Wisconsin's 16thState Senate district | |||||
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Demographics | 77.7% White 6.7% Black 8.5% Hispanic 4.7% Asian 0.2% Native American 2.2% Other | ||||
Population (2010) • Voting age | 172,429[1][2] 131,255 | ||||
Notes | South-central Wisconsin |
The 16th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin State Senate.[3] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises much of eastern Dane County. It contains the north side of Wisconsin's capital city, Madison, as well as the cities of Monona, Stoughton, and Sun Prairie, and the northern half of the city of Fitchburg.[4]
Current elected officials[edit]
Melissa Agard is the senator representing the 16th district. She was first elected in the 2020 general election. Before serving as senator, she served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2013 to 2021, representing Madison's north side.[5]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 16th Senate district comprises the 46th, 47th, and 48th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[6]
- Assembly District 46: Gary Hebl (D–Sun Prairie)
- Assembly District 47: Jimmy P. Anderson (D–Fitchburg)
- Assembly District 48: Samba Baldeh (D–Madison)
The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan.[7]
Past senators[edit]
Notable past senators include:[8]
- Christopher Latham Sholes, 1848-1850, "father of the typewriter"
- John Sharpstein, 1852, Justice of the Supreme Court of California
- Nelson Dewey, 1854-1856, 1st Governor of Wisconsin
- J. Allen Barber, 1856-1858, U.S. Congressman (1871-1875), 15th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- George Cochrane Hazelton, 1868-1872, U.S. Congressman (1877-1883), 1st Attorney General for the District of Columbia
- John J. Blaine, 1909-1913, 24th Governor of Wisconsin, United States Senator (1927-1933)
- Gaylord Nelson, 1949-1958, 35th Governor of Wisconsin, United States Senator (1963-1981)
- Charles Chvala, 1985-2005, Majority Leader (1999-2002)
- Mark F. Miller, 2005-2021, Majority Leader (2012-2013)
Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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District created | 1848 | Kenosha County | |||
C. Latham Sholes[9] | Dem. | 1st | |||
Free Soil | 2nd | 1849 | |||
Elijah Steele[9] | Dem. | 3rd | 1850 | ||
Orson S. Head[9] | Dem. | 4th | 1851 | ||
John Sharpstein[9] | Dem. | Redistricted to 8th district | 5th | 1852 | |
Joel C. Squires[9] | Dem. | Resigned. | 6th | 1853 | Grant County |
James W. Seaton[9] | Dem. | Won 1853 special election | |||
Nelson Dewey[9] | Dem. | 7th | 1854 | ||
8th | 1855 | ||||
J. Allen Barber[9] | Rep. | 9th | 1856 | ||
10th | 1857 | ||||
Noah Virgin[9] | Rep. | 11th | 1858 | ||
12th | 1859 | ||||
13th | 1860 | ||||
14th | 1861 | ||||
Milas K. Young[9] | Rep. | 15th | 1862 | ||
16th | 1863 | ||||
Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | |||
18th | 1865 | ||||
John H. Rountree[9] | Natl. Union | 19th | 1866 | ||
20th | 1867 | ||||
George C. Hazelton[9] | Rep. | 21st | 1868 | ||
22nd | 1869 | ||||
23rd | 1870 | ||||
24th | 1871 | ||||
John C. Holloway[9] | Rep. | 25th | 1872 | ||
26th | 1873 | ||||
27th | 1874 | ||||
28th | 1875 | ||||
Oscar C. Hathaway[9] | Rep. | 29th | 1876 | ||
30th | 1877 | ||||
31st | 1878 | ||||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
George W. Ryland[9] | Rep. | 33rd | 1880 | ||
34th | 1881 | ||||
35th | 1882 | ||||
36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
Edward I. Kidd | Rep. | 37th | 1885–1886 | ||
38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
39th | 1889–1890 | Crawford and Grant counties | |||
40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
Charles H. Baxter | Rep. | 41st | 1893–1894 | Crawford and Richland counties, and Northern Grant County
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42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
43rd | 1897–1898 | Grant and Iowa counties | |||
44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
Edward E. Burns | Rep. | 45th | 1901–1902 | ||
46th | 1903–1904 | Crawford and Grant counties | |||
47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
John J. Blaine | Rep. | 49th | 1909–1910 | ||
50th | 1911–1912 | ||||
Robert Glenn | Rep. | 51st | 1913–1914 | Crawford, Grant, and Richland counties | |
52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
Henry Edgar Roethe | Rep. | 53rd | 1917–1918 | ||
54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
55th | 1921–1922 | ||||
56th | 1923–1924 | Crawford, Grant, and Vernon counties | |||
Edward J. Roethe | Rep. | 57th | 1925–1926 | ||
58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
William D. Carroll | Dem. | 61st | 1933–1934 | ||
62nd | 1935–1936 | ||||
Edward J. Roethe | Rep. | 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||
64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
Helmar Lewis | Rep. | 65th | 1941–1942 | ||
66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
Foster B. Porter | Rep. | 67th | 1945–1946 | ||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
69th | 1949–1950 | ||||
70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
72nd | 1955–1956 | ||||
Gaylord Nelson | Dem. | Redistricted from 26th district. | 73rd | 1957–1958 | Most of Dane County |
Carl W. Thompson | Dem. | 74th | 1959–1960 | ||
75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
77th | 1965–1966 | ||||
78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
81st | 1973–1974 | Parts of Dane County
Northern Rock County
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82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
86th | 1983–1984 | Parts of Dane County
Part of Rock County
Northern Green County
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Charles Chvala | Dem. | 87th | 1985–1986 | Eastern Dane County
Part of Jefferson County
Northwest Rock County
Most of Green County
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88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
91st | 1993–1994 | Part of Dane County Southern Columbia County Part of Rock County
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92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
96th | 2003–2004 | Part of Dane County Southern Columbia County Part of Sauk County
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Mark F. Miller | Dem. | 97th | 2005–2006 | ||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
101st | 2013–2014 | Central Dane County
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102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
Melissa Agard | Dem. | 105th | 2021–2022 |
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. In the original constitution of the State of Wisconsin, it is stated that "The towns of Southport, Pike, Pleasant Prairie, Paris, Bristol, Brighton, Salem and Wheatland, in the county of Racine, shall constitute the sixteenth senate district."[10] (At that time, Racine County included what in 1850 would become Kenosha County; and the city later known as Kenosha was still called "Southport".)
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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. 105–109. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 16 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ "Senate District 16". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 10, 2021. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 16 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Melissa Agard". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 10, 2021. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 50. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- ^ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 8, 2021. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ Manual for the Use of the Assembly, of the State of Wisconsin, for the year 1853. Prepared Pursuant to a Resolution of the Assembly. Madison: Brown & Carpenter, Printers; 1853
External links[edit]
- District Website
- Senator Miller's website