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Wisconsin's 7th Senate district
American legislative district in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
American legislative district in Milwaukee County, 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 19, 20, and 21 | |||||||||||||
| state | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||
| district | 7 | ||||||||||||
| chamber | Senate | ||||||||||||
| representative | Chris Larson | ||||||||||||
| party | Democratic | ||||||||||||
| residence | Milwaukee | ||||||||||||
| incumbentsince | January 3, 2011 () | ||||||||||||
| population | 177,863 | ||||||||||||
| population_year | 2020 | ||||||||||||
| voting_age | 150,001 | ||||||||||||
| percent_white | 78.35 | ||||||||||||
| percent_black | 5.3 | ||||||||||||
| percent_hispanic | 9.45 | ||||||||||||
| percent_asian | 4.7 | ||||||||||||
| percent_native_american | 1.96 | ||||||||||||
| percent_pacific_islander | 0.13 | ||||||||||||
| website | [Official website](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/districts/senate/7) | ||||||||||||
| notes | Milwaukee metro area (southeast) |
| | 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 19, 20, and 21 The 7th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in southeast Wisconsin, the district comprises eastern and southeastern Milwaukee County, including downtown, south side, and lakeshore areas of the city of Milwaukee, as well as the cities of Cudahy, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, and St. Francis, and part of the city of Greenfield. The district contains landmarks such as the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus, the Milwaukee Art Museum (Quadracci Pavilion), the Port of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, and the Henry Maier Festival Park, site of Milwaukee's annual Summerfest.
Current elected officials
Chris Larson is the senator representing the 7th district. He was first elected in the 2010 general election, after defeating incumbent Jeffrey Plale in a primary challenge.
Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three State Assembly districts. The 7th Senate district comprises the 19th, 20th, and 21st Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:
- Assembly District 19: Ryan Clancy (D–Milwaukee)
- Assembly District 20: Christine Sinicki (D–Milwaukee)
- Assembly District 21: Jessie Rodriguez (R–Oak Creek)
The district is almost entirely within Wisconsin's 4th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore. The part of the district in Greenfield is within Wisconsin's 5th congressional district, represented by Scott Fitzgerald.
File:Milwaukee_June_2022_16_(Milwaukee_City_Hall).jpg|Milwaukee City Hall File:Milwaukee_Skyline_2023.jpg|Downtown Milwaukee File:Millwaukee Museum from south-west.jpg|Milwaukee Art Museum File:Milwaukee_September_2023_115_(N.Water_Street).jpg|Historic Third Ward File:St_Francis_Seminary.jpg|Saint Francis de Sales Seminary File:IMG_0979_copy.jpg|Pond in Sheridan Park, in Cudahy File:Oak_Creek_Parkway_12.JPG|Section of Oak Creek Parkway in South Milwaukee File:General_Mitchell_International_Airport-_Wisconsin.jpg|Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport File:Oak_Creek_Power_Plant_Landslide_DVIDS1115670.jpg|Oak Creek Power Plant
Past senators
A list of all previous senators from this district:
| Senator | Party | Notes | Session | Years | District Definition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *District created* | 1848 | [[File:1848 WI Sen 07.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] Lafayette County | |||||||
| Thomas K. Gibson | Dem. | [1st](1st-wisconsin-legislature) | ||||||||||
| Dennis Murphy | Dem. | [2nd](2nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1849 | |||||||||
| [3rd](3rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1850 | |||||||||||
| Samuel G. Bugh | Dem. | [4th](4th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1851 | |||||||||
| [5th](5th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1852 | |||||||||||
| John W. Cary | Dem. | [6th](6th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1853 | [[File:1852 WI Sen 07.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] 1852–1855 | |||||
| [[File:1856 WI Sen 07.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] 1856–1860 | |||||||||
| [[File:1861 WI Sen 07.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] 1861–1865 | |||||||||
| [[File:1866 WI Sen 07.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] 1866–1870 | |||||||||
| Racine County | ||||||||||||
| [7th](7th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1854 | |||||||||||
| Charles Clement | Rep. | [8th](8th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1855 | |||||||||
| [9th](9th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1856 | |||||||||||
| Champion S. Chase | Rep. | [10th](10th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1857 | |||||||||
| [11th](11th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1858 | |||||||||||
| Nicholas D. Fratt | Dem. | [12th](12th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1859 | |||||||||
| [13th](13th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1860 | |||||||||||
| William L. Utley | Rep. | [14th](14th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1861 | |||||||||
| [15th](15th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1862 | |||||||||||
| Timothy D. Morris | Rep. | [16th](16th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1863 | |||||||||
| Natl. Union | [17th](17th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1864 | ||||||||||
| Jerome Case | Natl. Union | [18th](18th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1865 | |||||||||
| [19th](19th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1866 | |||||||||||
| Henry Stevens | Natl. Union | [20th](20th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1867 | |||||||||
| [21st](21st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1868 | |||||||||||
| Rep. | [22nd](22nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1869 | ||||||||||
| [23rd](23rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1870 | |||||||||||
| Philo Belden | Rep. | *Redistricted to the 5th district.* | [24th](24th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1871 | ||||||||
| William M. Colladay | Rep. | *Redistricted from the 11th district.* | [25th](25th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1872 | [[File:1871 WI Sen 07.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Eastern Dane County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | ||
| John Anders Johnson | Rep. | [26th](26th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1873 | |||||||||
| [27th](27th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1874 | |||||||||||
| George E. Bryant | Rep. | [28th](28th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1875 | |||||||||
| [29th](29th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1876 | |||||||||||
| George A. Abert | Dem. | [30th](30th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1877 | [[File:1876 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] | |||||
| [31st](31st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1878 | |||||||||||
| Edwin Hyde | Rep. | [32nd](32nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1879 | |||||||||
| [33rd](33rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1880 | |||||||||||
| Edward B. Simpson | Rep. | [34th](34th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1881 | |||||||||
| [35th](35th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1882 | |||||||||||
| William S. Stanley | Rep. | [36th](36th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1883–1884 | |||||||||
| [37th](37th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1885–1886 | |||||||||||
