Wisconsin Senate, District 19

The 19th District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in east central Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Outagamie, and Winnebago counties. The district contains most of Appleton and Menasha.[1]

Senate District 19
TypeDistrict of the Upper House
Location
Senator
Roger Roth (R)
Parent organization
Wisconsin Legislature
WebsiteDistrict Website

Current elected officials

Roger Roth is the senator serving the 19th district. He was elected to a four-year term in 2014.

The area of the 19th Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[2]

The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman, and partly within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher.[3]

Past senators

Past senators include:[4]

In the first Wisconsin legislature, that of 1848, the 19th District included the first and second Wards of the City of Milwaukee, and the Towns of Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and Granville in Milwaukee County. It was represented by

  • Riley N. Messenger, 1848, Democrat, Milwaukee
  • John B. Smith, 1849-50, Democrat, Milwaukee
  • Francis Huebschmann, 1851-52, Democrat, Milwaukee

For the 1853 session, the Senate was expanded and redistricted. The new 19th district consisted of the Counties of Bad Ax, Chippewa, Crawford, La Crosse, La Pointe, and St. Croix. It was represented by:

Before the 1857 session, the Senate was expanded yet again. The new 19th District was represented by:

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 56. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, page 56. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  4. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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