The 8th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts of the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises northeastern Milwaukee County, southern Ozaukee County, and parts of southeast Washington County, and northeast Waukesha County. It contains the cities of Cedarburg, Port Washington, and Mequon, as well as the villages of Bayside, Butler, Fox Point, Grafton, Lannon, Menomonee Falls, River Hills, Thiensville, Whitefish Bay, and most of the villages of Brown Deer and Germantown.[2]
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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 22, 23, and 24 | |||||
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| Demographics | 85.75% White 5.29% Black 2.73% Hispanic 4.56% Asian 1.06% Native American 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 178,122 138,478 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| Notes | Milwaukee metro area (north) | ||||
Current elected officials
editDan Knodl is the senator representing the 8th district. He was first elected in a 2023 special election, following the resignation of Alberta Darling. He previously served fourteen years in the Wisconsin State Assembly.[3]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 8th Senate district comprises the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[4]
- Assembly District 22: Janel Brandtjen (R–Menomonee Falls)
- Assembly District 23: Deb Andraca (D–Whitefish Bay)
- Assembly District 24: Paul Melotik (R–Grafton)
The 8th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses three different congressional districts. The Milwaukee County portions of the district fall within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, represented by U.S. representative Gwen Moore; the Washington County and Waukesha County portions of the district fall within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by U.S. representative Scott L. Fitzgerald; and the Ozaukee County portions of the district fall within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by U.S. representative Glenn Grothman.
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Mill Pond Park in Menomonee Falls
Past senators
editNote: 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.
The Eighth District as originally created consisted of Green County. It was represented by:
| Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition |
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| District created | 1848 |  | |||
| Elisha T. Gardner | Dem. | 1st | |||
| 2nd | 1849 | ||||
| William Rittenhouse | Dem. | 3rd | 1850 | ||
| 4th | 1851 | ||||
| Thomas Bowen | Dem. | Redistricted to the 24th district. | 5th | 1852 | |
| John Sharpstein | Dem. | 6th | 1853 |     Kenosha County | |
| Levi Grant | Dem. | 7th | 1854 | ||
| Francis Paddock | Dem. | 8th | 1855 | ||
| C. Latham Sholes | Rep. | 9th | 1856 | ||
| 10th | 1857 | ||||
| Samuel R. McClellan | Rep. | 11th | 1858 | ||
| 12th | 1859 | ||||
| George Bennett | Rep. | 13th | 1860 | ||
| 14th | 1861 | ||||
| Herman Thorp | Rep. | 15th | 1862 | ||
| 16th | 1863 | ||||
| Anthony Van Wyck | Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | ||
| 18th | 1865 | ||||
| Charles Sholes | Natl. Union | 19th | 1866 | ||
| 20th | 1867 | ||||
| Anthony Van Wyck | Rep. | 21st | 1868 | ||
| 22nd | 1869 | ||||
| Milton Pettit | Rep. | Elected Lieutenant Governor in 1871. | 23rd | 1870 | |
| 24th | 1871 | ||||
| Samuel Pratt | Rep. | 25th | 1872 |     Kenosha and Walworth counties | |
| 26th | 1873 | ||||
| Thompson Weeks | Rep. | 27th | 1874 | ||
| 28th | 1875 | ||||
| Asahel Farr | Rep. | 29th | 1876 | ||
| 30th | 1877 | ||||
| Benoni Reynolds | Rep. | 31st | 1878 | ||
| 32nd | 1879 | ||||
| Joseph V. Quarles | Rep. | 33rd | 1880 | ||
| 34th | 1881 | ||||
| Charles Palmetier | Rep. | 35th | 1882 | ||
| 36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
| Walter Maxwell | Rep. | 37th | 1885–1886 | ||
| 38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
| James C. Reynolds | Rep. | 39th | 1889–1890 | ||
| 40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
| Michał Kruszka | Dem. | 41st | 1893–1894 |  Southern Milwaukee County
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| 42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
| Julius Edward Roehr | Rep. | 43rd | 1897–1898 |  Central Milwaukee County
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| 44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
| 45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
| 46th | 1903–1904 |  Central Milwaukee County
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| 47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
| 48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
| John C. Kleczka | Rep. | 49th | 1909–1910 | ||
| 50th | 1911–1912 | ||||
| Alexander E. Martin | Rep. | 51st | 1913–1914 |  Central Milwaukee County
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| 52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
| Frank Raguse | Soc. | Expelled in 1917. | 53rd | 1917–1918 | |
| Louis Fons | Rep. | Won 1918 special election. | |||
| 54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
| George Czerwinski | Rep. | 55th | 1921–1922 | ||
| 56th | 1923–1924 |  Western Milwaukee County
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| Harry Daggett | Rep. | 57th | 1925–1926 | ||
| 58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
| 59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
| 60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
| William Shenners Jr. | Dem. | 61st | 1933–1934 |  Western Milwaukee County
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| 62nd | 1935–1936 | ||||
| Allen Busby | Prog. | 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||
| 64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
| John W. Byrnes | Rep. | 65th | 1941–1942 | ||
| 66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
| 67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
| 68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
| 69th | 1949–1950 | ||||
| 70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
| 71st | 1953–1954 | ||||
| 72nd | 1955–1956 |  Western Milwaukee County
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| 73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
| 74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
| 75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
| 76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
| 77th | 1965–1966 |  Western Milwaukee County
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| 78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
| 79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
| 80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
| James Flynn | Dem. | Won 1972 election. Re-elected 1976, 1980. Elected to Lieutenant Governor in 1982. |
81st | 1973–1974 |  Western Milwaukee County
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| 82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
| 83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
| 84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
| 85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
| Joseph Czarnezki | Dem. | Won 1983 special election. Re-elected 1984, 1988. Did not seek re-election in 1992. |
86th | 1983–1984 |  Western Milwaukee County
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| 87th | 1985–1986 | ||||
| 88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
| 89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
| 90th | 1991–1992 | ||||
| Alberta Darling | Rep. | Won 1992 election. Re-elected 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Survived 2011 recall. Re-elected 2012, 2016, 2020. Resigned Dec. 2022 |
91st | 1993–1994 |  Northern Milwaukee County, southwest Ozaukee County, southeast Washington County, & northeast Waukesha County
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| 92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
| 93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
| 94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
| 95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
| 96th | 2003–2004 |  Northern Milwaukee County, southern Ozaukee County, southeast Washington County, & northeast Waukesha County
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| 97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
| 98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
| 99th | 2009–2010 | ||||
| 100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
| 101st | 2013–2014 |  Northeast Milwaukee County, southeast Ozaukee County, southern Washington County, & northeast Waukesha County
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| 102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
| 103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
| 104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
| 105th | 2021–2022 | ||||
| --Vacant-- | 106th | 2023–2024 |  Southern Ozaukee County, Southern Washington County, Northeast Waukesha County | ||
| Dan Knodl | Rep. | Won 2023 special election. | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senate District 8". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 8 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "Senator Daniel Knodl". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ District Map
External links
edit- Alberta Darling official campaign site (2008)