Wisconsin's 22nd Senate district

Wisconsin's 22nd
State Senate district
Wisconsin's 22nd; State Senate district
	2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94; 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission; 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43; composed of Assembly districts 64, 65, and 66
Senator
	Robert Wirch; D–Kenosha
	since January 6, 1997 (27 years)
Demographics	68.96% White; 12.33% Black; 14.49% Hispanic; 2.52% Asian; 2.12% Native American; 0.13% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020); • Voting age	179,562; 139,507
Website	Official website
Notes	Southeast Wisconsin

The 22nd Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of eastern Kenosha County and southeast Racine County, including most of the city of Kenosha and the south side of the city of Racine, along with the villages of Somers and Sturtevant, most of the village of Mount Pleasant, and the northern half of the village of Pleasant Prairie. The district also contains Kenosha Regional Airport, Johnson Wax Headquarters, the Foxconn in Wisconsin industrial park, Regency Mall, Carthage College, and the University of Wisconsin–Parkside campus.^[2]

Current elected officials

Robert Wirch is the senator representing the 22nd district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 1996 general election. Before becoming senator, he was a member of the State Assembly from 1993 to 1997.^[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 22nd Senate district comprises the 64th, 65th, and 66th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

Assembly District 64: Tip McGuire (D–Somers)^[4]
Assembly District 65: Tod Ohnstad (D–Kenosha)^[5]
Assembly District 66: Greta Neubauer (D–Racine)^[6]

The district is also located entirely within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Bryan Steil.^[7]

Straz Center at Carthage College
Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center on the University of Wisconsin–Parkside campus
Soldiers' Monument in Library Park
Civic Center Historic District
Harbor Park
Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine
Aerial view of Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Village Hall

Past senators

A partial list of all previous senators from this district:^[8]

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.

