Wisconsin Senate, District 31
The 31st District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in central Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Buffalo, Trempealeau, Pierce, Pepin, Dunn, Eau Claire, Clark, Monroe and Jackson counties.[1]
Type | District of the Upper House |
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Location |
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Senator | Jeff Smith (D) |
Parent organization | Wisconsin Legislature |
Website | District Website |
Current elected officials
Jeff Smith is the senator serving the 31st district. He was elected in 2018 for the first time, having previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly.[2]
The area of the 31st Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[3]
- The 91st (represented by Jodi Emerson)
- The 92nd (represented by Treig Pronschinske)
- The 93rd (represented by Warren Petryk)
The district is located mostly within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Ron Kind.[4]
Past senators
Previous senators include:[5]
- Kathleen Vinehout, 2007-2018
- Ron Brown, 2002-2006
- Rodney C. Moen, 1983–2003
- Thomas Harnisch, 1975-1983
- Raymond Johnson
- Amrose B. Coller, 1939-1942
- James Earl Leverich
- Howard Teasdale, 1911-1931
- James J. McGillivray
- Henry Conner
- Thomas A. Dyson, 1887-1891
- Donald A. McDonald, 1883-1886
- Gysbert Van Steenwyk, Sr., 1879-1880
- Merrick Wing, 1877-1878, 1881-1882
- Sylvester Nevins, 1875-1876
- Cyrus M. Butt, 1869-1870
- Edwin Flint, 1862
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 80. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- {http://wqow.com/news/top-stories/2018/11/06/jeff-smith-defeats-two-other-candidates-for-district-31-senate-seat/}
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, page 81. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.