Wisconsin's 9th Senate district

Wisconsin's 9th
State Senate district
Wisconsin's 9th; State Senate district
	2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94; 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission; 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43; composed of Assembly districts 25, 26, and 27
Senator
	Devin LeMahieu; R–Sheboygan
	since January 3, 2015 (9 years)
Demographics	86.17% White; 2.17% Black; 5.17% Hispanic; 4.46% Asian; 1.63% Native American; 0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020); • Voting age	178,886; 140,758
Website	Official website
Notes	Eastern Wisconsin

The 9th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Sheboygan County and the parts of eastern and southern Manitowoc County and northeast Fond du Lac County. It contains the cities of Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Two Rivers, Plymouth, Kiel, and Sheboygan Falls, and the villages of Kohler, Oostburg, and Elkhart Lake. The district also contains Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, Whistling Straits golf course, Road America motorsport course, Kohler-Andrae State Park, Lakeland University, and the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus.^[2]

Current elected officials

Devin LeMahieu is the senator representing the 9th district. He was first elected in the 2014 general election.

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 9th Senate district comprises the 25th, 26th, and 27th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:^[3]

Assembly District 25: Paul Tittl (R–Manitowoc)
Assembly District 26: Terry Katsma (R–Oostburg)
Assembly District 27: Amy Binsfeld (R–Mosel)

The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.^[4]

Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Two Rivers harbor
Aerial view of Whistling Straits golf course
Downtown Sheboygan, Wisconsin
American Marram Grass dunes with Lake Michigan in background within Kohler-Andrae State Park
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Sheboygan Campus
City of Plymouth
Village of Elkhart Lake
Mount Calvary
Kohler Co. main office
downtown Sheboygan Falls

Past senators

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.

The district has previously been represented by:^[5]