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created by 1852 Wisc. Act 499.				1852	1852–1856 1856–1860 Dodge County
Judson Prentice	Whig		6th	1853
Ezra A. Bowen	Dem.		7th	1854
Ezra A. Bowen	Dem.		8th	1855
S. L. Rose	Dem.		9th	1856
S. L. Rose	Dem.		10th	1857
William E. Smith	Rep.		11th	1858
William E. Smith	Rep.		12th	1859
Benjamin Ferguson	Dem.		13th	1860
Benjamin Ferguson	Dem.		14th	1861
Thomas R. Hudd	Dem.		15th	1862	Outagamie, Shawano, Oconto, and Door Counties
Thomas R. Hudd	Dem.		16th	1863
Joseph Harris	Natl. Union		17th	1864
Joseph Harris	Natl. Union		18th	1865
Augustus L. Smith	Dem.		19th	1866
Augustus L. Smith	Dem.		20th	1867	Outagamie, Calumet, Oconto, and Shawano Counties
William Young	Dem.		21st	1868
William Young	Dem.		22nd	1869
George Baldwin	Dem.		23rd	1870
George Baldwin	Dem.		24th	1871
George Kreiss	Dem.		25th	1872	Calumet County and parts of Outagamie County The towns of Buchanan, Dale, Center, Freedom, Grand Chute, Greenville, and Kaukauna, and the city of Appleton
George Kreiss	Dem.		26th	1873
Reinhard Schlichting	Ref.		27th	1874
Reinhard Schlichting	Ref.		28th	1875
James Ryan	Dem.		29th	1876
James Ryan	Dem.		30th	1877	1876–1881 1882–1887 Calumet and Outagamie Counties
George N. Richmond	Dem.		31st	1878
George N. Richmond	Dem.		32nd	1879
Benjamin F. Carter	Dem.		33rd	1880
Benjamin F. Carter	Dem.		34th	1881
John L. Pingel	Dem.		35th	1882
John L. Pingel	Dem.		36th	1883–1884
William Kennedy	Dem.		37th	1885–1886
			38th	1887–1888
			39th	1889–1890	Outagamie County and parts of Winnebago County The town of Menasha and the city of Menasha
			40th	1891–1892
			41st	1893–1894	Outagamie County and parts of Waupaca County The towns of Union, Bear Creek, Lebanon, Royalton, Mukwa, Caledonia, Larrabee, Matteson, and Little Wolf, and the city of New London
			42nd	1895–1896
John Meek Whitehead	Rep.		43rd	1897-1898	Western Jefferson County and northern Rock County Jefferson County Town of Aztalan Town of Jefferson Town of Koshkonong Town of Lake Mills Town of Milford Town of Oakland Town of Sumner Town of Waterloo City of Fort Atkinson City of Jefferson Rock County Town of Bradford Town of Center Town of Fulton Town of Harmony Town of Janesville Town of Johnstown Town of Lima Town of La Prairie Town of Magnolia Town of Milton Town of Porter Town of Rock Town of Union Village of Evansville (later city) City of Edgerton City of Janesville
			44th	1899–1900
			45th	1901–1902
			46th	1903–1904	Rock County
			47th	1905–1906
			48th	1907–1908
			49th	1909–1910
			50th	1911–1912
Lawrence E. Cunningham	Rep.		51st	1913-1914	Rock and Walworth Counties
			52nd	1915–1916
			53rd	1917–1918
			54th	1919–1920
Eldo T. Ridgway	Rep.		55th	1921-1922
Eldo T. Ridgway	Rep.		56th	1923–1924	Kenosha and Walworth Counties
George W. Hull	Rep.		57th	1925-1926
George W. Hull	Rep.		58th	1927–1928
Conrad Shearer	Rep.		59th	1929-1930
			60th	1931–1932
			61st	1933–1934
			62nd	1935–1936
			63rd	1937–1938
			64th	1939–1940
			65th	1941–1942
			66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
William Trinke	Rep.		69th	1949-1950
			70th	1951–1952
			71st	1953–1954
			72nd	1955–1956
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
Earl D. Morton	Rep.		75th	1961–1962
Earl D. Morton	Rep.		76th	1963–1964
Joseph Lourigan	Dem.		77th	1965–1966	Kenosha County
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
			80th	1971–1972
Doug La Follette	Dem.	Won 1972 election. Resigned 1974 after elected Wisconsin Secretary of State.	81st	1973–1974	Kenosha County and parts of Central Racine County The towns of Dover, Raymond, and Yorkville, and the village of Union Grove and parts of Southeast Walworth County The town of Bloomfield and the village of Genoa City
--Vacant--			82nd	1975–1976
John J. Maurer	Dem.	Won 1975 special election. Re-elected 1976, 1980. Appointed Wisconsin Secretary of Veterans Affairs 1985.	82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
			84th	1979–1980
			85th	1981–1982
			86th	1983–1984	Kenosha County, part of Southwest Racine County The town of Burlington, and the city of Burlington and parts of Southeast Walworth County The town of Bloomfield and the village of Genoa City
Joseph F. Andrea	Dem.	Won 1984 election. Re-elected 1988, 1992. Did not seek re-election 1996.	87th	1985–1986
			88th	1987–1988
			89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Kenosha County, parts of Southwest Racine County Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 in the town of Burlington, and wards 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 in the city of Burlington and parts of Southeast Walworth County The town of Bloomfield, ward 7 of the town of Geneva, the village of Genoa City, and the city of Lake Geneva
			92nd	1995–1996
Robert Wirch	Dem.	Won 1996 election. Re-elected 2000, 2004, 2008. Survived 2011 recall election. Re-elected 2012, 2016, 2020.	93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
			96th	2003–2004	most of Kenosha County The towns of Brighton, Bristol, Paris, Salem, Somers, and Randall, the villages of Paddock Lake, Pleasant Prairie, Silver Lake, and Twin Lakes, and the city of Kenosha and part of Southwest Racine County The town of Burlington, and the city of Burlington
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	parts of Eastern Kenosha County The village of Somers and the city of Kenosha and part of Eastern Racine County the city of Racine
			102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Northeast Kenosha County, southeast Racine County