Wisconsin Senate, District 19
The 19th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in east central Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Outagamie, and Winnebago counties. The district contains most of Appleton and Menasha.[3]
Wisconsin's 19th State Senate District | |||||
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Demographics | 88.2% White 1.5% Black 4.6% Hispanic 4.1% Asian 0.6% Native American 1.0% Other | ||||
Population (2010) • Voting age | 172,576[1][2] 131,285 | ||||
Notes | East-central Wisconsin |
Current elected officials
Roger Roth is the senator serving the 19th district. He was elected to a four-year term in 2014.
The area of the 19th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[4]
- The 55th (represented by Rachael Cabral-Guevara)
- The 56th (represented by Dave Murphy)
- The 57th (represented by Lee Snodgrass)
The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman, and partly within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher.[5]
Past senators
Past senators include:[6]
In the first Wisconsin legislature, that of 1848, the 19th District included the first and second Wards of the City of Milwaukee, and the Towns of Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and Granville in Milwaukee County. It was represented by
- Riley N. Messenger, 1848, Democrat, Milwaukee
- John B. Smith, 1849-50, Democrat, Milwaukee
- Francis Huebschmann, 1851-52, Democrat, Milwaukee
For the 1853 session, the Senate was expanded and redistricted. The new 19th district consisted of the Counties of Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse, La Pointe, and St. Croix. It was represented by:
- Benjamin Allen, 1853-54, Democrat, Pepin/Hudson
- William J. Gibson, 1855-56, Democrat, Black River Falls
Before the 1857 session, the Senate was expanded yet again. The new 19th District was represented by:
- Temple Clark, 1857-1858, Democrat, Manitowoc
- Samuel Thurber, 1859-1860, Democrat, Manitowoc
- Benjamin Sweet, 1861, Republican
- George A. Jenkins, 1862, Republican
- Joseph Vilas, 1863-1864, Democrat, Manitowoc
- James H. Foster, 1872
- William P. Rounds, 1875-1876
- Return Torrey, 1877-1878
- Andrew Haben, (1879-1880)
- George H. Buckstaff, 1880s–1890s
- George White Pratt, 1890s
- Charles W. Davis, 1890s
- Henry I. Weed, 1899-1903
- John A. Fridd, 1907-1911
- William M. Bray, 1910s
- Merritt F. White, 1910s; 1920s–1930s
- Julius H. Dennhardt, 1919-1923, Republican, Neenah
- Pierce A. Morrissey, 1930s
- Taylor G. Brown, 1930s–1940s
- William Draheim, 1950s–1970s
- Gary R. Goyke, 1970s–1980s
- Michael Ellis, 1983 – 2015
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. 130–135. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 19 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 56. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, page 56. 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.