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created				1848	Dane County
Simeon Mills	Dem.		1st	1848
Alexander Botkin	Whig		2nd	1849
Alexander Botkin	Whig		3rd	1850
Eliab B. Dean Jr.	Dem.		4th	1851
Eliab B. Dean Jr.	Dem.		5th	1852
George R. McLane	Dem.		6th	1853	Northern Waukesha County Town of Brookfield Town of Delafield Town of Lisbon Town of Menomonee Town of Merton Town of Oconomowoc Town of Pewaukee Town of Summit
George R. McLane	Dem.		7th	1854
Denison Worthington	Rep.		8th	1855
Denison Worthington	Rep.		9th	1856
John T. Kingston	Rep.		10th	1857	Adams, Juneau, Sauk counties
John T. Kingston	Rep.		11th	1858
H. W. Curtis	Rep.		12th	1859
H. W. Curtis	Rep.		13th	1860
John T. Kingston	Rep.		14th	1861
John T. Kingston	Rep.		15th	1862	Adams, Juneau, Waushara counties
Alanson M. Kimball	Rep.		16th	1863
Alanson M. Kimball	Natl. Union		17th	1864
Henry G. Webb	Natl. Union		18th	1865
Henry G. Webb	Natl. Union		19th	1866
DeWitt C. Wilson	Natl. Union		20th	1867	Adams, Juneau, Monroe counties
DeWitt C. Wilson	Rep.		21st	1868
William J. Kershaw	Rep.		22nd	1869
William J. Kershaw	Rep.		23rd	1870
Eliphalet S. Miner	Rep.	Redistricted to 29th district.	24th	1871
Francis Little	Rep.	Redistricted from 15th district.	25th	1872	Iowa County
			26th	1873
			27th	1874
David McFarland	Rep.		28th	1875
David McFarland	Dem.		29th	1876
Hobart S. Sacket	Rep.		30th	1877	Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara counties
			31st	1878
			32nd	1879
			33rd	1880
James F. Wiley	Rep.		34th	1881
			35th	1882
			36th	1883–1884	Green Lake, Portage, Waushara counties
			37th	1885–1886
George Fitch	Rep.		38th	1887–1888
George Fitch	Rep.		39th	1889–1890	Green Lake, Portage, Waushara and Western Marathon County Town of Bergen Town of Brighton Town of Cleveland Town of Day Town of Eau Pleine Town of Halsey Town of Holton Town of Hull Town of Johnson Town of Marathon Town of Mosinee Town of Rietbrock Town of Spencer Town of Wien Village of Marathon
Ferdinand T. Yahr	Dem.		40th	1891–1892
Ferdinand T. Yahr	Dem.		41st	1893–1894	Adams, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette counties
Clarence V. Peirce	Rep.		42nd	1895–1896	Adams, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette counties
Clarence V. Peirce	Rep.		43rd	1897–1898	1896–1901 1902–1911 Adams, Marquette, Waushara, Wood counties
Thomas Fearne	Rep.		44th	1899–1900
Thomas Fearne	Rep.		45th	1901–1902
Herman C. Wipperman	Rep.		46th	1903–1904
Herman C. Wipperman	Rep.		47th	1905–1906
Theodore W. Brazeau	Rep.		48th	1907–1908
Theodore W. Brazeau	Rep.		49th	1909–1910
Edward F. Kileen	Rep.		50th	1911–1912
Edward F. Kileen	Rep.		51st	1913–1914	Central Milwaukee County Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, city of Milwaukee
David V. Jennings	Dem.		52nd	1915–1916
			53rd	1917–1918
			54th	1919–1920
			55th	1921–1922
Ben H. Mahon	Rep.	Died Oct. 1924.	56th	1923–1924
Irving P. Mehigan	Rep.	Won 1924 special election.	57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
			59th	1929–1930
			60th	1931–1932
			61st	1933–1934	Central Milwaukee County Wards 1, 3, 4, 6, city of Milwaukee
James L. Callan	Dem.		62nd	1935–1936
James L. Callan	Dem.		63rd	1937–1938
Cornelius T. Young	Dem.		64th	1939–1940
Cornelius T. Young	Dem.		65th	1941–1942
Robert E. Tehan	Dem.	Resigned after appointed U.S. Dist. Judge, E.D. Wis.	66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
			69th	1949–1950
Vacant			69th	1949–1950
Henry Maier	Dem.	Resigned in 1960 to become Mayor of Milwaukee.	70th	1951–1952
			71st	1953–1954
			72nd	1955–1956	Central Milwaukee County Wards 2, 3, 6, city of Milwaukee
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
Vacant			74th	1959–1960
Norman Sussman	Dem.	Died April 1969.	75th	1961–1962
			76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966	North-central Milwaukee County Wards 1, 2, 3, city of Glendale Wards 4, 6, 13, city of Milwaukee
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
Vacant
Ronald G. Parys	Dem.	Won 1969 special election.
			80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Central Milwaukee County Part of the city of Milwaukee
			82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
Jim Moody	Dem.		84th	1979–1980
Jim Moody	Dem.		85th	1981–1982
Carl Otte	Dem.		86th	1983–1984	Southeast Calumet County, eastern Fond du Lac County, southern Manitowoc County, and most of Sheboygan County Calumet County Town of New Holstein City of New Holstein Fond du Lac County Town of Calumet Town of Marshfield Town of Osceola Town of Taycheedah Village of Mount Calvary Village of St. Cloud Manitowoc County Town of Centerville Town of Liberty Town of Manitowoc Town of Meeme Town of Newton Town of Schleswig Village of Cleveland Village of St. Nazianz City of Kiel City of Manitowoc Sheboygan County Town of Greenbush Town of Herman Town of Lyndon Town of Mitchell Town of Mosel Town of Plymouth Town of Rhine Town of Russell Town of Scott Town of Sheboygan Town of Sheboygan Falls Town of Sherman Village of Adell Village of Cascade Village of Elkhart Lake Village of Glenbeulah Village of Howards Grove Village of Kohler Village of Random Lake Village of Waldo City of Plymouth City of Sheboygan Falls Wards 1-6, 9-16, city of Sheboygan
