Wisconsin Senate, District 3
Type | District of the Upper House |
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Location |
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Region served | Milwaukee area |
Senator | Tim Carpenter (D) |
Parent organization | Wisconsin Legislature |
Website | Official Site |
The 3rd District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in Southern Wisconsin, and is composed of parts of Milwaukee County.[1]
Current elected officials
Tim Carpenter is the senator currently serving the 3rd district. He has served since 2003, and was re-elected in 2014 to another four-year term. Before serving as a Senator, he held an office in the State Assembly from 1985 to 2003.[2]
The area of the 3rd Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[3]
- The 7th (represented by Daniel Riemer)
- The 8th (represented by JoCasta Zamarripa)
- The 9th (represented by Josh Zepnick)
The district is also located within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore.[4]
Past senators
The district has previously been represented by:[5]
- Brian Burke, 1989–2003
- John Norquist, 1984–1988
- Jerry Kleczka
- Casimir Kendziorski, 1949–1974
- Walter Polakowski, 1923-1935
- George L. Buck, (1919-1923)
- Charles H. Everett
- Isaac T. Bishop, 1907–1914
- Otis Wells Johnson, 1903-1907
- Ernst G. Timme, (1895-1899)
- Henry Allen Cooper, 1887–1889 (later elected to U.S. Congress)
- Albert L. Phillips, 1881-1882
- William Everett Chipman, 1879–1880
- Thomas A. Bones, 1877-1878
- Frederick W. Cotzhausen, 1873-1874
- James Fisher, 1849-1850
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.
See also
Political subdivisions of Wisconsin
Notes
- ↑ District Map
- ↑ Carpenter Biography
- ↑ District Map
- ↑ Congressional District Map
- ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
External links
- Tim Carpenter official campaign site
- 3rd Senate District, Senator Carpenter in the Wisconsin Blue Book (2005–2006)