Wisconsin Senate, District 20

The 20th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in eastern Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Dodge, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, and Washington counties. The district is north of Milwaukee, and lies along the shore of Lake Michigan.[3]

Wisconsin's 20th
State Senate District
Senator
  Duey Stroebel
RSaukville
since April 15, 2015 (5 years)
Demographics95.0% White
1.0% Black
3.0% Hispanic
0.8% Asian
0.2% Native American
Population (2010)
  Voting age
172,003[1][2]
130,744
NotesEast-central Wisconsin

Current elected officials

Duey Stroebel was elected in a special election to the 20th Senate District on April 7, 2015. He had previously been a State Assemblyman from the 60th District from 2011-2015 until he gave it up in a losing effort in the Republican Primary for the 6th Congressional District in 2014, an election won by Stroebel's predecessor in the 20th Senate District, Glenn Grothman.

The area of the 20th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts, all held by Republicans:[4]

The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by Jim Sensenbrenner, and partly within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by Grothman.[5]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:[6]

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

  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. 135–143. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. Wisconsin Legislative District Health Profile - Senate District 20 (PDF) (Report). University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 58. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  4. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, page 58. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  5. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  6. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.


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