Carl Otte	Dem.		87th	1985–1986	Southeast Calumet County, southern Manitowoc County, and most of Sheboygan County Calumet County Town of New Holstein City of New Holstein Manitowoc County Town of Centerville Town of Liberty Town of Manitowoc Town of Meeme Town of Newton Town of Schleswig Village of Cleveland Village of St. Nazianz Village of Valders City of Kiel City of Manitowoc Sheboygan County Town of Greenbush Town of Herman Town of Lima Town of Lyndon Town of Mitchell Town of Mosel Town of Plymouth Town of Rhine Town of Russell Town of Sheboygan Town of Sheboygan Falls Town of Wilson Village of Cascade Village of Elkhart Lake Village of Glenbeulah Village of Howards Grove Village of Kohler Village of Waldo City of Plymouth City of Sheboygan City of Sheboygan Falls Ward 2, Town of Holland
William Te Winkle	Dem.		88th	1987–1988
William Te Winkle	Dem.		89th	1989–1990
Calvin Potter	Dem.		90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Southeast Calumet County, southern Manitowoc County, and most of Sheboygan County Calumet County City of New Holstein Wards 2, 3, town of New Holstein Manitowoc County Town of Centerville Town of Liberty Town of Manitowoc Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town of Meeme Town of Newton Town of Schleswig Village of Cleveland Village of St. Nazianz Village of Valders City of Kiel City of Manitowoc Sheboygan County Town of Greenbush Town of Herman Town of Lima Town of Lyndon Town of Mitchell Town of Mosel Town of Plymouth Town of Rhine Town of Russell Town of Scott Town of Sheboygan Town of Sheboygan Falls Town of Wilson Village of Cascade Village of Elkhart Lake Village of Glenbeulah Village of Howards Grove Village of Kohler Village of Waldo City of Plymouth City of Sheboygan City of Sheboygan Falls
			92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
James Baumgart	Dem.		94th	1999–2000
James Baumgart	Dem.		95th	2001–2002
Joe Leibham	Rep.	Resigned Dec. 2014.	96th	2003–2004	Eastern Calumet County, eastern Fond du Lac County, southern Manitowoc County, and northern Sheboygan County Calumet County Town of Brothertown Town of Charlestown Town of New Holstein Town of Rantoul Village of Hilbert Village of Potter City of New Holstein Fond du Lac County Town of Calumet Town of Forest Town of Marshfield Village of Mount Calvary Village of St. Cloud Manitowoc County Town of Cato Town of Centerville Town of Eaton Town of Liberty Town of Manitowoc Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town of Meeme Town of Newton Town of Rockland Town of Schleswig Village of Cleveland Village of Reedsville Village of St. Nazianz Village of Valders Village of Whitelaw City of Kiel City of Manitowoc Sheboygan County Town of Greenbush Town of Herman Town of Mosel Town of Plymouth Town of Rhine Town of Russell Town of Sheboygan Town of Sheboygan Falls Village of Elkhart Lake Village of Glenbeulah Village of Howards Grove Village of Kohler City of Plymouth City of Sheboygan City of Sheboygan Falls
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	Eastern Calumet County, most of Manitowoc County, and most of Sheboygan County Calumet County Town of Charlestown Town of Chilton Town of Rantoul Village of Hilbert Village of Potter City of Chilton Manitowoc County Town of Cato Town of Centerville Town of Eaton Town of Liberty Town of Maple Grove Town of Manitowoc Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town of Meeme Town of Newton Town of Rockland Town of Schleswig Village of Cleveland Village of Reedsville Village of St. Nazianz Village of Valders Village of Whitelaw City of Kiel City of Manitowoc Sheboygan County Town of Herman Town of Holland Town of Lima Town of Mosel Town of Plymouth Town of Rhine Town of Russell Town of Sheboygan Town of Sheboygan Falls Town of Sherman Town of Wilson Village of Adell Village of Cedar Grove Village of Elkhart Lake Village of Glenbeulah Village of Howards Grove Village of Kohler Village of Oostburg Village of Random Lake City of Plymouth City of Sheboygan City of Sheboygan Falls
Devin LeMahieu	Rep.		102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Most of Manitowoc County, Most of Sheboygan County, part of Calumet County

References

^ "Senate District 9". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 9 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
^ District Map
^ Congressional District Map
^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

External links

9th Senate District, Senator Leibham in the Wisconsin Blue Book (2005–2006)

[1] "Senate District 9". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

[2] "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 9 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

[3] District Map

[4] Congressional District Map

[5] Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.

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