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Wisconsin's 32nd Senate district

American legislative district in western 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 94, 95, and 96
chamber	Senate
state	Wisconsin
district	32
representative	Brad Pfaff
residence	Onalaska
party	Democratic
incumbentsince	January 4, 2021 ()
population	178,485
population_year	2020
voting_age	139,517
percent_white	90.66
percent_black	1.78
percent_hispanic	2.44
percent_asian	3.22
percent_native_american	1.31
percent_pacific_islander	0.1
website	[Official website](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/districts/senate/32)
notes	Western 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 94, 95, and 96

Wisconsin's 32nd Senate district is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in western Wisconsin, the district comprises all of La Crosse County and nearly all of Vernon County, along with parts of southwest Monroe County and southeast Trempealeau County. It includes the cities of La Crosse, Onalaska, Sparta, and Viroqua.

Current elected officials

Brad Pfaff is the current senator representing the 32nd district. He was elected in the 2020 general election. Before his election as senator, he served nearly two years as Acting Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 32nd Senate district comprises the 94th, 95th, and 96th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

Assembly District 94: Steve Doyle (D–Onalaska)
Assembly District 95: Jill Billings (D–La Crosse)
Assembly District 96: Tara Johnson (D–Shelby)

The district is located entirely within Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Derrick Van Orden.

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History

The 32nd district was created in 1861 after the 1860 United States census, when the State Senate was expanded from 30 to 33 members. The first to represent the district was M. D. Bartlett, a Republican from Durand who served in the 1862 and 1863 sessions. At that time, the district consisted of Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin and Trempealeau Counties.

Past senators

The district has been represented by:

Note: The boundaries of districts have changed over history. Previous politicians of a specific numbered district will have represented a different geographic area, due to redistricting.

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District definition
District created by [1861 Wisc. Act 216.](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1861/related/acts/216.pdf)	1861	Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, and Trempealeau counties
M. D. Bartlett	Rep.		[15th](15th-wisconsin-legislature)	1862
[16th](16th-wisconsin-legislature)	1863
Carl C. Pope	Natl. Union		[17th](17th-wisconsin-legislature)	1864
[18th](18th-wisconsin-legislature)	1865
Joseph G. Thorp	Natl. Union		[19th](19th-wisconsin-legislature)	1866
[20th](20th-wisconsin-legislature)	1867
Alfred W. Newman	Rep.		[21st](21st-wisconsin-legislature)	1868
[22nd](22nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1869
William T. Price	Rep.		[23rd](23rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1870
[24th](24th-wisconsin-legislature)	1871
Orlando Brown	Rep.		[25th](25th-wisconsin-legislature)	1872	Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, and Trempealeau counties

[26th](26th-wisconsin-legislature)	1873
Robert C. Field	Rep.		[27th](27th-wisconsin-legislature)	1874
[28th](28th-wisconsin-legislature)	1875
Mark Douglas	Rep.		[29th](29th-wisconsin-legislature)	1876
[30th](30th-wisconsin-legislature)	1877	Jackson and Monroe counties
William T. Price	Rep.		[31st](31st-wisconsin-legislature)	1878
[32nd](32nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1879
[33rd](33rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1880
[34th](34th-wisconsin-legislature)	1881
Charles K. Erwin	Rep.		[35th](35th-wisconsin-legislature)	1882
[36th](36th-wisconsin-legislature)	1883–1884
[37th](37th-wisconsin-legislature)	1885–1886
[38th](38th-wisconsin-legislature)	1887–1888
Hugh H. Price	Rep.		[39th](39th-wisconsin-legislature)	1889–1890	Jackson, Monroe, and Wood counties

[40th](40th-wisconsin-legislature)	1891–1892
Levi Withee	Rep.		[41st](41st-wisconsin-legislature)	1893–1894	La Crosse and Trempealeau counties

