Wisconsin Senate, District 15

Wisconsin's 15th; State Senate District
	Janis Ringhand; D–Evansville
	since January 3, 2015 (6 years)
Demographics	85.1% White; 3.2% Black; 8.0% Hispanic; 1.1% Asian; 0.2% Native American; 2.4% Other
Population (2010); • Voting age	172,496 [1][2]; 131,642

The 15th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in far southern Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Dane, Green, Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties.[3]

Current elected officials

Janis Ringhand is the senator serving the 15th district. She was elected in 2014 to a four-year term. She was preceded by Tim Cullen, who previously served in the state senate from 1975-1987, and again from 2011-2015.[4]

The area of the 15th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[5]

The 43rd (represented by Don Vruwink)
The 44th (represented by Sue S. Conley)
The 45th (represented by Mark Spreitzer).

The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Bryan Steil, Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, and Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner.[6]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:[7]

Timothy Cullen, 2011-2015
Judy Robson, 1998-2010
Timothy Weeden, 1987-1998
Tim Cullen, 1975-1987
James D. Swan, 1967-1975
Peter P. Carr, 1955-1967
Robert P. Robinson, 1943–53
Maurice Coakley, 1935-1943
Alexander Paul, 1933-1934
George Washington Blanchard, 1927-1933
Alva Garey, 1923-1926
Henry Kleist, 1919-1922 (only Socialist senator from the 15th District)
Henry Rollman, 1915-1918
Samuel W. Randolph, 1903-1914
Norman Knudson, 1899-1902
John McMullen (legislator), 1895-1898
William F. Nash, 1889-1894
John Carey, 1883-1888
Joseph Rankin, 1877-1882
John Schuette, 1875-1876
Carl Schmidt (legislator), 1873-1874
Francis Little, 1871-1872
Joel Whitman, 1867-1868
Wyman Lincoln, 1865-1866
George L. Frost, 1863-1864
Charles Rodolf, 1859-1860
Lemuel W. Joiner, 1857-1858, 1861-1862, 1869-1870
Amasa Cobb, 1855-1856
Levi Sterling, 1853-1854
Andrew Palmer (legislator), 1851-1852
Otis Norton, 1848-1850

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.

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. 99–105. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 15 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 48. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
"Senator Timothy F. Cullen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 48. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

External links

District Website

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[1] 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. 99–105. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[2] Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 15 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[3] Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 48. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.

[4] "Senator Timothy F. Cullen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

[5] Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 48. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.

[6] Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.

[7] Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

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