Wisconsin's 18th Senate district

The 18th Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.[1] Located in east-central Wisconsin, the district comprises parts of northeast Winnebago County and southern Outagamie County. It includes the cities of Menasha and Neenah, most of the city of Appleton, and the northern half of the city of Oshkosh. It contains landmarks such as College Avenue Historic District, Lawrence University, and the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh campus.[2]

Wisconsin's 18th
State Senate district

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2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94
2022 map defined in Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43
composed of Assembly districts 52, 53, and 54
Senator
  Dan Feyen
RFond du Lac
since January 3, 2017 (7 years)
Demographics83.98% White
3.9% Black
5.03% Hispanic
4.54% Asian
2.16% Native American
0.15% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)
 • Voting age
178,722
141,269
WebsiteOfficial website
NotesEast-central Wisconsin

Current elected officials

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Dan Feyen is the senator representing the 18th district. He was first elected to the Senate in the 2016 general election and is now in his second four-year term.[3]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 18th Senate district comprises the 52nd, 53rd, and 54th Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:[4]

The district is crosses two congressional districts. The part of the district in Outagamie County falls within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher. The remainder of the district in Winnebago County falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman.[5]

Past senators

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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. Prior to 1852, the 18th District was a Milwaukee-area district.

Senator Party Notes Session Years District Definition
District created 1848
 
Asa Kinney[7] Dem. 1st
2nd 1849
Duncan Reed[7] Dem. Redistricted to 6th district. 3rd 1850
4th 1851
5th 1852
John R. Briggs Jr.[7] Whig Won 1852 special election. 6th 1853
 
Eastern Rock County
Louis P. Harvey[7] Rep. 7th 1854
8th 1855
9th 1856
10th 1857
 
Eastern Rock County
Alden I. Bennett[7] Rep. 11th 1858
12th 1859
13th 1860
14th 1861
Joel Rich[7] Dem. 15th 1862
 
Western Dodge County
16th 1863
William E. Smith[7] Natl. Union 17th 1864
18th 1865
Stoddard Judd[7] Natl. Union 19th 1866
20th 1867
 
Western Dodge County
Henry W. Lander[7] Dem. 21st 1868
22nd 1869
Samuel D. Burchard[7] Dem. 23rd 1870
24th 1871
William Hiner[7] Rep. 25th 1872
 
26th 1873
27th 1874
28th 1875
29th 1876
30th 1877
 
1876–1881

 
1882–1887

 
1888–1891

1885 population: 34,172
Alonzo A. Loper[7] Rep. 31st 1878
32nd 1879
George E. Sutherland[7] Rep. 33rd 1880
34th 1881
Edward Colman Rep. 35th 1882
36th 1883–1884
James F. Ware Rep. 37th 1885–1886
38th 1887–1888
Samuel B. Stanchfield Rep. 39th 1889–1890
40th 1891–1892
Samuel M. Smead Dem. Resigned Jan. 1895. 41st 1893–1894
 
Fond du Lac County
1890 population: 42,088
Lyman W. Thayer Rep. Won 1895 special election. 42nd 1895–1896
43rd 1897–1898
 
1896–1901

 
1902–1911

 
1912–1921

Fond du Lac & Green Lake counties
1895 population: 63,375
1900 population: 63,386
44th 1899–1900
Elmer D. Morse Rep. 45th 1901–1902
46th 1903–1904
Charles H. Smith Dem. 47th 1905–1906
48th 1907–1908
Edward H. Lyons Rep. 49th 1909–1910
50th 1911–1912
Lewis G. Kellogg Dem. 51st 1913–1914
52nd 1915–1916
Albert J. Pullen Rep. 53rd 1917–1918
54th 1919–1920
William A. Titus Rep. 55th 1921–1922
56th 1923–1924 Fond du Lac, Green Lake, and Waushara counties
57th 1925–1926
58th 1927–1928
Louis J. Fellenz Sr. Rep. 59th 1929–1930
60th 1931–1932
Morley Garfield Kelly Dem. 61st 1933–1934
62nd 1935–1936
Morvin Duel Rep. 63rd 1937–1938
64th 1939–1940
Louis J. Fellenz Jr. Rep. Elected 1940.
Resigned June 1944.
65th 1941–1942
66th 1943–1944
--Vacant--
Louis J. Fellenz Jr. Rep. Elected 1944. 67th 1945–1946
68th 1947–1948
Alfred Van De Zande Rep. 69th 1949–1950
70th 1951–1952
71st 1953–1954
72nd 1955–1956
Walter G. Hollander Rep. 73rd 1957–1958
74th 1959–1960
75th 1961–1962
76th 1963–1964
77th 1965–1966 Fond du Lac County and
Western Dodge County
78th 1967–1968
79th 1969–1970
80th 1971–1972
81st 1973–1974 Most of Dodge County
Central Fond du Lac County
Northwest Washington County
Part of Jefferson County
82nd 1975–1976
Scott McCallum Rep. Resigned 1986 after elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. 83rd 1977–1978
84th 1979–1980
85th 1981–1982
86th 1983–1984 Central Fond du Lac County
Eastern Dodge County
Southern Winnebago County
Northwest Washington County
87th 1985–1986 Eastern Fond du Lac County
Southeast Winnebago County
Northeast Washington County
Part of Ozaukee County
Part of Sheboygan County
--Vacant-- 88th 1987–1988
Carol Roessler Rep. Won 1987 special election.
89th 1989–1990
90th 1991–1992
91st 1993–1994 Central Fond du Lac County
Southeast Winnebago County
Parts of Dodge County
92nd 1995–1996
93rd 1997–1998
94th 1999–2000
95th 2001–2002
96th 2003–2004 Central Fond du Lac County
Southern Winnebago County
Part of Dodge County
97th 2005–2006
98th 2007–2008
Randy Hopper Rep. Lost 2011 recall election. 99th 2009–2010
100th 2011–2012
Jessica King Dem. Won 2011 recall election.
Rick Gudex Rep. 101st 2013–2014
 
102nd 2015–2016
Dan Feyen Rep. 103rd 2017–2018
104th 2019–2020
105th 2021–2022
106th 2023–2024
 
Central Fond du Lac County,
southern Winnebago County,
part of Dodge County

References

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  1. ^ "Senate District 18". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 18 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senator Dan Feyen". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-12 edition, page 54. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4.
  5. ^ "State of Wisconsin Congressional Districts" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1991-92 edition, Statistics: History, pages 657-666.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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