Wisconsin's 1st Senate district

The 1st Senate district of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate.^[1] Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Door and Kewaunee counties, as well as nearly all of Calumet County, much of northern and western Manitowoc County and eastern and southern Brown County, along with parts of southwest Outagamie County. It includes the cities of Sturgeon Bay and Chilton and parts of the cities of Appleton, Menasha and Green Bay.^[2]

Wisconsin's 1st State Senate district
From 2024 to 2031 From 2022 to 2023 From 2012 to 2021 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 1, 2, and 3
Senator	André Jacque R–De Pere since January 7, 2019 (5 years)
Demographics	92.66% White 0.81% Black 3.1% Hispanic 1.35% Asian 1.51% Native American 0.07% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age	178,600 138,622
Website	District website
Notes	Door Peninsula and northeast Wisconsin

Current elected officials

André Jacque is the senator representing the 1st district. He was first elected in the 2018 general election,^[3] after losing an earlier bid for the seat in a June 2018 special election.^[4] He previously served 8 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 2nd Assembly district.^[5]

Each Wisconsin State Senate district is composed of three Wisconsin State Assembly districts. The 1st Senate district comprises the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Assembly districts. The current representatives of those districts are:

• Assembly District 1: Joel Kitchens (R–Sturgeon Bay)
• Assembly District 2: Shae Sortwell (R–Two Rivers)
• Assembly District 3: Ron Tusler (R–Appleton)

Most of the district is located within Wisconsin's 8th congressional district, which is represented by U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher.^[6][7] The portion of the district in Manitowoc County falls within Wisconsin's 6th congressional district, represented by Glenn Grothman.

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  View from the Potawatomi State Park Observation Tower.
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  Third Avenue Historic District (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin).
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  Kewaunee Pierhead Light.
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  Mishicot, Wisconsin
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  Denmark, Wisconsin
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  Fox River from Sunset Park in Kimberly
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  Chilton Post Office
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  Uptown Chilton, Wisconsin
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  Downtown New Holstein
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  Sherwood viewed from High Cliff State Park

Past senators

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

At Wisconsin statehood, the Senate had only 19 districts. The 1st District consisted of Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties.^[8]

For the 1853 session, the Senate was expanded to 25 members, and the 1st District lost Brown County.

For the 1857 session, the Senate was again expanded, to 30 members, and the District was reduced to Sheboygan County alone (the rest of the district became the new 19th District).

As of 1862, the Senate expanded to 33 seats, a size it would retain well into the 21st century; the 1st District remained unchanged.

The Senate was totally redistricted in 1876; Sheboygan County was now part of the 20th Senate District (along with part of Fond du Lac County). The new 1st District was made up of Door, Kewaunee, Oconto and Shawano counties, which had previously been part of the 2nd and 8th Districts.

Kewaunee and Shawano counties were removed from the district in 1888. Kewaunee was later re-added and Oconto removed in 1892—this district remained consistent for thirty years.

In 1922, the district moved to roughly its present boundaries when Marinette was removed and Manitowoc county was re-added. This district was stable for fifty years.

From 1972 to 2012 the district has been edited 6 times adding and removing small portions of Brown, Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, and Outagamie counties.

