Wisconsin's 30th Senate district explained

Image Caption:2024 map defined in
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in
composed of Assembly districts 88, 89, and 90
Chamber:Senate
State:Wisconsin
District:30
Representative:Eric Wimberger
Residence:De Pere
Party:Republican
Incumbentsince:January 4, 2021 (years)
Population:179,103
Population Year:2020
Voting Age:138,446
Percent White:77.1
Percent Black:4.65
Percent Hispanic:10.42
Percent Asian:3.71
Percent Native American:4.38
Percent Pacific Islander:0.14
Website:Official website
Notes:Green Bay metro area

The 30th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises part of central Brown County. It includes most of the city of Green Bay, along with the city of De Pere and the villages of Allouez, Ashwaubenon, and Bellevue.[2]

Current elected officials

Eric Wimberger is the senator representing the 30th district. He was first elected to the senate in the 2020 general election.[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 30th Senate district comprises the 88th, 89th, and 90th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher.[7]

Past senators

Previous senators from the district include:[8]

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.

SenatorPartyNotesSessionYearsDistrict Definition
District created by 1856 Wisc. Act 109.1856Buffalo, Bad Ax, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, and Trempealeau counties
align=left William T. PriceRep.10th1857
William H. TuckerDem.11th1858
12th1859
Buel HutchinsonRep.13th1860
14th1861
align=left Norman S. CateResigned May 1862.15th1862Bad Ax, Crawford, and Richland counties
--Vacant--
align=left William S. PurdyWon 1862 special election.16th1863
William Ketcham17th1864
18th1865
Benjamin Bull19th1866
20th1867Crawford and Richland counties
William KetchamRep.21st1868
22nd1869
George KrouskopDem.23rd1870
24th1871
Joseph G. ThorpRep.25th1872 Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, and Pepin counties
26th1873
Hiram P. GrahamDem.27th1874
28th1875
Rockwell J. FlintRep.29th1876
30th1877Dunn, Eau Claire, and Pierce counties
Abraham D. AndrewsRep.31st1878
32nd1879
Michael GriffinRep.33rd1880
34th1881
Rockwell J. FlintRep.35th1882
36th1883–1884Chippewa and Dunn counties
George C. GintyRep.37th1885–1886
38th1887–1888
William MillarRep.39th1889–1890
40th1891–1892
Levi F. MartinDem.41st1893–1894Chippewa, Oneida, Price, and Taylor counties
42nd1895–1896
Daniel E. RiordanRep.43rd1897–1898Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, and Vilas counties
44th1899–1900
45th1901–1902
46th1903–1904Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas counties
James A. WrightRep.Died Dec. 1911.47th1905–1906
48th1907–1908
49th1909–1910
50th1911–1912
--Vacant--
Willard T. StevensRep.Won 1912 special election.
51st1913–1914Florence, Forest, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, and Vilas counties
52nd1915–1916
53rd1917–1918
54th1919–1920
Bernard N. MoranRep.55th1921–1922
56th1923–1924Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, and Oneida counties
James A. BarkerRep.57th1925–1926
58th1927–1928
59th1929–1930
60th1931–1932
Sherman W. WadeDem.61st1933–1934
62nd1935–1936
Ernest SauldDem.63rd1937–1938
64th1939–1940
Philip DowningRep.65th1941–1942
66th1943–1944
67th1945–1946
68th1947–1948
69th1949–1950
70th1951–1952
71st1953–1954
72nd1955–1956Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, and Oconto counties
Reuben La FaveRep.73rd1957–1958
74th1959–1960
75th1961–1962
76th1963–1964
77th1965–1966Florence, Langlade, Marinette, and Oconto counties and
Northwest Brown County
78th1967–1968
79th1969–1970
80th1971–1972
81st1973–1974Northwest Brown County
Eastern Oconto County
Southern Marinette County
82nd1975–1976
Jerome Van SistineDem.83rd1977–1978
84th1979–1980
85th1981–1982
86th1983–1984
87th1985–1986
88th1987–1988
89th1989–1990
90th1991–1992
Gary DrzewieckiRep.91st1993–1994Northwest Brown County
Eastern Oconto County
Southern Marinette County
92nd1995–1996
93rd1997–1998
94th1999–2000
Dave HansenDem.95th2001–2002
96th2003–2004Northern Brown County
Eastern Oconto County
Southern Marinette County
97th2005–2006
98th2007–2008
99th2009–2010
100th2011–2012
101st2013–2014 Central Brown County
Eastern Oconto County
Southern Marinette County
102nd2015–2016
103rd2017–2018
104th2019–2020
Eric WimbergerRep.105th2021–2022
106thnowrap 2023 - 2024 Central Brown County,
eastern Oconto County,
southern Marinette County

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senate District 30 . . March 26, 2021 .
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 30 Boundaries . . March 26, 2021 .
  3. Web site: Senator Eric Wimberger . . March 26, 2021 .
  4. Web site: Representative John Macco . . March 26, 2021 .
  5. Web site: Representative Elijah Behnke . . May 13, 2021 .
  6. Web site: Representative Kristina M. Shelton . . March 26, 2021 .
  7. Web site: State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts . . March 25, 2021 .
  8. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.