Wisconsin Senate, District 12
The 12th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in north-eastern Wisconsin, and is composed of parts of Vilas, Oneida, Florence, Lincoln, Marinette, Langlade, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano and Forest Counties.[3]
Wisconsin's 12th State Senate District | |||||
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Demographics | 93.3% White 0.5% Black 1.8% Hispanic 0.4% Asian 3.6% Native American 0.4% Other | ||||
Population (2010) • Voting age | 172,381[1][2] 137,663 | ||||
Notes | Far North-central Wisconsin |
Current elected officials
The 12th district is currently represented by Mary Felzkowski, who was elected in the 2020 general election. She had previously served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. She replaced Tom Tiffany, who had resigned to run for United States Congress in Wisconsin's 7th congressional district.
The area of the 12th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[4]
- The 34th (represented by Rob Swearingen)
- The 35th (represented by Calvin Callahan)
- The 36th (represented by Jeffrey Mursau)
The 12th district is located partly within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher.[5] The other part of the district is located within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany.[6]
Past senators
Past senators include:[7]
Note: the boundaries of the district has changed repeatedly over history. Previous politicians of this district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to redistricting. The district definitions for the given era are specified in the "District definition" column.
Legislative Session | Senator | Party | Years | Notes | District Definition |
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District created | 1848 | ||||
1st | Myron B. Williams | Democratic | |||
2nd | 1849 | ||||
3rd | Peter H. Turner | Democratic | 1850 | ||
4th | 1851 | ||||
5th | Alva Stewart | Whig | 1852 | Transitioned to 14th district | |
6th | Eleazer Wakeley | Democratic | 1853 | ||
7th | 1854 | ||||
8th | 1855 | ||||
9th | Jesse C. Mills | Republican | 1856 | ||
10th | 1857 | ||||
11th | John W. Boyd | Republican | 1858 | ||
12th | 1859 | ||||
13th | Oscar F. Bartlett | Republican | 1860 | ||
14th | 1861 | ||||
15th | Wyman Spooner | Republican | 1862 | ||
16th | 1863 | ||||
17th | Newton Littlejohn | National Union | 1864 | ||
18th | 1865 | ||||
19th | 1866 | ||||
20th | 1867 | ||||
21st | Republican | 1868 | |||
22nd | 1869 | ||||
23rd | Samuel Pratt | Republican | 1870 | ||
24th | 1871 | ||||
25th | Orrin Bacon | Republican | 1872 | Green County | |
26th | 1873 | ||||
27th | Harvey T. Moore | Reform | 1874 | ||
28th | 1875 | ||||
29th | Joseph B. Treat | Republican | 1876 | ||
30th | 1877 | Green and Lafayette counties | |||
31st | 1878 | ||||
32nd | 1879 | ||||
33rd | John Wilford Blackstone, Jr. | Republican | 1880 | ||
34th | 1881 | ||||
35th | Archibald N. Randall | Republican | 1882 | ||
36th | 1883–1884 | ||||
37th | James Waddington | Republican | 1885–1886 | ||
38th | 1887–1888 | ||||
39th | Phineas Clawson | Republican | 1889–1890 | ||
40th | 1891–1892 | ||||
41st | Neal Brown | Democratic | 1893–1894 | Marathon and Wood counties | |
42nd | 1895–1896 | ||||
43rd | Clarence A. Lamoreux | Republican | 1897–1898 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn counties | |
44th | 1899–1900 | ||||
45th | William O'Neil | Republican | 1901–1902 | ||
46th | 1903–1904 | Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn counties | |||
47th | Albert W. Sanborn | Republican | 1905–1906 | ||
48th | 1907–1908 | ||||
49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
50th | 1911–1912 | ||||
51st | A. Pearce Tomkins | Republican | 1913–1914 | Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Rusk, Price counties 1910 population: 69,134 | |
52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||
53rd | A. H. Wilkinson | Republican | 1917–1918 | ||
54th | 1919–1920 | ||||
55th | Chester Howell Werden | Republican | 1921–1922 | ||
56th | 1923–1924 | Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Vilas counties | |||
57th | James H. Carroll | Republican | 1925–1926 | ||
58th | 1927–1928 | ||||
59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
60th | 1931–1932 | ||||
61sth | Bernard J. Gehrmann | Republican | 1933–1934 | Elected to U.S. House in 1934 | |
62nd | Joseph E. McDermid | Progressive | 1935–1936 | Elected in 1935 special election. | |
63rd | 1937–1938 | ||||
64th | 1939–1940 | ||||
65th | James H. Carroll | Republican | 1941–1942 | ||
66th | 1943–1944 | ||||
67th | Ernest A. Heden | Republican | 1945–1946 | ||
68th | 1947–1948 | ||||
69th | Clayton Hicks | Republican | 1949–1950 | ||
70th | 1951–1952 | ||||
71st | Paul J. Rogan | Republican | 1953–1954 | Resigned | |
72nd | Bernard J. Gehrmann | Republican | 1955–1956 | Elected in 1954 special election | |
73rd | Clifford Krueger | Republican | 1957–1958 | Resigned 1982 | Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, Vilas counties |
74th | 1959–1960 | ||||
75th | 1961–1962 | ||||
76th | 1963–1964 | ||||
77th | 1965–1966 | Clark, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, Vilas counties | |||
78th | 1967–1968 | ||||
79th | 1969–1970 | ||||
80th | 1971–1972 | ||||
81st | 1973–1974 | Florence, Forest, Lincoln, Oneida, Rusk, Taylor, Vilas counties, Part of Northern Clark County
Most of Langlade County
Northern Marinette County
Northern Oconto County
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82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||
83rd | 1977–1978 | ||||
84th | 1979–1980 | ||||
85th | 1981–1982 | ||||
86th | Vacant | 1983–1984 | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida, Vilas counties, Part of Northern Marathon County
Northern Marinette County
Part of Northern Oconto County
Northwestern Shawano County
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Lloyd H. Kincaid | Democratic | Elected in 1983 special election | |||
87th | 1985–1986 | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida, Vilas counties, Part of Northern Marathon County
Northern Marinette County
Northern Oconto County
Part of Northwestern Shawano County
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88th | 1987–1988 | ||||
89th | 1989–1990 | ||||
Vacant | |||||
90th | Roger Breske | Democratic | 1991–1992 | Elected in 1990 special election | |
91st | 1993–1994 | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida, Vilas counties, Part of Northern Marathon County
Northern Marinette County
Northern Oconto County
Part of Northeastern Portage County
Part of Northwestern Shawano County
Part of Northwestern Waupaca County
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92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||
93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||
94th | 1999–2000 | ||||
95th | 2001–2002 | ||||
96th | 2003–2004 | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida, Vilas counties, Part of Northern Marathon County
Northern Marinette County
Northern Oconto County
Part of Northwestern Shawano County
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97th | 2005–2006 | ||||
98th | 2007–2008 | ||||
99th | Jim Holperin | Democratic | 2009–2010 | ||
100th | 2011–2012 | ||||
101st | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 2013–2014 | Elected to U.S. House in 2020. | Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Menominee, Oneida counties, Part of Northern Marathon County
Northern Marinette County
Northern Oconto County
Part of Northwestern Shawano County
Most of Vilas County
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102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||
103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
104th | 2019–2020 | ||||
Vacant | |||||
104th | Mary Felzkowski | Republican | 2021–2022 |
Notes
- 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. 61–76. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 12 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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- Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.