Wisconsin's 20th 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 58, 59, and 60
Chamber:	Senate
State:	Wisconsin
District:	20
Representative:	Duey Stroebel
Residence:	Saukville
Party:	Republican
Incumbentsince:	April 15, 2015 (years)
Population:	178,127
Population Year:	2020
Voting Age:	140,204
Percent White:	90.81
Percent Black:	1.83
Percent Hispanic:	4.11
Percent Asian:	1.3
Percent Native American:	1.54
Percent Pacific Islander:	0.08
Website:	Official website
Notes:	Eastern Wisconsin

The 20th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in eastern Wisconsin, the district comprises most of Washington County, northern Ozaukee County, and parts of southern Sheboygan County, eastern Fond du Lac County, and eastern Dodge County. It includes the cities of Fond du Lac and West Bend, and the villages of Belgium, Cedar Grove, Fredonia, North Fond du Lac, Saukville, and Slinger.^[2]

Current elected officials

Duey Stroebel is the senator representing the 20th district. He was first elected to the Senate in a 2015 special election and was subsequently elected to a full four-year term in the 2016 general election. He previously served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2011 to 2015.^[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 20th Senate district comprises the 58th, 59th, and 60th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:^[4]

• Assembly District 58: Rick Gundrum (R - Slinger)
• Assembly District 59: Ty Bodden (R - Stockbridge)
• Assembly District 60: Robert Brooks (R - Saukville)

The 20th Senate district, in its current borders, crosses two congressional districts. The portion of the district in Dodge and Washington counties falls within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Scott L. Fitzgerald. The remainder of the district, in Ozaukee, Sheboygan, and Fond du Lac counties, falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.^[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.

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created by 1852 Wisc. Act 499.				1852	Fond du Lac County
align=left			Dem.	Redistricted from 4th district.		6th	1853
Charles A. Eldredge	Dem.		7th	1854
			8th	1855
Edward Pier	Rep.		9th	1856
			10th	1857
			11th	1858
			12th	1859
Elihu L. Phillips	Rep.		13th	1860
			14th	1861
George W. Mitchell	Dem.		15th	1862
			16th	1863
George F. Wheeler	Natl. Union		17th	1864
			18th	1865
			19th	1866
			20th	1867
	Dem.		21st	1868
			22nd	1869
Hiram S. Town	Rep.		23rd	1870
			24th	1871
	Dem.		25th	1872
			26th	1873
			27th	1874
			28th	1875
Daniel Cavanagh	Dem.		29th	1876
			30th	1877	Sheboygan County and
Louis Wolf	Dem.		31st	1878
			32nd	1879
	Dem.		33rd	1880
			34th	1881
			35th	1882
			36th	1883–1884
Ignatius Klotz	Dem.		37th	1885–1886
			38th	1887–1888
Major C. Mead	Dem.		39th	1889–1890
			40th	1891–1892
Dennis T. Phalen	Dem.		41st	1893–1894	Sheboygan County 1890 population: 42,489
			42nd	1895–1896
Fred A. Dennett	Rep.		43rd	1897–1898	Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties 1895 population: 64,941 1900 population: 66,708 1910 population: 72,011
			44th	1899–1900
George W. Wolff	Rep.		45th	1901–1902
			46th	1903–1904
			47th	1905–1906
			48th	1907–1908
Henry Krumrey	Rep.		49th	1909–1910
			50th	1911–1912
William J. Bichler	Dem.		51st	1913–1914
			52nd	1915–1916
Theodore Benfey	Rep.		53rd	1917–1918
			54th	1919–1920
			55th	1921–1922
			56th	1923–1924
Herman E. Boldt	Rep.		57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
			59th	1929–1930
			60th	1931–1932
Harry W. Bolens	Dem.		61st	1933–1934
			62nd	1935–1936
			63rd	1937–1938
			64th	1939–1940
Gustave W. Buchen	Rep.		65th	1941–1942
			66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
			68th	1947–1948
			69th	1949–1950
			70th	1951–1952
Louis H. Prange	Rep.	Died Aug. 1957.	71st	1953–1954
			72nd	1955–1956
			73rd	1957–1958
--Vacant--
Harold F. Huibregtse	Rep.	Won 1958 special election.
			74th	1959–1960
Ernest Keppler	Rep.	Resigned 1979 after election as Wisconsin circuit court judge.	75th	1961–1962
			76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
			80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Northern Ozaukee County Most of Sheboygan County
			82nd	1975–1976
			83rd	1977–1978
--Vacant--			84th	1979–1980
	Rep.	Won 1979 special election.
			85th	1981–1982
			86th	1983–1984	Ozaukee County and Southeast Sheboygan County Eastern Washington County
Donald K. Stitt	Rep.	Resigned 1993.	87th	1985–1986	Most of Ozaukee County Most of Washington County Eastern Dodge County Part of Fond du Lac County Part of Sheboygan County
			88th	1987–1988
			89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Most of Ozaukee County Most of Washington County Part of Dodge County Part of Sheboygan County
Mary Panzer	Rep.	Won 1993 special election.
			92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
			96th	2003–2004	Most of Ozaukee County Most of Washington County Southern Sheboygan County Southeast Fond du Lac County Part of Dodge County
Glenn Grothman	Rep.	Resigned 2015 after election to	97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
			100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	Most of Washington County Northern Ozaukee County Western Sheboygan County Eastern Fond du Lac County Part of Calumet County
—Vacant--			102nd	2015–2016
Duey Stroebel	Rep.
			103rd	2017–2018
			104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Most of Washington County, northern Ozaukee County western Sheboygan County eastern Fond du Lac County southern Calumet County

External links

• Senate District 20 at Wisconsin Legislature
  • Senator Duey Stroebel (2023)
  • Senator Duey Stroebel (2021)
  • Senator Duey Stroebel (2019)
  • Senator Duey Stroebel (2017)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senate District 20 . . March 12, 2021 .
2. Web site: Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 20 Boundaries . . March 12, 2021 .
3. Web site: Senator Duey Stroebel . . March 12, 2021 .
4. Book: Wisconsin Blue Book, 2013-14 edition, page 58. 978-0-9752820-1-4.
5. Web site: State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts . . March 10, 2021 .
6. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.