Wisconsin Senate, District 23

The 23rd District of the Wisconsin Senate is located in western Wisconsin, and is currently composed of parts of Barron, Clark, Chippewa, Dunn, Taylor, Eau Claire, Wood,and Marathon counties. The district area is mostly rural, with the exception of a portion of Eau Claire.[1]

Senate District 23
TypeDistrict of the Upper House
Location
Senator
Kathy Bernier (R)
Parent organization
Wisconsin Legislature
WebsiteDistrict Website

Current elected officials

Kathy Bernier is the senator serving the 23rd district. She was first elected to the senate in 2018, succeeding Terry Moulton. Before serving as a senator, she held an office in the State Assembly from 2011 to 2019.[2][3]

The area of the 23rd Senate District contains three State Assembly Districts:[4]

The district is also located partly within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Ron Kind, and partly within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is vacant following the resignation of U.S. Representative Sean Duffy.[5]

Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:[6]

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 64. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  2. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 64. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  3. "District website". legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/contact/legislatorpages.aspx?house=Senate&district=23. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, page 65. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  5. Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 17. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  6. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
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