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Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district

American legislative district in northwest 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 67, 68, and 69
state	Wisconsin
district	23
chamber	Senate
representative	Jesse James
party	Republican
residence	Thorp
incumbentsince	January 3, 2023 ()
population	179,916
population_year	2020
voting_age	138,442
percent_white	93.05
percent_black	1.23
percent_hispanic	2.59
percent_asian	0.69
percent_native_american	1.63
percent_pacific_islander	0.12
website	[Official website](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/districts/senate/23)
notes	Northwest Wisconsin
residence_link	Thorp, 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 67, 68, and 69

The 23rd Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Barron, Clark, Price, Rusk, and Taylor counties, with most of Chippewa County, northern Dunn County, and parts of northwest Marathon County. The district is mostly rural, but contains the cities of Bloomer, Ladysmith, Medford, Neillsville, and Rice Lake.

Current elected officials

Jesse James is the senator representing the 23rd district since January 2023. He previously served in the State Assembly, representing the 68th Assembly district from 2019 to 2023. After the 2024 redistricting, James no longer resides in the new district.

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 23rd Senate district comprises the 67th, 68th, and 69th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

Assembly District 67: David Armstrong (R–Rice Lake)
Assembly District 68: Rob Summerfield (R–Bloomer)
Assembly District 69: Karen Hurd (R–Withee)

The 23rd Senate district crosses two congressional districts. The portion of the district in Dunn County and the northwest part of Chippewa County fall within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden. The remainder of the district falls within Wisconsin's 7th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany.

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Past senators

The district has previously been represented by:

