Wisconsin's 5th Senate district

Wisconsin's 5thState Senate district
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From 2024 to 2031
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From 2022 to 2023
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From 2012 to 2021
2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 942022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43composed of Assembly districts 13, 14, and 15
Senator
 Rob HuttonR–Brookfield
since January 3, 2023 (3 years, 30 days)
Demographics81.72% White4.57% Black6.1% Hispanic5.81% Asian1.59% Native American0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020) • Voting age178,761140,958
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesMilwaukee metro area (west)

The 5th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district is composed of parts of western Milwaukee County, and eastern Waukesha County. It includes the cities of Brookfield and Pewaukee, and the villages of Elm Grove and Pewaukee, as well as most of the cities of Wauwatosa and West Allis, and parts of the cities of Milwaukee and Waukesha.[2]

Current elected officials

Rob Hutton is the senator representing the 5th district since January 2023. He previously served eight years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 13th Assembly district from 2013 to 2021.[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 5th Senate district comprises the 13th, 14th, and 15th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[4]

The district is located mostly within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Scott L. Fitzgerald.[5] The parts of the district in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, and some of the West Allis precincts are within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, represented by Gwen Moore.

Past senators

A list of all previous senators from this district:[6]

Senator Party Notes Session Years District Definition
District created1848
Iowa County
Henry M. BillingsDem.1st
Montgomery M. CothrenDem.2nd1849
3rd1850
Levi SterlingWhig4th1851
5th1852
Edward M. HunterDem.6th1853
7th1854
Jackson HadleyDem.8th1855
9th1856
Augustus GreulichDem.10th1857
11th1858
Cicero ComstockRep.12th1859
13th1860
Charles QuentinDem.Died May 8, 1862.14th1861
15th1862
Francis HuebschmannDem.Won 1862 special election.
William K. WilsonDem.16th1863
17th1864
18th1865
19th1866
Jackson HadleyDem.Died March 1867.20th1867
Henry L. PalmerDem.Won 1867 special election.
21st1868
William Pitt LyndeDem.22nd1869
23rd1870
Francis HuebschmannDem.Redistricted to 3rd district.24th1871
Philo BeldenRep.Redistricted from 7th district.25th1872
Racine County
Robert Hall BakerRep.Resigned Sep. 1873.26th1873
Charles HerrickLib. Rep.Won Nov. 1873 special election.27th1874
Robert Hall BakerRep.28th1875
29th1876
Isaac W. Van SchaickRep.30th1877
31st1878
32nd1879
33rd1880
34th1881
35th1882
Jedd P. C. CottrillDem.36th1883–1884
37th1885–1886
Theodore FritzPeople's38th1887–1888
39th1889–1890
Paul BechtnerDem.40th1891–1892
41st1893–1894
William H. AustinRep.42nd1895–1896
43rd1897–1898
    • Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 15, 16, city of Milwaukee
Frank A. AnsonRep.44th1899–1900
45th1901–1902
Charles C. RogersRep.46th1903–1904
    • Wards 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 15, 16, City of Milwaukee
47th1905–1906
Edward T. FairchildRep.48th1907–1908
49th1909–1910
George J. WeigleRep.50th1911–1912
51st1913–1914
Edward T. FairchildRep.Appointed Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge, September 1916.52nd1915–1916
Henry Otto ReinnoldtRep.Won 1916 special election.53rd1917–1918
Rudolph BeyerSoc.54th1919–1920
55th1921–1922
Bernhard GettelmanRep.56th1923–1924
57th1925–1926
58th1927–1928
59th1929–1930
60th1931–1932
61st1933–1934
Harold V. SchoeneckerDem.62nd1935–1936
63rd1937–1938
Bernhard GettelmanRep.Resigned April 1954.64th1939–1940
65th1941–1942
66th1943–1944
67th1945–1946
68th1947–1948
69th1949–1950
70th1951–1952
71st1953–1954
--Vacant--
Walter L. MertenRep.72nd1955–1956
73rd1957–1958
James B. BrennanDem.Appointed U.S. Attorney April 1961.74th1959–1960
75th1961–1962
--Vacant--
Charles J. SchmidtDem.Resigned May 10, 1964.76th1963–1964
Wilfred SchueleDem.Won 1964 special election.77th1965–1966
78th1967–1968
79th1969–1970
80th1971–1972
81st1973–1974
    • Assembly Dist. 13, 14, 15
David G. BergerDem.82nd1975–1976
83rd1977–1978
84th1979–1980
85th1981–1982
Mordecai LeeDem.86th1983–1984
    • Wards 19-21, 25-28, 31-39, 80-89, 125-127, 129, 130, 133-135, 139, 141, 142, 170, 172, 174-177, 180-182, 282-295, 299, 300, 309, 310, city of Milwaukee
87th1985–1986
88th1987–1988
89th1989–1990
Tom BarrettDem.Won 1989 special election.
90th1991–1992
91st1993–1994
Peggy RosenzweigRep.Won 1993 special election.
92nd1995–1996
93rd1997–1998
94th1999–2000
95th2001–2002
Thomas G. ReynoldsRep.96th2003–2004
97th2005–2006
Jim SullivanDem.98th2007–2008
99th2009–2010
Leah VukmirRep.Elected 2010.Defeated in 2018 U.S. Senate election.100th2011–2012
101st2013–2014
    • Assembly Dist. 13, 14, 15
102nd2015–2016
103rd2017–2018
Dale P. KooyengaRep.104th2019–2020
105th2021–2022
Rob HuttonRep.Elected 2022.106th2023–2024
Western Milwaukee CountyEastern Waukesha County
107th2025–2026

References

  1. ^"Senate District 5". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ^"Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 5 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  3. ^"Senator Rob Hutton". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. ^District Map
  5. ^Congressional District Map
  6. ^Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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