898
John F. Reynolds Rep. 44th18991900
45th19011902
Otis Wells Johnson Rep. 46th19031904
47th19051906
Isaac T. Bishop Rep. 48th19071908
49th19091910
50th19111912
51st19131914
Charles H. Everett Rep. 52nd19151916
53rd19171918
George L. Buck Rep. 54th19191920
55th19211922
Walter Polakowski Soc. 56th19231924
57th19251926
58th19271928
59th19291930
60th19311932
61st19331934
Arthur L. Zimny Dem. 62nd19351936
63rd19371938
64th19391940
65th19411942
Clement J. Zablocki Dem. Elected to U.S. House.66th19431944
67th19451946
68th19471948
--Vacant--69th19491950
Casimir Kendziorski Dem. Won 1949 special election.
Re-elected 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970.
Died in office.
70th19511952
71st19531954
72nd19551956
73rd19571958
74th19591960
75th19611962
76th19631964
77th19651966
78th19671968
    • Milwaukee Assembly districts 11, 12, 14
79th19691970
80th19711972
81st19731974
    • State Assembly Districts 7, 8, 9
Jerry Kleczka Dem. Redistricted to 7th district.82nd19751976
83rd19771978
84th19791980
85th19811982
John Norquist Dem. Elected Mayor of Milwaukee.
Resigned.
86th19831984
    • State Assembly Districts 13, 14, 15
87th19851986
    • State Assembly Districts 7, 8, 9
88th19871988
--Vacant--
Brian B. Burke Dem. Won 1988 special election.89th19891990
90th19911992
91st19931994
92nd19951996
93rd19971998
94th19992000
95th 20012002
Tim Carpenter Dem. 96th 20032004
97th 20052006
98th 20072008
99th 20092010
100th 20112012
101st20132014
102nd20152016
103rd 20172018
104th 20192020
105th 20212022

See also

Political subdivisions of Wisconsin

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. 17–20. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 3 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "Senate District 3". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 3 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  5. "Senator Tim Carpenter". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  6. Congressional District Map
  7. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

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