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Wisconsin Senate, District 2

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Location
  
Eastern Wisconsin

Parent organization
  
Wisconsin Legislature

Senator
  
Robert Cowles (R)

Website
  
Official Site


Type
  
District of the Upper House

The 2nd District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in Eastern Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Shawano, Outagamie, and Brown Counties. The district does not contain, but is adjacent to the Green Bay metro area.

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Current elected officials

Robert Cowles is the senator serving the 2nd district. He has served since 1987, and has been re-elected to another four-year terms ever since. Before serving as a senator, he held an office in the State Assembly from 1982 to 1986.

The area of the 2nd Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:

  • The 4th (represented by Chad Weininger)
  • The 5th (represented by Jim Steineke)
  • The 6th (represented by Gary Tauchen)
  • The district is also located within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Reid Ribble.

    Past senators

    The district has previously been represented by:

  • Don Hanaway, 1979–1987
  • Tom Petri, 1973–1979
  • Myron P. Lotto, 1969-1973
  • Robert W. Warren, 1965–1969
  • Leo P. O'Brien, 1953-1965
  • Fred F. Kaftan, 1949-1953
  • Harold A. Lytie, 1945-1949
  • John W. Byrnes, 1941-1945
  • Michael F. Kresky, Jr., 1937-1939
  • E. F. Brunette, 1933-1937
  • Elmer Hall, 1929-1933
  • John B. Chase, 1925-1928
  • Timothy Burke, 1909–1925
  • Henry F. Hagemeister, 1901-1909
  • Andrew Caldwell Mailer, 1897-1901
  • Robert J. McGeehan, 1893-1897
  • Enos Warren Persons, 1889-1893
  • Charles W. Day, 1887-1893
  • Thomas R. Hudd
  • David M. Kelly, 1880-1881
  • Lyman Walker, 1870-1871
  • Joseph F. Loy, 1853-1854
  • Note: the boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district have represented a completely different geographic area, due to redistricting.

    References

    Wisconsin Senate, District 2 Wikipedia