| Image Caption: | 2024 map defined in 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in composed of Assembly districts 52, 53, and 54 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 18 |
| Residence: | Fond du Lac |
| Party: | Republican |
| Incumbentsince: | January 3, 2017 (years) |
| Population: | 178,722 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
| Voting Age: | 141,269 |
| Percent White: | 83.98 |
| Percent Black: | 3.9 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 5.03 |
| Percent Asian: | 4.54 |
| Percent Native American: | 2.16 |
| Percent Pacific Islander: | 0.15 |
| Website: | Official website |
| Notes: | East-central Wisconsin |
The 18th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in east-central Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of northeast Winnebago County and southern Outagamie County. It includes the cities of Menasha and Neenah, most of the city of Appleton, and the northern half of the city of Oshkosh. It contains landmarks such as College Avenue Historic District, Lawrence University, and the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh campus.[2]
Dan Feyen is the senator representing the 18th district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 2016 general election and is now in his second four-year term.[3]
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 18th Senate district comprises the 52nd, 53rd, and 54th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[4]
The district is crosses two congressional districts. The part of the district in Outagamie County falls within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher. The remainder of the district in Winnebago County falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.[5]
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. Prior to 1852, the 18th District was a Milwaukee-area district.
| Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | 1848 | ||||||
| Dem. | 1st | ||||||
| 2nd | 1849 | ||||||
| Duncan Reed | Dem. | Redistricted to 6th district. | 3rd | 1850 | |||
| 4th | 1851 | ||||||
| 5th | 1852 | ||||||
| align=left | John R. Briggs Jr. | Whig | Won 1852 special election. | 6th | 1853 | ||
| Louis P. Harvey | Rep. | 7th | 1854 | ||||
| 8th | 1855 | ||||||
| 9th | 1856 | ||||||
| 10th | 1857 | ||||||
| Alden I. Bennett | Rep. | 11th | 1858 | ||||
| 12th | 1859 | ||||||
| 13th | 1860 | ||||||
| 14th | 1861 | ||||||
| Joel Rich | Dem. | 15th | 1862 | ||||
| 16th | 1863 | ||||||
| William E. Smith | Natl. Union | 17th | 1864 | ||||
| 18th | 1865 | ||||||
| Stoddard Judd | Natl. Union | 19th | 1866 | ||||
| 20th | 1867 | ||||||
| Dem. | 21st | 1868 | |||||
| 22nd | 1869 | ||||||
| Samuel D. Burchard | Dem. | 23rd | 1870 | ||||
| 24th | 1871 | ||||||
| Rep. | 25th | 1872 | |||||
| 26th | 1873 | ||||||
| 27th | 1874 | ||||||
| 28th | 1875 | ||||||
| 29th | 1876 | ||||||
| 30th | 1877 | | |||||
| Rep. | 31st | 1878 | |||||
| 32nd | 1879 | ||||||
| Rep. | 33rd | 1880 | |||||
| 34th | 1881 | ||||||
| Rep. | 35th | 1882 | |||||
| 36th | 1883–1884 | ||||||
| James F. Ware | Rep. | 37th | 1885–1886 | ||||
| 38th | 1887–1888 | ||||||
| Samuel B. Stanchfield | Rep. | 39th | 1889–1890 | ||||
| 40th | 1891–1892 | ||||||
| align=left | Samuel M. Smead | Dem. | Resigned Jan. 1895. | 41st | 1893–1894 | Fond du Lac County | |