| Christian Widule | Rep. | [38th](38th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1887–1888 | |||||||||
| [39th](39th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1889–1890 | [[File:1888 WI Sen 07.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Most of Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| Christian A. Koenitzer | Dem. | [40th](40th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1891–1892 | |||||||||
| [41st](41st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1893–1894 | [[File:1892 WI Sen 07.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Northern Milwaukee County & Eastern Waukesha County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| Charles T. Fisher | Rep. | [42nd](42nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1895–1896 | |||||||||
| [43rd](43rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1897–1898 | [[File:1896 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southern Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| Barney A. Eaton | Rep. | [44th](44th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1899–1900 | |||||||||
| [45th](45th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1901–1902 | |||||||||||
| [46th](46th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1903–1904 | [[File:1902 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southern Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| [47th](47th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1905–1906 | |||||||||||
| George E. Page | Rep. | [48th](48th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1907–1908 | [[File:1902 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southern Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||
| [49th](49th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1909–1910 | |||||||||||
| Gabriel Zophy | Soc. Dem. | [50th](50th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1911–1912 | |||||||||
| [51st](51st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1913–1914 | [[File:1912 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southern Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| Louis A. Arnold | Soc. Dem. | [52nd](52nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1915–1916 | |||||||||
| [53rd](53rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1917–1918 | |||||||||||
| Soc. | [54th](54th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1919–1920 | ||||||||||
| [55th](55th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1921–1922 | |||||||||||
| William F. Quick | Soc. | [56th](56th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1923–1924 | [[File:1922 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southeast Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||
| [57th](57th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1925–1926 | |||||||||||
| Herbert H. Smith | Rep. | [58th](58th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1927–1928 | |||||||||
| [59th](59th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1929–1930 | |||||||||||
| Leonard Fons | Rep. | [60th](60th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1931–1932 | |||||||||
| [61st](61st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1933–1934 | [[File:1932 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southeast Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| Max Galasinski | Dem. | [62nd](62nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1935–1936 | |||||||||
| [63rd](63rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1937–1938 | |||||||||||
| Anthony P. Gawronski | Dem. | *Resigned in 1948.* | [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 | |||||||||||
| *--Vacant--* | [69th](69th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1949–1950 | ||||||||||
| Roman R. Blenski | Dem. | *Won 1949 special election.* | ||||||||||
| [70th](70th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1951–1952 | |||||||||||
| [71st](71st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1953–1954 | |||||||||||
| Leland McParland | Dem. | [72nd](72nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1955–1956 | [[File:1954 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southern Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||
| [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 | [[File:1964 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southeast Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| [78th](78th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1967–1968 | |||||||||||
| [79th](79th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1969–1970 | |||||||||||
| Kurt Frank | Dem. | [80th](80th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1971–1972 | |||||||||
| [81st](81st-wisconsin-legislature) | 1973–1974 | [[File:1972 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southeast Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| [82nd](82nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1975–1976 | |||||||||||
| [83rd](83rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1977–1978 | |||||||||||
| [84th](84th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1979–1980 | |||||||||||
| [85th](85th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1981–1982 | |||||||||||
| Jerry Kleczka | Dem. | *Resigned after election to U.S. House.* | [86th](86th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1983–1984 | [[File:1982 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southeast Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | ||
| *--Vacant--* | ||||||||||||
| John R. Plewa | Dem. | *Died in office September 1995.* | [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 | [[File:1992 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southeast Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| [92nd](92nd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1995–1996 | |||||||||||
| *--Vacant--* | ||||||||||||
| Richard Grobschmidt | Dem. | *Won 1995 special election.* | ||||||||||
| [93rd](93rd-wisconsin-legislature) | 1997–1998 | |||||||||||
| [94th](94th-wisconsin-legislature) | 1999–2000 | |||||||||||
| [95th](95th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2001–2002 | |||||||||||
| Jeffrey Plale | Dem. | [96th](96th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2003–2004 | [[File:2002 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southeast Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||
| [97th](97th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2005–2006 | |||||||||||
| [98th](98th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2007–2008 | |||||||||||
| [99th](99th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2009–2010 | |||||||||||
| Chris Larson | Dem. | [100th](100th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2011–2012 | |||||||||
| [101st](101st-wisconsin-legislature) | 2013–2014 | [[File:2011 WI Sen 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] {{Collapsible list | title=Southeast Milwaukee County | titlestyle=background:transparent;text-align:center;padding-center:1.0em;font-size:85%; | |||||
| [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 07.png | frameless | center | 300px]] Southeast Milwaukee County | |||||||
| [107th](107th-wisconsin-legislature) | 2025–2026 | [[File:2024 WI Sen 07.svg | frameless | center | 150px]] |
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.
References
References
- "Senate District 7".
- "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 7 Boundaries".
- "Senator Chris Larson".
- [http://legis.wisconsin.gov/ltsb/redistricting/Maps/cd4.pdf Congressional District Map]
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, ''Statistics: History'', pages 657-666.
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