Wisconsin's 1st Senate district

Wisconsin's 1st
State Senate district

Map
Map
Map
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 1, 2, and 3
Senator
  André Jacque
RDe Pere
since January 7, 2019 (5 years)
Demographics92.66% White
0.81% Black
3.1% Hispanic
1.35% Asian
1.51% Native American
0.07% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age
178,600
138,622
WebsiteDistrict website
NotesDoor Peninsula and northeast Wisconsin

The 1st Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Door and Kewaunee counties, as well as nearly all of Calumet County, much of northern and western Manitowoc County and eastern and southern Brown County, along with parts of southwest Outagamie County. It includes the cities of Sturgeon Bay and Chilton and parts of the cities of Appleton, Menasha and Green Bay.[2]

Current elected officials

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André Jacque is the senator representing the 1st district. He was first elected in the 2018 general election,[3] after losing an earlier bid for the seat in a June 2018 special election.[4] He previously served 8 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 2nd Assembly district.[5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 1st Senate district comprises the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

Most of the district is located within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher.[6][7] The portion of the district in Manitowoc County falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by Glenn Grothman.

Past senators

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Note: the boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a different geographic area, due to redistricting.

At Wisconsin statehood, the Senate had only 19 districts. The 1st District consisted of Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties.[8]

For the 1853 session, the Senate was expanded to 25 members, and the 1st District lost Brown County.

For the 1857 session, the Senate was again expanded, to 30 members, and the District was reduced to Sheboygan County alone (the rest of the district became the new 19th District).

As of 1862, the Senate expanded to 33 seats, a size it would retain well into the 21st century; the 1st District remained unchanged.

The Senate was totally redistricted in 1876; Sheboygan County was now part of the 20th Senate District (along with part of Fond du Lac County). The new 1st District was made up of Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano counties, which had previously been part of the 2nd and 8th Districts.

Kewaunee and Shawano counties were removed from the district in 1888. Kewaunee was later re-added and Oconto removed in 1892—this district remained consistent for thirty years.

In 1922, the district moved to roughly its present boundaries when Marinette was removed and Manitowoc county was re-added. This district was stable for fifty years.

From 1972 to 2012 the district has been edited 6 times adding and removing small portions of Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, and Outagamie counties.

Senator Party Notes Session Years District Definition
District created 1848
Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties
Harrison C. Hobart Dem. 1st
Lemuel Goodell Dem. 2nd 1849
3rd 1850
Theodore Conkey Dem. 4th 1851
5th 1852
Horatio N. Smith Dem. 6th 1853
Calumet, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties
7th 1854
David Taylor Rep. 8th 1855
9th 1856
Elijah Fox Cook Dem. 10th 1857
1857–1860

1861–1865

1866–1870

1871–1875
Sheboygan County
11th 1858
Robert H. Hotchkiss Dem. 12th 1859
13th 1860
Luther H. Cary Rep. 14th 1861
15th 1862
John E. Thomas Dem. 16th 1863
17th 1864
John A. Bentley Natl. Union 18th 1865
19th 1866
Van Eps Young Natl. Union 20th 1867
Robert H. Hotchkiss Dem. 21st 1868
David Taylor Rep. 22nd 1869
23rd 1870
John H. Jones Rep. 24th 1871
25th 1872
Patrick H. O'Rourk Dem. 26th 1873
27th 1874
Enos Eastman Dem. 28th 1875
29th 1876
George Grimmer Rep. 30th 1877
Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto, Shawano counties
31st 1878
32nd 1879
33rd 1880
William A. Ellis Rep. 34th 1881
35th 1882
Edward S. Minor Rep. Later became a Congressman. 36th 1883–1884
Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto counties
37th 1885–1886
Edward Scofield Rep. Later became Governor. 38th 1887–1888
39th 1889–1890
Door, Marinette, and Oconto counties
John Fetzer Dem. 40th 1891–1892
41st 1893–1894
1892–1895

1896–1901

1902–1911

1912–1921
Door, Kewaunee, and Marinette counties
De Wayne Stebbins Rep. 42nd 1895–1896
43rd 1897–1898
44th 1899–1900
45th 1901–1902
Harlan P. Bird Rep. 46th 1903–1904
47th 1905–1906
48th 1907–1908
49th 1909–1910
M. W. Perry Rep. 50th 1911–1912
51st 1913–1914
52nd 1915–1916
53rd 1917–1918
Herbert Peterson Rep. 54th 1919–1920
55th 1921–1922
John E. Cashman Rep. 56th 1923–1924
1922–1953

1954–1963

1964–1971
Door, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc counties
57th 1925–1926
58th 1927–1928
59th 1929–1930
60th 1931–1932
61st 1933–1934
Prog. 62nd 1935–1936
63rd 1937–1938
Francis A. Yindra Dem. 64th 1939–1940
John E. Cashman Prog. Died Jun. 1946. 65th 1941–1942
66th 1943–1944
67th 1945–1946
Everett F. LaFond Rep. 68th 1947–1948
69th 1949–1950
70th 1951–1952
71st 1953–1954
Alfred A. Laun Jr. Rep. 72nd 1955–1956
73rd 1957–1958
74th 1959–1960
75th 1961–1962
Alex Meunier Rep. 76th 1963–1964
77th 1965–1966
78th 1967–1968
79th 1969–1970
Jerome Martin Dem. Died Jan. 1977. 80th 1971–1972
81st 1973–1974
Door, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc counties, and
Eastern Brown County
82nd 1975–1976
--Vacant-- 83rd 1977–1978
Alan Lasee Rep. Won 1977 special election.
Re-elected 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006.
Retired 2010.
84th 1979–1980
85th 1981–1982
86th 1983–1984
Door and Kewaunee counties, and
Eastern Brown County,
northeast Calumet County,
& northern Manitowoc County
87th 1985–1986 Door and Kewaunee counties, and
Eastern Brown County
88th 1987–1988
89th 1989–1990
90th 1991–1992
91st 1993–1994 Door and Kewaunee counties, and
Eastern Brown County
92nd 1995–1996
93rd 1997–1998
94th 1999–2000
95th 2001–2002
96th 2003–2004 Door and Kewaunee counties,
Eastern Brown County
97th 2005–2006
98th 2007–2008
99th 2009–2010
Frank Lasee Rep. Elected 2010.
Re-elected 2014.
Defeated in 2016 congressional primary.
Appointed Secretary of Workforce Development December 2017.
100th 2011–2012
101st 2013–2014
Door and Kewaunee counties,
Eastern Brown County
102nd 2015–2016
103rd 2017–2018
Caleb Frostman Dem. Won 2018 special election.
André Jacque Rep. Elected 2018.
Re-elected 2022.
104th 2019–2020
105th 2021–2022
106th 2023–2024
Door and Kewaunee counties,
northeast Manitowoc County
eastern and southern Brown County
northern Calumet County
part of Outagamie County

See also

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Political subdivisions of Wisconsin

References

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  1. ^ "Senate District 1". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 1 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Welter, Liz (November 7, 2018). "Andre Jacque wins Senate District 1 seat". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Anderson, Jonathan; Welter, Liz (June 12, 2018). "Caleb Frostman defeats André Jacque in 1st Senate District special election/". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "Senator André Jacque". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Gallagher Website
  7. ^ Congressional District Map
  8. ^ The legislative manual, of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws, for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference Eighth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Rublee, State Printers, 1869; p. 43