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Wisconsin Senate, District 22

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Location
  
Kenosha area

Parent organization
  
Wisconsin Legislature

Senator
  
Robert Wirch (D)

Website
  
District Website

Type
  
District of the Upper House

Region served
  
South-eastern Wisconsin

The 22nd District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in far south-eastern Wisconsin, and primarily covers the Kenosha area.

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Current elected officials

Robert Wirch is the senator serving the 22nd district. He was first elected to the Senate in 1996. Before serving as a senator, he held an office in the State Assembly from 1993 to 1997.

The area of the 22nd Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:

  • The 64th (represented by Peter W. Barca)
  • The 65th (represented by Tod Ohnstad)
  • The 66th (represented by Cory Mason).

    • The district is also located within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Paul Ryan.

    Past senators

    Previous senators include:

  • Judson Prentice, 1853
  • Joseph Harris, 1864-1865
  • Augustus L. Smith, 1866-1867
  • William Young, 1868-1869
  • John C. Hall, 1870-1871
  • George Kreiss, 1872-1873
  • Reinhard Schlichting, 1874-1875
  • James Ryan, 1876-1877
  • Benjamin F. Carter, 1880-1881
  • John L. Pingel, 1882-1883
  • George W. Hull, 1925-1929
  • Conrad Shearer, 1929-1948
  • William Trinke, 1949-1959
  • Earl D. Morton, 1961-1965
  • Joseph Lourigan, 1965-1973
  • Doug La Follette, 1972-1974
  • John J. Maurer, 1975-1985
  • Joseph F. Andrea, 1985-1997

    • 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.

    References

    Wisconsin Senate, District 22 Wikipedia
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