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Wisconsin's 22nd Senate district
American legislative district in southeast Wisconsin
American legislative district in southeast Wisconsin
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| image caption | 2024 map defined in [2023 Wisc. Act 94](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/related/acts/94) | ||||||||||||
| 2022 map defined in *[ Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission](https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=512188)* | |||||||||||||
| 2011 map was defined in [2011 Wisc. Act 43](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/acts/43) | |||||||||||||
| composed of Assembly districts 64, 65, and 66 | |||||||||||||
| state | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||
| district | 22 | ||||||||||||
| chamber | Senate | ||||||||||||
| representative | Robert Wirch | ||||||||||||
| party | Democratic | ||||||||||||
| residence | Pleasant Prairie | ||||||||||||
| incumbentsince | January 6, 1997 () | ||||||||||||
| population | 179,562 | ||||||||||||
| population_year | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| voting_age | 139,507 | ||||||||||||
| percent_white | 68.96 | ||||||||||||
| percent_black | 12.33 | ||||||||||||
| percent_hispanic | 14.49 | ||||||||||||
| percent_asian | 2.52 | ||||||||||||
| percent_native_american | 2.12 | ||||||||||||
| percent_pacific_islander | 0.13 | ||||||||||||
| website | [Official website](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/districts/senate/22) | ||||||||||||
| notes | Southeast Wisconsin | ||||||||||||
| residence_link | Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin |
| | From 2024 to 2031 | | From 2022 to 2023 | | From 2012 to 2021 2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission 2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 composed of Assembly districts 64, 65, and 66
The 22nd Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of eastern Kenosha County and southeast Racine County, including most of the city of Kenosha and the south side of the city of Racine, along with the villages of Somers and Sturtevant, most of the village of Mount Pleasant, and the northern half of the village of Pleasant Prairie. The district also contains Kenosha Regional Airport, Johnson Wax Headquarters, the Foxconn in Wisconsin industrial park, Regency Mall, Carthage College, and the University of Wisconsin–Parkside campus.
Current elected officials
Robert Wirch is the senator representing the 22nd district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 1996 general election. Before becoming senator, he was a member of the State Assembly from 1993 to 1997.
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 22nd Senate district comprises the 64th, 65th, and 66th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
- Assembly District 64: Tip McGuire (D–Kenosha)
- Assembly District 65: Ben DeSmidt (D–Kenosha)
- Assembly District 66: Greta Neubauer (D–Racine)
The district is also located entirely within Wisconsin's 1st congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Bryan Steil.
File:David_Straz_Center,_Carthage_College.jpg|Straz Center at Carthage College File:Rita_Tallent_Picken_Regional_Center_for_Arts_and_Humanities.JPG|Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center on the University of Wisconsin–Parkside campus File:Library_Park,_Kenosha.jpg|Soldiers' Monument in Library Park File:Civic Center Historic District.JPG|Civic Center Historic District File:Kenosha_Harborpark_2.jpg|Harbor Park File:Johnson_Wax-11.jpg|Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine File:Mount Pleasant WI Aerial Image 2009.jpg|Aerial view of Mount Pleasant File:Mount_Pleasant_Village_Hall.jpg|Mount Pleasant Village Hall
Past senators
A partial list of all previous senators from this district:
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.](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1852/related/acts/499.pdf)* | 1852 | [[File:1852 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] 1852–1856 | ||||||
| [[File:1856 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] 1856–1860 | ||||||||
| Dodge County | |||||||||||
| Judson Prentice | Whig | [6th](6th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1853 | ||||||||
| Ezra A. Bowen | Dem. | [7th](7th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1854 | ||||||||
| [8th](8th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1855 | ||||||||||
| S. L. Rose | Dem. | [9th](9th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1856 | ||||||||
| [10th](10th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1857 | ||||||||||
| William E. Smith | Rep. | [11th](11th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1858 | ||||||||
| [12th](12th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1859 | ||||||||||
| Benjamin Ferguson | Dem. | [13th](13th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1860 | ||||||||
| [14th](14th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1861 | ||||||||||
| Thomas R. Hudd | Dem. | [15th](15th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1862 | [[File:1861 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] Outagamie, Shawano, Oconto, and Door Counties | ||||
| [16th](16th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1863 | ||||||||||
| Joseph Harris | Natl. Union | [17th](17th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1864 | ||||||||
