Wisconsin's 32nd Senate district
| Wisconsin's 32nd State Senate district | |||||
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  2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 composed of Assembly districts 94, 95, and 96 | |||||
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| Demographics | 89.2% White 2.1% Black 2.5% Hispanic 3.7% Asian 1.1% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.0% Other 0.2% Multiracial | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 178,385[1] 139,973 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Western Wisconsin | ||||
The 32nd Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[2] Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Crawford County, as well as nearly all of La Crosse and Vernon counties, and most of the southern half of Monroe County. It includes the cities of La Crosse, Onalaska, Prairie du Chien, and Viroqua.[3]
Current elected officials
Brad Pfaff is the current senator representing the 32nd district. He was elected in the 2020 general election. Before his election as senator, he served nearly two years as Acting Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.[4]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 32nd Senate district comprises the 94th, 95th, and 96th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
- Assembly District 94: Steve Doyle (D–Onalaska)
- Assembly District 95: Jill Billings (D–La Crosse)
- Assembly District 96: Loren Oldenburg (R–Viroqua)
The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Ron Kind.[5]
History
The 32nd District was created in 1861 after the 1860 United States census, when the State Senate was expanded from 30 to 33 members. The first to represent the district was M. D. Bartlett, a Republican from Durand who served in the 1862 and 1863 sessions. At that time, the district consisted of Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin and Trempeleau Counties.
Past senators
The district has been represented by:[6]
Note: The boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district will have represented a different geographic area, due to redistricting.
| Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created by 1861 Wisc. Act 216. | 1861 | Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties | |||
| M. D. Bartlett | Rep. | 15th | 1862 | ||
| 16th | 1863 | ||||
| Carl C. Pope | Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | ||
| 18th | 1865 | ||||
| Joseph G. Thorp | Natl. Union | 19th | 1866 | ||
| 20th | 1867 | ||||
| Alfred W. Newman | Rep. | 21st | 1868 | ||
| 22nd | 1869 | ||||
| William T. Price | Rep. | 23rd | 1870 | ||
| 24th | 1871 | ||||
| Orlando Brown | Rep. | 25th | 1872 | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, and Trempealeau counties 1870 population: 32,992 | |
| 26th | 1873 | ||||
| Robert C. Field | Rep. | 27th | 1874 | ||
| 28th | 1875 | ||||
| Mark Douglas | Rep. | 29th | 1876 | ||
| 30th | 1877 | Jackson and Monroe counties 1875 population: 32,365 1880 population: 34,891 | |||
| William T. Price | Rep. | 31st | 1878 | ||
| 32nd | 1879 | ||||
| 33rd | 1880 | ||||
| 34th | 1881 | ||||
| Charles K. Erwin | Rep. | 35th | 1882 | ||
| 36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
| 37th | 1885–1886 | ||||
| 38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
| Hugh H. Price | Rep. | 39th | 1889–1890 | Jackson, Monroe, and Wood counties 1885 population: 53,809 | |
| 40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
| Levi Withee | Rep. | 41st | 1893–1894 | La Crosse and Trempealeau counties 1890 population: 57,721 1895 population: 65,573 1900 population: 66,111 1910 population: 66,924 | |
| 42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
| 43rd | 1897–1898 | ||||
| 44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
| John C. Gaveney | Rep. | 45th | 1901–1902 | ||
| 46th | 1903–1904 | ||||
| Thomas Morris | Rep. | Resigned 1910 after elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. | 47th | 1905–1906 | |
| 48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
| 49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
| Otto Bosshard | Rep. | Won 1910 special election. | 50th | 1911–1912 | |
| 51st | 1913–1914 | ||||
| 52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
| Eugene F. Clark | Rep. | 53rd | 1917–1918 | ||
| 54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
| 55th | 1921–1922 | ||||
| 56th | 1923–1924 | Jackson, La Crosse, and Trempealeau counties | |||
| Valentine S. Keppel | Rep. | 57th | 1925–1926 | ||
| 58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
| 59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
| 60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
| Harry W. Griswold | Rep. | 61st | 1933–1934 | ||
| 62nd | 1935–1936 | ||||
| Oscar S. Paulson | Prog. | 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||
| 64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
| Rudolph Schlabach | Rep. | Resigned Feb. 1953, appointed to Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission. | 65th | 1941–1942 | |
| 66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
| 67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
| 68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
| 69th | 1949–1950 | ||||
| 70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
| 71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
| --Vacant-- | |||||
| Raymond Bice Sr. | Rep. | ||||
| 72nd | 1955–1956 | ||||
| 73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
| 74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
| 75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
| 76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
| 77th | 1965–1966 | Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties | |||
| 78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
| Milo Knutson | Rep. | 79th | 1969–1970 | ||
| 80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
| 81st | 1973–1974 | Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and Northwest Grant County Southeast Trempealeau County Southwest Jackson County Part of Monroe County | |||
| 82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
| Paul Offner | Dem. | Resigned Feb. 1984. | 83rd | 1977–1978 | |
| 84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
| 85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
| 86th | 1983–1984 | ||||
| --Vacant-- | |||||
| Brian Rude | Rep. | Won 1984 special election. | |||
| 87th | 1985–1986 | Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and Northern Grant County Southwest Monroe County | |||
| 88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
| 89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
| 90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
| 91st | 1993–1994 | Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and Most of Richland County Part of Monroe County | |||
| 92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
| 93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
| 94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
| Mark Meyer | Dem. | 95th | 2001–2002 | ||
| 96th | 2003–2004 | Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and Northwest Richland County Southern Monroe County | |||
| Dan Kapanke | Rep. | Lost 2011 recall election. | 97th | 2005–2006 | |
| 98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
| 99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
| 100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
| Jennifer Shilling | Dem. | Won 2011 recall election. Resigned May 2020. | |||
| 101st | 2013–2014 | Crawford and La Crosse counties and Most of Vernon County Southern Monroe County | |||
| 102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
| 103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
| 104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
| --Vacant-- | |||||
| Brad Pfaff | Dem. | 105th | 2021–2022 | ||
| 106th | 2023–2024 | most of La Crosse County, most of Vernon County, southern Monroe County | |||
References
- ^ "LTSB Open Data: Wisconsin Senate Districts (2022)". Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Senate District 32". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 32 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Brad Pfaff". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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