Senator	Party	Notes	Session	Years	District Definition
District created				1848	Brown, Calumet, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties
Harrison C. Hobart	Dem.		1st
Lemuel Goodell	Dem.		2nd	1849
			3rd	1850
Theodore Conkey	Dem.		4th	1851
			5th	1852
Horatio N. Smith	Dem.		6th	1853	Calumet, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties
			7th	1854
David Taylor	Rep.		8th	1855
			9th	1856
Elijah Fox Cook	Dem.		10th	1857	1857–1860 1861–1865 1866–1870 1871–1875 Sheboygan County
			11th	1858
Robert H. Hotchkiss	Dem.		12th	1859
			13th	1860
Luther H. Cary	Rep.		14th	1861
			15th	1862
John E. Thomas	Dem.		16th	1863
			17th	1864
John A. Bentley	Natl. Union		18th	1865
			19th	1866
Van Eps Young	Natl. Union		20th	1867
Robert H. Hotchkiss	Dem.		21st	1868
David Taylor	Rep.		22nd	1869
			23rd	1870
John H. Jones	Rep.		24th	1871
			25th	1872
Patrick H. O'Rourk	Dem.		26th	1873
			27th	1874
Enos Eastman	Dem.		28th	1875
			29th	1876
George Grimmer	Rep.		30th	1877	Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto, Shawano counties
			31st	1878
			32nd	1879
			33rd	1880
William A. Ellis	Rep.		34th	1881
			35th	1882
Edward S. Minor	Rep.	Later became a Congressman.	36th	1883–1884	Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto counties
			37th	1885–1886
Edward Scofield	Rep.	Later became Governor.	38th	1887–1888
			39th	1889–1890	Door, Marinette, and Oconto counties
John Fetzer	Dem.		40th	1891–1892
			41st	1893–1894	1892–1895 1896–1901 1902–1911 1912–1921 Door, Kewaunee, and Marinette counties
De Wayne Stebbins	Rep.		42nd	1895–1896
			43rd	1897–1898
			44th	1899–1900
			45th	1901–1902
Harlan P. Bird	Rep.		46th	1903–1904
			47th	1905–1906
			48th	1907–1908
			49th	1909–1910
M. W. Perry	Rep.		50th	1911–1912
			51st	1913–1914
			52nd	1915–1916
			53rd	1917–1918
Herbert Peterson	Rep.		54th	1919–1920
			55th	1921–1922
John E. Cashman	Rep.		56th	1923–1924	1922–1953 1954–1963 1964–1971 Door, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc counties
			57th	1925–1926
			58th	1927–1928
			59th	1929–1930
			60th	1931–1932
			61st	1933–1934
	Prog.		62nd	1935–1936
			63rd	1937–1938
Francis A. Yindra	Dem.		64th	1939–1940
John E. Cashman	Prog.	Died Jun. 1946.	65th	1941–1942
			66th	1943–1944
			67th	1945–1946
Everett F. LaFond	Rep.		68th	1947–1948
			69th	1949–1950
			70th	1951–1952
			71st	1953–1954
Alfred A. Laun Jr.	Rep.		72nd	1955–1956
			73rd	1957–1958
			74th	1959–1960
			75th	1961–1962
Alex Meunier	Rep.		76th	1963–1964
			77th	1965–1966
			78th	1967–1968
			79th	1969–1970
Jerome Martin	Dem.	Died Jan. 1977.	80th	1971–1972
			81st	1973–1974	Door, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc counties, and Eastern Brown County Town of Eaton Town of Glenmore Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Village of Denmark Wards 14, 21, 22, City of Green Bay
			82nd	1975–1976
--Vacant--			83rd	1977–1978
Alan Lasee	Rep.	Won 1977 special election. Re-elected 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006. Retired 2010.
			84th	1979–1980
			85th	1981–1982
			86th	1983–1984	Door and Kewaunee counties, and Eastern Brown County, northeast Calumet County, & northern Manitowoc County Brown County Town of Bellevue Town of Eaton Town of Green Bay Town of Humboldt Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Scott Village of Denmark Wards 1-6, 13-20, 22, city of Green Bay Calumet County Town of Charlestown Town of Rantoul Village of Hilbert Village of Potter Manitowoc County Town of Cato Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Eaton Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Maple Grove Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town of Mishicot Town of Rockalnd Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot Village of Reedsville Village of Valders City of Two Rivers
			87th	1985–1986	Door and Kewaunee counties, and Eastern Brown County Town of De Pere Town of Eaton Town of Glenmore Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Village of Wrightstown Most of Calumet County Town of Brillion Town of Brothertown Town of Charlestown Town of Chilton Town of Harrison Town of Rantoul Town of Stockbridge Town of Woodville Village of Hilbert Village of Potter Village of Sherwood Village of Stockbridge City of Brillion City of Chilton Wards 9, 13, 21, 22, 23, City of Appleton part of Fond du Lac County Town of Calumet Northern Manitowoc County Town of Cato Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Eaton Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Maple Grove Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town of Mishicot Town of Rockalnd Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot Village of Reedsville Village of Whitelaw City of Two Rivers part of Outagamie County Town of Buchanan Wards 2, 5, 10, 11, 20, 24, City of Appleton
			88th	1987–1988
			89th	1989–1990