| [18th](18th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1865 | ||||||||||
| Augustus L. Smith | Dem. | [19th](19th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1866 | ||||||||
| [20th](20th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1867 | [[File:1866 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] Outagamie, Calumet, Oconto, and Shawano Counties | ||||||
| William Young | Dem. | [21st](21st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1868 | ||||||||
| [22nd](22nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1869 | ||||||||||
| George Baldwin | Dem. | [23rd](23rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1870 | ||||||||
| [24th](24th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1871 | ||||||||||
| George Kreiss | Dem. | [25th](25th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1872 | [[File:1871 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] Calumet County and | ||||
| [26th](26th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1873 | ||||||||||
| Reinhard Schlichting | Ref. | [27th](27th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1874 | ||||||||
| [28th](28th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1875 | ||||||||||
| James Ryan | Dem. | [29th](29th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1876 | ||||||||
| [30th](30th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1877 | [[File:1876 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] 1876–1881 | ||||||
| [[File:1882 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] 1882–1887 | ||||||||
| Calumet and Outagamie Counties | |||||||||||
| George N. Richmond | Dem. | [31st](31st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1878 | ||||||||
| [32nd](32nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1879 | ||||||||||
| Benjamin F. Carter | Dem. | [33rd](33rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1880 | ||||||||
| [34th](34th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1881 | ||||||||||
| John L. Pingel | Dem. | [35th](35th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1882 | ||||||||
| [36th](36th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1883–1884 | ||||||||||
| William Kennedy | Dem. | [37th](37th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1885–1886 | ||||||||
| [38th](38th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1887–1888 | ||||||||||
| [39th](39th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1889–1890 | [[File:1888 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] Outagamie County and | ||||||
| [40th](40th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1891–1892 | ||||||||||
| [41st](41st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1893–1894 | [[File:1892 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] Outagamie County and | ||||||
| [42nd](42nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1895–1896 | ||||||||||
| John Meek Whitehead | Rep. | [43rd](43rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1897-1898 | [[File:1896 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Western Jefferson County and northern Rock County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | ||
| [44th](44th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1899–1900 | ||||||||||
| [45th](45th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1901–1902 | ||||||||||
| [46th](46th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1903–1904 | [[File:1902 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] Rock County | ||||||
| [47th](47th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1905–1906 | ||||||||||
| [48th](48th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1907–1908 | ||||||||||
| [49th](49th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1909–1910 | ||||||||||
| [50th](50th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1911–1912 | ||||||||||
| Lawrence E. Cunningham | Rep. | [51st](51st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1913-1914 | [[File:1912 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] Rock and Walworth Counties | ||||
| [52nd](52nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1915–1916 | ||||||||||
| [53rd](53rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1917–1918 | ||||||||||
| [54th](54th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1919–1920 | ||||||||||
| Eldo T. Ridgway | Rep. | [55th](55th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1921-1922 | ||||||||
| [56th](56th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1923–1924 | Kenosha and Walworth Counties | |||||||||
| George W. Hull | Rep. | [57th](57th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1925-1926 | ||||||||
| [58th](58th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1927–1928 | ||||||||||
| Conrad Shearer | Rep. | [59th](59th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1929-1930 | ||||||||
| [60th](60th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1931–1932 | ||||||||||
| [61st](61st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1933–1934 | ||||||||||
| [62nd](62nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1935–1936 | ||||||||||
| [63rd](63rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1937–1938 | ||||||||||
| [64th](64th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1939–1940 | ||||||||||
