Wisconsin Senate, District 33

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Wisconsin's 33rd
State Senate District
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Wisconsin Senate District 33, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Senator
  Chris Kapenga
R Delafield
since August 6, 2015 (5 years)
Demographics87.6%  White
2.2%  Black
6.8%  Hispanic
2.5%  Asian
0.2%  Native American
0.7% Other
Population (2010)
  Voting age
172,288 [1] [2]
129,654
NotesSoutheast Wisconsin

The 33rd Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate. [3] Located in southeastern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of central Waukesha County. It includes the cities of Waukesha and Delafield. [4]

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Current elected officials

Chris Kapenga is the senator representing the 33rd district. He was first elected to the Senate in a 2015 special election. Before becoming a state senator, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2011 through 2015. [5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 33rd Senate district comprises the 97th, 98th, and 99th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

The district crosses two congressional districts. The city of Waukesha and the northern half of Waukesha County fall within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Scott L. Fitzgerald; the part of the district in the southern half of Waukesha County falls within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Bryan Steil. [6]

Past senators

Previous senators include: [7]

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 1861 Wisc. Act 216. 1861
Eastern Dodge County
Satterlee Clark Jr. Dem. 15th 1862
16th 1863
17th 1864
18th 1865
19th1866
20th1867
Eastern Dodge County
21st1868
22nd1869
23rd1870
24th1871
Lyman Morgan Dem. Redistricted from 3rd district.25th1872 Ozaukee and Washington counties
1870 population: 39,483
1875 population: 40,407
1880 population: 38,904
1885 population: 39,489
Adam Schantz Dem. 26th1873
27th1874
Gilead J. Wilmot Dem. 28th1875
29th1876
Philip Schneider Dem. 30th1877
31st1878
Lyman Morgan Dem. 32nd1879
33rd1880
George F. Hunt Dem. 34th1881
35th1882
Edward Reed Blake Dem. 36th18831884
37th18851886
Peter Lochen Dem. 38th18871888
39th18891890 Ozaukee and Washington counties and

1885 population: 55,580
Frederick W. Horn Dem. 40th18911892
41st18931894 Ozaukee and Washington counties and
Eastern Dodge County

1890 population: 52,778
Stephen F. Mayer Dem. 42nd18951896
43rd18971898 Washington and Waukesha counties
1895 population: 60,639
1900 population: 58,818
Alfred M. Jones Rep. 44th18991900
45th19011902
Ernst Merton Dem. 46th19031904
47th19051906
Henry Lockney Rep. 48th19071908
49th19091910
George E. Hoyt Rep. 50th19111912
51st19131914 Jefferson and Waukesha counties
1910 population: 71,406
Charles Mülberger Dem. 52nd19151916
53rd19171918
54th19191920
55th19211922
John C. Schuman Rep. 56th19231924
57th19251926
58th19271928
59th19291930
William H. Edwards Rep. 60th19311932
61st19331934
Chester Dempsey Dem. 62nd19351936
63rd19371938
William A. Freehoff Rep. 64th19391940
65th19411942
66th19431944
67th19451946
Chester Dempsey Rep. Died Oct. 1969.68th19471948
69th19491950
70th19511952
71st19531954
72nd19551956
73rd19571958
74th19591960
75th19611962
76th19631964
77th19651966Northern Waukesha County
78th19671968
79th19691970
--Vacant--
Roger P. Murphy Rep. Resigned Feb. 1980 after appointed Wisconsin circuit court judge.80th19711972
81st19731974Northern Waukesha County
82nd19751976
83rd19771978
84th19791980
--Vacant--
Susan Engeleiter Rep. Won 1980 special election.
Resigned 1989.
85th19811982
86th19831984
87th19851986Eastern Waukesha County
Part of Milwaukee County
88th19871988
89th19891990
--Vacant--
Margaret Farrow Rep. Won 1989 special election.
Resigned May 2001, appointed Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.
90th19911992
91st19931994Eastern Waukesha County
Part of Milwaukee County
92nd19951996
93rd19971998
94th19992000
95th 20012002
--Vacant--
Theodore Kanavas Rep.
96th 20032004Northern Waukesha County
Southeast Washington County
97th 20052006
98th 20072008
99th 20092010
Rich Zipperer Rep. Resigned Aug. 2012. 100th 20112012
--Vacant--
Paul Farrow Rep. Resigned July 2015.101st20132014Central Waukesha County
102nd20152016
--Vacant--
Chris Kapenga Rep. Won 2015 special election.
103rd 20172018
104th 20192020
105th 20212022

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References

  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. 242–247. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 33 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "Senate District 33". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 33 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  5. "Senator Chris Kapenga". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  6. "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  7. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.