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	Adams, Marquette, Sauk, Waushara counties
David Vittum	Dem.		[6th](6th-wisconsin-legislature)	1853
[7th](7th-wisconsin-legislature)	1854
Edwin B. Kelsey	Dem.		[8th](8th-wisconsin-legislature)	1855
[9th](9th-wisconsin-legislature)	1856
Samuel C. Bean	Rep.		[10th](10th-wisconsin-legislature)	1857	Southern Jefferson County
[11th](11th-wisconsin-legislature)	1858
Enias D. Masters	Rep.		[12th](12th-wisconsin-legislature)	1859
[13th](13th-wisconsin-legislature)	1860
Edwin Montgomery	Rep.		[14th](14th-wisconsin-legislature)	1861
[15th](15th-wisconsin-legislature)	1862	[[File:Map_of_Wisconsin_highlighting_Jefferson_County.svg	center	thumb	WI Senate District 23, 1862-1871]]Jefferson County
J. D. Clapp	Dem.		[16th](16th-wisconsin-legislature)	1863
[17th](17th-wisconsin-legislature)	1864
S. W. Budlong	Dem.		[18th](18th-wisconsin-legislature)	1865
[19th](19th-wisconsin-legislature)	1866
Gerrit T. Thorn	Dem.		[20th](20th-wisconsin-legislature)	1867
[21st](21st-wisconsin-legislature)	1868
William W. Woodman	Dem.		[22nd](22nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1869
[23rd](23rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1870
[24th](24th-wisconsin-legislature)	1871
[25th](25th-wisconsin-legislature)	1872	Jefferson County and {{Collapsible list	title=Part of Dodge County	titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
Walter S. Greene	Dem.		[26th](26th-wisconsin-legislature)	1873
[27th](27th-wisconsin-legislature)	1874
William W. Reed	Lib. Rep.		[28th](28th-wisconsin-legislature)	1875
[29th](29th-wisconsin-legislature)	1876
[30th](30th-wisconsin-legislature)	1877
[31st](31st-wisconsin-legislature)	1878
Charles H. Phillips		Rep.	Died Jan. 1879.	[32nd](32nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1879
Joseph B. Bennett	Rep.	Won 1879 special election.
[33rd](33rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1880
Frederick Kusel	Dem.		[34th](34th-wisconsin-legislature)	1881
[35th](35th-wisconsin-legislature)	1882	Jefferson County
1880 population: 32,155
William W. Reed	Dem.		[36th](36th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1883–1884
[37th](37th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1885–1886
Walter S. Greene	Dem.	Died Nov. 1891.	[38th](38th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1887–1888
[39th](39th-wisconsin-legislature)	1889–1890	Jefferson County and
{{Collapsible list	title=Western Waukesha County	titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%;
[40th](40th-wisconsin-legislature)	1891–1892
--Vacant--
Albert Solliday	Dem.	Won May 1892 special election.
[41st](41st-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1893–1894
[42nd](42nd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1895–1896
[43rd](43rd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1897–1898	Walworth County and
Eastern Jefferson County
1895 population: 47,449
John H. Harris	Rep.		[44th](44th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1899–1900
[45th](45th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1901–1902
Zadoc P. Beach	Rep.		[46th](46th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1903–1904	Jefferson and Walworth counties
1900 population: 64,048
[47th](47th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1905–1906
John A. Hazelwood	Dem.		[48th](48th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1907–1908
[49th](49th-wisconsin-legislature)	1909–1910
Charles A. Snover	Dem.		[50th](50th-wisconsin-legislature)	1911–1912
[51st](51st-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1913–1914	Portage and Waupaca counties
1910 population: 63,727
Andrew R. Potts	Rep.		[52nd](52nd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1915–1916
[53rd](53rd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1917–1918
Herman J. Severson	Rep.		[54th](54th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1919–1920
[55th](55th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1921–1922
[56th](56th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1923–1924
[57th](57th-wisconsin-legislature)	1925–1926
[58th](58th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1927–1928
[59th](59th-wisconsin-legislature)	1929–1930
[60th](60th-wisconsin-legislature)	1931–1932
[61st](61st-wisconsin-legislature)	1933–1934
Prog.	[62nd](62nd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1935–1936
[63rd](63rd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1937–1938
Fred R. Fisher	Rep.		[64th](64th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1939–1940
[65th](65th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1941–1942
Harley M. Jacklin	Dem.		[66th](66th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1943–1944
[67th](67th-wisconsin-legislature)	1945–1946
Oscar W. Neale	Rep.		[68th](68th-wisconsin-legislature)	1947–1948
[69th](69th-wisconsin-legislature)	1949–1950
[70th](70th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1951–1952
[71st](71st-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1953–1954
Paul J. Rogan		Rep.	*Won 1954 special election.
Resigned 1956.*	[72nd](72nd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1955–1956	Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, Washburn counties
Holger Rasmusen		Rep.	Won 1956 special election.	[73rd](73rd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1957–1958
Howard W. Cameron	Dem.		[74th](74th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1959–1960
[75th](75th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1961–1962
Holger Rasmusen	Rep.		[76th](76th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1963–1964
[77th](77th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1965–1966	Barron, Chippewa, Dunn, Washburn counties
[78th](78th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1967–1968
[79th](79th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1969–1970
Bruce Peloquin	Dem.		[80th](80th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1971–1972
[81st](81st-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1973–1974	Most of Chippewa County
Most of Dunn County
Northwest Eau Claire County
Part of Pepin County
[82nd](82nd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1975–1976
[83rd](83rd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1977–1978
Marvin J. Roshell	Dem.	Resigned Dec. 1992.	[84th](84th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1979–1980
[85th](85th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1981–1982
[86th](86th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1983–1984
[87th](87th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1985–1986
[88th](88th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1987–1988
[89th](89th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1989–1990
[90th](90th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1991–1992
--Vacant--	[91st](91st-wisconsin-legislature)	1993–1994	Chippewa, Clark counties
Most of Dunn County
Parts of Eau Claire County
Southwest Marathon County
Part of Wood County
David Zien	Rep.	Win 1993 special election.
[92nd](92nd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1995–1996
[93rd](93rd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1997–1998
[94th](94th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	1999–2000
[95th](95th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2001–2002
[96th](96th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2003–2004	Chippewa County
Most of Clark County
Northern Dunn County
Northern Eau Claire County
Southwest Marathon County
Southeast Barron County
Part of Taylor County
Part of Wood County
[97th](97th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2005–2006
Pat Kreitlow	Dem.	*Won 2006 election.
Lost 2010 election.*	[98th](98th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2007–2008
[99th](99th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2009–2010
Terry Moulton	Rep.		[100th](100th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2011–2012
[101st](101st-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2013–2014	[[File:2011 WI Sen 23.png	frameless	center	300px]] Chippewa County
Most of Clark County
Northeast Dunn County
Eastern Eau Claire County
Southwest Marathon County
Northwest Wood County
Part of Jackson County
Part of Trempealeau County
[102nd](102nd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2015–2016
[103rd](103rd-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2017–2018
Kathy Bernier	Rep.		[104th](104th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2019–2020
[105th](105th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2021–2022
Jesse James	Rep.	Elected 2022.	[106th](106th-wisconsin-legislature)	2023–2024	[[File:2022 WI Sen 23.png	frameless	center	300px]] Chippewa & Clark counties,
northeast Dunn County,
half of Eau Claire County,
southwest Marathon County,
parts of Jackson County,
parts of Wood County
[107th](107th-wisconsin-legislature)	2025–2026	[[File:2024 WI Sen 23.svg	frameless	center	150px]]

References

"Senate District 23".
"Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 23 Boundaries".
Kaska, Jimmie. "Western Wisconsin voters elect state Assembly, Senate reps". [[WEAU]].
"Senator Jesse L. James".
"State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts".
Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, ''Statistics: History'', pages 657-666.

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