| [65th](65th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1941–1942 | ||||||||||
| [66th](66th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1943–1944 | ||||||||||
| [67th](67th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1945–1946 | ||||||||||
| [68th](68th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1947–1948 | ||||||||||
| William Trinke | Rep. | [69th](69th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1949-1950 | ||||||||
| [70th](70th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1951–1952 | ||||||||||
| [71st](71st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1953–1954 | ||||||||||
| [72nd](72nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1955–1956 | ||||||||||
| [73rd](73rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1957–1958 | ||||||||||
| [74th](74th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1959–1960 | ||||||||||
| Earl D. Morton | Rep. | [75th](75th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1961–1962 | ||||||||
| [76th](76th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1963–1964 | ||||||||||
| Joseph Lourigan | Dem. | [77th](77th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1965–1966 | Kenosha County | |||||||
| [78th](78th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1967–1968 | ||||||||||
| [79th](79th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1969–1970 | ||||||||||
| [80th](80th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1971–1972 | ||||||||||
| Doug La Follette | Dem. | *Won 1972 election. | |||||||||
| Resigned 1974 after elected Wisconsin Secretary of State.* | [81st](81st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1973–1974 | Kenosha County and and | ||||||||
| *--Vacant--* | [82nd](82nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1975–1976 | |||||||||
| John J. Maurer | Dem. | *Won 1975 special election. | |||||||||
| Re-elected 1976, 1980. | |||||||||||
| Appointed Wisconsin Secretary of Veterans Affairs 1985.* | |||||||||||
| [83rd](83rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1977–1978 | ||||||||||
| [84th](84th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1979–1980 | ||||||||||
| [85th](85th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1981–1982 | ||||||||||
| [86th](86th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1983–1984 | Kenosha County, and | |||||||||
| Joseph F. Andrea | Dem. | *Won 1984 election. | |||||||||
| Re-elected 1988, 1992. | |||||||||||
| Did not seek re-election 1996.* | [87th](87th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1985–1986 | |||||||||
| [88th](88th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1987–1988 | ||||||||||
| [89th](89th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1989–1990 | ||||||||||
| [90th](90th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1991–1992 | ||||||||||
| [91st](91st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1993–1994 | Kenosha County, and | |||||||||
| [92nd](92nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1995–1996 | ||||||||||
| Robert Wirch | Dem. | *Won 1996 election. | |||||||||
| Re-elected 2000, 2004, 2008. | |||||||||||
| Survived 2011 recall election. | |||||||||||
| Re-elected 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024.* | [93rd](93rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1997–1998 | |||||||||
| [94th](94th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1999–2000 | ||||||||||
| [95th](95th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2001–2002 | ||||||||||
| [96th](96th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2003–2004 | and | |||||||||
| [97th](97th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2005–2006 | ||||||||||
| [98th](98th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2007–2008 | ||||||||||
| [99th](99th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2009–2010 | ||||||||||
| [100th](100th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2011–2012 | ||||||||||
| [101st](101st-wisconsin-legislature) | 2013–2014 | [[File:2011 WI Sen 22.png | frameless | center | 300px]] and | ||||||
| [102nd](102nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 2015–2016 | ||||||||||
| [103rd](103rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 2017–2018 | ||||||||||
| [104th](104th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2019–2020 | ||||||||||
| [105th](105th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2021–2022 | ||||||||||
| [106th](106th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2023–2024 | [[File:2022 WI Sen 22.png | frameless | center | 300px]] Northeast Kenosha County, | ||||||
| southeast Racine County | |||||||||||
| [107th](107th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2025–2026 | [[File:2024 WI Sen 22.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] Eastern Kenosha County | ||||||
| southeast Racine County |
References
References
- "Senate District 22".
- "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 22 Boundaries".
- "Senator Robert W. Wirch".
- "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts".
- Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (comp.). ''[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=goto&id=WI.WIBlueBk1991&isize=M&submit=Go+to+page&page=657 State of Wisconsin 1991-1992 Blue Book]''. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Administration, 1991, pp. 657-666.
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