| Lyman W. Thayer | Rep. | Won 1895 special election. | 42nd | 1895–1896 | |||
| 43rd | 1897–1898 | Fond du Lac & Green Lake counties | |||||
| 44th | 1899–1900 | ||||||
| Elmer D. Morse | Rep. | 45th | 1901–1902 | ||||
| 46th | 1903–1904 | ||||||
| Charles H. Smith | Dem. | 47th | 1905–1906 | ||||
| 48th | 1907–1908 | ||||||
| Edward H. Lyons | Rep. | 49th | 1909–1910 | ||||
| 50th | 1911–1912 | ||||||
| Lewis G. Kellogg | Dem. | 51st | 1913–1914 | ||||
| 52nd | 1915–1916 | ||||||
| Albert J. Pullen | Rep. | 53rd | 1917–1918 | ||||
| 54th | 1919–1920 | ||||||
| William A. Titus | Rep. | 55th | 1921–1922 | ||||
| 56th | 1923–1924 | Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Waushara counties | |||||
| 57th | 1925–1926 | ||||||
| 58th | 1927–1928 | ||||||
| Louis J. Fellenz Sr. | Rep. | 59th | 1929–1930 | ||||
| 60th | 1931–1932 | ||||||
| Morley Garfield Kelly | Dem. | 61st | 1933–1934 | ||||
| 62nd | 1935–1936 | ||||||
| Morvin Duel | Rep. | 63rd | 1937–1938 | ||||
| 64th | 1939–1940 | ||||||
| Louis J. Fellenz Jr. | Rep. | 65th | 1941–1942 | ||||
| 66th | 1943–1944 | ||||||
| --Vacant-- | |||||||
| Louis J. Fellenz Jr. | Rep. | 67th | 1945–1946 | ||||
| 68th | 1947–1948 | ||||||
| Alfred Van De Zande | Rep. | 69th | 1949–1950 | ||||
| 70th | 1951–1952 | ||||||
| 71st | 1953–1954 | ||||||
| 72nd | 1955–1956 | ||||||
| Walter G. Hollander | Rep. | 73rd | 1957–1958 | ||||
| 74th | 1959–1960 | ||||||
| 75th | 1961–1962 | ||||||
| 76th | 1963–1964 | ||||||
| 77th | 1965–1966 | Fond du Lac County and Western Dodge County | |||||
| 78th | 1967–1968 | ||||||
| 79th | 1969–1970 | ||||||
| 80th | 1971–1972 | ||||||
| 81st | 1973–1974 | Most of Dodge County Central Fond du Lac County Northwest Washington County Part of Jefferson County | |||||
| 82nd | 1975–1976 | ||||||
| Scott McCallum | Rep. | Resigned 1986 after elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. | 83rd | 1977–1978 | |||
| 84th | 1979–1980 | ||||||
| 85th | 1981–1982 | ||||||
| 86th | 1983–1984 | Central Fond du Lac County Eastern Dodge County Southern Winnebago County Northwest Washington County | |||||
| 87th | 1985–1986 | Eastern Fond du Lac County Southeast Winnebago County Northeast Washington County Part of Ozaukee County Part of Sheboygan County | |||||
| --Vacant-- | 88th | 1987–1988 | |||||
| Carol Roessler | Rep. | Won 1987 special election. | |||||
| 89th | 1989–1990 | ||||||
| 90th | 1991–1992 | ||||||
| 91st | 1993–1994 | Central Fond du Lac County Southeast Winnebago County Parts of Dodge County | |||||
| 92nd | 1995–1996 | ||||||
| 93rd | 1997–1998 | ||||||
| 94th | 1999–2000 | ||||||
| 95th | 2001–2002 | ||||||
| 96th | 2003–2004 | Central Fond du Lac County Southern Winnebago County Part of Dodge County | |||||
| 97th | 2005–2006 | ||||||
| 98th | 2007–2008 | ||||||
| Randy Hopper | Rep. | Lost 2011 recall election. | 99th | 2009–2010 | |||
| 100th | 2011–2012 | ||||||
| align=left | Jessica King | Dem. | Won 2011 recall election. | ||||
| Rick Gudex | Rep. | 101st | 2013–2014 | ||||
| 102nd | 2015–2016 | ||||||
| Dan Feyen | Rep. | 103rd | 2017–2018 | ||||
| 104th | 2019–2020 | ||||||
| 105th | 2021–2022 | ||||||
| 106th | 2023–2024 | Central Fond du Lac County, southern Winnebago County, part of Dodge County | |||||