Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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Wisconsin's 6th
State Senate District
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Wisconsin Senate District 6, defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
Senator
  La Tonya Johnson
D Milwaukee
since January 3, 2017 (4 years)
Demographics23.5%  White
64.8%  Black
5.3%  Hispanic
4.3%  Asian
0.3%  Native American
1.8% Other
Population (2010)
  Voting age
172,292 [1] [2]
122,565
NotesNorth side of the city of Milwaukee

The 6th 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 the bounds of the city of Milwaukee, in north-central Milwaukee County. It includes many of Milwaukee's north and west side neighborhoods, and contains landmarks such as the Marquette University campus, Fiserv Forum, the Milwaukee Public Museum, historic Holy Cross Cemetery, and the Miller Brewing Company. [4]

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Current elected officials

La Tonya Johnson is the senator representing the 6th district. Now in her second term, she was first elected in the 2016 general election, after the previous senator, Nikiya Harris Dodd, declined to seek re-election.

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 6th Senate district comprises the 16th, 17th, and 18th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are: [5]

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

Past senators

At Wisconsin statehood the Senate had only nineteen districts, whose boundaries were defined in Article XIV of the Constitution of Wisconsin. The 6th district was defined as Grant County, in the southwest corner of the state.

After the fifth session (1852) of the state legislature, the Senate was expanded to 25 members and a reapportionment occurred. The 6th district was moved to the north side of Milwaukee County. Through the subsequent 160 years of redistricting, the 6th district has remained in this location, though the boundaries have shifted.

SenatorPartyNotesSessionYearsDistrict Definition
District created1848 Grant County
George W. Lakin Whig 1st
2nd 1849
John H. Rountree Whig 3rd 1850
4th 1851
Joel C. Squires Dem. Redistricted to 16th district. 5th 1852
Duncan Reed Dem. 6th 1853
Edward McGarry Dem. 7th 1854
8th 1855
Edward O'Neill Dem. 9th 1856
10th 1857
Patrick Walsh Dem. 11th 1858
12th 1859
Michael J. Egan Dem. 13th 1860
14th 1861
Edward Keogh Dem. 15th 1862
16th 1863
Hugh Reynolds Dem. 17th 1864
18th 1865
Charles H. Larkin Dem. 19th 1866
20th 1867
21st1868
22nd1869
Peter V. Deuster Dem. 23rd1870
24th1871
John L. Mitchell Dem. 25th1872
26th1873
John Black Dem. 27th1874
28th1875
John L. Mitchell Dem. 29th1876
30th1877
George H. Paul Dem. 31st1878
32nd1879
33rd1880
34th1881
Enoch Chase Dem. 35th1882
36th18831884
Julius Wechselberg Rep. 37th18851886
38th18871888
Herman Kroeger Union Labor 39th18891890
Dem. 40th18911892
Oscar Altpeter Dem. 41st18931894
42nd18951896
William Devos Rep. Resigned in 1902.43rd18971898
44th18991900
45th19011902
Rip Reukema Rep. Won 1902 special election.46th19031904
Jacob Rummel Soc. Dem. 47th19051906
48th19071908
Winfield R. Gaylord Soc. Dem. 49th19091910
50th19111912
George Weissleder Dem. 51st19131914
52nd19151916
W. C. Zumach Soc. 53rd19171918
54th19191920
Joseph J. Hirsch Soc. 55th19211922
56th19231924
Joseph A. Padway Soc. Resigned in 1926.57th19251926
Alex C. Ruffing Soc. Won 1926 special election.58th19271928
Thomas M. Duncan Soc. 59th19291930
60th19311932
Charles H. Phillips Dem. 61st19331934
62nd19351936
George Hampel Prog. 63rd19371938
64th19391940
65th19411942
66th19431944
Edward Reuther Dem. 67th19451946
68th19471948
William A. Schmidt Dem. 69th19491950
70th19511952
71st19531954
72nd19551956
William R. Moser Dem. Resigned Feb. 1962.73rd19571958
74th19591960
75th19611962
--Vacant--
Martin J. Schreiber Dem. Won 1962 special election.
Resigned after elected Governor in 1970.
76th19631964
77th19651966
North-central Milwaukee County
78th19671968
79th19691970
--Vacant--80th19711972
Mark Lipscomb Jr. Dem.
Monroe Swan Dem. 81st19731974
North-central Milwaukee County
82nd19751976
83rd19771978
84th19791980
Gary R. George Dem. Defeated in 2003 recall primary.85th19811982
86th19831984
North-central Milwaukee County
87th19851986
88th19871988
89th19891990
90th19911992
91st19931994
North-central Milwaukee County
92nd19951996
93rd19971998
94th19992000
95th 20012002
96th 20032004
North-central Milwaukee County
Spencer Coggs Dem. Won 2003 recall election.
97th 20052006
98th 20072008
99th 20092010
100th 20112012
Nikiya Harris Dodd Dem. 101st20132014
North-central Milwaukee County
102nd20152016
La Tonya Johnson Dem. 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. 26–29. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 6 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "Senate District 6". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  4. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 6 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature . Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  5. District Map
  6. Congressional District Map

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