Wisconsin's 18th Senate district
Type | District of the Upper House |
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Location |
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Senator | Dan Feyen (R) |
Parent organization | Wisconsin Legislature |
Website | District Website |
The 18th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in central Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Fond du Lac, Dodge, and Winnebago counties. The district is located along the shore of Lake Winnebago.[1]
Current elected officials
Dan Feyen is the senator serving the 18th district. He was elected to the Senate in the 2016 election after Fmr. Sen. Rick Gudex died and his term expired. Before that, Gudex declined to seek re-election in 2016. Feyen was elected on November 8, 2016 over his Democratic opponent Mark Harris.
The area of the 18th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[2]
- The 52nd (represented by Jeremy Thiesfeldt)
- The 53rd (represented by Michael Schraa)
- The 54th (represented by Gordon Hintz)
The district is also located within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman. [3]
Past senators
The district has previously been represented by:[4]
- Rick Gudex, 2013-2016
- Jessica King, 2011-2013
- Randy Hopper, 2009-2011
- Carol Roessler, 1987-2009
- Scott McCallum, 1976-1987
- Walter G. Hollander, 1956-1976
- Alfred Van De Zande, 1948-1956
- Louis J. Fellenz, Jr., 1941-1948
- Morvin Duel, 1937-1939
- Morley Garfield Kelly
- L. J. Fellenz, 1929-1932
- Albert J. Pullen
- Lewis G. Kellogg, 1913-1915
- Edward H. Lyons, 1909-1913
- Charles H. Smith, 1905-1909
- Elmer D. Morse, 1901-1905
- Lyman Wellington Thayer
- Samuel M. Smead, 1893
- Samuel B. Stanchfield
- James Franklin Ware
- George Eaton Sutherland, 1880-1881
- Alonzo A. Loper, 1878-1879
- Duncan Reed, 1850-1851
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. Prior to 1852, the 18th District was a Milwaukee-area district.
Notes
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 54. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 54. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2015-16 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.