Wisconsin Senate, District 16
Type | District of the Upper House |
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Location |
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Senator | Mark F. Miller (D) |
Parent organization | Wisconsin Legislature |
Website | District Website |
The 16th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in south-central Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Columbia, and Dane counties. The district contains part of Madison, the capital city.[1]
Current elected officials
Mark F. Miller is the senator serving the 16th district. He was first elected in 2004, and has been re-elected to a four-year terms ever since. Before serving as a senator, he held an office in the State Assembly from 1999 to 2005.[2]
The area of the 16th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[3]
- the 46th (represented by Gary Hebl)
- The 47th (represented by Robb Kahl)
- The 48th (represented by Melissa Sargent).
The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, and partly within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Petri.[4]
Past senators
Previous senators include:[5]
- Charles Chvala, 1985-2003
- Carl W. Thompson, 1959-1984
- Gaylord Nelson, 1949-1958
- Helmar Lewis, 1941-1944
- Edward J. Roethe, 1925-?, 1937-1941
- Henry Edgar Roethe, 1917-1924
- Robert Glenn, 1913-1916
- John J. Blaine, 1909-1912 (later the 24th Governor of Wisconsin and a United States Senator)
- Edward E. Burns, 1901-1908
- Charles H. Baxter, 1893-1900
- Edward I. Kidd, 1885-1893
- Oscar Clark Hathaway, 1876-1879
- John Chandler Holloway, 1872-1875
- John Sharpstein, 1852
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
- ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 50. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 50. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 50. 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.