Wisconsin Senate, District 15

The 15th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in far southern Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Dane, Green, Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties.[1]

Senate District 15
TypeDistrict of the Upper House
Location
Senator
Janis Ringhand (D)
Parent organization
Wisconsin Legislature
WebsiteDistrict website

Current elected officials

Janis Ringhand is the senator serving the 15th district. She was elected in 2014 to a four-year term. She was preceded by Tim Cullen, who previously served in the state senate from 1975-1987, and again from 2011-2015.[2]

The area of the 15th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[3]

The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Paul Ryan, Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mark Pocan, and Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner.[4]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:[5]

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
  1. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 48. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  2. "Wisconsin Senate Site". legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Senate&district=15&display=bio. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 48. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  4. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  5. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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