			90th	1991–1992
			91st	1993–1994	Door and Kewaunee counties, and Eastern Brown County Town of Bellevue Town of Eaton Town of Glenmore Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Ledgeview Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Town of Wrightstown Village of Denmark Wards 3, 4, 5, 6, City of De Pere Most of Calumet County Town of Brillion Town of Brothertown Town of Charlestown Town of Chilton Town of Harrison Town of Rantoul Town of Stockbridge Town of Woodville Village of Hilbert Village of Potter Village of Sherwood Village of Stockbridge City of Brillion City of Chilton Ward 1, Town of New Holstein Wards 10, 11, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, City of Appleton part of Fond du Lac County Town of Calumet Town of Marshfield Village of Mount Calvary Village of St. Cloud Wards 1, 2, Town of Taycheedah Northern Manitowoc County Town of Cato Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Eaton Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Maple Grove Town of Manitowoc Rapids Town of Mishicot Town of Rockalnd Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot Village of Reedsville Village of Whitelaw City of Two Rivers part of Outagamie County Wards 5, 8, 9, 12, City of Appleton
			92nd	1995–1996
			93rd	1997–1998
			94th	1999–2000
			95th	2001–2002
			96th	2003–2004	Door and Kewaunee counties, Eastern Brown County Town of Eaton Town of Glenmore Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Ledgeview Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Town of Wrightstown Village of Bellevue Village of Denmark Village of Wrightstown Northern Calumet County Town of Brillion Town of Chilton Town of Harrison Town of Stockbridge Town of Woodville Village of Hilbert Village of Sherwood Village of Stockbridge City of Brillion City of Chilton Wards 10, 11, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, City of Appleton Wards of City of Menasha Northern Manitowoc County Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Maple Grove Town of Mishicot Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot City of Two Rivers part of Outagamie County Town of Buchanan Village of Combined Locks Village of Kimberly Wards 5, 6, 7, 11, Village of Little Chute
			97th	2005–2006
			98th	2007–2008
			99th	2009–2010
Frank Lasee	Rep.	Elected 2010. Re-elected 2014. Defeated in 2016 congressional primary. Appointed Secretary of Workforce Development December 2017.	100th	2011–2012
			101st	2013–2014	Door and Kewaunee counties, Eastern Brown County Town of Eaton Town of Green Bay Town of Holland Town of Humboldt Town of Lawrence Town of Morrison Town of New Denmark Town of Rockland Town of Scott Town of Wrightstown Village of Denmark Village of Wrightstown Part of Town of Ledgeview Part of City of De Pere Part of Ward 1, City of Green Bay Northern Calumet County Town of Brillion Town of Harrison Town of Stockbridge Town of Woodville Village of Hilbert Village of Sherwood Village of Stockbridge City of Brillion City of Chilton Wards 10, 11, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, City of Appleton Wards of City of Menasha Northern Manitowoc County Town of Cooperstown Town of Franklin Town of Gibson Town of Kossuth Town of Mishicot Town of Two Creeks Town of Two Rivers Village of Francis Creek Village of Kellnersville Village of Maribel Village of Mishicot City of Two Rivers part of Outagamie County Town of Buchanan Village of Combined Locks Village of Kimberly Wards 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, Village of Little Chute
			102nd	2015–2016
			103rd	2017–2018
Caleb Frostman	Dem.	Won 2018 special election.
André Jacque	Rep.	Elected 2018. Re-elected 2022.	104th	2019–2020
			105th	2021–2022
			106th	2023–2024	Door and Kewaunee counties, northeast Manitowoc County eastern and southern Brown County northern Calumet County part of Outagamie County

See also

Political subdivisions of Wisconsin

References

1. "Senate District 1". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
2. "Wisconsin Legislative Districts - Senate District 1 Boundaries". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
3. Welter, Liz (November 7, 2018). "Andre Jacque wins Senate District 1 seat". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
4. Anderson, Jonathan; Welter, Liz (June 12, 2018). "Caleb Frostman defeats André Jacque in 1st Senate District special election/". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
5. "Senator André Jacque". Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
6. Gallagher Website
7. Congressional District Map
8. The legislative manual, of the state of Wisconsin; comprising Jefferson's manual, rules, forms and laws, for the regulation of business; also, lists and tables for reference Eighth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Rublee, State Printers, 1869; p. 43