[42nd](42nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1895–1896
[43rd](43rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1897–1898
[44th](44th-wisconsin-legislature)	1899–1900
John C. Gaveney	Rep.		[45th](45th-wisconsin-legislature)	1901–1902
[46th](46th-wisconsin-legislature)	1903–1904
Thomas Morris	Rep.	Resigned 1910 after elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.	[47th](47th-wisconsin-legislature)	1905–1906
[48th](48th-wisconsin-legislature)	1907–1908
[49th](49th-wisconsin-legislature)	1909–1910
Otto Bosshard	Rep.	Won 1910 special election.	[50th](50th-wisconsin-legislature)	1911–1912
[51st](51st-wisconsin-legislature)	1913–1914
[52nd](52nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1915–1916
Eugene F. Clark	Rep.		[53rd](53rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1917–1918
[54th](54th-wisconsin-legislature)	1919–1920
[55th](55th-wisconsin-legislature)	1921–1922
[56th](56th-wisconsin-legislature)	1923–1924	Jackson, La Crosse, and Trempealeau counties
Valentine S. Keppel	Rep.		[57th](57th-wisconsin-legislature)	1925–1926
[58th](58th-wisconsin-legislature)	1927–1928
[59th](59th-wisconsin-legislature)	1929–1930
[60th](60th-wisconsin-legislature)	1931–1932
Harry W. Griswold	Rep.		[61st](61st-wisconsin-legislature)	1933–1934
[62nd](62nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1935–1936
Oscar S. Paulson	Prog.		[63rd](63rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1937–1938
[64th](64th-wisconsin-legislature)	1939–1940
Rudolph Schlabach	Rep.	Resigned Feb. 1953, appointed to Wisconsin Tax Appeals Commission.	[65th](65th-wisconsin-legislature)	1941–1942
[66th](66th-wisconsin-legislature)	1943–1944
[67th](67th-wisconsin-legislature)	1945–1946
[68th](68th-wisconsin-legislature)	1947–1948
[69th](69th-wisconsin-legislature)	1949–1950
[70th](70th-wisconsin-legislature)	1951–1952
[71st](71st-wisconsin-legislature)	1953–1954
--Vacant--
Raymond Bice Sr.	Rep.
[72nd](72nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1955–1956
[73rd](73rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1957–1958
[74th](74th-wisconsin-legislature)	1959–1960
[75th](75th-wisconsin-legislature)	1961–1962
[76th](76th-wisconsin-legislature)	1963–1964
[77th](77th-wisconsin-legislature)	1965–1966	Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties
[78th](78th-wisconsin-legislature)	1967–1968
Milo Knutson	Rep.		[79th](79th-wisconsin-legislature)	1969–1970
[80th](80th-wisconsin-legislature)	1971–1972
[81st](81st-wisconsin-legislature)	1973–1974	Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and
Northwest Grant County
Southeast Trempealeau County
Southwest Jackson County
Part of Monroe County
[82nd](82nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1975–1976
Paul Offner	Dem.	Resigned Feb. 1984.	[83rd](83rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1977–1978
[84th](84th-wisconsin-legislature)	1979–1980
[85th](85th-wisconsin-legislature)	1981–1982
[86th](86th-wisconsin-legislature)	1983–1984
--Vacant--
Brian Rude	Rep.	Won 1984 special election.
[87th](87th-wisconsin-legislature)	1985–1986	Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and
Northern Grant County
Southwest Monroe County
[88th](88th-wisconsin-legislature)	1987–1988
[89th](89th-wisconsin-legislature)	1989–1990
[90th](90th-wisconsin-legislature)	1991–1992
[91st](91st-wisconsin-legislature)	1993–1994	Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and
Most of Richland County
Part of Monroe County
[92nd](92nd-wisconsin-legislature)	1995–1996
[93rd](93rd-wisconsin-legislature)	1997–1998
[94th](94th-wisconsin-legislature)	1999–2000
Mark Meyer	Dem.		[95th](95th-wisconsin-legislature)	2001–2002
[96th](96th-wisconsin-legislature)	2003–2004	Crawford, Vernon, and La Crosse counties and
Northwest Richland County
Southern Monroe County
Dan Kapanke	Rep.	Lost 2011 recall election.	[97th](97th-wisconsin-legislature)	2005–2006
[98th](98th-wisconsin-legislature)	2007–2008
[99th](99th-wisconsin-legislature)	2009–2010
[100th](100th-wisconsin-legislature)	2011–2012
Jennifer Shilling	Dem.	Won 2011 recall election.
Resigned May 2020.
[101st](101st-wisconsin-legislature)	2013–2014	Crawford and La Crosse counties and
Most of Vernon County
Southern Monroe County
[102nd](102nd-wisconsin-legislature)	2015–2016
[103rd](103rd-wisconsin-legislature)	2017–2018
[104th](104th-wisconsin-legislature)	2019–2020
--Vacant--
Brad Pfaff	Dem.		[105th](105th-wisconsin-legislature)	2021–2022
[106th](106th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2023–2024	[[File:2022 WI Sen 32.png	frameless	center	300px]] Crawford County,
most of La Crosse County,
most of Vernon County,
southern Monroe County
[107th](107th-wisconsin-legislature)	nowrap	2025–2026	[[File:2024 WI Sen 32.svg	frameless	center	150px]] La Crosse County,
most of Vernon County,
southwestern Monroe County,
southeastern Trempealeau County

References

"Senate District 32".
"Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 32 Boundaries".
"Senator Brad Pfaff".
"State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts".
Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, ''Statistics: History'', pages 657-666.

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